[TNG] Season 2, Episode 8 (Netflix: S2 E8): A Matter of Honor
Rating: 4
This is one of the standouts for the second season, and one of the best Riker episodes of the entire series. It’s also a great showcase for the Klingons. The way Riker adapts to extreme circumstances exemplifies the more adventurous side of what makes Star Trek fun to watch, something that isn’t as big a part of TNG as it was in the original series. In general the episode is is just put together better than the average season two episode.
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Notes:
Riker and Picard play the 24th century version of Duck Hunt.
Riker wants to volunteer for an officer exchange program with a Klingon ship
Riker tries a bunch of Klingon food and Pulaski joins him to be grossed out
The Klingon bird of prey is a cool ship, everyone.
There’s also a Benzite that is part of the exchange program and is staying on Enterprise for a bit
Riker’s first job as a 2nd officer on a Klingon ship is to beat up someone
Klingon ladies like Riker
The Benzite messed up. He doesn’t understand starfleet etiquette
There is an organism eating the Klingon ship and they think it’s an attack from the Enterprise
Riker has a nice trick to take control of the situation
Now Riker is in command!
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