Data loses his mind! Data hijacks the Enterprise! Data meets... himself? When Dr. Noonian Soong summons his android creation to a distant planet, a small boy's life hangs in the balance! The Soong family reunion is complete when the evil android Lore appears, and Dr. Soong reveals that he summoned Data to give him the gift of emotion. Tana and Clay are here to break down Data's power level, old age make up, and excessive dinosaur props!

It's been a rough couple weeks! The Federation was decimated by the Borg, Picard was kidnapped and forced to indirectly kill 11,000 people, and Riker's beard trimmer broke! So while the Enterprise is docked at Earth undergoing repairs, the crew get to have some valuable family time. Picard goes home, Worf's adoptive parents visit the ship, and Wesley gets a gift from his late father!

The newly-minted Captain Riker must save the Federation from utter destruction at the hands of the Borg.

We've reached the end of season three! And what a journey it's been. The most surprising thing about the third season of The Next Generation is, well... the quality! After a poor second season, the third season found a new writing team pushed to the limits to meet their production schedule. Along the way, a bunch of classic episodes materialized out of the ether, and TNG was well on its way to becoming the show we all thought it could be! This episode of the show recaps the third season, hands out some awards, and lists the 5 best and 5 worst episodes of the year!

The Borg have invaded Federation space, and they've taken a unique interest in Captain Picard.

Any time you can have a Blu-Ray resolution DVD expose the cheap, form fitting spandex suit of an alien, you've gotta do it. John Doe makes his appearance, wearing a wonderfully white onesie, and Beverly sorta falls in love with him. And Geordi gets laid. And stuff.

The Ferengi and Lwaxana Troi in the same episode? Are you crazy? Well, call me crazy but it's actually not that bad an episode. It's no Shakespeare, but it's a fairly tight little comedy episode that calls Riker and Troi's "friends with benefits" relationship into question!

Illogical! When the famous and highly respected Ambassador Sarek boards the Enterprise for his final mission, Picard will be forced to risk his own mind to save the day! This underrated episode is one of season three's finest, and Modi Operandus joins us to discuss.

When an obsessive collector sets his sights on Data, he stages a shuttlecraft accident to kidnap our favorite android! Data is then forced to choose between a life of servitude as the centerpiece to a one of a kind museum, or to go totally bonkers and start wrecking house! Clay and Sean join me to debate collections and blind rage!

An episode that seems loaded with insight into the real future (at least the future of 2015), "Hollow Pursuits" is the introduction for Lt. Reginald Barclay! When Barclay's anti-social behavior and holodeck adventures interfere with his work, Geordi attempts to lend a helping hand. Plus, the ship goes really fast at the end and it's scary!