The words "My brother is a human after all" is the most perfect thing his brother could have possibly said. After his humanity was taken from him, to have it so clearly returned from another's perspective is powerful.
I think Picard's brother knew exactly what to do to help him. And I think that's exactly why Picard went home. Picard lives in a world where nobody questions him or talks to him in anything except a completely respectful way, including counselor Troi. His brother is the only one who could, literally, knock some sense into him.
I think it is understandable that she did not quite grasp the dynamics of the brother - brother relationship. I grew up with an older brother, and younger brothers, and while our relationship was never that tense, I could completely understand where the two Picard brothers were coming from.
I think it was less "knock some sense into him" and more "give him a decent excuse to finally allow himself to express his feelings". Picard is very stoic and reserved most of the time. It was a point mentioned by Kirk in TOS: a captain can't let his crew see him in a moment of weakness. It's his job to give them courage, in a crisis he has to make them believe that everything will be all right; he can't do that if they think he's liable to fall apart at the first sign of trouble. It would be like a parent burdening a child with worries about debts and medical bills. Picard went home because on some level he knew he needed to be around people who didn't depend on him for their courage. People he could be human with. Robert intuited this and knew that what Picard needed was a vent and a cry. A cry Picard had held in since the incident and needed to be let out. And who better to make you cry than your mean old big brother? So he kept poking and poking and poking until Picard finally exploded. Because Picard needed to explode.
Exploding helped .. for a time. But the rage .....the desire for vengeance simmered and festered within him for many years thereafter. I can't reveal any more because spoilers.
I had the honor to meet and hang around Suzie Plakson (K'Ehleyr) back in the 90s. I was her security guard at a Star Trek convention. She is one of the sweetest ladies I ever met.
I swear Data has some of the most hilarious lines ever written. "I have good news, Keiko has made a decision designed to increase her happiness. She has cancelled the wedding." 😂😂😂😂😂
yes. O'Brien and LaForge have the best reactions to that. O'Brien: "Of all the childish selfish and irresponsbile things to do!" Geordi: "Next time maybe I should deliver the good news".
@LoganBluth I worked for the campus police at Columbia University for ten years and over that time I found that it's the group that are 25 and younger that love to shout people down they don't agree with. Most people over 25 have by that time too much in their lives to worry about (work, children, serious relationships and financial problems) to concern themselves over such trivial things. If voters 18-25 stopped voting for leftist candidates the nx election would see 435 Republicans filling the House of Representatives.
@@videostash413 Yeah, I'm chalking that up to Patrick Stewart getting up in years. He's earned the right to want to just hang out with a few old friends and get paid for it. 😁
"...I need to watch all of these..." Yes, you do 🙂 I don't think most people today comprehend what an impact and influence this show had on society at the time.
This show managed to do some fairly subversive things in its day, under the guise of "It's only science fiction." It tackled subjects like racism, prejudice, religious intolerance, homophobia, discrimination, world politics, child abuse, the dangers of technology, etc., without really rubbing its audience's nose in it; very rarely did "the message" get too heavy-handed. It did in the late '80s/early '90s what TOS and The Twilight Zone were doing in the '60s. That's why I love the TNG-era shows.
If you watched The Big Bang Theory you know how much impact it had on people. If you watched when you grew up it was awesome! My Daddy was a Trekkie. When this came out when I was 7 it was in immediate rotation. I'm so glad she's doing this series. ❤
That is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series. Plus if she plans on covering DS9 that episode is ESSENTIAL watching. Although I don’t know how you do ds9 by just doing an episode here and there.
@@Manofsteel1701-f4r It could work if Cassie had knowledgeable fans to fill her in on what she needs to know. And it would help if she bumped up seasons 5-7 to 6 episodes. A lot of understanding and impact would be lost but a little DS9 is still better than none.
Even Duras knew at that point that Worf and he were going to fight despite all of Duras's manipulation and hiding behind Klingon cultural norms. Once Worf stated it was his "Mate" that was killed no Klingon there was gonna try to stand in his way.
@@Jshaw71it was because in Klingon mythology, the first Klingon created was a man, and his heart only got stronger when the first woman was created. The two Klingon hearts then killed their gods.
I never fail to tear up after Jean-Luc breaks down after that mud fight. The mask, the defenses, the shields they all drop. And he lets it out. Robert needles him the whole time about being the perfect one. And in truth Jean-Luc knew he was the perfect one, he was the best, and he was proud of it, relied on it. But when he was assimilated...all his perfection, his lifetime of skills, and knowledge were turned against everything he loved the most. And no matter how strong he was, no matter how much he struggled....Resistance was Futile. They weaponized him against those he had spent his life protecting...and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. And he blamed himself. Who else was there to blame? They used him to murder thousands and almost destroyed his homeworld and the Federation, and all he could do was watch and feel them extract from his mind the most effective and efficient way to do it. And he can never forget.
After reading the autobiography for Picard I had new love for this episode he didn't get along with his brother or father in the best way even with that history he is pulled back to reconnect and he fixes that relationship and his brother softened up in ways Picards father didn't
Hi, Cassie, you probably already know this from the comments, but, Gates McFadden who played Dr. Crusher is also a choreographer. She choreographed the dance sequence in the David Bowe movie "Labyrinth". For that film she was credited by her first name, Cheryl. So, In the episode Data's Day, she and Brent Spiner, who plays Data, both did their own dancing, (Spiner's background was in musical theater, so he had dance training as well.).
"Someone like her will always be with us, waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness." Keyword being always. The episode isn't just relevant today. It has been and always will be relevant. Paranoid fear is a fatal flaw in humans and there are powerful people who will always try to take advantage of that.
And now he's got major TDS, maybe he should brush up on "Drumhead" and see that the woke left has completely lied to him about the current political climate. Even victims can fall prey to evil, just look at Magneto.
@corvus1970 Sure it is. Star Trek was a part of Takei's career. But he has always been a terrible actor. The internment camps were in place to keep the USA safe from within. Even so the Japanese made some successful attacks on the American homeland. They were extremely aggressive and brutal.
So the Keiko/Miles thing isn't something you missed out on, this was actually her first appearance. She shows up in subsequent episodes and they are both on DS9.
also for those who don't know, she's played by Rosalind Chao, who has many parts all over the industry over the years but she's probably best known as Rose from Joy Luck Club, aside from playing Keiko.
Riker didn't meet up with his family on Earth because his mother died when he was only two years old, and he was raised alone by his father deep in the woods of Alaska. His father is now a pretty famous and high-ranking civilian tactical advisor to Starfleet helping to come up with defense plans, and he is always traveling around to various Starships and Starbases across the Federation so they don't see each other very often. In fact, up until the Season 2 episode _The Icarus Factor_ they'd had a huge feud between them over his mother's death and they hadn't spoken to each other in _15 years,_ but they mostly patched things up in that episode. Geordi's didn't meet up with his parents because both of them are Starfleet officers; his father is a Commander in the Science Division who studies alien animals (he's an expert exozoologist) and he works on a Starfleet science ship that travels around to do Science stuff. And his mother is _Captain of her own Starship_ who works stationed out of several Starfleet outposts that patrol the borders of the Romulan Neutral Zone for any sings of trouble. None of them get to meet up very often because all three are serving in Starfleet on different ships, but they write and call each other all the time to stay in contact. Deanna Troi isn't from Earth; she is Half-Human/Half-Betazoid (which is why she is only empathic and can only sense emotions, instead of being fully telepathic like full-blooded Betazoids.) She was born on Tarazed to a Human Starfleet Officer father and a Betazoid noblewoman named Lwaxana Troi _(Daughter of the Fifth House of Betazed, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed!)_ who works as a Federation Ambassador. Deanna's father died when she was only 7, but her mother shows up on the _Enterprise_ fairly often to visit her daughter and pester her about not being married and having children yet (especially with Riker.) And also to hit on Captain Picard as often as she possibly can. She shows up in quite a few episodes through the series. (Lwaxana was played by Majel Barrett, the wife of the creator of _Star Trek_ Gene Roddenberry, and she also plays the voice of the _Enterprise's_ computer.) I think that covers all the rest of the Bridge Officers/Main Cast; Data doesn't _have_ any family except for his "Evil Twin Brother" Lore, whom you've already met, and won't/can't meet up with him for obvious reasons... but _maybe_ you just might get to met some _more_ members of Data's "family" later. Maybe his "Brother" Lore will show up again? Maybe his "Father?" Maybe even his _"Mother?"_ Who knows?! Anything is possible! You'll just have to keep watching more, Cassie!
As someone who watched his mother die at a young age, "Look, and always remember." rings so true. You'll move through the trauma, your life will go on.... but a part of you is always that little child, and won't ever forget what it felt like. Worf knows this, he's gone through it at Khitomer, so I like to think he's speaking from experience here.
My rookie police year was 1982 in Texas. I retired in 2016 in Britain. Off and on during my career I worked Internal Affairs and always remembered what the lady that trained me in Internal Affairs drummed into my head. "Lieing and breaking the law in the name of justice is like f****g in the name of virginity." Never, ever did I ever lie to anybody during any investigation.......ever.
I had a friend who worked security at our local mall years ago, he wanted to go into law enforcement and it was a way to get a foot in the door. They had 4 teenagers shoplifting at the Proffitt's store, they caught one but the other three got away. When the police came, they told this scared teenager that if they would reveal the names of the others, that they would go easy on her. After she rolled on them, he thanked her, and told her to turn around and put her hands behind her back, that she was under arrest. Later, my friend asked him about it, and I'll never forget what he said, "Yeah, that's what we do, we lie to people to get what we need." His pursuit of that particular career died that day, as did any remaining trust I had in police officers in general. I had already had my own negative experiences with them, my first pull-over was literally for a burnout done by someone else who the officer assumed was my friend, in reality I had just met the guy. Shame we weren't fortunate to have a few more like you.
