Redemption II
- Episode aired Sep 21, 1991
- TV-PG
- 46m
As Worf fights in the Klingon Civil War, Captain Picard and his crew must stop the Romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory.As Worf fights in the Klingon Civil War, Captain Picard and his crew must stop the Romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory.As Worf fights in the Klingon Civil War, Captain Picard and his crew must stop the Romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory.
- Capt. Larg
- (as Michael G. Hagerty)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPicard mentions the starships Akagi and Hornet. These were the names of two aircraft carriers that fought against each other at the World War II naval battle of Midway.
- GoofsThe reason O'Brien appears to be wearing the rank insignia of a lieutenant, even though he was a non-commissioned officer with the rank of chief petty officer at the time, is because at the time Starfleet did not have separate rank insignia for enlisted personnel. Plus producer Ronald D. Moore stated once in an interview that at first O'Brien was just meant to be a minor background character so the writers didn't worry much about what his actual rank was.
- Quotes
[Data has been assigned to command the USS Sutherland]
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hobson: Excuse me, sir. I'd like to request a transfer.
Lt. Commander Data: May I ask why?
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hobson: I don't believe I'd be a good first officer for you.
Lt. Commander Data: Your service record to date suggests you would perform that function adequately.
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hobson: No, no, no, that's not what I mean. I don't think I'd be a good first officer for *you*.
Lt. Commander Data: Why?
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Hobson: Frankly, sir, I don't believe in your ability to command this ship. You're a fellow officer and I respect that, but... no one would suggest that a Klingon would be a good ship's counselor or that a Berellian could be an engineer; they're just not suited for those positions. By the same token, I don't... think an android is a good choice to be captain.
Lt. Commander Data: I understand your concerns. Request denied.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Past Prologue (1993)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
This is a good conclusion to a strong Klingon story with some decent character moments.
The plot is resolved in a fairly straightforward way that quickly reverts everything back to normal. For me the strongest threads of the plot involve Worf and Sela, whereas the minor conflict involving Data feels a bit unnecessary.
Worf has a number of excellent moments, particularly the very end and it feels like his character is having a solid arc spanning the entire series.
I like the concept of the antagonist Sela, which provides decent continuity from 'Yesterday's Enterprise' and is a plausible idea. The Duras sisters were also quite entertaining.
Visually it is solid, with some good space battle sequences and great make up for the Klingons and Romulans. The scenes of Klingons drinking and fighting are over the top but funny.
All actors are on form, particularly Michael Dorn, Patrick Stewart and Denise Crosby.
For me it is a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Aug 2, 2021
Details
- Runtime46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1