Out of nowhere, Worf reveals himself to be an incredible superior officer who teaches his subordinates exactly what they need to know. Goddamn I miss TNG.
Too bad its only written words on a page. Stories invented by writers, rather than a more direct showing of ideas. Most people lack such creative talents, which now more than ever arr needed if Homo Sapiens is to survive. THERE ARE TOO MANY SHEEP AND TOO FEW FREE THINKERS IN OUR WORLD :( BAAAAAA BAAAAAA BAAAAAAA
"You are not listening - defend yourself!" What he meant was not a physical defence, but that she should stand up for herself. Genius dialogue-writing in action.
Did anyone else notice that Warf never initiated an attack the whole time? He only counterattacked. In other words, her own anxiety was having her lash out and open to attack.
@@piotrd.4850 What good is learning a life lesson when you lose your life? This was bad writing how they handled Ensign Sito. Grow and develop a character just to kill her off. What a waste.
@@frankstyles8228 For one, TNG was episodic series and "Two Man Show" as Marina Sirtis put it. For two - to quote "Peak Performance" "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still loose; this is not weakness. This is life". For three - it can be argued that it was whole point; you can use all your identity, accomplishments and life in split second. Still, it is important that it does not induce apathy. Win some, loose some. Yeah, I too wish we got more 'lower decks' with same characters and 2-3 espisode story arc - but insofar as episode and scene was, it was very, very good. One of more wholesome Worf moments, especially when he joins junior officers at the table.
"Do you feel you have been touched inappropriately? Did your boss convince you to do something that made you feel wrong afterwards? If you feel you have been wrongfully touched or exploited, please call Handsoff and Standdown at 555 - Don'ttouchme, and let us fight for you!"
Worf: "It's take courage to admit combat with an enemy you cannot see is unfair." Sito: "Kinda like an enemy using cloaking shields to surprise attack an enemy?" Worf: "..."
Victory is its own merit. We live in a dangerous galaxy. We are either predator, or prey. To blind yourself in the name of fairness shows only a lack of respect to your own self, and to your enemy.
Actually, that's a very important lesson too because it helps you eat your ego and look for a solution to the unfairness. If you play into the idea of fighting fair and honorably, despite not being able to see cloaked vessels, you're going to lose more often than not. However, if you admit you're outmatched and say, perform surgery on a torpedo so it tracks a vessel, even when cloaked, now you have the unfair advantage. Admitting something is unfair is the first step in figuring out how to even the odds.
Worf: "It takes courage to admit combat with an enemy you cannot see is unfair." Sito: "Kinda like an enemy using cloaking shields to surprise attack an enemy?" Worf: "Exactly. You should not fire blindly into the dark for fear of a cloaked ship. You should build better sensors to remove your blindfold. THEN who will be surprised?"
You do know he had her assigned to the enterprise so she’d be able to better put the academy stuff behind her, yeah? Like Worf, he knew she was a good officer. He just wanted to develop her. That was very compassionate.
I just had a realisation. Worf said learning to stand up for herself was lesson. Later we will see her volunteer for an incredibly dangerous mission. And yeah she volunteer...after picard made it clear how important it was. And picard knew she wanted to redeem herself. Yeah she volunteered..after picard created a situation where she was never going to say no. The cardassian is even uncomfortable with the situation and tells picard so. I have just realised, i think Worf wanted her to turn down the mission.
The truth was that Picard had followed her career. Saw that she was trying to be a good officer, and got her onboard when no other ship would take her. Picard’s words reflect what she thinks about herself. She doesn’t feel that she deserves success and that she should have been expelled.
Worf truly had a heart didn't he, great lesson, she needed this so much. We all do, if you make a mistake yes there's punishments, but there's a difference between that & abuse. The punishments you have to take, the abuse you do not. It indeed takes courage to stand for yourself.
@@timhallas4275 that's is so wrong. I've seen young men with no character. Unfortunately there's a lot of people who have no character and it's these ones that have slime balled their way up some ladder that will hire their own.
@@jjj1951 I didn't say that one cannot redeem oneself for past mistakes... I said that one should not be given a pass on those mistakes because of conditions created by politically correct bias. I tell you now, that in modern American society, there is a movement toward favoritism of those who have achieved the least and now demand an equal share of the product of another persons hard work or skill. Females have accomplished less than men in science, construction, civilization in general, and yet today, they demand an equal share of the credit. The same is true of the "people of color" as they like to call themselves,, conveniently leaving out Asian and Polynesian peoples. Most of what we call civilization has come from the efforts and talents of Caucasian and Asian MEN.. So why should they now be denied credit for their accomplishments, in order to give a share of the prize to those who have contributed far less?? I say, you should be grateful that you are able to enjoy the benefit of their efforts. Call that what you may, but I ask only that the fruits of my own labor in this world belong to me, and that I may share them of my own accord, but not have them stolen by leftist politicians.
Picard says at the beginning “quite frankly I don’t know how you got on this ship”. Then later tells her that he requested her posting. So he lies to her, right after he lambastes her for lying. All so he can test her character before he asks her to go on a suicide mission. If there is any justice in the Star Trek universe there should be a follow up about how she was awarded the Starfleet Medal of Honor for putting up with his bull crap and then doing what he asked anyway. Oh, wait, I see now. He was shaming her into feeling unworthy and that she’d never be able to redeem herself and then offering a chance at redemption, three years of impeccable service be damned. Clever, Picard.
One of the greatest principles of Worf acknowledging courage is that he recognizes that courage comes in many forms, not just the ability to get into a fight weather you success or fail. This is seen with Ensign Sito with courage to speak up for herself, but also in DS9 when in the Jem Hadar prison when Garak has courage to face his won fears with his claustrophobia to help them escape. Worf is a more empathetic klingon in a way.
LOL it shows she has knowledge of other languages but it also demonstrates an abject lack of intelligence in being able to utilize that knowledge when she put a blindfold on for a "fight to the death".
That was sort of the point i was making on the original post. Either she knew it wasn't a fight to the death so it didn't show she had any character OR she blind folded herself for a fight to the death because shes dumb....