When a group goes all the way to the United States Supreme Court to ensure they have the right to lie in the course of their duties, it is unwise to treat any member of that group as anything other than a liar. One doesn't get to fight for the right to lie only to turn around and say, "But you can trust me this time."
@@Baelzar One might call that... "Entrapment". Which is actually, VERY illegal. Same type of behavior, but they call it different names, so they get away with something that is otherwise considered illegal.
The other Admiral in Drumhead. Admiral Henry. He doesn't say anything. He just stands up and walks out of the room while she's on her maniacal rant... It's perfect.
When Picard and his brother embrace at the end, and the old man face breaks, I don't know...that always gets me. Loving your brother and not being able to show it fully to him. Something about that moment is just so beautiful.❤
Also FYI, in Star Trek, Vulcans and Romulans are closely related to each other, which is why the "ambassador" was so easily able to pass for Vulcan in the third episode.
Yeah, Cassie didn't watch the quintessential Romulan episode in TOS "Balance of Terror" and left out "Errand of Mercy" over "Trouble with the Tribbles". At the time Cassie was a passer-by to the franchise, and I think the picks are understandable in order to get a proper feel of the franchise and the main TOS cast, but it is at a cost. Balance of Terror, Errand of Mercy and The Ultimate Computer really are outliers to what Star Trek at its core is, because they really highlight the more militaristic role of Starfleet had, but it also builds up the universe in which Starfleet makes the decision to station scientists and explorers on starships that can go toe to toe with alien warships.
@@meganega123 No, her channel is more movie focused, she's watching selected episodes to prime for the TNG movies. It's "Popcorn in Bed" not "TV Dinner in Bed"
@@Vipre- Maybe, and I understand she wouldn't show a reaction vid of all of them, but seeing how well she appears to be resonating with the characters, the movies will not hit the same note. It's the TNG cast populating movies and mostly doing plot, and emphasizing how much meat of characters need to be cut in order to make it into a movie. Picard works amazingly well as 'Daddy' Jean Luc, being the moral compass and conscience for the crew in the TV show. In the movies he has to be the movie-star, undergo a movie plot development, introducing somewhat contrived flaws, and basically has to work like a 25 years younger, less wise and less experienced Picard as that he was depicted as in the show. We don't remember Picard from 'Chain of Command' as dangling on a rope, we remember him for the marvelous back and forth between Steward and David Warner. The movies have to show a a rope-dangling Picard again to be able to sell it as a Sci-Fi action movie.
@@meganega123 She explained it a few times, if she'll watch all of it then the channel will basically become a "Star Trek" channel because she won't have time watching anything else, remember she's raising 3 kids(I think it's 3) and her current schedule is about 3 reactions per week, she doesn't want the channel to be only about Star Trek and even though I'm a ST fan I can understand her, we need to remember not all of her viewers are Trekkies, however, I wished she would have watched more than 4 episodes per season since that rule makes her skip a lot of good episodes.
Jean Simmons’ powerful performance in “The Drumhead” punctuates a long and distinguished acting career. After seeing Simmons nail the role of a dangerous fanatic in TNG, I think Cassie would enjoy her award-winning portrayal of an ingenue in the 1955 musical, “Guys and Dolls”.
The is peak Star Trek, when it was Shakespeare in space. Not giant sci fi battles and explosions, but a dramatic play set aboard a fictional spaceship. The acting was top notch and the stories so powerful because they resonate and make you think and feel. This is why TNG was so beloved and held in such high regard.
The lady who played Admiral Norah Satie in _The Drumhead_ was Jean Simmons, a great actress from the 1940s onwards. For example, she played Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's _Hamlet_ (1948) and worked in Stanley Kubrik's _Spartacus_ (1960). You can feel the gravitas she brings to this TNG episode.
She was also in the Miniseries "North and South" with a young Jonathan Frakes. When Frames got the call to direct "The Drumhrad", the first actor he had in mind to play Admiral Norah Satie was his friend Jean Simmons.
This is the difficulty in choosing only 4, or 6, episodes from one of the most influential seasons of Trek to exist. You will miss a lot, but the ones chosen will hit the hardest. I tear up every time I see the pain in Picard's muddy face as he finally breaks down over how the Borg used him. That one scene is why that one episode is so critical to watch. All future Trek pays homage to it in some way. Remember Wolf 359
Agreed! I was recently looking at the episode lists for seasons 4-7 and it’s VERY hard to only choose four, even if you exclude the season finales and intros. As I am sure you know, even episodes that are just “ok” do setup key plot info for future episodes/movies.
@@timlukko3815 Indeed; I think Cassie might need to increase her per-season count. And looking forward, what's she gonna do about the vastly-more-serialized DS9? Cassie, we're here for you watching Trek; if you want to upgrade and watch at least all the good episodes of each season, I don't think anyone will complain. Why not tackle each season dynamically, watching every episode that gets recommended by multiple patrons? Don't feel the need to artificially stick to the 4-per-season and 4-per-video pattern, either... change it up however works best!
@@sandwiched it needs to be shouted and repeated that DS9 can not be done justice by only watching some episodes - it needs to be all of them, it doesn't work otherwise characters, character development, relationship dynamics, and the over-arcing plot, are all essential to the experience and that requires watching them all - TWICE at least, actually
@@lopa-u9f I've only ever seen DS9 once, myself (and I don't consider that to have been sufficient), but surely there are skippable episodes here and there, right?
@@sandwiched there's a few mediocre episodes but most are good+, but even those few have essential things happening (it's like, stuff with Kira and Bajor politics episodes) - I would say that there is one poor episode and that it is simply something to suffer through for the Quark characterization is provides and a few other bits and that is "Move Along Home" but yes also agree if you were to skip any, that would be the one, but probably the only one! and no sense in skipping an episode seriously, it's that good of a show and I am not a fanboi or even much into TV!
The scene with Dr. Crusher teaching Data to tap dance always reminds me of a story from when I was 17. I was looking at an audition that required dancing, including tap. I had never taken a dance class, but my friend Sharon had been doing it since toddlerhood, and was very good, so I asked her to at least teach me the basic steps before the audition. I made into the dance chorus, and Sharon got the part of the leading lady.
One of my closest friends was of Japanese descent and her parents were sent to internment camps, they got reparations as part of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 in the US, they sympathized with the US for the attack on Pearl Harbor but were bitter about being interred. Her father went on to work at a tank factory once they were released from the camp.
the actress that played Keiko was also in MASH, as the character Soon-Lee. I personally like to think that Keiko is actually the descendant of Soon-Lee and Klinger, hence putting MASH in the Star Trek Universe. This would also put St Elsewhere in the Star Trek Universe.
Keiko's roots are established as being firmly Japanese. In order for her to be related to Mrs. Klinger, their family would have had to move from Korea to Japan sometime between the 1950s and 2260s, and fully assimilated into Japanese culture. Anything is possible, but given the Koreans' hatred of the Japanese, and the Japanese's hatred of EVERYTHING foreign, I find that unlikely...
@@benjauron5873 Hey, before the modern age of admirals cursing at each other in star trek shows; society was originally meant to be past all that baggage.
There's actually a whole thing that puts a ton of series in the Star Trek universe that you wouldn't expect, and it's all Team Knight Rider's fault. Team Knight Rider featured the character of Jackson Roykirk in an episode, and meant it to be the same Jackson Roykirk who created Nomad in Star Trek: TOS. Cute reference, except it now puts the entire Knight Rider franchise in the Star Trek universe because all the Knight Rider series have connecting threads via Michael Knight, who showed up at one point in them all (even the sequel series). But it gets better. The sequel Knight Rider series crossed over with the series Las Vegas, now adding it to the Trek universe. And Las Vegas either crossed over or was referenced in the series Crossing Jordan, Monk, Passions, Heroes, and Medium. Making all of those shows now also a part of the Star Trek universe. Oh, and Dunder-Mifflin is referenced once in an episode, so even the Office is now a part of the Star Trek universe. Because some Trek nerd who wrote for Team Knight Rider really loved The Changeling episode now the soap opera Passions exists in the Star Trek universe. 😂
She's probably better known for the Joy Luck Club than MASH, as she only appeared right at the very end of the latter, and the AfterMASH follow-up was pretty forgettable.
So true. Cancel culture is all about prosecuting things like guilt by association, in which suspicion alone justifies accusation, and accusation alone justifies punishment. We notice when it happens to a big name like a celebrity. But not all the thousands of little names that had to be canceled first, to normalize the pattern.
@@danhalstead705 Hate to say this, but remember where it's coming from come election time. Forget the individuals running, and all the BS, the people supporting this ideology MUST be stripped of power.
Attributed to Senator Harry Reid, Nevada, Retired, " It's not whether the accusation is true or not, it is the accusation its-self that matters", in regards to Mitt Romneys TAXES.
@@danhalstead705 Yeah, if that's what took away from the Drumhead then you misread the message of the episode as you're projecting your feelings/biases onto it. Rather, it was supposed to be an allegory for McCarthyism, and the Salem witch trials. In regards today a better example would be the patriot act. But really, the themes it raises like civil rights, and witch-hunts are timeless themes that should be relevant to any era/society (even the UFP). In particular, the ending with Picard/Worf spells this much out as the point was we should always remain vigilant to help keep the wolves in sheep clothing at bay (i.e. the end of history, in the political sense, is a myth).
Picard for President! That scene is one of the greatest monologues that I think Picard ever delivered on the show. I sometimes still marvel at the writing and delivery of these speeches even after all these years.
It hurts seeing Picard break down after fighting his brother in the vineyard. It's also a brilliant scene that humanizes him, and it was brilliantly acted by Patrick Stewart. You could hear hurt in his voice. I don't know what dark place he had to go to bring out that emotion, and I don't envy it. Such a great episode.
I've seen some great interviews with Stewart where he goes into his childhood. His father was violent towards him and his mother. (His father had PTSD from the war but Stewart didn't find that out until later.) Nevertheless his childhood was quite traumatic and terrifying, waiting for when his father would snap. No doubt he had some dark memories to draw from.
