Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

Lower Decks (1994)

Bruce Beatty: Ben

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Quotes 

• [Lavelle, Taurik and Ben are observing Worf and Sito talking] 

  Sam Lavelle : What could they be talking about?

  Taurik : Have you ever considered learning to lip-read?

  Sam Lavelle : You think Worf's chewing her out?

  Ben : No, he always looks like that.

• [last lines] 

  Ben : Excuse me, sir, but I need to move this table.

  Lieutenant Worf : What?

  Ben : [indicating the table occupied by Lavelle, Taurik and Ogawa]  There's an empty seat over there.

  Lieutenant Worf : I appreciate what you're trying to do. But it is not appropriate. You were her friends. I was only her commanding officer.

  Ben : Sir - I happen to know that she considered you a friend.

  [Worf ponders this, then gets up and joins the other friends at their table] 

• Taurik : [of Lavelle]  He's convinced Commander Riker doesn't like him.

  Ben : [to Lavelle]  Why, did you crash the ship into something?

• Ben : How about some blackjack?

  Sam Lavelle : Uh, I've gotta get some sleep, so I can be sharp tomorrow.

  Ben : Why? So you can get promoted, have more responsibility and have to get to sleep even earlier?

• [in a poker round] 

  Counselor Deanna Troi : It seems to me that you and Lavelle are a lot alike.

  Commander William T. Riker : What? We're not at all alike!

  Doctor Beverly Crusher : You're bluffing.

  [in another poker round] 

  Sam Lavelle : You think so?

  Ben : Yes. And I'm not gonna let you get away with it.

• Commander William T. Riker : [at the poker game in Commander Riker's quarters]  Come in.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Ben, what are you doing here?

  Ben : I just cleaned out some junior officers and I thought I'd do the same here.

  Commander William T. Riker : You're welcome to give it a try.