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Title: New Ground (04 Jan 1992)
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| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
| Patrick Stewart | ... | Capt. Jean-Luc Picard | |
| Jonathan Frakes | ... | Cmdr. William Riker | |
| LeVar Burton | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge | |
| Michael Dorn | ... | Lt. Worf | |
| Gates McFadden | ... | Dr. Beverly Crusher | |
| Marina Sirtis | ... | Counselor Deanna Troi | |
| Brent Spiner | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Data | |
| Georgia Brown | ... | Helena Rozhenko | |
| Brian Bonsall | ... | Alexander Rozhenko | |
| Richard McGonagle | ... | Dr. Ja'Dar | |
| Jennifer Edwards | ... | Ms. Kyle | |
| Sheila Franklin | ... | Ensign Felton | |
| Majel Barrett | ... | Enterprise Computer (voice) | |
The Enterprise goes to planet Bilana III to assist in testing the new propulsion method Soliton waves. Lieutenant Worf is visited by his mother Helena and young son Alexander Rozhenko, who intends to stay with him. He soon finds the burdens of paternal duties cumbersome, especially as the frustrated schoolboy proves dishonorably mischievous. The experiment goes horribly wrong. Written by KGF Vissers
'New Ground' is a Worf-centric episode - one that forces the ship's resident warrior to parent without a parachute - but you really have to feel for Alexander. The kid's been getting the short end of the broken-home stick for forever, and now he's stuck with a guy who's out of of his depth. Worf's never been my favorite character, but I like the bonding scene towards the end.
It doesn't help that the minor storyline is more involving, with the Enterprise experimenting with "warp without warp drive" (and seeing Geordi geek out over it is the highlight). But the end pays off as the two plots are pretty well tied together, even climaxing with a burning-building rescue.
There's hard-won progress here, which also really helps.
6/10