@@TroyConvers5000 I have issue with The Inner Light, though more so with the episodes that follow it never being impacted by it. As if that wouldn't fundamentally change a person. But hey, at least they didn't repair and recharge the f^^king thing like Janeway would have.
@@bad-people6510 Picard had five traumatic events (Locutus, Inner Light, Tapestry, Battle of Maxia relived, Sarek) but only one had any lasting effects.
Want to know why so many Irish watched Star Trek? Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien. Also the actress playing Nora Satie is Jeanne Simmons. She is a famous actress playing in big movoes like Elmer Gantry, Spartacu and The Big Country.
Don't forget Fionnula Flanagan who's played three different Star Trek characters in three different ST series. She was so striking in TNG's "Inheritance" that I looked up pictures of her when she was younger and she was gorgeous!
@@davidcorriveau8615Ooh, I try to watch a new old movie every week going on fifteen years now. Sometimes I worry I'm running out. Thanks for the recommend!
I'm kicking myself right now because it took me this many years to realize that Keiko was played by the same actress who played Klinger's bride in the final episode of MASH.
@@goldilox369 I had to look it up! It's been such a long time but according to Google(!), she played Rose. I have to watch that movie again. So powerful.
'The Drumhead' is not only one of the best Star Trek episodes ever made, it's also some of the best television ever made. Incredible story, acting, script, editing, tension-it's a story that would be powerful in any setting, be it on a starship, a present-day American courtroom, or during the Napoleonic wars. Modern Star Trek writers should take note-this is how it's done.
@@thatperformer3879 Sounds like you're that guy that hates his neighbor and claims to be Christian, hates his countrymen and claims to be a Patriot because he waves a stripey flag and has big feelings. Trek has always laughed loudly in the face of conservatism. Commander 'shoot-first' Worf and the Klingons are the conservatives (reagan-era conservatives) of Star Trek, and this episode shows particularly how gullible the might=right belief system makes one.
Gates McFadden, the actress playing Dr. Beverly Crusher is actually a very accomplished dancer. In the movie Labyrinth, she was the head choreographer, and was even visible in the ballroom/masquerade scene. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend watching Labyrinth.
The one episode with Lwaxana Troi and Alexander is hilarious. She is always calling him Mr Woof. He scoffs and says It’s Worf ma’am a couple of times during the episode. ROFL
The howl Worf emits over K'ehlyr's body is a warning: beware denizens of the afterlife, a Klingon warrior is arriving. Worf doesn't perform it over Duras's body because Duras died in dishonour. Worf performs it again much later and on a different show, but the circumstances are much more complex.
Yes, we first see it S1E20 "Heart of Glory" where it is explained in full context. But since this is just a brief tour of TNG, a lot of context is going to be missing.
K'Ehleyr knew how dangerous it was to look into the sealed archives, she knew that Duras would find out about it. She sacrificed her life to stop Duras from taking power and to make Worf regain his honor.
They are fantastic. For all the shit Worf goes through getting where he is, we see he has great parents, who while they might not understand him, try to, make an effort in all aspects of his life, are proud of all hes done and know he will always try to do the right thing, and unconditionally love him. It's nice to see the contrast where all the other mains have "complicated" relationships with their direct family.
I totally understand you being devastated when Khalar was killed. I loved Khalar as a character and I was also devastated when they killed her. I was so upset by this the first time I watched this episode that I didn't watch another episode for several days after.
Riker's dad was in a episode of season 2. He and Riker had a lot of tension. They settled it with a giant Qtip fight. Riker's mom had died when he was young. Geordi's mom is a star fleet captain at this point. His father is never mentioned. (Edit he was mentioned and shown...i just forgot about it).
Actually, his father is shown on screen played be Ben Vereen. This happens in season 6 in the episode "Interface". His mother is played by Madge Sinclair. Both Vereen and Sinclair also played the mother of Burton's character in Roots, Kunta Kinte.
Drumhead is one of the greatest episodes of television ever. I don't know that there has ever been a character quite like Picard.. His ability to form an argument calmly while being fully respectful of anothers point of vew comes accross so beautifully.
Unpopular opinion. I don't like "Inner Light". People will probably crucify me for saying that, but I just don't get the love for it everyone else has, it's depressing AF.
Interestingly enough, the character of Hikaru Sulu played by George Takei spent part of his early childhood in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. In fact he wrote a book about it titled They Called Us Enemy.
FYI- Riker's dad did show up in an episode that was skipped over. Fun fact- Keiko's actress, Rosalind Chao, was one of several actresses up for the role of Tasha Yar and is currently in 3 Body Problem. But I'm going to bet that Cassie knows her from Freaky Friday or possibly the Live action Mulan.
The thing is about the Romulans and the Vulcans is that the Romulans share a common ancestry with Vulcans and are considered offshoots of the same species. The Romulans seperated from the Vulcans due to ideological differences.
Remember Me is one of my favorite episodes from season 4. Not sure what other people think about it, but it is an episode focused on Dr. Crusher, who doesn't always get the attention others do.
Not highlight, but it is good to see they where able to make a good episode using Beverly and Wesley in a natural way, unlike how they twisted Beverly in episodes like 'Sub Rosa' or arguably the somewhat contrived story in 'Suspicions' (The episode is fine, but is this really the natural way to use an talented physician in a murder mystery plot?)
Kind of, remember it's the remastered version and although they religiously kept the feeling of the original special effects they did enhance some parts, for example the matte painting of the interior of the Borg ship in Q who.
Kehleyr was a really popular character and they wanted to have her come back many times, but there was a long story arc to come that required Worf to kill Duras which required him to get really really angry.
Alexander, Worf's son, suffers from a common condition called SORAS. Also, Worf and K'Ehleyr did have actual sex (during the commercial break) to conceive Alexander, not just the hand holding. They just can't show that on TV.
I think canonically it's been stated that Klingons do mature faster than humans. Which for such a war-like people honestly makes sense. With as much fighting as Klingons do both internally and with everyone around them, you need to be able to rebuild your population and supply new warriors in a hurry.
To clarify, as Tuvok makes clear in "Voyager," any species capable of speech is capable of speaking falsehood, and Vulcans are no exception. However, as a rule, Vulcans do not do so because they find it antithetical to the whole concept of verbal communication and, therefore, illogical. Tuvok said that, in his life, he has only lied when ordered to do so by a superior officer, and even then, he failed to see the logic in it. So it's not that Vulcans are _incapable_ of lying, it's that their culture sternly discourages it.
The thing is, i get that it's part of their whole lore thing. But in reality, Vulcans would be terrifying specifically because they would only ever lie when it made sense and when it could theoretically do the most damage. And since it would be typically be obvious when lying would be the most beneficial, different vulcans wouldn't even have to "get their story straight" to be in complete agreement with their lies. It would just be a species-wide wall of gaslighting about certain topics.
Spock certainly bent the truth when he had to. Not to mention Saavik making up regulations so she could tag along on away missions, and pretty much everything Valeris did.
@@logicplague "Enterprise" does a great job of examining the Vulcans, definitely more than any other series. The Vulcans were very different before T'Pau and the Syrannites took over. Tuvok's statement was about 200 years post-T'Pau.
@@Ambaryerno Indeed. And they weren't as orthodox of Vulcans as Tuvok. Indeed, I heard that in the beta canon, Valeris is actually a Romulan posing as a Vulcan. It was, like, in an earlier version of the script, or something.
My favorite Gowron moment was in the game Star Trek: Klingon, when he was having a nice little chat with the Pakled Trader. He gives the player a look with those big eyes of his as if to say "Watch this."
Yes, Riker and Dianna have this "Friends with Benefits" thing going. They had a thing but is committed to his career. But they get together every so often....
Your take on Jean Luc's visit to France is right on. It's a bit like today - in real life, there are space stations and fighter aircraft that fly 1,500 mph, and pretty frighteningly capable robots... but we don't go there or drive those or interact with them. We still go to the cafe and there are vineyards and candles. It's just hard to picture life so far from now in the future. And, it is a meaningful and important line in the Drumhead, "Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot - those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged." How applicable.
Deanna Troi's mother, Lwaxana Troi, was played by Majel Barrett - also known as Majel Barrett-Roddenberry - the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. She played Nuse Chapel in the original series, and also famously was the voice of the Enterprise computer in TOS, TNG & other Star Trek series.
The scene where Picard breaks down with his brother is so powerful. It never fails to bring tears to my eyes. The man whose position and nature so often drives him to hold his feelings back and project command and confidence completely breaking down in tears over what happened to him. Somehow, despite her abilities, I doubt even Deanna realized just how much pain was under the surface.
NICE!! DATA asking Dr Crusher for dance lessons is literally appropriate as Gates McFadden is a real life Dance Choreographer and she did so for the movie LABYRINTH!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
If you want to learn more about Senior Chief Miles Edward O'Brien, practically the only enlisted man in the new era with a name, I'd watch the episode _after_ Data's Day. I am also seriously hoping for Disaster to win though I don't know if it's a great episode, but I definitely like it.
That's alright. He served her right back. If anybody ever asks what the link is between "The Drumhead" and "That 70's Show", it's Picard telling Satie that "you'll be prosecuting Simon Tarses with my foot up your ass!"
I don’t know if anyone else has pointed this out, but George Takei, who played Sulu in the original series, was, as a young boy, imprisoned with the rest of his family in a Japanese Internment Camp in the U.S. during WW II.
The elegant woman in the "Drumhead" episode was Jean Simmons, a very famous British movie actress of the 1950's and 1960's. And, yes,she embodied elegance and style. US American audience may know her best for her roles in "The Big Country" and "Spartacus".
Gowron becomes a major supporting character throughout TNG and DS9, with a number of key appearances. The actor's bug-eye schtick is what got him invited back. Like most of the DS9 characters, he is very morally gray. An ally in one episode and an enemy in the next, then back to ally.
