The fifth season of the American science fiction television series
Star Trek: The Next Generation commenced airing in broadcast
syndication in the United States on September 23, 1991, and concluded
on June 15, 1992, after airing 26 episodes. Set in the 24th century,
the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet
starship Enterprise-D. This season is notable among Star Trek fans as
the season when Gene Roddenberry died of cardiac arrest on October 24,
1991. Production on the episode "Hero Worship", directed by Patrick
Stewart, was halted when news reached the set.The premiere episode
resolves the cliffhanger from the previous season, revealing the
mysterious Romulan commander to be the daughter of the Lt. Tasha Yar
from the alternate universe created in the third season episode
"Yesterday's Enterprise".This season sees Picard have some of the more
memorable experiences of the series, such as learning to communicate
with the heretofore unintelligible Tamarians ("Darmok"), overcoming
his dislike of children when he is trapped along with three children
after the Enterprise-D is struck by a quantum filament ("Disaster"),
and meeting with Ambassador Spock on Romulus in "Unification". Most
notably, in "The Inner Light", he experiences 40 or so years of life
as an iron weaver on an extinct alien world after an encounter with a
probe launched before the destruction of that world.Michelle Forbes
joined the cast as Ensign Ro Laren, a Bajoran officer who was
initially conceived to be one of the main characters in the upcoming
spin-off Deep Space Nine. Wesley also makes a few appearances in this
season when he saves the Enterprise from an alien game which was
actually a mind-control device ("The Game"), and later at Starfleet
Academy when he participates in a coverup of the circumstances
surrounding the death of one of his classmates ("The First Duty"). Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 5) Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter