List of the best ST: TNG episodes

[JesterFace]

I recently watched about 50 episodes of STNG during the summer, episodes that I knew are strong ones.
These ones stand out as the best, for me that is.
However, some of these might be there because of nostalgia, I'm not sure?
Few might be there to keep a storyline in one piece?

Evolution
Who Watches The Watchers
The Bonding
The Offspring
Sins of the Father
Allegiance
Yesterday's Enterprise
The Defector
Sarek
The Best of Both Worlds, part 1
The Best of Both Worlds, part 2
Legacy
Reunion
Data's Day
Clues
The Nth Degree
The Drumhead
Identity Crisis
The Mind's Eye
Redemption, part 1
Redemption, part 2
The Masterpiece Society
Cause and Effect
Imaginary Friend
I Borg
Ship in a Bottle
Phantasms
All Good Things...

 

[JesterFace]

I think there might be few episodes missing from my list above, at least 'The Measure of a Man' should be there....

 

[Uhura's Song]

There are some that stick out as great, others that I'd have to see a synopsis of or start rewatching to remember how good they were, some are admittedly guilty pleasures, and a few others that are not necessarily "good or great" episodes, but are important to the overall story (Encounter at Farpoint, Datalote, Skin of Evil, etc).

Category One: Obvious Classics (Top 10)

1. Measure of a Man, S2, E9
2. Yesterday's Enterprise, S3, E15
3. The Best of Both Worlds 1&2, S3/4 E26/1
4. The Drumhead, S4, E21
5. Redemption 1&2, S4/5, E26/1
6. I, Borg, S5, E23
7. The Inner Light, S5, E25
8. Chain of Command 1&2, S6, E10/11
9. Lower Decks, S7, E15
10. All Good Things, S7, E25(26)

Cat 2: Obvious Near/Maybe Classics
11. Elementary, Dear Data, S2, E3
12. Q, Who, S2, E16
13. The Defector, S3, E10
14. The Offspring, S3, E16
15. The Most Toys, S3, E22
16. Sarek, S3, E23
17. Family, S4, E2
18. Remember Me, S4, E5
19. Darmok, S5, E2
20. Ensign Ro, S5, E3
21. Unification 1&2, S5, E7&8
22. Cause & Effect, S5, E18
23. The Perfect Mate, S5, E21
24. Time's Artow, S5/6, E26/1
25. Relics, S6, E4
26. Ship In A Bottle, S6, E12
27. Tapestry, S6, E15
28. Frame of Mind, S6, E21
29. Parallels, S7, E11
30. The Pegasus, S7, E12

Counting doubles, that's 36. Roughly 20% of the series.

If I did a little deeper dive & read the recaps instead of just the titles, I could throw another 30-40 in there pretty easily. Though we might be getting into guilty pleasure territory...

 

[Warp 10 (Pepperoni)]

Would love to hear your guilty pleasure choices!