When the D finds a human boy among aliens, the crew spends 40 minutes convincing themselves that the boy MUST be returned to his human gran. It takes a Klingon blade to the chest for Picard to consider another option.

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When Data glitches out after receiving a factory recall notice, he locks everyone out of the D with a 52 character password and 2FA and drives the ship to a planet where his creator is living. Unfortunately, his brother Lore also received the recall notice and Brent on Brent on Brent shenanigans ensue.

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The D returns home to Earth to decompress after the Borg attack. Picard rolls in the mud with his brother while Worf tries to keep his father from pestering O'Brien and LaForge too much. And Wes gets a special message from his dead father.

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As the Borg approach Earth, prepared to assimilate errbody, Riker chooses the needs of the one and launches a covert operation to save his Captain.

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HUMANIST TREK RETURNS NEXT WEEK!

With our appreciation for your patience during a summer break, Allie and Sarah return to look ahead at the episode list to see what they remember from this upcoming season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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Sarah regales Allie with tales of TrekFest 41 (2026) in Riverside, Iowa in an effort to convince her to come next year.

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With Riker waiting on Worf to fucking fire the weapon already, and Allie studying banana slugs in a rainforest and literally watching a glacier melt, Humanist Trek will also be taking a short hiatus. Your challenge: Post a photo of you or share a story from the summer of 1990, or for bonus points - recreate something that you did during that summer break between TNG Seasons 3 and 4 and share that to [email protected], call or text 920-550-TREK (8735), or post to our socials (below).

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The Federation is caught with its pants down when the Borg finally turn up on course for Earth. But when Captain Picard is chosen as Speaker of the Borg, Riker must assume command, try to stop a Borg invasion, AND attempt to rescue his friend and Captain.

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The Enterprise saves an alien from death, an alien who turns out to have Space Jesus powers. But when the leaders of his world criminalize him as "a disruptive influence" threatening the natural order, Sarah and Allie recognize the familiar machinery of people in power treating marginalized identities as social contagions.

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