Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

The Icarus Factor (1989)

Mitchell Ryan: Kyle Riker

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• Kyle Riker : I may have something of a reputation for excellence.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : And false humility.

  Kyle Riker : My guess is that Will finds you pretty fascinating. Candor seems to be a trait he admires.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Honesty is the trait he admires most. And you should honestly consider why you're so competitive with your own son.

• Doctor Pulaski : Poor guy. Picked up the flu virus at our last stop at Nasreldine.

  Kyle Riker : Sounds nasty. What's the therapy?

  Doctor Pulaski : Tryptophan-lysine distillate, with a generous dose of PCS.

  Kyle Riker : PCS?

  Doctor Pulaski : "Pulaski's chicken soup".

• Kyle Riker : I came here to bury the hatchet with my son, only to find out that the ground was frozen solid.

• Kyle Riker : I came here thinking we could talk this out. But maybe you're right. Maybe I am no father, and you are no son; and this fight is all we have left.

• Doctor Pulaski : [on seeing Kyle Riker after, as it seems, a very long time]  This is more than a surprise; it's total shock.

  Kyle Riker : You mean you didn't bake me a cake?

• Kyle Riker : How about a drink?

  Doctor Pulaski : How about a kiss?

• Kyle Riker : Why do I get the feeling that this is a set-up?

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Because you're intelligent, wise and quite correct.

  Kyle Riker : Well, I've never been set up better, that's for sure.

• Kyle Riker : I thought about you a lot.

  Doctor Pulaski : Kyle, I don't need to hear what you don't need to say.

• Kyle Riker : I've come here to help Will prepare for his first task as captain.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Are you sure he'll accept such a dangerous assignment?

  Kyle Riker : He'll accept it just because it is dangerous.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : How can you be so sure?

  Kyle Riker : Because I would. And we aren't so different, Will and I.

• Kyle Riker : You know... it's funny. I can talk to a whole roomful of admirals about anything in the galaxy. But I can't talk to you about how I feel.

• Kyle Riker : It's a funny thing about being a parent. There aren't any tech manuals. No quick read-outs to get you to the next set of variables. You just got to wing it from day to day.