10 Most Unique Star Trek Episodes

Morgan Gendel must have smiled when this script made it to air. Here was a simple story about a probe, and a flute, and a bit of sunshine. What it became is one of the most impactful, emotional, and outstanding episodes of The Next Generation, even if the Enterprise-D only features in a small portion of it.

Picard's encounter with the Kataan Probe is one of those events that managed to stay with him, long after the credits rolle. In the 90s era of Star Trek, this was still quite a taboo thing to get away with. Even, at the time, Picard's assimilation by the Borg was effectively dealt with in The Best Of Both Worlds and Family, then it would take some time to rear its head again.

This ended up being an experience that would cross over into the real world, as the tune that Kamin's son plays, featuring a guest performance by Daniel Stewart, Patrick's actual son, would go on to form the basis of the theme tune for Star Trek: Picard.