No Woman Has Plot Relevance Before (or During, or After...)

Episode Title: Where No One Has Gone Before
First Aired: October 26th, 1987

Summary
An engineering upgrade gone awry leaves the Enterprise in a strange place a million light-years from home where thoughts become reality. Only the Traveler, a strange being of unknown origin, can fix his own mistakes to get them home. Just before he does this he reveals to Captain Picard that Wesley, Dr. Crusher's son, is a "Mozart" of space, energy, and everything else involved in running a starship. This revelation leads Picard to make Wesley an acting ensign so that he may sit on the bridge, since his previous orders would prevent that otherwise.

Unfriendly Ferengi

Episode Title:  The Last Outpost
First Aired: October 19th, 1987

Summary
While pursuing a vessel of the mysterious Ferengi, the Enterprise is held captive by a mysterious force which drains its power. The crew discover that this same force is draining the Ferengi ship and coming from the planet below. When they attempt to team up with the Ferengi, whom they compare to "Yankee traders," they are betrayed almost immediately. However, when the away team regains consciousness after falling to blows from the Ferengi energy whips, they encounter Portal, the last of an ancient civilization. Portal sees that Riker, specifically, is no barbarian, and releases the Enterprise.

Plenty of Code, But No Honor

Episode Title: Code of Honor
First Aired: October 12th, 1987

Summary
As a plague rages out of control among the people of Styris IV, the Enterprise heads to the planet Ligon II to create friendly relations and receive the only known vaccine for the plague. However, things become complicated when Lutan, the Ligonian leader, takes a strong liking to Lieutenant Yar and kidnaps her. When he reveals that he wants her to be his wife, his current wife challenges her to a fight to the death, which Lieutenant Yar wins. Doctor Crusher is able to revive Lutan's wife, she decides to marry his best friend and make him a secondary husband, and Lieutenant Yar is free to return to her post aboard the Enterprise--and Doctor Crusher is free to receive and distribute the vaccine.

"Naked Now" Lays Bare Stereotypes (And Other Things)

Episode Title: The Naked Now
First Aired: October 5th, 1987

Summary
The Enterprise comes upon the remains of the crew of the S.S. Tsiolkovsky, who they discover have suffered an epidemic which impairs judgement similarly to intoxication when Geordi brings the epidemic aboard the Enterprise after touching one of the afflicted aboard the Tsiolkovsky. Many drunken antics ensue which very nearly get them all killed, including young Wesley Crusher taking control of the ship from the engineering room in a blaze of drunken bravado.

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