Star Trek: The Next Generation : Should I Skip Season 2?

Should I Skip Season 2?

I believe Star Trek Next Generation is the best Star Trek show (just ahead of Voyager)

I am watching Season 1 of Next Generation and it is ok, 'Where No One Has Gone Before' is very good and so was The Travelor character, the first episode/episodes 'Encounter At Fairpoint' were ok but Q is a great character and i like all the cast too.

I intend to watch it to the end but problem is with Season 2, it does not have Gates McFadden as Dr Beverley Crusher who apart from Picard is my favourite character in this show

Is Season 2 worth watching?

Re: Should I Skip Season 2?

Yes, watch it.

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Re: Should I Skip Season 2?

There are some really good episodes in S2 that you would miss if you skipped the entire season. But there are also quite a few clunkers. I would check the IMDB ratings and skip episodes the are 6.6 or less. (Your threshold may vary.)

Re: Should I Skip Season 2?

There are 4 that I think you should not skip:

Elementary Dear Data
The Measure of a Man
Q Who
Peak Performance.

But really, if you made it through season 1, then season 2 should be no problem. It is somewhat better. But even the bad episodes have some good character developments and relationship building stuff that if you don't see, may cause later episodes to have less of an impact on you when viewing. So my recommendation is to suffer through the tedious episodes and if you ever decided to rewatch the series, then skip the crap.



P.S. Instead of regarding Dr. Pulaski as the ship's doctor, just think of her as the Enterprise's owl mascot.

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I like Pulaski more than Crusher.

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Do you think it would be wise to recommend Conspiracy CJ?

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...which is S1.

Like I've said before Nexieboy, do you even watch the show???

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Why? it's not canon.

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What? Conspiracy not canon CJ are you sh!tting me?You're joking I hope.

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I was playing along with you. "Should we recommend Conspiracy?", "Why? It's not Canon." To get Toly's goat. Are you not following along, Nexy ?

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Ooooooooo Now I get ,didn't even know Tolyn had a goat CJ.

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Well, he had two.

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Goats?So he's a goat-herder you mean CJ?

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Yup. But, since we got his goat, he's down to one.

Movie Theater: Young Frankenstein 10/10. RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time.

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One goat down one left to go(at).

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He'll soon be without goats.

Movie Theater: Young Frankenstein 10/10. RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time.

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Tolyn who stares at goats.

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Goatless, he will be.

Movie Theater: Young Frankenstein 10/10. RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time.

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Re: Should I Skip Season 2?

We're you dropped as a child?

Movie Theater: Young Frankenstein 10/10. RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time.

Re: Should I Skip Season 2?

Yeah, Season 2 is probably the weakest of all of TNG's seasons. However, these are the decent episodes :-

Contagion - the best of season 2 by a long way.
Q Who - introduced to the Borg.
Time Squared - Time travel episode with a difference.

Re: Should I Skip Season 2?

Its not weaker than 1, or possibly7 as well. Measure of a man is highly regarded. I happen to live The Royale and The Dauphin. Two of my all time faves.

RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn

Re: Should I Skip Season 2?

No, not really.

Re: Should I Skip Season 2?

If you're going to watch season one, there's no reason to skip two. Either start with one or three. Skip one and two, or watch the whole thing. Keep in mind that one and two are pretty rough, but season two actually has a few episodes that start to feel like later a TNG, and you can see the changes starting to happen.

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I enjoy season 2 immensely.

RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn

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Should I Skip Season 2?


There is no should. There are no strong reasons compelling your to watch or not watch any television scenes, episodes, seasons, or entire series.

If you like other science fiction shows beside Star Trek it seems sensible to eventually watch every single episode and movie of Star Trek. The various Star Trek productions vary a lot. But none of them are different enough from other Star Trek shows and movies you may have watched and liked as other science fiction shows and movies you may have watched and liked are. If you have watched and liked Star Wars, Space 1999, Alien, Babylon Five, Doctor Who, The Forbidden Planet, ET, etc., etc. as well as some Star Trek movies and shows, you should like most episodes of any season of any Star Trek- though you will probably like some episodes a lot more than others.

Re: Should I Skip Season 2?

Season 2 is good anyway.

RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn

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Season 2 of TNG is where the show started to head in the right direction, IMO.

While there are some poor episodes ("Shades of Grey" and the standup comedy one), there's some good ones like "Measure of a Man", the first appearance of the Borg in "Q Who?" and the first Moriarty episode. Dr. Pulaski also was an intriguing character.

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I like Shades of Grey, but besides that, two of my all time favorites are in season two. The Royale and The Dauphin.

RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn

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I think Season 2 might be better than Season 7.
There are some in Season 7, that I just watched once and will never watch again.

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I think I agree with that, Nak.

RIP Gene Wilder. One of the funniest people of all time. RIP Robert Vaughn
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