The lower decks crew was so damn good. It’s a shame they didn’t build out a junior crew to start to phase out the old cast and let the damn series just continue forever. No fictional environment has ever felt more like home to me more than the Enterprise-D and I could have feasted on adventures lasting forever.
It’s been many years since I’ve seen this scene , but I can still remember her character name and the mission. How is it that I can’t remember what I had for breakfast yesterday?
As you age, new memories are weaker and old memories are stronger. Think it like age, when you are 10, 1 year was forever, 1/10th of your life, but as you age, that year holds to you less, a year no longer feels like a big deal when it's 1/50th. It is why you can quote movies for when you were a kid, but new movies do not stick without a few rewatchings. That is your memory, that is why nostalgia can fuck with your judgement.
Or, perhaps it is because hers was such a memorable, but short-lived character. Ens. Sito had shown extreme promise upon her posting to The Enterprise. It’s too bad that she was “sacrificed” so soon.
@@krioni86sa But she died with honor and served the Federation on an important mission. In contrast, due to her tarnished record she would have otherwise been posted to something obscure, such as a desk job on a planetary station doing unremarkable work. Safe, totally, but unfulfilling to why she really joined Starfleet.
@@oldtwinsna8347 True, she wanted more than a desk job and valued duty, but did she really have to die? Starfleet's mission is to protect life, including its own people. Her skills could’ve contributed in ways that didn’t require such a sacrifice.
Best set of scenes in all of Star Trek. Thank you for compiling them. Star Trek TNG's episode Lower Decks teaches me to never give up on myself no matter how hard life gets.
@@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 spock's death had meaning, sito redshirt's did not. Puts the tos redshirts in a different light. I dont think I could handle a series where they gave every TOS redshirt a compelling backstory like sito’s.
@@0biwan7 It put TOS redshirts in a different light? See, I don't get most Trek fans because they seem to think only in terms of lore and canon. I only care about the writing then and there, and Spock's death had no build up whatsoever during the movie. Felt like a Hollywoodian tearjerker (something TOS never had!), especially having a damn Vulcan-Romulan shed a tear at the funeral for maximum heartstrings-pulling.
Even though she only had this one episode (not counting First Duty, where she was a cadet), Sito made a real impression for a 'Red Shirt' character. I really wish they could have done more with her...
Fun fact! After they filmed and watched the episode this was the reaction of the producers and writers' staff. They said "Oh god, why did we kill her off!!?!" They even debated trying to find some way to claim she had been captured, not killed, so she could join DS9 but in the end decided that her death had too much weight. But they all admitted it was a mistake.
We saw various scenes where Worf is an incredible mentor. The worst was Geordi who was territorial, defensive, and argumentative with his subordinates.
Damn, I forgot this episode, how cute that actress was and how gutted I felt at the end when we learned her fate :( The next gen had some truly incredible stories and wonderful writing. Sadly missing qualities from most of Trek since 2005.
I'm glad someone else here commenting in recent hours remembers what happened. Things did not end well. Pretty sure Worf felt ok, as she died with honor. How Picard felt is unknown. I think most of the time he was pretty chill with sending people to their deaths. In fact, there was a whole episode that said watch rank is pretty much being cool with ordering people to near certain death.
Some more information.She works at the Olive View Medical Centre a part of UCLA and as won Figure Skating Regional Championships(1987). More information is available on her Wikipedia entry including her acting credits.
@@SVSky In the novels, he even is made part of the Order of the BatLeth - an order founded by the widow of Kahless to uphold his ideals of honor and punish those who violate them.
Meanwhile, in the modern _""StAr TrEk""_ STDverse: "The conversation's over. You're transferred. Shut up." "But..Captain. Please, allow me to spea-" "Nope. Shut up. You're an idiot. Transferred. Stop talking now. Byebye." Ugh. I miss intelligent, well-written science fiction. I miss real Star Trek.
Admiral: "Why did Lieutenant Edward die, Captain?" Captain: "Because he was an idiot." Q (off-screen): "I don't think he was an idiot, but YOU ARE, mon Capitaine!!"
Picard should be ashamed of his actions here. He should have known how this would manipulate her, and that she would do anything to redeem herself in his eyes.
Picard was playing her. He was following her career and had her assigned to the Enterprise when no one else would have her. Her performance earned her a chance and he gave it to her. Picard is voicing her own concerns about herself. She should have spoken up sooner, she should have been expelled. These scenes are showing how the command crew is working together to grow their officers.
Somehow I think Picard realized the value that she was simply Bajoran and saw her as a future card to play with once realizing she did not resign from the academy. Remember this was a time when things were still rough with the Cardies with the Bajoran occupation exit and Picard already experienced that horrific situation with Gul Madred, as well as that the Enterprise would very likely be ordered to participate in any type of Cardassian negotiation. Further, Picard knew that she could be easily dominated upon, as Nick Locarno had done to get her to go along with his devious plan. Think about it - would Picard have done for Sito if Sito was human or a Vulcan? I would say no.
Now the perfect execution of this lesson would go like this: Wait, you want me to go undercover as a captive to a Cardassian... and I'm a Bajoran? F#ck that! I'll go get a job on DS9 next year!
Once, on the job, I witnessed a grown man savagely berate his trainee, a young woman, 30 years his junior. She didn’t say a word, but her face was red and puffy from crying her damn eyes out. 🥴 ~ So, I blindfolded her and beat the shit out of her ~ 🤕 Kidding, kidding, I’m only kidding . . . Her supervisor had made a small procedural change to a recipe and simply neglected to inform her. Seriously? 😡That’s what stirred up all these heavy emotions? I found such unfairness disturbing both professionally and personally. So, as she dried her tears and composed herself, I assured her she wasn’t at fault and advised her on how to fix the recipe. This particular episode of ST:TNG has always stood out in my mind, so that night I shared a link to this scene. She gave notice and promptly quit the very next morning. Late that night, my shift complete, as I left for the day, I discovered a small hand written note tucked under my car’s windshield wiper blade. There was no greeting or signature, rather the note simply read, “Thank you. Next time it won’t take so many bruises to protest!”☺️ I learned everything I need to know from watching Star Trek: TNG! “Qapla!”
she is disoriented with the blindfold so just imagine how frightened and confused she was alone in the claustrophobic escape pod with no way to see the energy bolt coming that ended her far from home and all her friends
I was taught this, with an additional lesson. "Protest unfairness; Meet your fear head first" The second one was me getting taught that everyone has fear and there's nothing wrong with that. There's times where it's neccisary to suppress fear.
