The Star Trek Episodes That Changed the Franchise—And TV—Forever

Jonathan Frakes, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, and Brent Spiner —Courtesy of Paramount On the bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Commander William Riker stares into the face of his captain and sees a future worse than death. Jean-Luc Picard—principled diplomat, conscience of the Federation—stands on the viewscreen, stripped of everything that made him human.