Jean-Luc Picard’s entire life was redefined by an episode that, when it first aired, wasn’t really about him at all. And yet, for all of its fame — including that very well-remembered cliffhanger — the meat of “The Best of Both Worlds” is not a Picard episode at all. CBS/ParmaountThe fact that “The Best of Both Worlds” is a Riker episode isn’t some kind of wild, galaxy-brained hot take. The entire future of Star Trek feels like it's at a crossroads in this episode, because it really was. Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3, Episode 26, streams on Paramount+.