Picard obviously tested her resolution and mental strength of facing difficulty and high pressure in attempt to asses her readiness for risky mission. Worf just help her to deal with that i reckon.
Yes, one of my favorites to. I showed it to my daughters when I felt they were old enough. The episode she first appeared in "The First Duty" is another favorite. Must admit I really struggled for the first couple seasons to like this show and frankly wouldn't have been too disappointed if it was cancelled but it's fantastic how good it got and phenomenal episodes like this, and others such as Dark Page, The Inner Light & Lessons are my favorite TV episodes period.
I'm pretty sure Worf's test was planned with Picard to see if she would go back to Picard and tell him that he had judged her unfairly. Or at least, that's my interpretation.
@@RichardJolley same here. Choosing a candidate for such a dangerous (and secret) mission couldn't have been done without a careful and thorough planning. So the bosses devised this test to see if the person they already laid their eyes upon, was actually up to the task.
That Nova Squadron cadet who changed his name to Tom Paris, or maybe he attended under an alias to avoid being the admirals son. Though he ended up in a penal colony he did alright for himself and redeemed himself.
Olde TNG taught lessons for how we should aspire to make ourselves better. We could learn through their mistakes centuries before the character made them!
I like that we get to see Picard being extra harsh to someone. It’s easy to see how he interacts with the senior staff, and think that he’s always so nice and understanding. Here, we get to see that he’s not perfect.
There is nothing wrong with speaking harshly to a subordinate who has willingly made a serious mistake. If she is weak, she may quit (good). If she is strong, she may become stronger (good).
@@Shozb0t But he was being a jerk about holding onto an incident from three years ago. Kind of like how some were holding onto a trivial comment by a soon to be POTUS from decades previous.
Just part of the job of being a Captain, yes most are very cordial and want to win the respect of the crew, but sometimes they have to be tough. ex Navy
Because he knew Wesley long beforehand, and had a relatively significant role in the kid’s teenage life. He expected better from them all, but especially from Wesley.
@@timhallas4275 Wesley would have, but one of the other members of the Nova squadron, upon his own expulsion, formally recommended/requested Wesley not be expelled.
This is a very good scene that works good on TV, but take it from my personal experience! My boss was berating me for some minor, trivial infraction at work and I spoke up to defend myself, he saw it as an "excuse" and a challenge to his authority, "why can't you accept responsibility for your actions" and was eventually fired! Now having said this, I'm glad I no longer work there, worst boss I ever had! My point is you can never "read" a person's mind or intentions
@Thelondonbadger So, when your boss is in control of the narrative, writes the progress reports, controls the way you look to corporate, your going to sit there and teach "them" respect, how to speak, how to act during a reprimand? RIGHT! Your not going to turn it back on them, you're delusional! I didn't want to quit, but I eventually left. They also do this to control your pay raises.
Sito Jaxa. Former member of Nova Squad under the leadership of Nick Locarno. Lost an entire semester worth of academic credits due to perjury in an inquiry about the death of a fellow member of the squad. She moved forward with her life determined to prove that she no longer saw Lorcano as who she thought he was. Captain Picard saw that and requested her to be assigned to the Enterprise. Worf also knew of her troubles, probably because of his own experiences going through the academy as the first Klingon to join Starfleet. Both men saw her potential and had high hopes that she would become a valuable asset to Starfleet in the future. Sadly, Sito Jaxa would never make it past the rank of Ensign. It took courage for her to accept the assignment that led to her death, just like it took the same courage to stand up to the captain prior to learning about the assignment.
The writers of Deep Space Nine were going to her back as a ex prisoner of the Cardasians but the episode never got made which was a sha e as looking at some early episodes they could have done a story about her joining the Marquis and maybe meeting Eddington or Thomas Riker.Did Sito ever reappear in the novel although I know they are non cannon.
@@swanofnutella4734 Exactly. So long as Wokesters are in charge of Trek, I want NO new anything. I want more of _The Orville_ which although intended as a comedy/drama mix, also understands how to make a point without being preachy and bitchy about it. _Orville_ is the actual new Enterprise...
There's literally an animated show called Star Trek: Lower Decks geared towards an older audience, it's funny while still tackling heavier tones. It's great and produced by actual Trek fans, completely separately from the current live action shows.
3:25 - Most terran martial arts throwing techniques involve a manipulation of balance and momentum to minimize the amount of physical exertion required to take someone down. You can see it in the steady motion of an opponent's center of gravity. But in this shot, what we see is someone with substantially more mass swinging their opponent around like a ragdoll. It's kind of funny because you almost never see this in a dramatized "lesson" scenario. If you watch it a few times I think the difference is quite noticeable. This is normally the kind of throw that a "bruiser" bad guy uses against a svelte protagonist in sort of a David and Goliath matchup.
Nope, Ro Laren was perfect es she was. It was a pitty that Michelle Forbes decided not to gu "full Star Trek" at that time, nut on the other hand it brought us Kira^^
The problem is that people and systems that trample people are ten to a hundred times more capable of grinding to pulp the newly-assertive. If your boss lives paycheque to paycheque but YOU are financially independent, you MIGHT get away with a little assertiveness.
Shannon Fill(Soto)left acting and is now a licensed Clinical Social worker and seems to be doing well working at UCLA medical centre and clinic.She is still cute.
