10 Worst Star Trek: Next Generation Episodes

Almost twenty years after the third and final season of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry made an incredible comeback with Star Trek: The Next Generation. To quote Wayne Campbell from Wayne's World: "In many ways it's superior but will never be as recognised as the original." Whether you agree with that statement or not, Star Trek: The Next Generation rightfully sits amongst TV royalty as one of the greatest TV shows of all time.

In 7 seasons and 178 episodes, Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced the world to a brand new array of stars like Sir Patrick Stewart, Marina Sirtis and LeVar Burton whilst simultaneously taking the Star Trek hype train to Warp 11 with new villains such as Lore, Gul Madred and, of course The Borgs. Not to mention, with 19 Emmys under its utility belt, its fair to say The Next Generation was a show that was out of this world (there was gonna be a space pun in there somewhere, sorry!)

However, despite all the deserved plaudits this show has been showered in, it has to be said that there have been a few shockers amongst those 178 episodes. Like the time an imaginary friend came to life, or when Geordi became a weird Facebook stalker and, most impressive of all, the time that they encountered a horny green ghost. If you want to read more about some truly shocking storylines, then read on for the 10 worst Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes.

After destroying an asteroid heading for a heavily populated planet, The Enterprise develops an unknown metallic rot which is slowly devouring the ship. Meanwhile, Deanne Troi's mother, and triple word score in Scrabble, Lwaxana is back on board and looking to marry a man she has met over the computer. Pretty remarkable how spot on they were with internet dating in 1992, eh?

Why It Sucks: Love her or hate her, Lwaxana is a very divisive character. Some see her as a hilariously outspoken royal where as others see her as nothing more than a royal pain in the backside. Considering she was played by none other than Majel Barrett- Roddenberry (Gene Rodenberry's wife) Star Trek fans had to get used to the idea that she was going to be a recurring character. Combine that with a pointless cameo of the Parallax colony and a mediocre child actor playing Worf's son and you have a stinker of an episode.

What Didn't Suck: Seeing Worf, master of Battle Tactics and expert in all things Proton Torpedo-y struggle to keep a child in line made him more relatable and kind-hearted.