He's hilarious in that PC game from the mid-90s. You're a klingon, and you have to talk to a bunch of klingons and solve strategic problems. He's a nut.
I read the original post too quickly as, "Like most of the DS9 characters, he is very mildly gay." Then immediately started thinking: Bashir, Garak, Dax, Kira... 😂
'Family' marked the initial stages of Picard's PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), where we see his reaction to the trauma of being forced to act against his will by the Borg Collective. This will actually remain with him throughout the rest of the series (we even see a touch of it in the series premiere of DS9 during the initial meeting between Picard & Sisko), but it won't become full-blown until the movie 'First Contact'.
Keiko, the woman who marries Chief O'Brien, WAS a mom in another awesome ST series, "Deep Space Nine". She and Cheif O'Brien are both on that show, still married and end up having two kids. (Of course, their first child, Molly, was born on the Enterprise in this TNG series).
The wedding speech that Picard gives during the O'Brien wedding is almost identical to the one that Kirk starts to give before being interrupted in the very first Romulan episode ever (TOS balance of terror) that's a nice little touch. I haven't rewatched it in a very long time but I believe it is in DS9 as well .
FYI, so, in the story Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher have a thing and Riker and Troy have a thing - Troy and Riker used to be together prior to the events of the series.
Jowbloe3673, Sure they do. Do you remember the episode where they're psychically linked to one another, for instance? Or the one where Picard gets abducted by an unknown race of aliens and replaced with an exact look alike doppelgänger, who then tries to seduce Crusher? And even the finale episode - All Good Things... Future Picard and Future Crusher had been married and then later divorced? Also, I hope this doesn't ruin anything for anybody, but later on - near the end of the series - Troy sort of gives up on Riker and starts up a thing with Worf. So there's that too.
@@risingbull84 - Yes, I'm well aware of all of those things, and so is everyone else now. At this point in the show, regardless of what happens in later episodes, they have little more than an unspoken attraction to each other, and some mild flirtatious behavior. I wouldn't call that a thing exactly.
Miles and Keiko's marriage is an ongoing saga beyond TNG and into Deep Space Nine. I like how it's not a fairytale relationship from the start and they both have to work hard to make it work.
Watching Picard's breakdown with his brother as he lets it all out reminds you why Patrick Stewart was chosen for this role. Plenty of detractors in the '80s questioned why Star Trek was moving away from a traditionally Hollywood swashbuckling Kirk-type to a bald English gentleman - but when it comes to acting chops, Stewart has it. That scene never fails to elicit emotion.
Probably already mentioned, but George Takei (Sulu, original series) and his family were imprisoned in a U.S. internment camp during WW2. Takei was 5 years old when he was taken. He recently starred in a stage play "Allegiance" about the U.S. internment camps.
Rosalind Chao, besides playing Keiko O'Brian has appeared in a lot of shows & movies, like The Joy Luck Club, but I'm thinking you might remember her best as the woman who owned the Chinese restaurant in Freaky Friday.
The words "My brother is a human after all" is the most perfect thing his brother could have possibly said. After his humanity was taken from him, to have it so clearly returned from another's perspective is powerful.
I never thought about it that way before. Things like this are why I browse the comments, thank you.
I can’t believe I didn’t see that before. It’s a pretty powerful statement after what Picard went through.
And also that he was blaming himself for something beyond a human being's ability to withstand.
@@logicplague It's neat what you pick up on each subsequent watch through! I'm sure you've noticed something I'd never even considered before!
and another guest star will remark that Picard 'has an almost Vulcan quality' ...
I think Picard's brother knew exactly what to do to help him. And I think that's exactly why Picard went home. Picard lives in a world where nobody questions him or talks to him in anything except a completely respectful way, including counselor Troi. His brother is the only one who could, literally, knock some sense into him.
I think it is understandable that she did not quite grasp the dynamics of the brother - brother relationship. I grew up with an older brother, and younger brothers, and while our relationship was never that tense, I could completely understand where the two Picard brothers were coming from.
I think it was less "knock some sense into him" and more "give him a decent excuse to finally allow himself to express his feelings".
Picard is very stoic and reserved most of the time. It was a point mentioned by Kirk in TOS: a captain can't let his crew see him in a moment of weakness. It's his job to give them courage, in a crisis he has to make them believe that everything will be all right; he can't do that if they think he's liable to fall apart at the first sign of trouble. It would be like a parent burdening a child with worries about debts and medical bills.
Picard went home because on some level he knew he needed to be around people who didn't depend on him for their courage. People he could be human with. Robert intuited this and knew that what Picard needed was a vent and a cry. A cry Picard had held in since the incident and needed to be let out. And who better to make you cry than your mean old big brother? So he kept poking and poking and poking until Picard finally exploded. Because Picard needed to explode.
Exploding helped .. for a time. But the rage .....the desire for vengeance simmered and festered within him for many years thereafter. I can't reveal any more because spoilers.
@@Robert_Douglass Movie Picard and TNG Picard are arguably not the same character
@@Robert_DouglassLittle ships
I had the honor to meet and hang around Suzie Plakson (K'Ehleyr) back in the 90s. I was her security guard at a Star Trek convention. She is one of the sweetest ladies I ever met.
She's a tall lady isn't she? She's still attractive though.
@@Little-Larry777 Very much so!
@@williamsheff2806 cool! That played well into her role as a Klingon.
What an impression she made. Just part of 2 Episodes, but those are totally unforgetable.
She was awesome in that role.
I swear Data has some of the most hilarious lines ever written.
"I have good news, Keiko has made a decision designed to increase her happiness. She has cancelled the wedding."
😂😂😂😂😂
I remember that episode and that line. The delivery was too much! 😂
Keiko is having another baby
NOW???
yes. O'Brien and LaForge have the best reactions to that. O'Brien: "Of all the childish selfish and irresponsbile things to do!" Geordi: "Next time maybe I should deliver the good news".
Patrick Stewart delivering a speech, especially in a court setting, is always a show highlight.
A speech many, Many of the under 25 club Should listen to🤨.
@@raybarry4307 Why the under 25 club? Not attacking the assertion, just honestly curious.
@LoganBluth I worked for the campus police at Columbia University for ten years and over that time I found that it's the group that are 25 and younger that love to shout people down they don't agree with. Most people over 25 have by that time too much in their lives to worry about (work, children, serious relationships and financial problems) to concern themselves over such trivial things. If voters 18-25 stopped voting for leftist candidates the nx election would see 435 Republicans filling the House of Representatives.
Too bad he has joined the dark side in recent years the Picard show was pure evil
@@videostash413 Yeah, I'm chalking that up to Patrick Stewart getting up in years. He's earned the right to want to just hang out with a few old friends and get paid for it. 😁
"...I need to watch all of these..."
Yes, you do 🙂
I don't think most people today comprehend what an impact and influence this show had on society at the time.
This show managed to do some fairly subversive things in its day, under the guise of "It's only science fiction." It tackled subjects like racism, prejudice, religious intolerance, homophobia, discrimination, world politics, child abuse, the dangers of technology, etc., without really rubbing its audience's nose in it; very rarely did "the message" get too heavy-handed. It did in the late '80s/early '90s what TOS and The Twilight Zone were doing in the '60s. That's why I love the TNG-era shows.
I think about this every time I use an iPad
@@gspendlove Well said 👏
If you watched The Big Bang Theory you know how much impact it had on people. If you watched when you grew up it was awesome! My Daddy was a Trekkie. When this came out when I was 7 it was in immediate rotation. I'm so glad she's doing this series. ❤
@@greytooth898 You mean a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? 🙃
if you want to understand Chief O'Brien's backstory you need to add "The Wounded" to your Season 4 watchlist
Agreed.
That is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series. Plus if she plans on covering DS9 that episode is ESSENTIAL watching. Although I don’t know how you do ds9 by just doing an episode here and there.
I tried to campaign to get the Wounded as one of these 4 episodes but I was unsuccessful.
@@Manofsteel1701-f4r It could work if Cassie had knowledgeable fans to fill her in on what she needs to know. And it would help if she bumped up seasons 5-7 to 6 episodes. A lot of understanding and impact would be lost but a little DS9 is still better than none.
Oh no, she missed the Cardassian football helmets!
"Is that a threat, muppet?!" That needs to be on a shirt.
I'm gonna start using it in conversation!
Poor Gowron
@@manicms Or Gorgon 😉😂
A klingon may either respect you or kill you after you say this.
Or - most likely - both...
Hilarious 😭 lol
"What is THAT doing here?"
"He has claimed the right of vengeance."
All the Klingons are like: Oh yeah, this fight is happening
Even Duras knew at that point that Worf and he were going to fight despite all of Duras's manipulation and hiding behind Klingon cultural norms. Once Worf stated it was his "Mate" that was killed no Klingon there was gonna try to stand in his way.
😂
In Klingon culture, turning down a fight makes you an even bigger asshole than a full traitor
after hearing that Kaylar was his mate, they were ok with it
@@Jshaw71it was because in Klingon mythology, the first Klingon created was a man, and his heart only got stronger when the first woman was created. The two Klingon hearts then killed their gods.
24:09 - "He looks like that one muppet." 😂😂😂I knew Cassie was saying Gowron looks like 'Animal'!
He always reminds me of Mick Fleetwood. For a long time I thought that was actually him playing Gowron, but it turned out that he played a fish.
Gowron IS an animal.
@@chuchulainn9275- no he isn't. He's a klingon
@@felipepineda1585
Joke went over your head apparently.
Gowron always had "that look" that I could never pin down... Until now! :D
It's funny because while Chief O'Brian seems like a side character, he's probably been in the most episodes of Star Trek across multiple shows.
Second only to Michael Dorn as Worf -- who was also originally meant to be a minor background character.
