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#STAR TREK TNG SINS OF THE FATHER HOW TO#
You might also think that the actors would have been briefed on how to pronounce the word "Khitomer," as well as the names "K'mpec" and "Khalest," but no. You might think that the Khitomer massacre as a major historical event would have been completely investigated and analyzed by now, but no. Mostly that K'mpec was hot for her but she found him too fat.
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Worf's nanny Khalest saved Picard's life and had some fun lines. I saw Todd at a Star Trek convention years ago, and he was a fun, memorable guest. This was Tony Todd's first Star Trek appearance, but not his last. We don't do spoilers for later episodes here on Doux Reviews, but I will say that if you're new to Next Gen, this story is not a standalone. Picard took direct action to personally support Worf, which included speaking ceremonial Klingon, shouting his support for Worf at the High Council, and investigating the events at Khitomer by tracking down Worf's rather vicious nanny. He's quite a guy.Īnother thing I enjoyed a lot about this episode was that instead of being protected by his first officer, who usually handled the dangerous away missions, Picard got to be Worf's cha'DIch, or second, and an action hero for a change. It adds dimension to Worf as a character. For someone as proud and stubborn as Worf, this is a big deal - especially considering that Worf is saving an Empire that was never his home. He even has to stand there as the entire council, and Kurn, turn their backs on him. Even though Worf is ready to die to clear his father's name, he ultimately decides that the Empire itself and the life of his brother are more important than his own honor, and he chooses discommendation - an admission of guilt. What makes this episode so good is that on a show famous for its reset button, there is no pat happy ending for Worf and Kurn. And Duras is particularly slimy, since he is ready to have both Worf and baby brother Kurn executed when they - and their father Mogh - had done nothing wrong. K'mpec appears honorable, but he came up with this plan, or at least agreed it. Up until now, Klingons have been mostly one-note characters. This episode is the first set on the Klingon homeworld, and the first to explore Klingon politics.
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You'd think that the war-worshiping Klingons would be all for that, but no. And hey, since Mogh's family was gone except for Worf, a Starfleet officer who didn't even come home for the Klingon version of Thanksgiving, why not Mogh? The Duras family is so powerful that bringing them down would mean civil war. The Klingon High Council needed a fall guy to stand in for Duras' father, who was responsible for giving the Khitomer defense codes to the Romulans all those years ago. They're similar in character, too I can picture Worf doing exactly what Kurn did under the same circumstances.Īpparently, government conspiracies aren't just for humans any more. He and Michael Dorn are the same height and have similarly deep voices, and Worf and Kurn even have the same head bumps it's instantly believable that they're brothers.
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And Kurn reveals that he is there for a reason: their late father Mogh has been branded a traitor by the Klingon Empire, and Kurn wants big brother Worf to go with him and do something about it. Left behind because he was a baby when the family went to Khitomer, Kurn was raised by a family friend and didn't know his parentage until the Age of Ascension. When Worf understandably blows up, Kurn reveals that he is the younger brother that Worf never knew. It started out as a sequel to Riker participating in the command exchange program in " A Matter of Honor." Commander Kurn comes aboard and tromps around being a Klingon, terrorizing Wesley and offending everyone else, but treating Worf in a particularly gentle and patronizing way.
#STAR TREK TNG SINS OF THE FATHER SERIES#
I'm enjoying them a lot more now, maybe because I'm seeing the series more objectively. All I could think of during this scene wasĪs I've probably mentioned before, I wasn't much into the Klingon episodes back in the day.