Jonathan Frakes didn't just beat out several other actors for the role of Commander Riker on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," he also became one of its stalwart directors — helming more than 30 episodes in the franchise — so the man knows what he's talking about when it comes to quality "Trek" stories. He's declared two of his own "Next Generation" episodes as undeniable classics: The Season 3 episode "The Offspring" and Season 5's "Cause and Effect," stories that indeed made our list of best "TNG" episodes .

"I still hold the first episode of 'TNG' that I ever did, which is called 'The Offspring,' so dear to my heart," Frakes told StarTrek.com in a fan-centric interview. "I completely overprepared for it." In a separate 2022 interview with StarTrek.com, Frakes talked about that preparat

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