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K'Ehleyr was a female Klingon -human hybrid introduced in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Emissary , and the first wife of Worf .

She was portrayed by Suzie Plakson, who also portrayed Doctor Selar, a Female Q, and an Andorian named Tarah in other Star Trek related productions.

The product of a Klingon father and a human mother, K'Ehleyr was born in the first half of the 24th century. In the 2350s she was an emissary leading a group of Klingon cadets when she met a young Starfleet cadet named Worf . Working with Worf and the other cadets they were able to save a joint Klingon-Federation colony from an attack. She and Worf entered into a relationship in 2359 but didn't proceed as neither were ready to commit to a relationship.

K'Ehleyr and Worf met again in 2365 when K'Ehleyr was dispatched to the USS Enterprise -D to help deal with the Klingon ship IKS T'Ong , which had on an extended mission where the crew had been in cryosleep for over seven decades. The crew awoke not knowing the Federation and Klingons were now allies. Her visit forced her and Worf to confront their feelings for each other, and the pair made love after a Klingon exercise session on the holodeck, resulting in the conception of a child. Afterwards Worf wanted to immediately marry K'Ehleyr, but she refused to take the oath with Worf and become his wife.

Working with Worf and the Enterprise crew, the pair were able to successfully devise a means of peacefully resolving the situation with the T'Ong without having to destroy the vessel. K'Ehleyr boarded the T'Ong and spent the next three days bringing the Klingons up to speed on the 24th century until other Klingon ships could arrive and escort the T'Ong back to base.

Shortly after having her and Worf's child, who she named Alexander, K'Ehleyr was named the Federation 's ambassador to the Klingon Empire. She spent most of her time working out of the Federation embassy on Qo'noS, and Alexander never left the compound when he lived with her.

K'Ehleyr and Alexander accompanied the dying Chancellor K'mpec to meet Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise in 2367. With K'mpec dying the threat of a Klingon civil war was high as various contenders would fight for control of the Empire. She also wanted Worf to meet Alexander. Recently discommended by the High Council, Worf was unwilling to acknowledge K'Ehleyr as his wife nor acknowledge Alexander as his son.

Determined to figure out what happened to Worf, K'Ehleyr began her own investigations, which had the unfortunate effect of alerting Worf's enemy Duras when she used her diplomatic codes to access Klingon computer files on Duras and the Klingon High Council's inquiries into the Khitomer massacre. K'Ehleyr was then murdered by Duras. She died in Worf's arms with their son Alexander present. As this was the first time Alexander had seen someone die, Worf told him to look upon his mother's deceased form and always remember death. Boarding Duras's ship, Worf claimed the right of vengeance against Duras on the grounds that K'Ehleyr was his wife.

After her death K'Ehleyr's body was transported to Earth and buried in New York City's Woodlawn Cemetery. After Worf himself became Federation Ambassador to the Empire, he visited her grave for the first time. He told his friend Martok about K'Ehleyr during the Dominion War when Alexander joined the crew of the Rotarran during the war.

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'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Alexander Actor Tragically Dies

Jon Paul Steuer died of unconfirmed causes on New Year's Day.

Punk rocker and former child actor Jon Paul Steuer, perhaps best known for his role as the young Klingon Alexander Rozhenko on Star Trek: The Next Generation , died of unconfirmed causes on Monday, January 1, at age 33. Steuer’s friends and P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. bandmates announced his passing on the band’s Facebook page on Wednesday, writing, “It is with heavy hearts and saddened minds that we announce the passing of our dear friend and singer Jonny Jewels, AKA Jon Paul Steuer.”

Steuer was the first young actor to portray Alexander, Lieutenant Worf and K’Ehleyr’s son, on TNG . Though he only played Alexander in a single episode of the series, Season 4’s “Reunion,” Steuer still marks the first actor to take on the role; Alexander was later portrayed by Brian Bonsall, Marc Worden, James Sloyan, and Richard Martinez. According to an interview with Jonathan Frakes (Commander William T. Riker) in a TNG Season 4 DVD special feature, Steuer was probably recast because he “was too shy, not a warrior.”

K'Ehleyr (Suzie Plakson) and Lieutenant Worf (Michael Dorn) with Jon Paul Steuer as their son, Alexander Rozhenko.

After Star Trek: The Next Generation , Freuer went on to star in the hit ABC sitcom Grace Under Fire from The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre. Freuer left the series after the first three seasons, quoting struggles with substance addiction, rehabilitation, and relapse. Steuer quit acting after Grace Under Fire , picking up a music career and later opening a vegan restaurant.

