Route 1: So… why should I watch this?
Your basic Best Of.
The series did introduce some story arcs over the years, and some episodes are sequels to others.
Season Two:
The Measure Of A Man
Q Who?
Yes, including The City On The Edge Of Forever.
Add Rascalsfor a rather fun story about the exact reverse.
AddSymbiosisfor an episode featuring Merritt Butrick, who played Kirks son David Marcus inStar Treks IIandIII.
Add Peak Performancefor another episode featuring Armin Shimmerman playing a Ferengi that isnt Quark.
Add Menage A TroiforVoyagers Ethan Phillips playing a Ferengi (that one isnt Quark either).
AddI, Borgfor the inspiration behindVoyagers Seven of Nine.
Add Starship Minefor a non-Vulcan guest role for Tim Russ, later ofVoyager.
Firstborn
Preemptive Strike
In Firstborn, Armin Shimmerman actually plays Quark,Deep Space Ninehaving already started by then.
Add Journeys Endfor more resistance against mean Cardassians.
Route 3: Klingons and Romulans and Borg, oh my!
Q Who?, of course, introduces the Borg.
Well give you two guesses which antagonist features in I, Borg.
Add New Groundfor Worfs parenting skills and Ethicsfor some more discussion of Klingon ethics.
Add Chain Of Command Parts 1 and 2for Cardassians being particularly dastardly.
First Contactfocuses on the Borg and Nemesis on the Romulans.
The former is much better than the latter, thoughNemesisdoes feature Tom Hardy before he was famous.
Route 4: The shipping news
These episodes highlight the various romantic relationships on the show.
Havenadds Trois entertainingly frisky mother Lwaxana Troi to the mix as well.
The Dauphinis a romantic story for Wesley, if your stomach can take that idea.
Insurrection
Being a Riker/Troi fan is the main reason to watch Nemesis.
Soon, the whole crew is playing it all over the ship.
If must hate-watch one, it should probably be Nemesis.
11001001is also an important first the first story about someone falling in love with a holodeck character.
Elementary, Dear Data
Q Who?is considerably more serious than most other Q episodes.
AddThe Outrageous Okonafor a (painful) holodeck based subplot.
Hollow Pursuitstackles holodeck addiction, but in a rather daft at times manner.
Add Familyfor a more emotionally touching use of the holodeck.
Add Schismsfor more use of the holodeck for investigative purposes.
Add Thine Own Selffor the use of the holodeck for Starfleet examinations.