![[LIVE] : ONE ลุมพินี 88 | คู่เอก "ป้อมเพชร vs อัสลามจอน"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1ZqTVVbMgbo/mqdefault.jpg)
Out of nowhere, Worf reveals himself to be an incredible superior officer who teaches his subordinates exactly what they need to know. Goddamn I miss TNG.
they are on netflix :)
Too bad its only written words on a page. Stories invented by writers, rather than a more direct showing of ideas. Most people lack such creative talents, which now more than ever arr needed if Homo Sapiens is to survive. THERE ARE TOO MANY SHEEP AND TOO FEW FREE THINKERS IN OUR WORLD :( BAAAAAA BAAAAAA BAAAAAAA
@@woodrunner51
Pass on that woke platform...
I have TNG on DVD anyhow
Michael Dorn awesome actor
Not, "out of nowhere" he was always good.
"You are not listening - defend yourself!"
What he meant was not a physical defence, but that she should stand up for herself. Genius dialogue-writing in action.
Sven Knepper I noticed this as well ☺️
Yooo that makes it even better.
Agreed back when star trek had decent writers...
@Mr Sunshines Who is the dumb ass? the one who uses the same word 3 times in one sentence?
@Mr Sunshines awww, did i hurt you poor snowflake?
Did anyone else notice that Warf never initiated an attack the whole time? He only counterattacked. In other words, her own anxiety was having her lash out and open to attack.
Very good observation. I did not pay attention to that. Good analysis.
@@BBCKT What is more important - somebody had thought about it and designed it.
@@piotrd.4850 What good is learning a life lesson when you lose your life? This was bad writing how they handled Ensign Sito. Grow and develop a character just to kill her off. What a waste.
@@frankstyles8228 For one, TNG was episodic series and "Two Man Show" as Marina Sirtis put it. For two - to quote "Peak Performance" "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still loose; this is not weakness. This is life". For three - it can be argued that it was whole point; you can use all your identity, accomplishments and life in split second. Still, it is important that it does not induce apathy. Win some, loose some. Yeah, I too wish we got more 'lower decks' with same characters and 2-3 espisode story arc - but insofar as episode and scene was, it was very, very good. One of more wholesome Worf moments, especially when he joins junior officers at the table.
Worf's attack was to blindfold her. She didn't anticipate it.
"You can join my advanced class!"
"What do I have to do?"
"Wait until everyone leaves the room and put this blind fold on!”
"Do you feel you have been touched inappropriately? Did your boss convince you to do something that made you feel wrong afterwards? If you feel you have been wrongfully touched or exploited, please call Handsoff and Standdown at 555 - Don'ttouchme, and let us fight for you!"
"Show me on this teddy bear where he has touched you"
Do they have a metoo movement too?
If that was the parody I would crack my ass off laughing!! Is that even a phrase ahahhahaah!
"Black Stud Blindfolds Teen and Has His Way With Her"
Worf: "It's take courage to admit combat with an enemy you cannot see is unfair."
Sito: "Kinda like an enemy using cloaking shields to surprise attack an enemy?"
Worf: "..."
Worf: Nothing about war is ever "fair".
Victory is its own merit. We live in a dangerous galaxy.
We are either predator, or prey. To blind yourself in the name of fairness shows only a lack of respect to your own self, and to your enemy.
Actually, that's a very important lesson too because it helps you eat your ego and look for a solution to the unfairness. If you play into the idea of fighting fair and honorably, despite not being able to see cloaked vessels, you're going to lose more often than not. However, if you admit you're outmatched and say, perform surgery on a torpedo so it tracks a vessel, even when cloaked, now you have the unfair advantage. Admitting something is unfair is the first step in figuring out how to even the odds.
Worf: "It takes courage to admit combat with an enemy you cannot see is unfair."
Sito: "Kinda like an enemy using cloaking shields to surprise attack an enemy?"
Worf: "Exactly. You should not fire blindly into the dark for fear of a cloaked ship. You should build better sensors to remove your blindfold. THEN who will be surprised?"
@@MacEwanMousewhere's my damn torpedo?!
That was the Klingon version of one of those "heart to heart talk" scenes at the end of every Full House or Family Matters.
You do know he had her assigned to the enterprise so she’d be able to better put the academy stuff behind her, yeah? Like Worf, he knew she was a good officer. He just wanted to develop her. That was very compassionate.
OK fake enough he was testing her but Picard was a dick.Worf looks after his people.
Well put
@@seanbrown525 It was Picards idea all along.
The reason not to like Picard in this episode is he manipulated her into volunteering for a suicide mission.
I just had a realisation. Worf said learning to stand up for herself was lesson. Later we will see her volunteer for an incredibly dangerous mission. And yeah she volunteer...after picard made it clear how important it was. And picard knew she wanted to redeem herself. Yeah she volunteered..after picard created a situation where she was never going to say no. The cardassian is even uncomfortable with the situation and tells picard so. I have just realised, i think Worf wanted her to turn down the mission.
Something will never be settled. That's why I love it.
Yeah this is actually one of the worst things Picard ever did. I think it's a bit irredeemable, and he is a fucking ASSHOLE for doing it.
The truth was that Picard had followed her career. Saw that she was trying to be a good officer, and got her onboard when no other ship would take her.
Picard’s words reflect what she thinks about herself. She doesn’t feel that she deserves success and that she should have been expelled.
Perhaps. Uncle Worf looks after his nieces.
Worf truly had a heart didn't he, great lesson, she needed this so much. We all do, if you make a mistake yes there's punishments, but there's a difference between that & abuse. The punishments you have to take, the abuse you do not. It indeed takes courage to stand for yourself.
@@timhallas4275 that's is so wrong. I've seen young men with no character. Unfortunately there's a lot of people who have no character and it's these ones that have slime balled their way up some ladder that will hire their own.
@@walterkoziol3822 today, she would be promoted to captain for being a "strong woman" regardless of her past fuckups.
@@timhallas4275 So if one can never redeem themselves from past mistakes; what is the point of living?
@@timhallas4275 Your misogyny is showing.