In the Facebook post announcing his death, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. wrote:

The addition of Jonny to our dysfunctional band family was one of the best choices that we have ever made, and he brought a much needed sense of fun and lightheartedness to everything we did. He was only with us for a little more than a year, but we managed to cram a lifetime of great experiences into his tenure as our singer: dozens shows at home in Portland and across several states, an amazing European tour, and our best full-length release yet.

We’ve lost our singer, but far, far more than that we’ve lost a friend. Rest in peace, Jonny…we love you.

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A Tribute to Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Recurring Characters

Looking beyond the Bridge crew to some noteworthy additions who added to the series’ greatness!

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This week, 35 years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation made its way on television sets everywhere with its premiere episode, “Encounter at Farpoint.”

The third Star Trek television series followed Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise-D and their voyages across the Alpha Quadrant in the 24th Century. We previously focused on the senior officers on the Bridge, highlighting their most underrated episodes . During the summer Villain Showdown , we covered several treacherous encounters Picard and his crew had with the likes of Q, the Borg, and the Cardassians.

Now, we’re going to shine a spotlight on a couple recurring characters who add to what makes this series so special!

Lwaxana Troi

If there was ever a character who could stop Picard in his tracks, the distinction would belong to Lwaxana Troi — daughter of the Fifth House, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed. When she’s not trying to seduce to Picard, Deanna Troi ’s eccentric mother sought to enjoy the fruits of middle age. Her over-the-top behavior was balanced by her magnitude of compassion. After enduring the tragedies she had in her family life, it's no wonder she sought out misfits such as Worf's son Alexander and the brilliant Dr. Timicin bound to his home world's Resolution, and wanted to ease their loneliness.

To see the depths of Lwaxana's character, be sure to watch " Half a Life ," " Cost of Living ," and " Dark Page ."

Despite only appearing in eight episodes across the latter half of the series, Ensign Ro Laren made an impressionable impact on the crew and the show. The arrival of Ro gave audiences their first look at Bajor and the Bajorans as well as their plight during the Cardassians' occupation of Bajor.

While she was not initially welcomed by the crew of the Enterprise due to her defiant nature and court-martial, she would eventually be taken in by the senior officers. Not only that, she got Guinan's seal of approval and developed a father-like/mentor relationship with Picard. Her presence serves a greater purpose in ultimately demonstrating the limits of Picard's ideals, the Federation's approach, and sowing the seeds of his disillusionment.

Ro’s standout performances include episodes “ Ensign Ro ,” “ Rascals ,” and “ Preemptive Strike .”

Reginald Barclay

When the senior Bridge crew seemed too infallible, it was officers like Reginald Barclay and Miles O’Brien who proved Starfleet, let alone the flagship Enterprise-D , would not function as smoothly as it does without the likes of everymen such as themselves. Not everyone can be as charismatic as first officer Will Riker, nor should they be expected to be. Plus, nothing could be more relatable than escaping to the Holodeck to release your day-to-day work tensions. Besides, he won over the toughest critic aboard the starship — Spot.

Key Barclay episodes include “ Hollow Pursuits ” and “ The Nth Degree .”

Alexander Rozhenko

As a senior Starfleet officer and series regular, Worf is easily one of the best Klingons on the show. One of Worf’s recurring struggles was trying to embrace his dueling cultures as a Klingon warrior and an orphan raised by humans who would find a home within Starfleet. Like father, like son, this dichotomy would later extend to his estranged son Alexander Rozhenko .

Shortly after learning about his son, Worf was thrusted into the life of a single parent when Alexander’s mother K’Ehleyr was murdered by Duras as she investigated the Khitomer Massacre and Worf’s discommendation. Still duty bound to Starfleet, Alexander would live with Worf’s adoptive parents, Sergey and Helena Rozhenko, on Earth. However, every time he visited Worf, he would challenge Worf’s rigid beliefs of duty and honor. However, he used the Holodeck to great affect when he forced Worf to take some much-needed time off on an Old West-program, designed by Barclay, or receiving lessons from Lwaxana Troi on breaking rules.

Alexander’s standout episodes include “ Ethics ,” “ A Fistful of Datas ,” and “ Firstborn .”

Miles O'Brien

One of the more prolific recurring characters is Miles O'Brien , who would go on to be series regular on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . The sensible, working class man gave us a glimpse of the crew that comprised the Federation flagship — of someone who's damn good at his job but didn't need the glory of being a senior officer on the Bridge. Not only that, he was able to have what many couldn't — a family. His trauma from the Federation-Cardassian War, nor his possession by an antagonistic alien entity, didn't prevent him from a life-well lived; in fact, we get to see wake up each day full of pride and determination to be the best dad and husband he can be.

