10 Best Star Trek Characters In One Scene Only
4. Captain Morgan Bateson
Cause and Effect is one of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which is a funny thing - as it is effectively a collection of five or six scenes, told over and over from different angles. Not only is it a clever play on the time loop trope, but it is also a fine way to save some money for a week.
The USS Bozeman appears out of a time vortex and collides with the Enterprise-D, causing a massive explosion that traps both ships in the loop. Thanks to time-fun, the Bozeman has been trapped in the loop for almost 100 years.
Captain Morgan Bateson, played by guest Kelsey Grammar, appears for only a few moments but in that short time, he is very much an upstanding Starfleet officer - the first thing he does is ask if he can lend any assistance to the Enterprise. Captain Picard is forced to, with a heavy heart, inform the captain and crew that they are out of time.
It is a great scene, short and punchy, remaining one of the fun guest appearances on the Next Generations.