10 Most Rewatchable Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes

1. Inner Light

Star Trek Riker Klingon
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Proclaimed by many to be TNG's best episode, "The Inner Light" is an astounding piece of television. This episode shows Picard experiencing an entire lifetime on an alien planet after being probed by a spatial time capsule.

As Kamin, Picard is a charming scientist and musician married to the patient and lovely Eline. They live on Kataan, an unstable planet. Throughout Kamin's life, the planet slowly degrades until, in old age, the only hope for his people is a time capsule that preserves their memories.

Within a few moments on board, Picard lives a whole life, having children, loving his wife, adoring his music, and accepting the doom of his planet.

Filled with emotion and human experience, "The Inner Light" allows the audience to live a life with Picard, experiencing life with him from beginning to end creating an everlasting bond with the character. It's a fantastic episode that every Star Trek fan should experience more than once.

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