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"Star Trek: The Next Generation" The Pegasus (1994)
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"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)Original Air Date:
8 January 1994 (Season 7, Episode 12)Plot:
Riker finds out his former commander from the starship "Pegasus" has orders that entail more than what is revealed to Picard, who thinks the Enterprise is en route to recover the lost ship. And Riker is ordered to secrecy. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Riker's past moreCast
(Episode Credited cast) | Patrick Stewart | ... | Captain Jean-Luc Picard |
 | Jonathan Frakes | ... | Commander William T. Riker |
 | LeVar Burton | ... | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |
 | Michael Dorn | ... | Lieutenant Worf |
 | Gates McFadden | ... | Doctor Beverly Crusher |
 | Marina Sirtis | ... | Counselor Deanna Troi |
 | Brent Spiner | ... | Lt. Commander Data |
 | Terry O'Quinn | ... | Admiral Eric Pressman |
 | Nancy Vawter | ... | Admiral Margaret Blackwell |
| Michael Mack | ... | Commander Sirol |
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This episode was inspired by the novel Raise the Titanic! Writer Ronald D. Moore started with the premise of a mystery ship from the past that holds a secret within it, and considered the consequences if Riker was on that ship-what was Will protecting? moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Riker and Admiral Eric Pressman are talking in 10-Forward, Riker comments that he's had his beard for 4 years. With each successive season taking place the successive year, as suggested in various episode plots, Riker would have had his beard for 6 years, not 4. moreQuotes:
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [on recruiting Riker as first officer] I was looking through the records of about fifty candidates, and Will's was very much like all the others, filled with lots of dry statistics and glowing letters of recommendation that tell you nothing. I was about to put it aside, look at another file, and then...[...]
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One of Riker's former captains returns as an Admiral in search of their lost ship. Pegasus forms a part of Riker's past, like the episode "Second Chances", to help us understand his evolution as Picard's "number one". The conflict between Picard/Riker/Admiral Pressman drives the drama.
The internal conflict within Riker is equally intriguing. He must choose between duty, friendship and the mistakes of his past to avoid disaster. "Pegasus" also showcases the directing talent of LeVar Burton, foreshadowing his future success as a director in other Star Trek series.