@@jjj1951 I didn't say that one cannot redeem oneself for past mistakes... I said that one should not be given a pass on those mistakes because of conditions created by politically correct bias. I tell you now, that in modern American society, there is a movement toward favoritism of those who have achieved the least and now demand an equal share of the product of another persons hard work or skill. Females have accomplished less than men in science, construction, civilization in general, and yet today, they demand an equal share of the credit. The same is true of the "people of color" as they like to call themselves,, conveniently leaving out Asian and Polynesian peoples. Most of what we call civilization has come from the efforts and talents of Caucasian and Asian MEN.. So why should they now be denied credit for their accomplishments, in order to give a share of the prize to those who have contributed far less?? I say, you should be grateful that you are able to enjoy the benefit of their efforts. Call that what you may, but I ask only that the fruits of my own labor in this world belong to me, and that I may share them of my own accord, but not have them stolen by leftist politicians.
Life lesson isn't complete without the scene of Picard telling her he requested her to be assigned o the Enterprise.
Picard says at the beginning “quite frankly I don’t know how you got on this ship”. Then later tells her that he requested her posting. So he lies to her, right after he lambastes her for lying. All so he can test her character before he asks her to go on a suicide mission. If there is any justice in the Star Trek universe there should be a follow up about how she was awarded the Starfleet Medal of Honor for putting up with his bull crap and then doing what he asked anyway. Oh, wait, I see now. He was shaming her into feeling unworthy and that she’d never be able to redeem herself and then offering a chance at redemption, three years of impeccable service be damned. Clever, Picard.
He murdered her.
@@whiplashfatigue1430 She got someone killed and the lied and covered it up. I'm sure the family of the dead kid doesn't care.
@@JAnx01 Revenge for also getting his son Wesley in trouble.
@@GregorySnipe damn straight
"Perhaps the next time you are treated unfairly, it will not take so many bruises for you to protest."
Absolutely brilliant scene❤️
Life lesson BOOM
2024: "Perhaps the next time you are treated unfairly, you will learn to keep quiet and understand that HR has all the power in the world."
@@RideAcrossTheRiver The modern world is so very far from the Star Trek one.
@@ALBINO1D Ah, so the young Ensign is a throwback.
"How am I supposed to defend myself if I can't see?"
"Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them!"
Oh wait, wrong universe :)
That seems familiar which "universe" is that?
@@kathrynIS Obi-Wan Kenobi, from the first Star Wars film.
@@DrownedInExile oooh thanks
Maybe if she had stretched out with her feelings she could have beaten Worf easily. Is so, she could have made her first step into a larger world.
Same universe but a different galaxy. Also, that was in the past. Star Trek is in the future.
One of the greatest principles of Worf acknowledging courage is that he recognizes that courage comes in many forms, not just the ability to get into a fight weather you success or fail. This is seen with Ensign Sito with courage to speak up for herself, but also in DS9 when in the Jem Hadar prison when Garak has courage to face his won fears with his claustrophobia to help them escape. Worf is a more empathetic klingon in a way.
When Nog kicked Martok off the promenade.
th-cam.com/video/1JqFG_7wRKM/w-d-xo.html
I was inspired by this and told my teacher the other day that she wasn't administering a fair test. She failed me. Thanks a lot, Worf. :-(
Show her this video!
So your teacher blindfolded you like in this video?
Did yiu try blindfolding her and kicking her ass?
Then your teacher has failed you
You should have e told her like a 10 year old did on his math test. His answer was, Jesus is the answer. To all things.
So Sito heard Worf say that the fight would be "to the death," and still wore a blindfold? I guess that does show some character.
LOL it shows she has knowledge of other languages but it also demonstrates an abject lack of intelligence in being able to utilize that knowledge when she put a blindfold on for a "fight to the death".
@@johnnyreb1209 maybe she knew worf wouldnt actually kill her because that would be ridiculous
It would obviously not be to the literal death, since it's a test to pass to the advanced class from the teacher conducting the test.
That was sort of the point i was making on the original post.
Either she knew it wasn't a fight to the death so it didn't show she had any character OR she blind folded herself for a fight to the death because shes dumb....
It was foreshadowing her death later in the episode.
The lower decks crew was so damn good. It’s a shame they didn’t build out a junior crew to start to phase out the old cast and let the damn series just continue forever. No fictional environment has ever felt more like home to me more than the Enterprise-D and I could have feasted on adventures lasting forever.
shows lasting way beyond their sell by isn't a good thing
It’s been many years since I’ve seen this scene , but I can still remember her character name and the mission. How is it that I can’t remember what I had for breakfast yesterday?
Maybe your breakfast wasn't so cute.
@@Doggeslife 🤣🤣🤣👍
Early onset alzheimer's.
As you age, new memories are weaker and old memories are stronger. Think it like age, when you are 10, 1 year was forever, 1/10th of your life, but as you age, that year holds to you less, a year no longer feels like a big deal when it's 1/50th. It is why you can quote movies for when you were a kid, but new movies do not stick without a few rewatchings. That is your memory, that is why nostalgia can fuck with your judgement.
Or, perhaps it is because hers was such a memorable, but short-lived character. Ens. Sito had shown extreme promise upon her posting to The Enterprise. It’s too bad that she was “sacrificed” so soon.
This makes me like and respect Worf's character even more. Awesome scene....and good point.
Btw she made in on board the Enterprise because Picard requested her specifically.
Oh, really? I forgot about that, it's been a while.
Then Picard let her die.
@@krioni86sa But she died with honor and served the Federation on an important mission. In contrast, due to her tarnished record she would have otherwise been posted to something obscure, such as a desk job on a planetary station doing unremarkable work. Safe, totally, but unfulfilling to why she really joined Starfleet.
@@oldtwinsna8347 True, she wanted more than a desk job and valued duty, but did she really have to die? Starfleet's mission is to protect life, including its own people. Her skills could’ve contributed in ways that didn’t require such a sacrifice.
@@krioni86sa She didn't have to. But she decided to anyway, by signing up.
I love this moment, we see that as the series went on, Worf became as wise as his captain.
His wisdom evolved further in DS9.
Best set of scenes in all of Star Trek. Thank you for compiling them. Star Trek TNG's episode Lower Decks teaches me to never give up on myself no matter how hard life gets.
