Star Trek: Top 10 Riker Moments
9. He Doesn't Need To Be God - Hide And Q
Imagine being granted the powers of a god, then being told you shouldn't use them. It would be enough to turn any person's head, as indeed it threatens to do to Riker in Hide And Q.
Having already encountered that titular trickster in Encounter At Farpoint, Riker was armed with knowledge of what that the Q could do almost anything that their imagination could conceive. To then be presented with that power, however fleetingly, would be enough to turn anyone's head. For a short time, it threatens to turn Riker.
In the midst of his developing arrogance, he is brought back down to Earth by Picard. A lesser man might have scoffed at his captain, so puny in their human state, ordering him to anything. But not Riker. He listens, he learns. He may be a little slow on the uptake, but bear in mind, he hadn't yet grown the beard.
With great facial hair comes great wisdom.