On an away mission Riker discovers a duplicate of himself.
This is an enjoyable episode with a good central concept and some nice character moments.
The idea of another version of a character is a good one. The writers do some interesting scenes but I don't think they quite make the most of it. The focus is so much on the romance with Counsellor Troi that I think it misses opportunities to do more character work on Riker. This is a matter of taste on my part but I would like to have seen more exchanges between the two Rikers as commander and subordinate. They could have done more reflection on his personality with a slow burn plot where they start off friendly enough, but then the relationship breaks down as they get to know each other more.
That being said the subplot with Troi is good and it works better than the average Star Trek romance episode because of their history. Marina Sirtis is great in all her scenes.
Jonathan Frakes is on good form in this one and the visual effects that allow the duplicated characters to interact is very good.
It's worth watching before seeing the Deep Space Nine episode 'Defiant'.
This is an enjoyable episode with a good central concept and some nice character moments.
The idea of another version of a character is a good one. The writers do some interesting scenes but I don't think they quite make the most of it. The focus is so much on the romance with Counsellor Troi that I think it misses opportunities to do more character work on Riker. This is a matter of taste on my part but I would like to have seen more exchanges between the two Rikers as commander and subordinate. They could have done more reflection on his personality with a slow burn plot where they start off friendly enough, but then the relationship breaks down as they get to know each other more.
That being said the subplot with Troi is good and it works better than the average Star Trek romance episode because of their history. Marina Sirtis is great in all her scenes.
Jonathan Frakes is on good form in this one and the visual effects that allow the duplicated characters to interact is very good.
It's worth watching before seeing the Deep Space Nine episode 'Defiant'.