The back pain due to injury is true, but the reason he sat down that way isn’t because of that. Frakes confirmed in an interview that he did it because he thought that would showcase Riker’s cockiness. Nobody stopped him from doing it, so it stuck.
The back injury, however, is the reason behind the “Riker Lean”.
His maneuver is only impressive when you realize he does it for the challenge of not hitting the chair over with his massive genitalia.
Hits the chair? Dude wipes the top with his sack every time. Notice how no one else ever sits anywhere he’s been.
After marking his territory those beta males instinctively avoid sitting on a chair filled with his signature Alpha musk.
The fun part is watching to see who sits in it next, and how fast they jumped to get there.
Just taken aback… I mean I had to dodge to avoid being smacked across the face by his ample bulge.
Kovich! Still can’t believe they got fucking Cronenberg to play him.
It’s also why Picard had him manually dock the saucer section. Heard No1 was packing not just a hog but a whole butchers shop. Figured he’d see if it was true by whether he could manipulate some extreme girth.
For the curious, it was actually chronic back pain or something like that. That was the least painful way to sit
See, I feel heard in this. Not to brag, but I’m 6’4" and “things” are proportional. I sometimes step over stuff that others wouldn’t, but I’d hesitate at a chair. There’s too much risk, he’d have to have a tight nutsack all the time.
So what I’m hearing is “Hey, Stamets, I’m perfect. Wanna go on a date?”
I’m loving the idea of you just striding around everything casually stepping over cars, walls and shopping malls but you get to one chair and go around it. See… this is why I need sleep.
I mean, if you’re ever in North Texas…
Yeah, I’m like a weird Godzilla that way. I pick up busses, but then I put them back down as I make my way to the center of town.
