A Matter of Perspective

I was on the edge of my seat the whole épisode, Amazing story , I really love the fact that we saw different version different point of view on what happen. A great Idea and plot, smart writting , Amazing solution in the end. Im not going for 10/10 but it was very close, just lacking a bit of emotional to be a Masterpiece, but it is one of the very best episode pf thé first 60 ep , My rating 9.25/10.

The futuristic justice system gets a look in this TNG story where Jonathan Frakes is accused of killing a noted alien scientist seconds before a space station they were both on explodes. In fact the explosion occurs as Commander Riker is being transported from it so that is a close run thing.

Through a little bit of negotiation Patrick Stewart has the trial conducted aboard the Enterprise because it has an asset that the planet doesn't have, the holodeck. Several witnesses including Frakes gives an account of the events in deceased's laboratory which has been reconstructed down to the last detail. One of the things revealed is that the widow of the deceased was playing a futuristic version of the old badger game with Riker as the victim.

Stewart does figure it out in a nice game of show and tell for the authorities. An interesting prospect for the future of the criminal justice system.

A story of a trial that at first seems of dubious integrity and value is elevated by the trial's final moments and conclusions.

This episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" begins with Riker beaming back to the Enterprise from a visit with Dr. Apgar. However, unexpectedly, as Riker beams to the ship, there is an explosion of some sort and Dr. Apgar is killed. Soon a police official arrives--demanding that Picard hand over Riker for prosecution. It seems that they think he's just murdered Dr. Apgar. What follows is a "Rashomon" style program where three different people give their impressions of what has occurred--followed by the actual chain of events as they occurred. Because the idea has been used many times before, I wouldn't say that this is a particularly good episode but it is reasonably interesting and worth seeing if you are a fan. Otherwise, you could certainly do better, as it's anything but original.

After a contentious meeting with scientist Dr Nel Apgar, Riker beams back to the Enterprise moments before Apgar's space laboratory explodes. Accused of murder by Chief Inspector Krag, Riker's fate rests in a recreation of the crime scene on the holodeck which examines the events leading up to the murder.

A thinly-disguised imitation of 'Rashomon', this whodunnit feels gimmicky and rather silly. The guest stars are disappointing, the story never convinces and the ending feels far too convenient as well. Stewart is obviously a fine actor but he struggles to turn Picard into a Poirot - all in all, this is fairly skippable.