Basically, I pity that each season did not contain some intermittent lower decks story arc.
The ending of this episode is heartbreaking.
This episode is unique. Way more heartbreaking than Spock dying in Wrath of Khan, imo.
@@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 spock's death had meaning, sito redshirt's did not. Puts the tos redshirts in a different light. I dont think I could handle a series where they gave every TOS redshirt a compelling backstory like sito’s.
@@0biwan7 It put TOS redshirts in a different light? See, I don't get most Trek fans because they seem to think only in terms of lore and canon. I only care about the writing then and there, and Spock's death had no build up whatsoever during the movie. Felt like a Hollywoodian tearjerker (something TOS never had!), especially having a damn Vulcan-Romulan shed a tear at the funeral for maximum heartstrings-pulling.
@@0biwan7 And I realize the irony of disliking a Vulcan crying while not caring about canon lol But I do hold sacred character integrity though.
STNTG does it again and shows why it was an excellent show!
@Mr Mavvy I butchered the acronym didn't I?
Even though she only had this one episode (not counting First Duty, where she was a cadet), Sito made a real impression for a 'Red Shirt' character. I really wish they could have done more with her...
Fun fact! After they filmed and watched the episode this was the reaction of the producers and writers' staff. They said "Oh god, why did we kill her off!!?!" They even debated trying to find some way to claim she had been captured, not killed, so she could join DS9 but in the end decided that her death had too much weight. But they all admitted it was a mistake.
Work is my favorite Star Trek character. His sense of Justice is a lesson for us all
Yoda wharf was the best aspect of the character, I wish we had seen in more in ds9
“Can you see?”
“No”
“Good”
That cracked me up XD
We saw various scenes where Worf is an incredible mentor. The worst was Geordi who was territorial, defensive, and argumentative with his subordinates.
Riker was all too often a preening, authority-abusing bully. I kinda wish the oil slick had gobbled him up for good! ;)
Worf being an epic dude.
He is.
She would look great on the end of worfs bbc
@@coreyander286 what
There should be a stand alone Klingon movie or series.
Damn, I forgot this episode, how cute that actress was and how gutted I felt at the end when we learned her fate
:(
The next gen had some truly incredible stories and wonderful writing. Sadly missing qualities from most of Trek since 2005.
I'm glad someone else here commenting in recent hours remembers what happened. Things did not end well. Pretty sure Worf felt ok, as she died with honor. How Picard felt is unknown. I think most of the time he was pretty chill with sending people to their deaths. In fact, there was a whole episode that said watch rank is pretty much being cool with ordering people to near certain death.
What was her name?
@@NinjaOnANinja She looks like Shailene Woodley
@@gregvandalen2252 found her, she is Shannon Fill. Ty though mate
It's in my top 5 next gen eps.. just great.. I'll admit I teared up at the end
The words at the end of this scene are very meaningful!
Some more information.She works at the Olive View Medical Centre a part of UCLA and as won Figure Skating Regional Championships(1987). More information is available on her Wikipedia entry including her acting credits.
sean brown She would look great on the end of worfs bbc
J H - bKc?
Olive View is not part of UCLA. It’s a County hospital. Taxpayer funded.
There are Klingons and then there's Worf.
A klingon's klingon. Sometimes the prodigal son is the keeper of the true spirit.
@@SVSky He is one of the most honorable Klingons.
@@Necromonger69 He's an idealized Klingon. Which is why other Klingons either love him or make fun of him.
@@SVSky In the novels, he even is made part of the Order of the BatLeth - an order founded by the widow of Kahless to uphold his ideals of honor and punish those who violate them.
There are no Klingons like Worf. There is only Worf.
'How are you supposed to defend yourself if you've got no arms or legs?'
'Tis barely a scratch! Have at you!'
I'm sorry, there is no better series than STTNG. Life lessons, friendship, leadership and courage. Everything modern series lack.
_Star Trek: Girlboss_
Meanwhile, in the modern _""StAr TrEk""_ STDverse:
"The conversation's over. You're transferred. Shut up."
"But..Captain. Please, allow me to spea-"
"Nope. Shut up. You're an idiot. Transferred. Stop talking now. Byebye."
Ugh.
I miss intelligent, well-written science fiction. I miss real Star Trek.
Have you tried reading the fan scripts? It's heartening.
JJ Abrams took the same steaming shit on Star Trek as he did Star Wars.
I actually love the ship and the idea of the spore drive, too bad those good ideas are being squandered
Admiral: "Why did Lieutenant Edward die, Captain?"
Captain: "Because he was an idiot."
Q (off-screen): "I don't think he was an idiot, but YOU ARE, mon Capitaine!!"
@@thesandwich5321 After fun script my brain crashed. I couldn't tell whether heartening was a good or a bad thing.
DEFEND YOURSELF
If only Luke Skywalker trained Rey like this...
@@evertonporter7887
MISOGYNY!!!! REEEEE!!!!!!
And still she keeps attacking
“Can you see?”
“No.”
“Good.”
Most Klingon conversation ever.
Lol
Picard should be ashamed of his actions here. He should have known how this would manipulate her, and that she would do anything to redeem herself in his eyes.
Picard was playing her. He was following her career and had her assigned to the Enterprise when no one else would have her. Her performance earned her a chance and he gave it to her.
Picard is voicing her own concerns about herself. She should have spoken up sooner, she should have been expelled.
These scenes are showing how the command crew is working together to grow their officers.
Somehow I think Picard realized the value that she was simply Bajoran and saw her as a future card to play with once realizing she did not resign from the academy. Remember this was a time when things were still rough with the Cardies with the Bajoran occupation exit and Picard already experienced that horrific situation with Gul Madred, as well as that the Enterprise would very likely be ordered to participate in any type of Cardassian negotiation. Further, Picard knew that she could be easily dominated upon, as Nick Locarno had done to get her to go along with his devious plan. Think about it - would Picard have done for Sito if Sito was human or a Vulcan? I would say no.
Ahhhh Star Trek. How I miss you.
