DallasEast;3722949 said:
Yes, ST:TNG did start out slow establishing itself, but there were some solid episodes mixed in the first two seasons in my opinion. What did you think of Skin of Evil (Tasha Yar is murdered); Conspiracy (Picard & Riker spoil the invasion attempt of the Federation); Contagion (the Enterprise crew beats a shipwide alien virus contracted deep in Romulan territory/one of my all-time personal favorite regardless of ST series); and last, but not least, Q Who (the Federation's first encounter with the Borg)?
I thought
Skin of Evil was absolutely pointless. Just like they would touch on the rest of the season, Tasha's death was senseless and so was the episode.
Conspiracy was good if not a little weird. It has been suggested that the aliens in that episode were a precursor for the Borg, but never solidified. I thought DS9 did a much better job with pretty much the same plot (minus the aliens) in "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost".
"Contagion" was good. I'll give you that. I was unimpressed with "Q Who", to be honest. But it did set up possibly the greatest Star Trek episode ever, "The Best of Both Worlds, Parts I and II".
I do have some favorites in Season 2, though. I thought "The Outrageous Okona" was a fun episode with a good performance from Bill Campbell, who was in the top 2 originally considered for Riker.
"The Measure of a Man" may be among the top five of the entire series. It is an absolutely excellent episode, in my opinion.