However, Frakes has appeared in TNG, DS9, VOY, and Enterprise
Of course, if you count Majel Barrett every time she does the voice of a Federation computer…
@@jkhoover Lower Decks and Picard as well.
He was part of the main crew in DS9.
I never fail to tear up after Jean-Luc breaks down after that mud fight. The mask, the defenses, the shields they all drop. And he lets it out. Robert needles him the whole time about being the perfect one. And in truth Jean-Luc knew he was the perfect one, he was the best, and he was proud of it, relied on it. But when he was assimilated...all his perfection, his lifetime of skills, and knowledge were turned against everything he loved the most. And no matter how strong he was, no matter how much he struggled....Resistance was Futile. They weaponized him against those he had spent his life protecting...and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. And he blamed himself. Who else was there to blame? They used him to murder thousands and almost destroyed his homeworld and the Federation, and all he could do was watch and feel them extract from his mind the most effective and efficient way to do it. And he can never forget.
@3Rayfire A most accurate and brutal assessment.
After reading the autobiography for Picard I had new love for this episode he didn't get along with his brother or father in the best way even with that history he is pulled back to reconnect and he fixes that relationship and his brother softened up in ways Picards father didn't
And his brother had to remind him that he's only human.
And Patrick Stewart never won an Emmy for this show! I don't even think he was nominated! A crime, I say!
outstanding comment!
Hi, Cassie, you probably already know this from the comments, but, Gates McFadden who played Dr. Crusher is also a choreographer. She choreographed the dance sequence in the David Bowe movie "Labyrinth". For that film she was credited by her first name, Cheryl. So, In the episode Data's Day, she and Brent Spiner, who plays Data, both did their own dancing, (Spiner's background was in musical theater, so he had dance training as well.).
If you ever see a credit of Cheryl McFadden it's for dance related work. And Gates is for acting work.
it's so cool to see everyone's different Trek knowledge here.
I have a friend who worked on Labyrinth with her, he handled the Fireys. Glad to say he had nothing but praise for her, joy to work with. :)
@@dougcrane8031 In the long shots it looked like him, but, i'll take your word for it.
it clearly was not Brent Spiner in several shots.
Ah Drumhead. An episode that has so much relevance today!
"Someone like her will always be with us, waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness." Keyword being always. The episode isn't just relevant today. It has been and always will be relevant. Paranoid fear is a fatal flaw in humans and there are powerful people who will always try to take advantage of that.
I am ALSO so very glad that "Family" won the poll because it's basically part 3 of the last two parts.
Agreed, Family is an important episode. Picard’s admission in the muddy vineyard always brings me to tears.
Remember watching it in 1990. All that summer, everyone talked about "the Borg episode"!
The actor who played Sulu in Star Trek The Original Series (George Takei) was in a U.S. Japanese internment camp when he was a child.
He is a terrible actor.
@@moabman6803 Not remotely relevant in this context.
And now he's got major TDS, maybe he should brush up on "Drumhead" and see that the woke left has completely lied to him about the current political climate. Even victims can fall prey to evil, just look at Magneto.
@corvus1970 Sure it is. Star Trek was a part of Takei's career. But he has always been a terrible actor. The internment camps were in place to keep the USA safe from within. Even so the Japanese made some successful attacks on the American homeland. They were extremely aggressive and brutal.
@@moabman6803 Wow, I did not have "Internment Camp Defense Force" on my bingo card today. Unreal.
So the Keiko/Miles thing isn't something you missed out on, this was actually her first appearance. She shows up in subsequent episodes and they are both on DS9.
In retrospect, imagine how the O'Briens took the news about the events in Nemesis.
And Picard s03.
also for those who don't know, she's played by Rosalind Chao, who has many parts all over the industry over the years but she's probably best known as Rose from Joy Luck Club, aside from playing Keiko.
There is a cut scene of him transferring over you can see on youtube. It's a nice goodbye to him.
For the later roles, 3 Body Problem, and Mulan remake.
She was also in "What dreams may come," which she watched on the channel.
Riker didn't meet up with his family on Earth because his mother died when he was only two years old, and he was raised alone by his father deep in the woods of Alaska. His father is now a pretty famous and high-ranking civilian tactical advisor to Starfleet helping to come up with defense plans, and he is always traveling around to various Starships and Starbases across the Federation so they don't see each other very often. In fact, up until the Season 2 episode _The Icarus Factor_ they'd had a huge feud between them over his mother's death and they hadn't spoken to each other in _15 years,_ but they mostly patched things up in that episode.
Geordi's didn't meet up with his parents because both of them are Starfleet officers; his father is a Commander in the Science Division who studies alien animals (he's an expert exozoologist) and he works on a Starfleet science ship that travels around to do Science stuff. And his mother is _Captain of her own Starship_ who works stationed out of several Starfleet outposts that patrol the borders of the Romulan Neutral Zone for any sings of trouble. None of them get to meet up very often because all three are serving in Starfleet on different ships, but they write and call each other all the time to stay in contact.
Deanna Troi isn't from Earth; she is Half-Human/Half-Betazoid (which is why she is only empathic and can only sense emotions, instead of being fully telepathic like full-blooded Betazoids.) She was born on Tarazed to a Human Starfleet Officer father and a Betazoid noblewoman named Lwaxana Troi _(Daughter of the Fifth House of Betazed, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed!)_ who works as a Federation Ambassador. Deanna's father died when she was only 7, but her mother shows up on the _Enterprise_ fairly often to visit her daughter and pester her about not being married and having children yet (especially with Riker.) And also to hit on Captain Picard as often as she possibly can. She shows up in quite a few episodes through the series. (Lwaxana was played by Majel Barrett, the wife of the creator of _Star Trek_ Gene Roddenberry, and she also plays the voice of the _Enterprise's_ computer.)
I think that covers all the rest of the Bridge Officers/Main Cast; Data doesn't _have_ any family except for his "Evil Twin Brother" Lore, whom you've already met, and won't/can't meet up with him for obvious reasons... but _maybe_ you just might get to met some _more_ members of Data's "family" later. Maybe his "Brother" Lore will show up again? Maybe his "Father?" Maybe even his _"Mother?"_ Who knows?! Anything is possible! You'll just have to keep watching more, Cassie!
Data had a grandpa named Ira Graves...
There are a few more family members to show up.
As someone who watched his mother die at a young age, "Look, and always remember." rings so true. You'll move through the trauma, your life will go on.... but a part of you is always that little child, and won't ever forget what it felt like. Worf knows this, he's gone through it at Khitomer, so I like to think he's speaking from experience here.
"With the first link the chain is forged". I think we could all benefit by spending some time contemplating that right now.
Welp, too late.
@@MrDrako2012by, oh, 20+ years
Guys it's never too late and that quote is always relevant
My rookie police year was 1982 in Texas. I retired in 2016 in Britain. Off and on during my career I worked Internal Affairs and always remembered what the lady that trained me in Internal Affairs drummed into my head. "Lieing and breaking the law in the name of justice is like f****g in the name of virginity." Never, ever did I ever lie to anybody during any investigation.......ever.
I had a friend who worked security at our local mall years ago, he wanted to go into law enforcement and it was a way to get a foot in the door. They had 4 teenagers shoplifting at the Proffitt's store, they caught one but the other three got away. When the police came, they told this scared teenager that if they would reveal the names of the others, that they would go easy on her. After she rolled on them, he thanked her, and told her to turn around and put her hands behind her back, that she was under arrest. Later, my friend asked him about it, and I'll never forget what he said, "Yeah, that's what we do, we lie to people to get what we need." His pursuit of that particular career died that day, as did any remaining trust I had in police officers in general. I had already had my own negative experiences with them, my first pull-over was literally for a burnout done by someone else who the officer assumed was my friend, in reality I had just met the guy. Shame we weren't fortunate to have a few more like you.
I wish more people were like you
When a group goes all the way to the United States Supreme Court to ensure they have the right to lie in the course of their duties, it is unwise to treat any member of that group as anything other than a liar. One doesn't get to fight for the right to lie only to turn around and say, "But you can trust me this time."
So.... a detective shouldn't lie to a suspect during an interrogation to elicit a response? That's common practice, and legal.
@@Baelzar One might call that... "Entrapment". Which is actually, VERY illegal. Same type of behavior, but they call it different names, so they get away with something that is otherwise considered illegal.
15:40 "If you had told me I would love Pacard..."
I am a straight man in my 40's and let me tell you, I love him too.
"Gowron looks like that one Muppet" She means Animal. Gave me a healthy Laugh.
*stares in Klingon*
For the Glory of the Empire! 😂
Great, now I see Gowron drumming with the Electric Mayhem. 😎
The other Admiral in Drumhead. Admiral Henry. He doesn't say anything. He just stands up and walks out of the room while she's on her maniacal rant... It's perfect.
In Star Trek canon, Romulans are an evolutionary offshoot of Vulcans. That is why they are physically so similar.
When Picard was mud wrestling with his brother they had to do 6 takes because the two of them kept laughing and giggling 😂😂
You really need to watch the entire series, Cassie, you’re missing out on so many great episodes
Agreed.
Yes, agreed, plus it would help her with context.
I said that from the JUMP but apparently she doesn't do ANY TV shows or series.
Hey it is what it is.
Agreed. Cassie skipped _"The Survivors"_ in S3 & several classics in S4. Not the best viewing strategy.
Watch the rest of the episodes without commenting on them. So many are building on previous episodes
That conversation between Jean-Luc and Robert cemented TNG and Patrick Stewart for me.
That one line: "You have been ... terribly _hard_ on yourself."
The drumhead is an incredible episode and it's meanings are as strong now as they ever were
When that admiral walks out in disgust and frank pity ...
When Picard and his brother embrace at the end, and the old man face breaks, I don't know...that always gets me. Loving your brother and not being able to show it fully to him. Something about that moment is just so beautiful.❤
Also FYI, in Star Trek, Vulcans and Romulans are closely related to each other, which is why the "ambassador" was so easily able to pass for Vulcan in the third episode.
