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[Riker] Hell of a view.

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The kind we spent half a lifetime chasing.

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And the other half missing the chase.

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Will, are you enjoying this?

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Course not. Are you?

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From the very beginning,

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the relationship between Riker and Picard

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was different from any other

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relationships that he had.

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Commander Riker, sir.

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[Patrick] And that wasn't
just on camera, either.

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To be back with Sir Patrick

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has been one of the great
joys of my Star Trek career,

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and I have, I think,
Terry Matalas to thank.

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Reminds me of my cadet days.

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Only I don't remember having
to get up to pee this much.

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When we were shooting Season 2,

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I was hanging out
with Jonathan Frakes a lot

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because he was directing the episodes,

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and one of the first things I said was

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how much I really wanted
to do Butch and Sundance

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with Picard and Riker.

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I'm not sure about this plan.

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Because it's not really
a plan, it's a ruse.

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Yeah, that's the part that I don't like.

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That that would be the
kickoff of a season,

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and see that dynamic of
them back in the game.

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Your hands are stiff and
my knees are killing me.

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So long as we don't have to move or shoot,

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we should be fine.

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He developed this wonderful arc

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where I hook back up with Picard

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and the two of us go
on a mission together.

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Ready?

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As ever.

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[Jonathan] It's a lot
like going back in time.

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The very, very first time

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I appeared in front of the
camera as Captain Picard,

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I didn't say a line of dialogue.

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I just looked at somebody
and then walked away.

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And when they called "cut,"

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Jonathan Frakes yelled out,

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"So, that's what they call
British face acting, is it?"

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And that underlined and emphasized

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the way that my relationship
with Jonathan progressed.

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"I think the resemblance
is rather striking.

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Wouldn't you agree, Number One?"

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He became, quite quickly,

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a much loved, trusted,

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and inspirational colleague.

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In many ways, it feels
as if we never left.

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I mean, God knows we're a lot older,

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but we have the same mutual respect.

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There's an undying friendship between us

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as actors and friends and characters.

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Thank you, Will.

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What for?

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Oh...

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For so many things.

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It's what made the work
that we did for seven years

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and then four feature films
so differently interesting

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from what it can often be on camera.

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And I think that it was one of the aspects

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that people particularly loved.

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I'm so happy for you guys.

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- Me too. Feels good.
- I feel so much...

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- Yeah.
- Yeah, feels great.

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Feels like it's never stopped.

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Yeah, right?

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It's better.

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As many characters in the show,

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in Season 3 have changed,
Riker and Picard,

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I mean, Picard's changed,

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but Riker is essentially the same guy.

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Just a lot older and with a white beard.