Watch Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5 Episode 20: Cost of Living Online

	IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 from 701 votes
	Release: 1992 / Star Trek: The Next Generation / Season 5 / Episode 20
	Genre: Action \| Adventure \| Mystery
	Director: Winrich Kolbe
	Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton
	Synopsis: Shortly after the Enterprise saves a planet from an asteroid impact by exploding it, the ship experiences strange break-downs which are ultimately attributed to an impossible to detect timely metal parasite, which will destroy it unless eliminated, so Data suggests luring it to an asteroid. Deanna Troi counsels Worf to deal with his son Alexander's authority problems by drawing up a two-ways contract on paternal and filial rights and obligations, but is still practically terrified to hear her overbearing and impulsive mother, ambassador Lwaxana, announces her own arrival, soon meddling with the educational contract, and that of a planet's Third Minister Campio whom she decided to marry solely based on computerized profiles, but finds less compatible once he and his protocol master Erko arrive for the wedding...