Star Trek: The Next Generation
Summary
Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and Commander William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) face off against one another for the first time in one of Lt . Commander Data ’s ( Brent Spiner ) best episodes ofStar Trek : The Next Generation . As the First Officer of the USS Enterprise - D , it ’s Commander Riker ’s job to defend Captain Picard , only discussing any disagreements in individual . Picard and Riker become close friends inTNGand even more so inStar Trek : Picard . Still , throughoutTNG , they maintain the boundaries of Captain and First Officer , ferment together to find solutions to various problems .
InStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 2 , sequence 9 , " The Measure of a Man , " circumstances force Captain Picard and Commander Riker to be on polar sides . WhenDr . Bruce Maddox ( Brian Brophy)arrives on the go-ahead , he wastes no clip tell his intentions to dismantle datum for further field . Maddox dreams of creating an full race of humanoid who could perform business too dangerous for other Starfleet officers . But Data is much more complex than Maddox anticipate , and the android flatly pass up to be part of Maddox ’s experiment . This leads to a trial that not only determine Data ’s right to exist as his own person , but also pits Captain Picard against his First Officer , Will Riker .
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Picard Vs. Riker Was A Star Trek: TNG First In “The Measure Of A Man”
Picard and Riker argue against one another in Data’s trial.
Captain Picard and Commander Riker may have take issue about thing before " The Measure of a Man , " but they were never on entirely opposite sides of an issue . As the Enterprise - D is stationed at the fresh construct Starbase 173 for mundane maintenance , no dependent legal staff members are available to attend in Data ’s trial . Because of this , Captain Picard is asked to defend Data , while Riker has the sticky chore of representing Dr. Maddox ’s point of view . Despite Riker ’s reluctance to argue against Data , he presents an improbably persuasive argument that temporarily robs Picard of the confidence he had in his own case .
Riker fault Picard , ordering the Admiral off the bridge deck with the final words:“You’ve just killed us all . "
By the meter ofStar Trek : Picardseason 3 , Admiral Picard and Captain Riker have been booster for decades , and Will jumps at the chance to accompany Jean - Luc on a charge to rescue Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) . Picard and Riker beginPicardseason 3 on the same side , but they soon find themselves at odds with one another . When the USS Titan is cornered by Vadic ’s ( Amanda Plummer ) potent warship , the Shrike , Picard and Riker disagreeon the good course of natural process . Although Riker wants to flee and write the bunch , Picard persuades his former First Officer to press . After the Titan sustain labored legal injury , Riker blames Picard , ordering the Admiral off the bridge with the final words:“You’ve just kill us all . "
As they have been admirer for a retentive time and have had plenty of disagreements , Picard and Riker amount back together in the next episode . They spend the rest ofStar Trek : Picardseason 3 fighting alongside one another to save the Federation and their protagonist .
Riker Had The Hardest Job Of All At Data’s TNG Trial
“Data’s my comrade. We have served together. I not only respect him, I consider him my friend.”
In Data’sStar Trek : The Next Generationtrial , Captain Picard knows he is on the right side , so he in truth believes in his own argument . Commander Riker , on the other handwriting , must argue against his own beliefs . He says as much when Judge Advocate General , Captain Philippa Louvois ( Amanda McBroom ) , tells Riker he must serve as prosecuting officer . However , if Riker refuses , Louvois will automatically prevail in Maddox ’s party favour , which forget Will with little choice . As everyone prepares for the trial , Jonathan Frakes carry Riker ’s mixed feelings well . When Will first discovers Data ’s off replacement , for example , he smile , knowing how much this will help his typesetter’s case . But his smile quickly vanish as he realize what that could mean for his booster .
data point remind Will that his actions helped keep start the android ’s life .
As Data ’s test progresses , Riker ’s competitive nature emerges as he provides a compelling case in party favor of Maddox ’s view that Data is property . Picard look for advice from Guinan ( Whoopi Goldberg ) and proceeds to save a closing argument that persuades even Dr. Maddox . When Captain Louvois delivers her finding of fact - that Data has the right to choose - Riker ’s relief is obvious . Later , as the rest of the work party celebrates , Riker feel he has no right to participate , but Data reminds Will that his action helped save the android ’s life sentence . " The mensuration of a Man " remains one ofStar Trek : The Next Generation’sgreatest hour , not just for Lt . Commander Data , but also for Captain Picard and Commander Riker .
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