. . "The Next Phase"@en . . . . "24"^^ . . . . "1992-05-18Z"^^ . . . . . "5"^^ . "\"The Next Phase\" is the 124th episode of the American syndicated science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 24th episode of the fifth season.In this episode, the Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Romulan science ship. Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge and Ensign Ro Laren are lost in a transporter accident when returning to the Enterprise with a faulty generator from the Romulan ship."@en . .