Peak Performance (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Peak Performance (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Peak Performance" is the 21st episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", the 47th episode overall, first broadcast on July 10, 1989. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise". In this episode, while in the midst of a war-game exercise, a Ferengi marauder intrudes. The "Enterprise", under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is ordered by Starfleet Command to take part in simulated combat exercises to prepare for the Borg threat. A renowned Zakdorn strategist named Sirna Kolrami
The Outcast (Star Trek: The Next Generation) The Outcast (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "The Outcast" (, E17) is the 117th episode of the American science fiction television series "". The Enterprise is contacted by a humanoid race called the J'naii. They are a race who have no gender. They ask the crew for help in finding a shuttle which has gone missing. It is theorized that the shuttle disappeared into a pocket of null space. This is a pocket of space which drains energy rapidly. In short order, a rescue mission is planned, for which Riker volunteers to pilot a shuttle to retrieve the shuttle crew.