To further cement the everyman’s significance, Star Trek: Lower Decks has deemed O’Brien as “the most important man in Starfleet history.” Head on over to an interview with series creator and showrunner Mike McMahan to learn about this excellent Easter Egg.

Stand-out TNG episodes for O'Brien include " The Wounded ” and " Power Play ."

HONORABLE MENTION: James Moriarty

While villains got their due during the summer’s Villain Showdown, we’d be remiss not to mention Professor James Moriarty among our list of spectacular recurring characters on TNG.

The crew of the Enterprise highly enjoyed their time on the Holodeck, none more so than Captain Picard and Data. They would find a worthy foil in Moriarty. Beginning as a hologram character in one of Data's Sherlock Holmes program, Moriarty's character evolved into a sentient being following a power surge as La Forge commanded the computer to create an adversary with "the ability to defeat Data," as opposed to Sherlock Holmes. Aware that he's not real, but discovering the banality of the program limiting, Moriarty yearned for a life beyond the Holodeck and Data's program.

"You - or someone - asked your computer to program a nefarious fictional character from 19th Century London, and that is how I arrived. But I am no longer that creation. I am no longer that character; I have changed. I am alive. I am aware of my own consciousness," proclaimed the Sherlock Holmes' foe. Moriarty's two episodes, " Elementary, Dear Data " and " Ship in a Bottle ," are definite must-watch. Be sure to check out Daniel Davis' interview with StarTrek.com on the development of Moriarty.

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Worf's son in  Star Trek: The Next Generation , Alexander Rozhenko, returned in  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine  — but what happened to the young Klingon after? Worf is a Klingon warrior and a Starfleet officer who was raised by adoptive human parents, Sergey and Helena Rozhenko. Being a Klingon by blood but having been raised in a human environment, Worf occupies a difficult realm between two very different worlds — which makes his unexpected parental responsibilities for his part-human, part-Klingon son, Alexander, even more complicated and difficult.

Alexander was the result of a union between Worf and K'Ehleyr; the daughter of a Human mother and a Klingon father, K'Ehleyr was uniquely suited to be an Ambassador between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Worf and K'Ehleyr became romantically involved in the  TNG  episode "The Emmissary," but after she rejected Worf's marriage proposal, the two parted ways. Alexander was the result of that union, and although Worf initially rejected welcoming Alexander into his life — due to the "shame" on Worf and his descendants due to him receiving a Klingon discommendation — K'Ehleyr's death left him little choice but to take responsibility for his son.

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Alexander appeared several times in TNG ,   despite not being a series regular; however, he did not follow his father to Deep Space Nine, instead opting to live with Worf's human parents on Earth. Alexander's future was hinted at in the  TNG  episode "Firstborn," which featured an adult version of the character from 40 years in the future. Future Alexander, calling himself K'mtar, reveals that he travelled to the past with the intent on making his younger self a great warrior, in order to prevent Worf's murder in the future. While "Firstborn" reveals a brief summary of Alexander's life as an adult, a number of events occurred in  Deep Space Nine  that suggest this alternate Star Trek  timeline never happened: chief among these is the Dominion War.

Worf became a series regular on  Star Trek: Deep Space Nine  in season 4. His son Alexander only appeared in two episodes of  DS9 , although he was referenced in others (like the time Worf sweetly commented to Miles O'Brien that he regretted not having seen his son as a toddler). When Alexander does appear, in the season 6 episode "Sons and Daughters," he is now an adult — Klingon's age much quicker than humans do, so even though he's only approximately 9 years old, he appears as a teenage male. The episode's plot revolves around Alexander's misguided attempts to reclaim his heritage by enlisting in the Klingon Defense Force in order to support the Klingon war against the Dominion. He is stationed on the Rotarran, on which   his father is a commanding officer. Alexander repeatedly demonstrates that he lacks the "warrior" abilities Klingons value — but he tries hard, and eventually, Worf realizes his his son's brave spirit and willingness to try are virtues in their own right.

