The Mind's Eye

This episode is a favorite of mine. Geordi, while distracted on a shuttlecraft heading for Riza, the pleasure planet, is beamed aboard a Romulan ship. The Romulan's purpose is to destroy that relationship between the Klingons and the Federation. Geordi is, for all practical purposes, brainwashed. He is led through simulations where he is to kill his own crew mates, including Chief O'Brien. The joy of the episode has to do with some strange goings on on the ship and the suspicion that the young engineer may be damaged in some way. We never quite understand what the Romulans are capable of. We are led to believe that their goal is intergalactic conquest and they are really good at it. I do have one question. Why do they all wear those outfits that look like quilts with the hangers left in them? Just wondering.

They determined that that the isolinear chips were rearranged...and they need to conduct a more thorough examination.

How about using a tricorder to check for touch dna or fingerprints???

Commander La Forge is kidnapped and brainwashed by the Romulans to be a sleeper agent.

This is a strong episode with some fairly decent suspense and character moments.

The plot, as everyone says, is homage to 'The Manchurian Candidate' and it is applied well to the Star Trek universe using the Romulans as antagonists.

Geordie is the main focus of the episode and his scenes and role within the plot are some of the best for his character in TNG. Other characters such as Captain Picard, Lieutenant Worf and Lieutenant Data also make great contributions.

This is another strong Romulan episode which continues their development into a solid villain capable of doing damage. The stakes are fairly plausible and this helps create suspense. It's not the lives of the main characters in jeopardy, but the Klingon/Federation alliance.

Visually it is one of the best episodes so far in the series, with some great cinematography, editing and art design. I particularly enjoyed the shots of Geordie walking through the Enterprise corridors like an assassin on a mission. Scenes like this and others generate the required creepiness for the story.

LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart and Michael Dorn are all on great form.

In this TNG story Geordi LaForge is waylaid and captured by Romulans who subject him to some futuristic brainwashing techniques using his visor to give him subliminal messages.

The mission the Romulans want him to do is assassinate a Klingon governor who is on the Enterprise for a conference. Said governor is accusing the Federation of aiding rebels against the Klingon Empire.

It's a race against time with Data taking the lead in tracking down what is happening. Kudos to both Brent Spiner and Levar Burton as this is their episode.

When the episode begins, Geordi is aboard a shuttle craft--bound for some R&R on Raisa and then a conference. However, en route, his shuttle is taken by the Romulans. For some time, he undergoes brainwashing techniques to turn him into an unwilling and unknowing assassin. All this coincides with some sensitive negotiations with the Klingons. It seems some of their people are blaming the Federation for interfering with one of their colonies--claiming they are providing rebels with weapons. Who LaForge will kill and what's next is something you'll need to see for yourself.

All in all, this is a rather exciting episode--as just about all the Klingon episodes are exciting. Additionally, the ending is sweet and makes the show well worth seeing.