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With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn. Riker's delight at being offered a command of the USS Ares turns to frustration when the man sent to prepare him for his mission is his estranged father; Worf's behavior leads Wesley to delve into Klingon tradition.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Robert Iscove
- 1989-04-22
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Teaser
The USS Enterprise-D is en route to Starbase Montgomery in the hope that the base can provide a consultation regarding minor readout anomalies in engineering. While Lieutenant Commander Data believes the anomalies are insignificant, both Riker and Picard think it is necessary to investigate the issue. Data suggests that the best solution would be to reprogram the system to correct the readout variables, with which Picard agrees, but with the Enterpriseheading to Starbase Montgomery anyway, th...
Act One
On the bridge of the Enterprise, Picard exits his ready room and asks Wesley to enter synchronous orbit with the planet. Picard informs Riker that a civilian strategic attaché with specialized knowledge of the frontier region will be coming aboard the Enterprise from Starbase Montgomery to brief him on the Aries mission. Riker hopes that the briefing is complete, as his decision to accept command of the Ariesrests on it. As the attaché is about to be beamed aboard, Picard tells Riker that he...
Act Two
La Forge and Data enter Ten Forward while Kyle Riker and Dr. Pulaski discuss their past relationship. Kyle inquires as to Pulaski's marriages. She says she's had three, that they were all good men, and that she's still friends with them. Kyle asks, "Like us?" and Pulaski says that her ex-husbands were a little more in touch with their emotions than Kyle is. She says that Kyle has a reputation for being tough and efficient, but that he is lovable to some people. "And then, there's Will," Pulas...
"You know, Wesley should really be doing this on his own." "But he needs his study time." "Huh, I can't believe you fell for that." 1. - La Forge and Data "This is more than a surprise; it's total shock." "You mean you didn't bake me a cake?" 1. - Pulaski and Kyle Riker, reuniting in Ten Forward "And they use those?" "Those are Klingon painstiks. I...
Production history
1. Second revised final draft script: 2 February 1989 2. Premiere airdate: 24 April 1989 3. First UK airdate: 24 July 1991
Story and script
1. The teleplay credits Burton Armusas co-writer, but his name did not appear on the finished episode. 2. The episode's title refers to the story of Icarus from Greek mythology. (Star Trek: The Next Generation 365, p. 099)
Production
1. Director Robert Iscove accepted this assignment as he was a fan of the original series. He remarked, "It was an emotional piece, a character piece between two people. The father has deserted Riker for 25 years, then he comes back and they have this confrontation. Well, according to Roddenberry, by the 24th century we've all kind of resolved those feelings of anger. So it's very hard to play. If you're not going to serve the resentment and the anger, what happens once the two of them get to...
Starring
1. Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard 2. Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker
Also starring
1. LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge 2. Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf 3. Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi 4. Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data 5. Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
Special appearance by
1. Diana Muldaur as Doctor Pulaski
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