Summary
- Star Trek: Picard season 3 showcased the best version of Captain Will Riker, who was more charismatic, playful, and formidable than ever before.
- The secret to Riker's success is that he is more like Jonathan Frakes than ever before, with Frakes' real-life personality being infused into the character.
- Jonathan Frakes hopes to reprise his role as Admiral Riker in the proposed spinoff, Star Trek: Legacy, where he could be the Admiral overseeing a new generation of characters.
Star Trek: Picard season 3 showcased the best version of Captain Will Riker, and the secret to Riker's success is Jonathan Frakes himself. Frakes is one of the guiding hands of Picard season 3; along with reprising William T. Riker, Jonathan directed episode 3, "Seventeen Seconds," and the acclaimed episode 4, "No Win Scenario." Star Trek: Picard season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas also applauds Jonathan Frakes for how much he helped behind the scenes, especially when Matalas directed the final two episodes of Picard season 3, "Vox," and "The Last Generation."
Captain Will Riker was the first former USS Enterprise-D compatriot Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) turned to for help in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Together, they hatched a scheme to hijack the USS Titan-A to rescue Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden). Riker and Picard found themselves at odds on the Titan's bridge as their fight against Captain Vadic (Amanda Plummer) and the Shrike became increasingly desperate, but a grieving and doubt-filled Will was also coping with problems in his marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis). Still, Riker was never more gallant and snarky than he was in Star Trek: Picard season 3, and audiences truly enjoyed the new spring in Riker's step.
