Ensign Ro (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Ensign Ro (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Ensign Ro" is the 103rd episode of the American science fiction television series "". The third episode of the . The crew is unsettled by the arrival of Ensign Ro, a disgraced Starfleet officer of Bajoran origin. Although Ro was previously court-martialed for disobeying orders on an away mission, resulting in the deaths of eight crew members, Starfleet admiral Kennelly has pardoned and assigned her to the "Enterprise". Her ostensible mission is to persuade Bajoran rebels to stop attacking and raiding Federation colonies. But Captain Picard soon learns that the rebels, displaced from
When the Bough Breaks (Star Trek: The Next Generation) When the Bough Breaks (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "When the Bough Breaks" is the 16th episode of the American science fiction television series "". The episode first aired in broadcast syndication on February 15, 1988. It is the first episode written for the series by Hannah Louise Shearer and the only episode of the series with Kim Manners as director. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise"-D. In the episode, the residents of a not-so-mythical planet kidnap children from the "Enterprise" to re-populate their dying world. While