Captain Picard occasionally had to relinquish command of the Enterprise-D to someone else duringTNG.

This abrupt change takes Riker off guard and doesn’t exactly set Jellico up to be well-liked.

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After the ensuing argument, Jellico relieves Riker of duty, replacing him as First Officer with Lt.

Commander Data (Brent Spiner).

As the viewer watching Gul Madred torture Picard, it’s easy to side with Riker.

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