Character spotlight: William T. Riker is a wonderful first officer
I am tempted, sometimes, to say that William T. Riker is my favorite captain in Star Trek. It’s true by technicality since Riker earns the rank at the end of 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis, but perhaps that isn’t really in the spirit of the “who’s your favorite captain?” discussion. So, instead, I will say that Riker is undoubtedly an excellent first officer.
First introduced in the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Encounter at Farpoint,” Commander Riker is portrayed by Jonathan Frakes as competent and instantly likable. In many ways, Riker is the Tng analog to Captain Kirk from the original Star Trek, but as the series progresses, Riker develops into his own, unique character.
In Tng, the role of the first officer is fleshed out beyond how it is depicted in Tos. Rather than basically just taking over when the captain is unavailable, Riker...
First introduced in the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Encounter at Farpoint,” Commander Riker is portrayed by Jonathan Frakes as competent and instantly likable. In many ways, Riker is the Tng analog to Captain Kirk from the original Star Trek, but as the series progresses, Riker develops into his own, unique character.
In Tng, the role of the first officer is fleshed out beyond how it is depicted in Tos. Rather than basically just taking over when the captain is unavailable, Riker...
- 4/2/2025
- by Brian T. Sullivan
- Red Shirts Always Die
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