<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Starship Mine" </Td> <Td> Next → "The Chase" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "Lessons" is the 19th episode of the sixth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and was originally aired in the United States on April 5, 1993, in broadcast syndication . Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship USS Enterprise - D. In "Lessons", Captain Picard's (Patrick Stewart) shared love of music with Lt. Commander Nella Daren (Wendy Hughes) leads to romance, resulting in conflicting emotions on his behalf . After incorrectly believing her to have died, he realizes that he is incapable of carrying out a relationship with someone under his command . </P> <P> The episode was directed by Robert Wiemer, the episode was written by Ron Wilkerson and Jean Louise Matthias, with some uncredited revisions by René Echevarria . Stand - ins were used to perform the pieces by Picard and Daren, which required the use of close - up camera angles by the director . The episode was received warmly by critics reviewing it after the end of the series, who praised the performances of Hughes and Stewart . </P>

Star trek next generation episode picard falls in love