Pen Pals (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Pen Pals (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Pen Pals" is the 15th episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", the 41st episode overall, first broadcast on May 1, 1989. The series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise" commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard. In this episode, Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher learns to manage a science team, and in the primary plot, focusing on Starfleet's Prime Directive, Data helps a young girl on a troubled planet. As the "Enterprise" surveys an area of unexplored planets with unusually short life spans due to severe
Devil's Due (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Devil's Due (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Devil's Due" is the 13th episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", originally aired on February 4, 1991, in broadcast syndication in the United States. Based on an episode written by William Douglas Lansford for the planned "" (1978) television series, it was adapted for "The Next Generation" by Philip Lazebnik and directed by Tom Benko. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship USS "Enterprise"-D. In "Devil's Due", the crew of the "Enterprise" confront an individual claiming to be