The Inner Light (Star Trek: The Next Generation) played Captain Jean-Luc Picard. "Star Trek" writer Susan Sackett notes that it is also her favorite episode even though it is not one she wrote. "The Inner Light" was ranked among the top five episodes in a "viewers' choice" marathon that was broadcast just before the premiere of the series finale. The Inner Light (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "The Inner Light" is the 125th episode overall and the 25th episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". The episode was written by freelance writer Morgan Gendel based on his original pitch. Gendel is credited as writer
Relics (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Relics (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Relics" is the 130th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series "", the fourth episode of the . Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Federation starship USS "Enterprise"-D. In this episode, while investigating the 75-year-old wreck of a Federation transport vessel, the "Enterprise" crew discovers the former Chief Engineer of Captain James T. Kirk's "Enterprise", Montgomery Scott (James Doohan), alive in a transporter buffer. The starship "Enterprise", responding to a distress call, drops out of warp to discover a nearby Dyson sphere. They trace the distress