Genesis (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Genesis (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Genesis" is the 171st episode of the American science fiction television series "" and the 19th episode of the . It was directed by series cast member Gates McFadden. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Data return to the USS "Enterprise" to discover the rest of the crew de-evolved into primitive forms of life, including spiders, amphibians and cave men. The given stardate is 47653.2, the year 2370. Worf fires a torpedo that veers off course during weapons exercises, and Picard and Data leave in a shuttlecraft to retrieve it from space. Data leaves his pregnant
Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Next Generation" and more generally for the entire franchise. It ranked ninth on TV Guide's list of the top 10 "Star Trek" episodes for the franchise's 30th anniversary, fourth in "Entertainment Weekly"s list of top 10 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes, 22nd out of the top 100 of the entire franchise in Charlie Jane Anders' list for io9, and 7th out of the various "Star Trek" episodes involving time travel by James Hunt at Den of Geek. Witney Seibold, on the website Crave Online said that "Tapestry" was the best installment of "The Next Generation", describing it as "one