Now the perfect execution of this lesson would go like this:
Wait, you want me to go undercover as a captive to a Cardassian... and I'm a Bajoran? F#ck that! I'll go get a job on DS9 next year!
Worf had some many memorable quotes.
Teacher: you have failed the math test
Me: that test is incredibly unfair
Teacher: well well well you pass the test congratulations
Once, on the job, I witnessed a grown man savagely berate his trainee, a young woman, 30 years his junior. She didn’t say a word, but her face was red and puffy from crying her damn eyes out.
🥴 ~ So, I blindfolded her and beat the shit out of her ~ 🤕
Kidding, kidding, I’m only kidding . . .
Her supervisor had made a small procedural change to a recipe and simply neglected to inform her. Seriously? 😡That’s what stirred up all these heavy emotions?
I found such unfairness disturbing both professionally and personally. So, as she dried her tears and composed herself, I assured her she wasn’t at fault and advised her on how to fix the recipe.
This particular episode of ST:TNG has always stood out in my mind, so that night I shared a link to this scene.
She gave notice and promptly quit the very next morning. Late that night, my shift complete, as I left for the day, I discovered a small hand written note tucked under my car’s windshield wiper blade. There was no greeting or signature, rather the note simply read,
“Thank you. Next time it won’t take so many bruises to protest!”☺️
I learned everything I need to know from watching Star Trek: TNG! “Qapla!”
A glimpse into Worf as a manager and mentor. Great scene
Somehow, in DS9 episode in gas giant, he forgot it.... and had to be mentored by O'Brien.
she is disoriented with the blindfold so just imagine how frightened and confused she was alone in the claustrophobic escape pod with no way to see the energy bolt coming that ended her far from home and all her friends
I enjoyed this episode, but was saddened when she died on the mission. Great story, and acting.
She was the template for Ro Laren and Kira Nerice.
From one of my favorite episodes of TNG.
I was taught this, with an additional lesson.
"Protest unfairness; Meet your fear head first"
The second one was me getting taught that everyone has fear and there's nothing wrong with that. There's times where it's neccisary to suppress fear.
That is rich coming from Picard, when he did some crazy stunt at the Academy. The episode Tapestry comes to mind.
How do you think he learned that lesson in the first place?
He didn’t lie about it?
Kirk's antics, especially the Kobayashi Maru test. Jesus Fucking Christ, the arrogant ASSHOLE-ishness of the 23rd century!
Watch the whole episode -- this clip shows a deception by Picard, necessary to the plot. He knows exactly what he's doing
Picard was then OUT of Academy and while he threatened himself, nobody else was killed.
I don't watch TV much anymore. Subtle scenes like that seen in this Star Trek segment are so rare.
This was a very sad episode
I completely forgot about this scene for 20yrs.. god thats good.
This is one of my favorite TNG episodes: I keep wondering if Picard and Worf planned this to test her character.
I think this was just Worf taking it upon himself to get her to see that yes she made a mistake, but she doesn't have to be abused for it.
Picard obviously tested her resolution and mental strength of facing difficulty and high pressure in attempt to asses her readiness for risky mission.
Worf just help her to deal with that i reckon.
Yes, one of my favorites to. I showed it to my daughters when I felt they were old enough. The episode she first appeared in "The First Duty" is another favorite. Must admit I really struggled for the first couple seasons to like this show and frankly wouldn't have been too disappointed if it was cancelled but it's fantastic how good it got and phenomenal episodes like this, and others such as Dark Page, The Inner Light & Lessons are my favorite TV episodes period.
I'm pretty sure Worf's test was planned with Picard to see if she would go back to Picard and tell him that he had judged her unfairly. Or at least, that's my interpretation.
@@RichardJolley same here. Choosing a candidate for such a dangerous (and secret) mission couldn't have been done without a careful and thorough planning. So the bosses devised this test to see if the person they already laid their eyes upon, was actually up to the task.
That Nova Squadron cadet who changed his name to Tom Paris, or maybe he attended under an alias to avoid being the admirals son.
Though he ended up in a penal colony he did alright for himself and redeemed himself.
"...but perhaps the next time you are treated unfairly, it will not take so many bruises for you to protest."
Olde TNG taught lessons for how we should aspire to make ourselves better. We could learn through their mistakes centuries before the character made them!
Shannon fill is a very beautiful woman, then and now..
Thanks for her name. I found the episode knowing that
she looks different now though: wallofcelebrities.c*m/celebrity/shannon-fill/pictures/shannon-fill_1789682.h#ml
I would have liked to see her as first officer on voyages that would have been kool but chatokay was kool too
HAWK stringfellow don’t lie, he was a manlet cliche red skin token.
I like that we get to see Picard being extra harsh to someone. It’s easy to see how he interacts with the senior staff, and think that he’s always so nice and understanding. Here, we get to see that he’s not perfect.
There is nothing wrong with speaking harshly to a subordinate who has willingly made a serious mistake. If she is weak, she may quit (good). If she is strong, she may become stronger (good).
@@Shozb0t But he was being a jerk about holding onto an incident from three years ago. Kind of like how some were holding onto a trivial comment by a soon to be POTUS from decades previous.
Did you ever watch the whole episode?
Being harsh is imperfect? There's a time to be nice and a time to be harsh. I hope someday you will learn that.
Just part of the job of being a Captain, yes most are very cordial and want to win the respect of the crew, but sometimes they have to be tough. ex Navy
I love Worf's cream colored Gi with lavander outlines. Ha ha ha.
She's so beautiful, I could watch her forever.
You know what I love about ST space karate-fu? People always talked about it, I thought it was everywhere but nope.
I'll just go ahead and say. This is why we love Worf.
Going back to this after Season 4 of Lower Decks just hits even more somehow.
Who thinks Picard had a chat with Worf?
"Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them!"
"Stretch out with your feelings!"
Didn't Picard also rip Wesley for doing something exactly like that at the academy? Same incident?
same incident. She was one of the Nova squadron with Wesley.
Compared to this talk, Wesley was vivisected and nailed to the wall...
