Best ST:TNG episodes ever: A toss up between
1).
The Nth Degree, when a member of the crew was reprogrammed by an alien race with an IQ of 10,000 in order to warp space with his mind in a way to take the ship unwillingly to the center of the galaxy in a matter of moments in order to meet them, then returned to his former, timid self. Epic science fiction.
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The Offspring, where Data created his own sibling to the shock of all using a new design positronic brain he designed that worked so well, that the daughter developed emotions and died from the resultant pressures of them (with a nod to the ST:TOS episode: Requiem For Methuselah).
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Heavy Runners up were:
Best of Both Worlds, where the Federation battles the Borg
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Time's Arrow, where they go back to 19th century Earth to save Data from a dimension-traveling hostile race and get busted by Mark Twain who is onto them.
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Second Chances, where they discover a duplicate Riker from a transporter accident years ago still trapped on the planet and it becomes a surprise love story between Counselor Troi and the old Riker who never stopped loving her to pursue a career. A rare look into the real acting depth of Marina Sirtis and one of my favorites.
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Gambit, where Picard masquerades as a smuggler with a bunch of thieves trying to uncover a horrible weapon.
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Sins of the Father, which establishes the real depth of the complex story between Worf, the Klingons and the Federation for many episodes to come. This was almost of mini-series quality.
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Redemption, where the consequences of all previous Klingon stories finally comes together in a huge climax.
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