Yeah, Cassie didn't watch the quintessential Romulan episode in TOS "Balance of Terror" and left out "Errand of Mercy" over "Trouble with the Tribbles". At the time Cassie was a passer-by to the franchise, and I think the picks are understandable in order to get a proper feel of the franchise and the main TOS cast, but it is at a cost. Balance of Terror, Errand of Mercy and The Ultimate Computer really are outliers to what Star Trek at its core is, because they really highlight the more militaristic role of Starfleet had, but it also builds up the universe in which Starfleet makes the decision to station scientists and explorers on starships that can go toe to toe with alien warships.
I know how you feel. It's been...⌚{checks watch}...40ish years and most of us are still not over K'Ehleyr.
RIGHT! 😉👍❤
ya damn straight
Yep, I'm still mad.
Yes, yes, Cassie. You SHOULD watch all the episodes. Or at the VERY least, MOST of them. You will not regret that choice, should you choose that.
I don't understand why she doesn't do this anyway. Isn't this basically her job?
Exactly!
@@meganega123 No, her channel is more movie focused, she's watching selected episodes to prime for the TNG movies. It's "Popcorn in Bed" not "TV Dinner in Bed"
@@Vipre- Maybe, and I understand she wouldn't show a reaction vid of all of them, but seeing how well she appears to be resonating with the characters, the movies will not hit the same note. It's the TNG cast populating movies and mostly doing plot, and emphasizing how much meat of characters need to be cut in order to make it into a movie. Picard works amazingly well as 'Daddy' Jean Luc, being the moral compass and conscience for the crew in the TV show. In the movies he has to be the movie-star, undergo a movie plot development, introducing somewhat contrived flaws, and basically has to work like a 25 years younger, less wise and less experienced Picard as that he was depicted as in the show. We don't remember Picard from 'Chain of Command' as dangling on a rope, we remember him for the marvelous back and forth between Steward and David Warner. The movies have to show a a rope-dangling Picard again to be able to sell it as a Sci-Fi action movie.
@@meganega123 She explained it a few times, if she'll watch all of it then the channel will basically become a "Star Trek" channel because she won't have time watching anything else, remember she's raising 3 kids(I think it's 3) and her current schedule is about 3 reactions per week, she doesn't want the channel to be only about Star Trek and even though I'm a ST fan I can understand her, we need to remember not all of her viewers are Trekkies, however, I wished she would have watched more than 4 episodes per season since that rule makes her skip a lot of good episodes.
Jean Simmons’ powerful performance in “The Drumhead” punctuates a long and distinguished acting career. After seeing Simmons nail the role of a dangerous fanatic in TNG, I think Cassie would enjoy her award-winning portrayal of an ingenue in the 1955 musical, “Guys and Dolls”.
The is peak Star Trek, when it was Shakespeare in space. Not giant sci fi battles and explosions, but a dramatic play set aboard a fictional spaceship. The acting was top notch and the stories so powerful because they resonate and make you think and feel. This is why TNG was so beloved and held in such high regard.
The lady who played Admiral Norah Satie in _The Drumhead_ was Jean Simmons, a great actress from the 1940s onwards. For example, she played Ophelia in Laurence Olivier's _Hamlet_ (1948) and worked in Stanley Kubrik's _Spartacus_ (1960). You can feel the gravitas she brings to this TNG episode.
Jean was lucky to have such a brilliant performance, late in her career.
Yes she is in Spartacus.I knew she looked familiar somehow. And looked her up last year.
She was also in the Miniseries "North and South" with a young Jonathan Frakes. When Frames got the call to direct "The Drumhrad", the first actor he had in mind to play Admiral Norah Satie was his friend Jean Simmons.
This is the difficulty in choosing only 4, or 6, episodes from one of the most influential seasons of Trek to exist. You will miss a lot, but the ones chosen will hit the hardest. I tear up every time I see the pain in Picard's muddy face as he finally breaks down over how the Borg used him. That one scene is why that one episode is so critical to watch. All future Trek pays homage to it in some way. Remember Wolf 359
Agreed! I was recently looking at the episode lists for seasons 4-7 and it’s VERY hard to only choose four, even if you exclude the season finales and intros. As I am sure you know, even episodes that are just “ok” do setup key plot info for future episodes/movies.
@@timlukko3815 Indeed; I think Cassie might need to increase her per-season count. And looking forward, what's she gonna do about the vastly-more-serialized DS9?
Cassie, we're here for you watching Trek; if you want to upgrade and watch at least all the good episodes of each season, I don't think anyone will complain. Why not tackle each season dynamically, watching every episode that gets recommended by multiple patrons? Don't feel the need to artificially stick to the 4-per-season and 4-per-video pattern, either... change it up however works best!
@@sandwiched it needs to be shouted and repeated that DS9 can not be done justice by only watching some episodes - it needs to be all of them, it doesn't work otherwise
characters, character development, relationship dynamics, and the over-arcing plot, are all essential to the experience and that requires watching them all - TWICE at least, actually
@@lopa-u9f I've only ever seen DS9 once, myself (and I don't consider that to have been sufficient), but surely there are skippable episodes here and there, right?
@@sandwiched there's a few mediocre episodes but most are good+, but even those few have essential things happening (it's like, stuff with Kira and Bajor politics episodes) - I would say that there is one poor episode and that it is simply something to suffer through for the Quark characterization is provides and a few other bits and that is "Move Along Home" but yes also agree if you were to skip any, that would be the one, but probably the only one! and no sense in skipping an episode
seriously, it's that good of a show
and I am not a fanboi or even much into TV!
Can't wait for Cassie to find Patrick Stewart in "I, Claudius" (BBC mini-series 1976) and as a knight in "Excalibur" (1981).
Excalibur!! That would be a great one for her to watch!
Yeah if Cassie watch I, Claudius that would be great.
A knight? He played Leodegrance, who in Arthurian legend was Guinevere's father!
Ah yes, I CLAVDIVS!
What about as Gurney Halleck in "Dune" from 1984!
"Poor Worf." A saying that never ends for him.
The scene with Dr. Crusher teaching Data to tap dance always reminds me of a story from when I was 17. I was looking at an audition that required dancing, including tap. I had never taken a dance class, but my friend Sharon had been doing it since toddlerhood, and was very good, so I asked her to at least teach me the basic steps before the audition. I made into the dance chorus, and Sharon got the part of the leading lady.
"Just because there was no sabotage doesn't mean there isn't a conspiracy on the ship."
That pretty much sums up the investigation
"I've brought down bigger men than you Picard!"
Show me the man, and I will show you the crime.
Reminds me of a motto from the WH40k Inquisition. “Innocence proves nothing.”
One of my closest friends was of Japanese descent and her parents were sent to internment camps, they got reparations as part of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 in the US, they sympathized with the US for the attack on Pearl Harbor but were bitter about being interred. Her father went on to work at a tank factory once they were released from the camp.
This is why I oppose identitarianism, it's f^^king stupid. Foster a climate of individualism and you'll get a lot less of that shit.
She said "I want a fun one next" then "Next is Data's Day" Ask and you shall receive.
But she said data rather than Data.... 😆
The Drumhead monologue distills all of Gene Roddenberry's love of freedom into a few simple lines.
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The TNG writing staff was top notch. DS9 was amazing as well.
"I find the Vulcans' stark philosophy to be somewhat ... limited."
"He looks like that Muppet" 😂😂😂!!!
That's Animal the Drummer in the band. He does resemble him!
I didnt see the resemblance for 30 years. Now i will never unsee it
I hadn't thought of Animal. I thought Gowron was more like Pepe the King Prawn
the actress that played Keiko was also in MASH, as the character Soon-Lee. I personally like to think that Keiko is actually the descendant of Soon-Lee and Klinger, hence putting MASH in the Star Trek Universe. This would also put St Elsewhere in the Star Trek Universe.
Keiko's roots are established as being firmly Japanese. In order for her to be related to Mrs. Klinger, their family would have had to move from Korea to Japan sometime between the 1950s and 2260s, and fully assimilated into Japanese culture. Anything is possible, but given the Koreans' hatred of the Japanese, and the Japanese's hatred of EVERYTHING foreign, I find that unlikely...
@@benjauron5873 Hey, before the modern age of admirals cursing at each other in star trek shows; society was originally meant to be past all that baggage.
@@benjauron5873 The Japanese don't hate everything foreign. They really like Western music and movies, for example.
There's actually a whole thing that puts a ton of series in the Star Trek universe that you wouldn't expect, and it's all Team Knight Rider's fault. Team Knight Rider featured the character of Jackson Roykirk in an episode, and meant it to be the same Jackson Roykirk who created Nomad in Star Trek: TOS. Cute reference, except it now puts the entire Knight Rider franchise in the Star Trek universe because all the Knight Rider series have connecting threads via Michael Knight, who showed up at one point in them all (even the sequel series). But it gets better. The sequel Knight Rider series crossed over with the series Las Vegas, now adding it to the Trek universe. And Las Vegas either crossed over or was referenced in the series Crossing Jordan, Monk, Passions, Heroes, and Medium. Making all of those shows now also a part of the Star Trek universe. Oh, and Dunder-Mifflin is referenced once in an episode, so even the Office is now a part of the Star Trek universe. Because some Trek nerd who wrote for Team Knight Rider really loved The Changeling episode now the soap opera Passions exists in the Star Trek universe. 😂
She's probably better known for the Joy Luck Club than MASH, as she only appeared right at the very end of the latter, and the AfterMASH follow-up was pretty forgettable.
The lessons of Drumhead are especially relevant right now.
Ain't that the truth...
So true. Cancel culture is all about prosecuting things like guilt by association, in which suspicion alone justifies accusation, and accusation alone justifies punishment. We notice when it happens to a big name like a celebrity. But not all the thousands of little names that had to be canceled first, to normalize the pattern.