Because he knew Wesley long beforehand, and had a relatively significant role in the kid’s teenage life. He expected better from them all, but especially from Wesley.
@@a.dykeman1980 Wesley should have been thrown out of the academy .
@@timhallas4275 Wesley would have, but one of the other members of the Nova squadron, upon his own expulsion, formally recommended/requested Wesley not be expelled.
What a masterpiece this show was.
This is a very good scene that works good on TV, but take it from my personal experience! My boss was berating me for some minor, trivial infraction at work and I spoke up to defend myself, he saw it as an "excuse" and a challenge to his authority, "why can't you accept responsibility for your actions" and was eventually fired! Now having said this, I'm glad I no longer work there, worst boss I ever had! My point is you can never "read" a person's mind or intentions
Picard would be open to the possibility that he was wrong. He also made his share of stupid mistakes in his youth.
Being fired doesn't mean that sticking up for yourself was the wrong thing to do. It shows that it was the right thing to do.
@Thelondonbadger I did not learn a valuable lesson, I stated that you can never know what someone else is thinking!
@@eyescreamcake I never said it was the wrong thing to do, I said you never know what another person is thinking!
@Thelondonbadger So, when your boss is in control of the narrative, writes the progress reports, controls the way you look to corporate, your going to sit there and teach "them" respect, how to speak, how to act during a reprimand? RIGHT! Your not going to turn it back on them, you're delusional! I didn't want to quit, but I eventually left. They also do this to control your pay raises.
In 500 other universes, Ensign Sito goes back to her quarters and drinks herself to death.
It's harder than you would think to drink yourself to death.
If your boss lives paycheque to paycheque but YOU are financially independent, you MIGHT get away with a little assertiveness.
Worf: warrior, friend, lover, philosopher.
And mentor.
Sito Jaxa. Former member of Nova Squad under the leadership of Nick Locarno. Lost an entire semester worth of academic credits due to perjury in an inquiry about the death of a fellow member of the squad. She moved forward with her life determined to prove that she no longer saw Lorcano as who she thought he was. Captain Picard saw that and requested her to be assigned to the Enterprise. Worf also knew of her troubles, probably because of his own experiences going through the academy as the first Klingon to join Starfleet. Both men saw her potential and had high hopes that she would become a valuable asset to Starfleet in the future. Sadly, Sito Jaxa would never make it past the rank of Ensign. It took courage for her to accept the assignment that led to her death, just like it took the same courage to stand up to the captain prior to learning about the assignment.
Ensign Seto: What will you be teaching me in the advanced class?
Worf: breakfalls
Can we take a moment and understand how fyne Shannon fill was!!!!
Worf “Defend yourself”
Sito
As another bajoran ensign, turned admiral in another franchise said, "You know what they say about best defence..."
4:06 - the 'oh shit..' face he pulled was priceless xD
3:12 "Rules? In a knife fight? No rules!" Have it your way, sir!
The writers of Deep Space Nine were going to her back as a ex prisoner of the Cardasians but the episode never got made which was a sha e as looking at some early episodes they could have done a story about her joining the Marquis and maybe meeting Eddington or Thomas Riker.Did Sito ever reappear in the novel although I know they are non cannon.
Now Worf is a real male role model
This is my favorite scene from my favorite episode of SNG.
The Why is more important than the What. Much to ponder much is hidden.
Which brings you to "what if?"
this was one of THE BEST TNG episodes ever and makes me want a Trek Show that focuses on Junior crew instead of the bridge
Be careful what you wish for.
@@swanofnutella4734 Exactly. So long as Wokesters are in charge of Trek, I want NO new anything. I want more of _The Orville_ which although intended as a comedy/drama mix, also understands how to make a point without being preachy and bitchy about it. _Orville_ is the actual new Enterprise...
There's literally an animated show called Star Trek: Lower Decks geared towards an older audience, it's funny while still tackling heavier tones. It's great and produced by actual Trek fans, completely separately from the current live action shows.
3:25 - Most terran martial arts throwing techniques involve a manipulation of balance and momentum to minimize the amount of physical exertion required to take someone down. You can see it in the steady motion of an opponent's center of gravity. But in this shot, what we see is someone with substantially more mass swinging their opponent around like a ragdoll. It's kind of funny because you almost never see this in a dramatized "lesson" scenario. If you watch it a few times I think the difference is quite noticeable. This is normally the kind of throw that a "bruiser" bad guy uses against a svelte protagonist in sort of a David and Goliath matchup.
A throw befitting a Klingon. :D
Sito was a good character. It was tragic what happened to her... and then Lower Decks had to bring back the feels about it.
That was Worf being tender.
In some ways, tender worf is more frightening than aggressive worf
... one of the best lines from one of the best episodes... 30NOV19
awww man, cut it right there. I wanted to see when she stood up to picard. then it should have been but.
I LOVE this scene. I have been guilty of this many times!
So that's where Janeway got her hairstyle.
I wish she stay around. I would have loved to see her be Worf's protégé.
She was such a petite cutie, she could have been the Ro Laren we wanted.
Nope, Ro Laren was perfect es she was. It was a pitty that Michelle Forbes decided not to gu "full Star Trek" at that time, nut on the other hand it brought us Kira^^
Every time he said "Defend yourself!" to her, he was actually admonishing her to speak up on her own behalf.
About the very worst thing you can do.
What a class act, that security chief.
Assertiveness training 101 with Worf.
The problem is that people and systems that trample people are ten to a hundred times more capable of grinding to pulp the newly-assertive. If your boss lives paycheque to paycheque but YOU are financially independent, you MIGHT get away with a little assertiveness.
Ensigns always die like flies no matter how hard they try, you should have know that, Mr. Worf.
Remember when Star Trek was smart....
Worf to Ensign Sito: "Listen to me, Grasshopper!!" (mimicking Keye Luke's voice in "Kung Fu").
Shannon Fill(Soto)left acting and is now a licensed Clinical Social worker and seems to be doing well working at UCLA medical centre and clinic.She is still cute.
Man this episode tears me up. We get to know Sito and then she’s gone.