Allegiance (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Allegiance (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Allegiance" is the 18th episode of the of the American syndicated science fiction television series "", and the 66th episode of the series overall. It was originally released on March 26, 1990, in broadcast syndication. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise". In this episode, Captain Picard finds himself abducted from the "Enterprise" and held in a chamber with other prisoners, while a doppelgänger replacing him behaves strangely and gives increasingly disturbing orders. Captain Picard, while sleeping in his quarters on the "Enterprise"
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.