In this episode, the entire crew suffers complete memory loss after an unknown alien ship scans the Enterprise.
The bridge crew recover the ship's computer memory and re-learn their own names and positions aboard the Enterprise.
Noting the Lysians' extremely limited defenses and firepower, Picard expresses suspicion about the alleged state of warfare and questions the order to destroy the central command.
[2] In 2017, SyFy rated the Satarrans featured in this episode, one of the top 11 most bizarre aliens of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
[4] In 2020, Screen Rant ranked "Conundrum" the 14th best episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, pointing out it "gave viewers a chance to know the characters a bit more.
[6] The episode was released in the United States on November 5, 2002, as part of the season five DVD box set.