@@danhalstead705 Hate to say this, but remember where it's coming from come election time. Forget the individuals running, and all the BS, the people supporting this ideology MUST be stripped of power.
Attributed to Senator Harry Reid, Nevada, Retired, " It's not whether the accusation is true or not, it is the accusation its-self that matters", in regards to Mitt Romneys TAXES.
@@danhalstead705 Yeah, if that's what took away from the Drumhead then you misread the message of the episode as you're projecting your feelings/biases onto it. Rather, it was supposed to be an allegory for McCarthyism, and the Salem witch trials. In regards today a better example would be the patriot act. But really, the themes it raises like civil rights, and witch-hunts are timeless themes that should be relevant to any era/society (even the UFP). In particular, the ending with Picard/Worf spells this much out as the point was we should always remain vigilant to help keep the wolves in sheep clothing at bay (i.e. the end of history, in the political sense, is a myth).
No spoilers, but Gowron turns out to be one of the most interesting recurring characters in Trek, he appears in DS9 as well as TNG.
Picard for President!
That scene is one of the greatest monologues that I think Picard ever delivered on the show. I sometimes still marvel at the writing and delivery of these speeches even after all these years.
Whether French or a Yorkshireman, he's ineligible to be Potus.
@@SnabbKassa President of Earth, obviously. Not everything is murica
It hurts seeing Picard break down after fighting his brother in the vineyard. It's also a brilliant scene that humanizes him, and it was brilliantly acted by Patrick Stewart. You could hear hurt in his voice. I don't know what dark place he had to go to bring out that emotion, and I don't envy it. Such a great episode.
Patrick Stewart would have multiple Oscars had he the inclination to go after them.
I've seen some great interviews with Stewart where he goes into his childhood. His father was violent towards him and his mother. (His father had PTSD from the war but Stewart didn't find that out until later.) Nevertheless his childhood was quite traumatic and terrifying, waiting for when his father would snap. No doubt he had some dark memories to draw from.
The Drumhead is one of the best episodes. Right up there with Inner Light.
I can't wait for Inner Light!
Eh, Inner Light ain't all that.
@@TroyConvers5000 I have issue with The Inner Light, though more so with the episodes that follow it never being impacted by it. As if that wouldn't fundamentally change a person. But hey, at least they didn't repair and recharge the f^^king thing like Janeway would have.
@@bad-people6510 Picard had five traumatic events (Locutus, Inner Light, Tapestry, Battle of Maxia relived, Sarek) but only one had any lasting effects.
@@TroyConvers5000 He also got turned into a robot eventually, but I have a feeling people aren't going to remember that.
Want to know why so many Irish watched Star Trek? Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien. Also the actress playing Nora Satie is Jeanne Simmons. She is a famous actress playing in big movoes like Elmer Gantry, Spartacu and The Big Country.
Colm is great as the father who is also an Elvis fan in The Commitments.
@@thomast8539LOVE that movie!
Don't forget Fionnula Flanagan who's played three different Star Trek characters in three different ST series. She was so striking in TNG's "Inheritance" that I looked up pictures of her when she was younger and she was gorgeous!
The Big County (1958) is a heck of a film. Gregory Peck a performance that I truly enjoyed. By all accounts he was a heck of a guy, a true gentleman.
@@davidcorriveau8615Ooh, I try to watch a new old movie every week going on fifteen years now. Sometimes I worry I'm running out. Thanks for the recommend!
I'm kicking myself right now because it took me this many years to realize that Keiko was played by the same actress who played Klinger's bride in the final episode of MASH.
Oh my goodness, yes! Thanks. She also was in a beautifully bittersweet movie called "The Joy Luck Club".
@@janescribner8258that's where I recognized her from. She was Waverley, right? Gosh, I love that movie! ❤
@@goldilox369 I had to look it up! It's been such a long time but according to Google(!), she played Rose. I have to watch that movie again. So powerful.
'The Drumhead' is not only one of the best Star Trek episodes ever made, it's also some of the best television ever made. Incredible story, acting, script, editing, tension-it's a story that would be powerful in any setting, be it on a starship, a present-day American courtroom, or during the Napoleonic wars. Modern Star Trek writers should take note-this is how it's done.
I agree. Patrick Stewart and Jean Simmons both gave Emmy worthy performances.
See, I hardly think modern trek writers watched the episode, because they're the exact people claiming to be righteous when they're actually evil.
@@thatperformer3879tell me you're a brainrot toxic fan without telling me... it's 2024 pet, try moving on from the good old days of the 90's
@@thatperformer3879 Sounds like you're that guy that hates his neighbor and claims to be Christian, hates his countrymen and claims to be a Patriot because he waves a stripey flag and has big feelings. Trek has always laughed loudly in the face of conservatism. Commander 'shoot-first' Worf and the Klingons are the conservatives (reagan-era conservatives) of Star Trek, and this episode shows particularly how gullible the might=right belief system makes one.
Gates McFadden, the actress playing Dr. Beverly Crusher is actually a very accomplished dancer. In the movie Labyrinth, she was the head choreographer, and was even visible in the ballroom/masquerade scene. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend watching Labyrinth.
Gorgon. Muppet. Rufus! Omg, did I laugh at her trying to remember the Klingons names! 🤣🤣🤣
when Q called Warf Lt.Woof in the earlier epi i friggin lost it😂🎉
Eat any good books lately?
Growl for me so I know you still care
But you still got the name wrong.. it's Worf.
Lwaxana Troi is the one who calls Worf Woof.
The one episode with Lwaxana Troi and Alexander is hilarious. She is always calling him Mr Woof. He scoffs and says It’s Worf ma’am a couple of times during the episode. ROFL
The howl Worf emits over K'ehlyr's body is a warning: beware denizens of the afterlife, a Klingon warrior is arriving. Worf doesn't perform it over Duras's body because Duras died in dishonour. Worf performs it again much later and on a different show, but the circumstances are much more complex.
Yes, we first see it S1E20 "Heart of Glory" where it is explained in full context. But since this is just a brief tour of TNG, a lot of context is going to be missing.
K'Ehleyr knew how dangerous it was to look into the sealed archives, she knew that Duras would find out about it. She sacrificed her life to stop Duras from taking power and to make Worf regain his honor.
I love Worf's parents
They are just wonderful. The only other Trek family remotely as wholesome and loving is the Siskos.
They are fantastic. For all the shit Worf goes through getting where he is, we see he has great parents, who while they might not understand him, try to, make an effort in all aspects of his life, are proud of all hes done and know he will always try to do the right thing, and unconditionally love him. It's nice to see the contrast where all the other mains have "complicated" relationships with their direct family.
What was it that the dad asked Geordi?
I totally understand you being devastated when Khalar was killed. I loved Khalar as a character and I was also devastated when they killed her. I was so upset by this the first time I watched this episode that I didn't watch another episode for several days after.
"Family" was the first episode in Trek continuity with absolutely no scenes on the Bridge.
Not true. "All Our Yesterdays", the penultimate episode of the original series, was the first. In fact, it has no scenes aboard the ship at all!
@@jvgreendarmok Excellent catch. I checked again, and you are right. Well-spotted! 👍
It's been 30+ years....I'm still mad about K'Ehleyr's death. Suzie Plakson would have made a great addition to the cast as a regular guest star.
Totally agree!
The TOS episode "A Private Little War" has broken my heart since it originally aired.
That's how you know it's good science fiction.
She was the female Q so at least we got to see her a couple more times but I agree with you.
@@CP-mb7ly Don't forget Dr. S'Lar in "The Schizoid Man"
Sees Gowron: "He's a little scary looking"
Heh, the _EYES_ have it!
followed by "He looks like that one muppet" :P
Riker's dad was in a episode of season 2. He and Riker had a lot of tension. They settled it with a giant Qtip fight. Riker's mom had died when he was young.
Geordi's mom is a star fleet captain at this point. His father is never mentioned. (Edit he was mentioned and shown...i just forgot about it).
On the contrary, Geordi's father Edward is seen on-screen in the seventh season episode "Interface". He was played by Ben Vereen!
Actually, his father is shown on screen played be Ben Vereen. This happens in season 6 in the episode "Interface". His mother is played by Madge Sinclair. Both Vereen and Sinclair also played the mother of Burton's character in Roots, Kunta Kinte.
American Gladiator. 🤣🤣
@@RandomNPC001 The ultimate evolution of martial arts!
@@Emilysbrother1 best show ever! 🤩🤩
Drumhead is one of the greatest episodes of television ever. I don't know that there has ever been a character quite like Picard.. His ability to form an argument calmly while being fully respectful of anothers point of vew comes accross so beautifully.
Cassie is such a sucker for romance, any romance! So much so that, for a second, she looked forward to a Picard/Troi thing 🤣
Add "The Inner Light" as one of your season 5 episodes, Cassie!! My favorite episode of the entire series!
Unpopular opinion.
I don't like "Inner Light". People will probably crucify me for saying that, but I just don't get the love for it everyone else has, it's depressing AF.
D A R M O K
Season five is packed with great episodes. I don't think I could pick just four
Interestingly enough, the character of Hikaru Sulu played by George Takei spent part of his early childhood in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. In fact he wrote a book about it titled They Called Us Enemy.
i love the brother, he knew he had to get Picard to open up, let it out and he continued to jab at him
Robert is an ass in the best possible way.
FYI- Riker's dad did show up in an episode that was skipped over.
Fun fact- Keiko's actress, Rosalind Chao, was one of several actresses up for the role of Tasha Yar and is currently in 3 Body Problem. But I'm going to bet that Cassie knows her from Freaky Friday or possibly the Live action Mulan.
The thing is about the Romulans and the Vulcans is that the Romulans share a common ancestry with Vulcans and are considered offshoots of the same species. The Romulans seperated from the Vulcans due to ideological differences.