Alexander later appears in the season 6 episode "You Are Cordially Invited," in which he is asked to be the " Tawi'Yan"   (or "swordbearer") at Worf and Jadzi Dax 's wedding. The role is similar to being "best man" in the wedding party. The episode reveals that Alexander is still clumsy, but he informs Worf that the Klingon crew of the Rotarran has come to accept him as such, referring to him affectionately as a good luck charm. In the season 7 episode "Penumbra," Ezri Dax states that Alexander was made a weapons officer on his new assignment on the Ya'Vang and was starting to lose his clumsiness.

Although nothing in  Deep Space Nine  disproves the future described in  TNG 's "Firstborn," the path Alexander finds himself on as a young adult is unlikely to result in him becoming the same pacifist and diplomat described by K'mtar. Worf is still alive during  Star Trek: Picard , but because K'mtar was vague about when the murder was to have taken place, it's currently unclear if this is proof that Alexander's future was changed as a result of him (and Worf) meeting his future self. Worf has yet to appear in  Picard , although fans hope actor Michael Dorn will reprise the role for season 2. If so, it would be the perfect opportunity for Alexander to return to the franchise — perhaps on a crew serving underneath his father once more.

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Brian Eric Bonsall ( born 3 December 1981 ; age 42) is a former child actor who played Alexander Rozhenko in seven episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation .

Bonsall took over the role from Jon Steuer , who played the toddler Alexander in his first appearance, in the fourth season episode " Reunion ". When the producers decided to make Alexander a recurring character, they realized that an older child actor would be required to fulfill the demands of regular filming. Bonsall had extensive television experience, having played the youngest Keaton child, Andy, on the sitcom Family Ties from 1986 through 1989.

Bonsall filmed his first Trek episode, "New Ground", on Tuesday 8 October 1991 and between Thursday 10 October 1991 and Wednesday 16 October 1991 on Paramount Stage 9 and 16 . For "Ethics", he filmed his scenes on Thursday 12 December 1991 and between Monday 16 December 1991 and Thursday 19 December 1991 on Paramount Stage 8 , 9, and 16. For "Cost of Living", he filmed his scenes between Tuesday 4 February 1992 and Thursday 13 February 1992 on Paramount Stage 8, 9, and 16. For his brief appearance in the episode "Imaginary Friend", Bonsall filmed his scenes on Monday 2 March 1992 on Paramount Stage 9.

Bonsall won three Young Artist Awards for his role on Family Ties . After Family Ties ended in 1989, Bonsall starred in the made-for-television movie Do You Know the Muffin Man (co-starring Graham Jarvis ), for which he earned a Young Artist Award nomination.

He went on to participate in many more television movies and specials, including Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990, with Terri Garr and Ben Vereen ), Angel of Death (1990, with John de Lancie and Ray Walston ), and False Arrest (1991, with Dennis Christopher , George Hearn , and Jeremy Roberts ). In 1994 he starred opposite Bob Saget in the family television movie Father and Scout , which co-starred Heidi Swedberg and David Graf .

He also made guest appearances on such television shows as The Young Riders (starring Anthony Zerbe ) and Shades of L.A. (starring Kenneth Mars ). He began appearing on Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1991, appearing semi-regularly during the show's fifth through seventh seasons.

Brian Bonsall as "Andrew Keaton" from "Family Ties", for which he is best known.

In addition to his television work, Bonsall starred in several feature films. He played the title role in the 1992 horror thriller Mikey , about a demonic young boy who terrorizes his adoptive parents. This was followed with a supporting role in the 1993 thriller Distant Cousins , co-starring with Mary Crosby . That same year, Bonsall co-starred in the comedy Father Hood , also featuring Adrienne Barbeau and Bob Gunton . Bonsall then starred in the 1994 Disney film Blank Check , about a youth who comes into the possession of a blank check, which he fills out for $1 million. Miguel Ferrer also starred in this latter film, playing the criminal who unwittingly gives Bonsall the blank check.

Bonsall training with stunt coordinator Dennis Madalone for "Firstborn"

After starring in the 1994 television movie Lily in Winter (with Salli Elise Richardson ), Bonsall left acting for music. In 1998, he formed a band with his friends, called Late Bloomers, and was most recently a member of the punk rock band Thruster. He has stated that he has no interest in returning to acting.

