The Icarus Factor

The Icarus Factor

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name = The Icarus Factor


Worf during the ceremony in "The Icarus Factor".
series = TNG
ep_num = 40
prod_num = 140
date = February 20, 1989
writer = Davis Assael (teleplay)
Robert L. McCullough (teleplay), David Assael (story)
director = Robert Iscove
guest = Mitchell Ryan, Colm Meaney
stardate = 42686.4
year = 2365
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"The Icarus Factor" is a second-season episode of "". It was first broadcast on April 24, 1989.

Plot

The primary plot of the episode deals with William Riker's decision about taking a command of his own, complicated by the briefing he must receive on the assignment from his estranged father, Kyle Riker (played by Mitchell Ryan). While initially very reluctant to listen to his father's attempt to reconcile, an anbo-jitsu match finally forces him to listen, and reconcile with his father.

The secondary plot point revolves around Worf who is acting more agitated than usual. It is eventually learned that Worf has missed an important Klingon ceremony marking the anniversary of his Age of Ascension. The crew recreates the ritual on the holodeck, permitting him to return to normal.

Anbo-jitsu

Anbo-Jitsu is a fictitious Japanese sport shown in "Star Trek: The Next Generation". In it, two armored opponents facing each wear a solid visor, rendering them blind, and fight with a large staff. A proximity sensor is worn by each combatant, alerting them to their opponent's location with an audio signal. A protective cushion is worn on one arm and can be used to shield or deflect attacks. It is called "the ultimate evolution in the martial arts" in the context of the show though all the required paraphernalia seems counter-intuitive to the very nature of most martial arts (which train the body and mind), and most of the moves seem to involve clumsily swinging the staves like baseball bats.

In Japanese, "An" means dark, as the opponents are blind folded. "Bo" means staff. "Jitsu" means technique or skill.

Production Notes

*John Tesh was covering the filming of this episode for the entertainment news series "Entertainment Tonight". He enthusiastically volunteered to act as a Klingon in the ritual sequence (from the viewer's perspective, he is the first on the left).
*The banners around the arena are written in Japanese hiragana and spell out Ataru, Lum, Urusei Yatsura, Kei, Yuri, Akira and Tonari no Totoro.

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