#fuck kyle riker
Kyle Riker literally is the worst father of them all like he basically had his wife raise his son for two years like a 50s housewife
Then he mentally abused and probably smacked Will around often enough
Then just dropped him because Will was starting to be better than him
Like the nerve
100%! As a kid of childhood emotional neglect, I lose my SHIT every time Icarus Factor comes on and the whole message is like “well you both didn’t give each other a real shot, hyuk”
Um no, one was a child forced to emotionally raise himself to survive and the other was his neglectful, abusive father who TO THIS DAY thinks his son is being dramatic and emotional for not wanting anything to do with his abuser
Love me some TNG, but this episode makes the blood boil
Also, if you think too long about the title it’s even WORSE. Will did not “fly too close to the sun”. His father was not reasonably worried about him. He was given two paths and he chose the one he felt would be best for his life. That’s just an adult making adult decisions. Not fecking teenage Icarus burning up for flying his stupid wax wings too close to the sun, ffs.
Anyway you’re right and Kyle Riker sucks ass