Since leaving the screen, however, Bonsall has had several run-ins with the law. In 2001, he was convicted of driving under the influence, and in 2004, he was arrested under suspicion of drunk driving. [1] On 28 March 2007, Bonsall, who lives in Colorado, was arrested for charges of second-degree assault and false imprisonment after an altercation with his girlfriend. In a plea agreement, Bonsall pled guilty to third-degree assault and the other charges were dropped. He was then sentenced to 24 months' probation on 31 August 2007. [2] (X)

In June 2008, Bonsall was accused of violating the conditions of his probation by failing to pay for domestic violence classes, missing daily Breathalyzer tests, failing one Breathalyzer test, and walking out on a urine test. [3] (X) [4] (X) He was due to appear in a court hearing scheduled for 16 July 2008 to answer for these alleged probation violations. Bonsall failed to show at the hearing, however, and authorities issued an arrest warrant for the former actor, coupled with a $2,500 bond. [5]

On 5 December 2009, Bonsall was arrested in Boulder, Colorado, for allegedly assaulting his friend with a bar stool. [6] [7] (X) Bonsall has since been sentenced to two years probation. [8] (X) [9]

Appearances as Alexander [ ]

• " New Ground "
• " Cost Of Living "
• " Imaginary Friend "
• " Rascals "
• " A Fistful of Datas "
• " Firstborn "

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• Brian Bonsall at Wikipedia

TNGs Counselor Troi Didnt Design Star Trek: Discoverys Betazoid Test - But She Could Have

WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths".

• Captain Burnham's psychological test in Discovery season 5 is a form of therapy akin to Counselor Troi's techniques in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
• The Betazoid test designed by Dr. Derex in episode 8, pushes Burnham to confront her fears to find the Progenitors' treasure clue.
• By navigating her own complexities, Burnham proves worthy of protecting the treasure in an introspective journey through the human mind.

The psychological test undergone by Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", is so akin to therapy that Star Trek: The Next Generation 's Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) could have designed it. Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins, and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour , sends Burnham into a mindscape where she confronts her fears to secure the final clue to the location of the Progenitors' treasure. As Burnham undergoes the test left behind by Betazoid scientist Marina Derex, the USS Discovery attempts to hold back a Breen attack.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8 is all about the importance of taking an introspective journey. It's only through navigating her own psychological complexity that Burnham can be honest with herself, and prove worthy to proect the Progenitors' treasure. The labyrinths of the episode's title refers not to the rows and rows of bookshelves in the Eternal Gallery and Archive, but to the complexity of the human mind. Star Trek: The Next Generation 's Counselor Troi would surely approve of such a test, even if she had no hand in designing it .

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TNGs Counselor Troi Could Have Designed Star Trek: Discoverys Betazoid Test

Star Trek: Discovery 's Betazoid scientist is named Dr. Marina Derex, which is an overt tribute to Marina Sirtis and Counselor Troi . This tribute becomes more pronounced when the nature of Dr. Derex's test is revealed in Discovery season 5, episode 8. It's essentially a form of therapy, with the program interface - which takes the form of Cleveland Booker (David Ajala) - using perfectly timed nudges and questions to help Burnham understand how she's been driven by a fear of failure. It's talking therapy, not unlike the methods used by Counselor Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation .

Counselor Troi helped many crew members on the USS Enterprise-D face their own fears and failings during Star Trek: The Next Generation 's seven seasons. For example, in Star Trek Generations , Troi helped Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) come to terms with the death of his brother and nephew by letting Jean-Luc do most of the talking. It's easy to see, therefore, that if the Federation President had chosen Counselor Troi, instead of Dr. Derex for the Progenitors' mission, she would have come up with the exact same test for Captain Burnham .

Star Trek: Discoverys Scientist And TNGs Counselor Troi Arent Like Other Betazoids

If Lower Decks ' Betazoids had tested Captain Burnham, then Michael would have ended up fighting the Breen with a cataclysmic hangover.

The more thoughtful and introspective Counselor Troi and, presumably, Dr. Marina Derex are slightly at odds with the more hedonistic, grandiose Betazoids from elsewhere in the Star Trek universe. For example, Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett) was vibrant, outrageous, but could also be incredibly attuned to the feelings of others, like Constable Odo (Rene Auberjonois) or Alexander Rozhenko (Brian Bonsall). Similarly, the Betazoid delegation from Star Trek: Lower Decks were hedonistic party girls, but were also shrewd intelligence operatives. If Lower Decks ' Betazoids had tested Captain Burnham, then Michael would have ended up fighting the Breen with a cataclysmic hangover .

Gene Roddenberry conceived the character of Counselor Deanna Troi for Star Trek: The Next Generation because he felt that in the 24th century, mental health would be as important as physical wellbeing.

