This is a fun episode, and seeing Stewart play Picard in a couple of different ways makes for entertaining viewing. Once the truth is out, and Picard is returned to the Enterprise, he springs a trap of his own on his captors. Moves, counter moves, revelations and traps all play out through the course of the episode both in the cell and on the Enterprise. Jean-Luc must puzzle out who can be trusted, who is an enemy, and do so before one of the fellow prisoners, who cannot eat the food left for them, starves or attacks and feeds on his fellow prisoners. Crusher (Gates McFadden) to dinner, and leads Ten Forward in a drinking song).īack in the cell, Picard is trying to figure a way out, even as his captors are studying he and the others. Unfortunately, no one knows Picard is missing, because there is a duplicate aboard the Enterprise, who despite giving an odd order or two or three, seems to be the captain the crew knows, only more so (he finally asks Dr. Captain Picard is scanned by a floating, alien monolith and awakens in a four person cell. This episode basically plays like a Star Trek escape room. This episode paved the way for oh so many Klingon episodes to come, episodes that would add to the tapestry of this honour-worshipping society.Īllegiance, airing first on 26 March, 1990. It’s a lot of fun, and seeing Picard, and Worf, go toe to toe with Duras (Patrick Massett) who is intent on having Worf’s family shoulder the blame for things that weren’t their fault. We learn more about Khitomer, the attack on it, for which Worf’s father is believed to have aided in, and the politics that go on inside the Empire. In fact, if they didn’t already have a great season finale coming up, this one could have served nicely. It’s a big story, handled incredibly well, and expands the Trek universe nicely in a way that it hadn’t been before. Not only is his true identity revealed, we learn more of Worf’s family history, and the disgrace he is willing to accept to maintain the integrity of the Klingon Empire.
What unfurls becomes a great Worf (Michael Dorn) and Picard (Patrick Stewart) story, as they become involved in Klingon politics when Kurn’s true nature is revealed. As we soon discover though, there is more going on than we were first led to believe.
Reed Moran, from a story by Drew Deighan.Ĭommander Kurn (Tony Todd) arrives aboard the Enterprise as part of an officer exchange program, similar to the one Riker (Jonathan Frakes) took part in last season. Moore being the go-to guy for Klingon stories, as he pens this one alongside W. Sins of the Father marked the beginning of Ronald D.