Remember Me is one of my favorite episodes from season 4. Not sure what other people think about it, but it is an episode focused on Dr. Crusher, who doesn't always get the attention others do.
Not highlight, but it is good to see they where able to make a good episode using Beverly and Wesley in a natural way, unlike how they twisted Beverly in episodes like 'Sub Rosa' or arguably the somewhat contrived story in 'Suspicions' (The episode is fine, but is this really the natural way to use an talented physician in a murder mystery plot?)
It's amazing how well the matte painting backgrounds hold up. Also Chief O'Brien legitimately becomes one of the beast characters in all of Star Trek.
Kind of, remember it's the remastered version and although they religiously kept the feeling of the original special effects they did enhance some parts, for example the matte painting of the interior of the Borg ship in Q who.
Kehleyr was a really popular character and they wanted to have her come back many times, but there was a long story arc to come that required Worf to kill Duras which required him to get really really angry.
The same actress is also elsewhere on TNG as a Vulcan doctor, and Voyager as a Female Q.
@@ithinkihadeight And also Jeffery Combs' Andorian lieutenant in a certain surface battle in Enterprise.
@@alcor4670 I definitely knew that and absolutely forgot.
@@ithinkihadeightwith a KILLER line: "What are you doing with that dog? And I'm NOT talking about the puppy!"
They contemplated having Duras spill Worf's prune juice but ultimately decided it didn't have as much heft.
Alexander, Worf's son, suffers from a common condition called SORAS. Also, Worf and K'Ehleyr did have actual sex (during the commercial break) to conceive Alexander, not just the hand holding. They just can't show that on TV.
Imagine if TNG was an HBO show like Game of Thrones. We'd have been subjected to all the gorey details.
I think canonically it's been stated that Klingons do mature faster than humans. Which for such a war-like people honestly makes sense. With as much fighting as Klingons do both internally and with everyone around them, you need to be able to rebuild your population and supply new warriors in a hurry.
@@Ambaryerno No, it hasn't. That is common fan head-canon.
Spoiler...
Now explain Molly.
To clarify, as Tuvok makes clear in "Voyager," any species capable of speech is capable of speaking falsehood, and Vulcans are no exception. However, as a rule, Vulcans do not do so because they find it antithetical to the whole concept of verbal communication and, therefore, illogical. Tuvok said that, in his life, he has only lied when ordered to do so by a superior officer, and even then, he failed to see the logic in it. So it's not that Vulcans are _incapable_ of lying, it's that their culture sternly discourages it.
The thing is, i get that it's part of their whole lore thing. But in reality, Vulcans would be terrifying specifically because they would only ever lie when it made sense and when it could theoretically do the most damage. And since it would be typically be obvious when lying would be the most beneficial, different vulcans wouldn't even have to "get their story straight" to be in complete agreement with their lies. It would just be a species-wide wall of gaslighting about certain topics.
"I've dealt with the High Command, Vulcans can lie and cheat with the best of them." - Captain Jonathan Archer
Spock certainly bent the truth when he had to. Not to mention Saavik making up regulations so she could tag along on away missions, and pretty much everything Valeris did.
@@logicplague "Enterprise" does a great job of examining the Vulcans, definitely more than any other series. The Vulcans were very different before T'Pau and the Syrannites took over. Tuvok's statement was about 200 years post-T'Pau.
@@Ambaryerno Indeed. And they weren't as orthodox of Vulcans as Tuvok. Indeed, I heard that in the beta canon, Valeris is actually a Romulan posing as a Vulcan. It was, like, in an earlier version of the script, or something.
My favorite Gowron moment was in the game Star Trek: Klingon, when he was having a nice little chat with the Pakled Trader.
He gives the player a look with those big eyes of his as if to say "Watch this."
Yes, Riker and Dianna have this "Friends with Benefits" thing going. They had a thing but is committed to his career. But they get together every so often....
Your take on Jean Luc's visit to France is right on. It's a bit like today - in real life, there are space stations and fighter aircraft that fly 1,500 mph, and pretty frighteningly capable robots... but we don't go there or drive those or interact with them. We still go to the cafe and there are vineyards and candles. It's just hard to picture life so far from now in the future. And, it is a meaningful and important line in the Drumhead, "Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot - those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged." How applicable.
Mustache twirling villians vs. those clothed in good deeds -- Conservative foreign policy vs liberal foreign policy.
She needs to watch all the episodes with Deanna’s mom. She’s one of my favorite characters 😂
Deanna Troi's mother, Lwaxana Troi, was played by Majel Barrett - also known as Majel Barrett-Roddenberry - the wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. She played Nuse Chapel in the original series, and also famously was the voice of the Enterprise computer in TOS, TNG & other Star Trek series.
Damn, I hate those episodes
I loved her interaction with Odo on deep space nine
_No! Stop!_
@@samellowery 🤢
I truly love your honest interest in the characters and the stories.
The scene where Picard breaks down with his brother is so powerful. It never fails to bring tears to my eyes. The man whose position and nature so often drives him to hold his feelings back and project command and confidence completely breaking down in tears over what happened to him.
Somehow, despite her abilities, I doubt even Deanna realized just how much pain was under the surface.
The Drumhead still gives me chills. Picard’s speeches were incredible.
NICE!! DATA asking Dr Crusher for dance lessons is literally appropriate as Gates McFadden is a real life Dance Choreographer and she did so for the movie LABYRINTH!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
*Magic Dance intensifies*
If you want to learn more about Senior Chief Miles Edward O'Brien, practically the only enlisted man in the new era with a name, I'd watch the episode _after_ Data's Day. I am also seriously hoping for Disaster to win though I don't know if it's a great episode, but I definitely like it.
Cassie " Did he just get served on his own ship?" 😂
🥺😥
IKR!?!
That's alright. He served her right back.
If anybody ever asks what the link is between "The Drumhead" and "That 70's Show", it's Picard telling Satie that "you'll be prosecuting Simon Tarses with my foot up your ass!"
I don’t know if anyone else has pointed this out, but George Takei, who played Sulu in the original series, was, as a young boy, imprisoned with the rest of his family in a Japanese Internment Camp in the U.S. during WW II.
The elegant woman in the "Drumhead" episode was Jean Simmons, a very famous British movie actress of the 1950's and 1960's. And, yes,she embodied elegance and style. US American audience may know her best for her roles in "The Big Country" and "Spartacus".
If you want more O'Brian backstory you need to watch " The Wounded".. Its a gem..
Gowron becomes a major supporting character throughout TNG and DS9, with a number of key appearances. The actor's bug-eye schtick is what got him invited back. Like most of the DS9 characters, he is very morally gray. An ally in one episode and an enemy in the next, then back to ally.
Robert O'Reilly is the actor who played Gowron.
He's hilarious in that PC game from the mid-90s. You're a klingon, and you have to talk to a bunch of klingons and solve strategic problems. He's a nut.
I was surprised he shows up THIS early, it really helps tie both series together.
I read the original post too quickly as, "Like most of the DS9 characters, he is very mildly gay." Then immediately started thinking: Bashir, Garak, Dax, Kira... 😂
'Family' marked the initial stages of Picard's PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), where we see his reaction to the trauma of being forced to act against his will by the Borg Collective. This will actually remain with him throughout the rest of the series (we even see a touch of it in the series premiere of DS9 during the initial meeting between Picard & Sisko), but it won't become full-blown until the movie 'First Contact'.
The line must be drawn HERE!
Keiko, the woman who marries Chief O'Brien, WAS a mom in another awesome ST series, "Deep Space Nine". She and Cheif O'Brien are both on that show, still married and end up having two kids. (Of course, their first child, Molly, was born on the Enterprise in this TNG series).
The wedding speech that Picard gives during the O'Brien wedding is almost identical to the one that Kirk starts to give before being interrupted in the very first Romulan episode ever (TOS balance of terror) that's a nice little touch. I haven't rewatched it in a very long time but I believe it is in DS9 as well .
FYI, so, in the story Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher have a thing and Riker and Troy have a thing - Troy and Riker used to be together prior to the events of the series.
I wouldn't say Captain Picard and Dr. Crusher have a thing exactly.
Jowbloe3673,
Sure they do. Do you remember the episode where they're psychically linked to one another, for instance? Or the one where Picard gets abducted by an unknown race of aliens and replaced with an exact look alike doppelgänger, who then tries to seduce Crusher? And even the finale episode - All Good Things... Future Picard and Future Crusher had been married and then later divorced?
Also, I hope this doesn't ruin anything for anybody, but later on - near the end of the series - Troy sort of gives up on Riker and starts up a thing with Worf. So there's that too.
@@risingbull84 - Yes, I'm well aware of all of those things, and so is everyone else now.
At this point in the show, regardless of what happens in later episodes, they have little more than an unspoken attraction to each other, and some mild flirtatious behavior. I wouldn't call that a thing exactly.
@@risingbull84 Sush, spoilers.
@@Ambaryerno
Well, someone had to fill her in...She was on the verge of thinking Picard and Troy had something going! Lol.
Miles and Keiko's marriage is an ongoing saga beyond TNG and into Deep Space Nine. I like how it's not a fairytale relationship from the start and they both have to work hard to make it work.
Watching Picard's breakdown with his brother as he lets it all out reminds you why Patrick Stewart was chosen for this role. Plenty of detractors in the '80s questioned why Star Trek was moving away from a traditionally Hollywood swashbuckling Kirk-type to a bald English gentleman - but when it comes to acting chops, Stewart has it. That scene never fails to elicit emotion.
Probably already mentioned, but George Takei (Sulu, original series) and his family were imprisoned in a U.S. internment camp during WW2. Takei was 5 years old when he was taken.
He recently starred in a stage play "Allegiance" about the U.S. internment camps.
Rosalind Chao, besides playing Keiko O'Brian has appeared in a lot of shows & movies, like The Joy Luck Club, but I'm thinking you might remember her best as the woman who owned the Chinese restaurant in Freaky Friday.