However, as much as Counselor Troi may be embarrassed by her hedonistic and flirty mother in Star Trek: The Next Generation , it's just a different way of putting people at ease. Drinking cocktails with Lwaxana Troi or the Betazoid delegation can be just as restorative as a deep conversation with Counselor Troi on the Enterprise. However, given the tone of Star Trek: Discovery as a whole, it makes sense that they opted for a more traditional form of therapy for Captain Burnham's final test.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation is the third installment in the sci-fi franchise and follows the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew members of the USS Enterprise. Set around one hundred years after the original series, Picard and his crew travel through the galaxy in largely self-contained episodes exploring the crew dynamics and their own political discourse. The series also had several overarching plots that would develop over the course of the isolated episodes, with four films released in tandem with the series to further some of these story elements.

Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery is an entry in the legendary Sci-Fi franchise, set ten years before the original Star Trek series events. The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham, assigned to the USS Discovery, where the crew attempts to prevent a Klingon war while traveling through the vast reaches of space.

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Geordi is distracted by the news of the possible loss of his mother while he uses a new remote probe technology to search for a downed spacecraft. Geordi is distracted by the news of the possible loss of his mother while he uses a new remote probe technology to search for a downed spacecraft. Geordi is distracted by the news of the possible loss of his mother while he uses a new remote probe technology to search for a downed spacecraft.

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• Goofs (at around 13 mins) Geordi walks into a room of dead people. As the camera is walked backwards, you can see a 'dead' person pulling a barrel over to support herself. It must have slipped and the film crew thought it was off-camera.

Commander William T. Riker : My mother died when I was a baby. All I had was pictures and the stories that my father used to tell me about her. I begged him to tell those stories over and over. When I was five and I went to school, I started to tell my new friends those same stories, pretending that she was alive. Then I started believing that she was alive, that she had just gone away, but that she was coming back. The teacher got wind of this. She and my father had this talk with me. They told me it was important to accept the fact that my mother was dead and that she wasn't coming back and all the hoping in the world wouldn't make it so. In my mind, that was the day that my mother actually died. I cried all that night, but after that, it started feeling better.

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The multi-species son of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" warrior Worf, Alexander Rozhenko was the adorable Klingon boy with just enough squishy human genes to keep his dad constantly on his toes. A typical gifted kid, young Alexander was sharp as a bat'leth with a troublesome side, at various points landing himself in hot water by lying, stealing, and generally being a pain in the ridges. Throughout "The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," Alexander would be played by four actors. But it seems that one in particular, former child actor Brian Bonsall, shares Alexander's propensity for landing in trouble. But unlike the Klingon child he played, Bonsall's unruly streak veers into dangerous territory that led to multiple legal troubles between 2007 and 2010.

Cast as the cherub-cheeked, precocious Andy Keaton in "Family Ties" at only five years old, Bonsall would put in countless work hours by middle school. By the time he was cast in "Star Trek" a few years later, the boy actor had racked up credits in several TV movies and shows, earning three Young Artist Awards for his performance on "Family Ties."

But like many young actors, Bonsall struggled through the transition into adulthood. After deciding to focus on music, the former child actor began working in construction to support his musical career while living in Boulder, Colorado, when he was arrested for third-degree assault against his girlfriend in 2007. In 2009, after a year spent evading authorities following a missed court date, Bonsall was arrested again for assaulting a friend. The following year, Bonsall was sentenced to probation after popping hot for cannabis on a court-ordered UA before finally getting his life on track in the ensuing years.

Brian Bonsall got his life back on track

Despite his earlier legal troubles, Brian Bonsall seems to be doing pretty well these days. After admitting his struggles with substance addiction in 2010, Bonsall has continued to pursue a music career, even touring with punk band the Ataris in 2016. In a StarTrek.com profile published around the same time and later reprinted in BestLife , Bonsall shared, "My drunken run-ins with the law are about 10 years behind me, so I'm pretty happy about that. I'm not proud of my past mistakes but you live and you learn, I guess ... hopefully."

Like many former Trek actors, Bonsall revealed his appreciation for fans at conventions, telling StarTrek.com, "It was definitely super-neat to sign so much Star Trek memorabilia and to see the positive response from the fans." After years spent away from the camera, Bonsall popped up in the comedy horror short "Slaughsages" in 2019 and made a cameo appearance in the 2022 indie horror film "You're Melting." 

Despite Bonsall finally ending up on the right side of the law,  his name would be associated with legal trouble once more in 2017 due to no fault of the actor's own when a serial rapist began impersonating him right down to the tattoos. Bonsall, who had been touring at the time and was nowhere near the perpetrator's path, took to social media to warn his fans about the impostor, who was eventually arrested outside of Louisville, Kentucky.