Riker needed a good story at this point in the show and this one served that purpose. Personally I think the part called for someone with the ability of Patrick Stewart to make it a truly great episode, as he is the only member the main cast who could have made it feel 100% real. There are some moments where he expresses emotion and it feels like it's slightly forced out. He is pushed to the limit of his acting range and he is 90% perfect. Visually it works very well, using cinematography, lighting, editing and set design that adds to the character's disoriented state. Riker begins to question reality when he finds himself in an alien insane asylum and faces the prospect his life on the Enterprise has been a delusion. Riker while the ship was taken to Bynaus to save their main computer. With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn. In 2364, Minuet was used by the Bynar repair team at Starbase 74 to distract Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Commander William T. I thought '11001001' (Episode 14, Season 1, Air Date 01/01/88, Star-date 41365.9) was a perfect example of an episode's maximum use of the Star Trek world - it contains an interesting new race, it motivates the new race with exciting SF possibilities that sound reasonable, and it fully embeds its holodeck scenes into the Star Trek world. However, we know Riker is going to be back to normal by the end of it so there is no real suspense. Minuet (or Min Riker) was a character that appeared in a New Orleans jazz club holoprogram on the USS Enterprise -D.

Starbase 74 was originally seen in Star Trek III.

There is little I can say about the plot without spoiling other than it is a nicely written mystery-thriller. Most of the best scenes are with Picard, Riker and Minuet in the holodeck. This is a good Riker episode with an intriguing plot and a solid central performance from Jonathan Frakes. Riker experiences a number of delusions and appears to be a patient in a mental health facility.

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