Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge

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| Transcript label | LAFORGE |
| Episodes | 169 of 176 speaking, plus 1 non-speaking |
| Dialogue lines | 4582 |
| Played by | LeVar Burton |
| Species | Human |
| Affiliation | Starfleet |
| Status | Active at series end |
Key facts
- Born blind; sees through a VISOR that feeds data to his brain (Encounter at Farpoint S01E01-E02 onward; the VISOR is exploited by Romulans in The Mind's Eye S04E24).
- Season 1 helmsman (flight controller) (Memory Alpha); chief engineer from season 2 (Memory Alpha).
- Closest friend to Data; Sherlock Holmes holodeck partner (Elementary, Dear Data S02E03, Ship in a Bottle S06E12).
- Mother, Captain Silva La Forge, is lost with the USS Hera (Interface S07E03); father is an exozoologist.
- Created a holodeck version of engine designer Dr Leah Brahms (Booby Trap S03E06) and later met the real one (Galaxy's Child S04E16).
- Brainwashed by the Romulans into attempting an assassination (The Mind's Eye S04E24).
- Trapped out of phase with Ro Laren (The Next Phase S05E24); mentors Reginald Barclay (Hollow Pursuits S03E21).
- Stranded with a Romulan on Galorndon Core and forced to cooperate (The Enemy S03E07).
Rank and role timeline
| From | Rank / role |
|---|---|
| Encounter at Farpoint (S01E01-E02) | Lieutenant (junior grade), flight controller |
| The Child (S02E01) | Lieutenant, chief engineer |
| Evolution (S03E01) | Lieutenant Commander |
Relationship graph
Relationships recorded in the curated data for this character, as on the Visuals page. Colour is affiliation. Hover a person for detail, click to open their note. Faint curves are ties between the people shown.
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Relationships
- Lieutenant Commander Data: best friend (Memory Alpha: Data · Memory Alpha: Geordi La Forge)
- Dr Leah Brahms: infatuation, then friendship (Memory Alpha: Leah Brahms)
- Lieutenant Reginald Barclay: protégé (Memory Alpha: Reginald Barclay · Memory Alpha: Geordi La Forge)
- Hugh: Borg he befriended (Memory Alpha: Hugh · Memory Alpha: Geordi La Forge)
- Ensign Ro Laren: trapped out of phase together (Memory Alpha: Geordi La Forge)
- Captain Silva La Forge: mother (Memory Alpha: Silva La Forge · Memory Alpha: Geordi La Forge)
- Captain Montgomery Scott: fellow engineer (Memory Alpha: Geordi La Forge · Memory Alpha: Montgomery Scott)
Most scenes shared with
| Character | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 676 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 668 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 657 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 373 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 236 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 220 |
| Wesley Crusher | 119 |
| Lieutenant Natasha 'Tasha' Yar | 69 |
Lines per season
| S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539 | 533 | 692 | 638 | 739 | 705 | 736 |
Appearances at a glance
One cell per episode in broadcast order; darker means more lines, an outlined cell is an appearance without dialogue. Hover for the episode, click to open it.
Appearances
Non-speaking appearances
Episodes where the character appears without dialogue, and how we know.
| Code | Episode | Source |
|---|---|---|
| S04E26 | Redemption | cast list |
Heaviest episodes
- Interface (S07E03): 166 lines
- Hollow Pursuits (S03E21): 123 lines
- Galaxy's Child (S04E16): 109 lines
- Booby Trap (S03E06): 108 lines
- Force of Nature (S07E09): 105 lines