charming". Jeremy Conrad of IGN considered it one of the under-appreciated episodes of Season Five, being "a classic 'disaster movie' set in the Star Trek universe" with some funny moments. In 2009, Time magazine rated "Disaster" as one of the top ten moments of Star Trek including both television and film productions. They praise Counselor Troi as a "tough captain", the Ten Forward lounge turned sickbay, and overall an episode that demonstrated Star Trek: The Next Generation was a TV series that could break its "own formula". In io9 2014 listing of the top 100 Star Trek episodes, "Disaster" was listed as the 94th best episode. In 2019, The Hollywood Reporter ranked "Disaster" among the top twenty five episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. They note that the show puts its ensemble cast to work, but putting them in unusual pairings compared to their normal routine. Within these vignettes, the characters must confront challenges; Troi must command, Picard must help stranded children, and Worf has to deliver a baby. In 2020, this was noted for Star Trek including opera, in this case scene where Geordi sings some Gilbert & Sullivan. Releases The episode was released in the United States on November 5, 2002, as part of the season five DVD box set. The first Blu-ray release was in the United States on November 18, 2013, followed by the United Kingdom the next day, November 19, 2013. References External links Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 5) episodes 1991 American television episodes Television episodes written by Ronald D. Moore