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Recap / Star Trek: The Next Generation S4E26 S5E1 "Redemption"

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Original air date: June 17, 1991 (Part I), September 23, 1991 (Part II)

Following the events of " Reunion ," it is now time for the next Chancellor of the High Council, Gowron, to take his place as the new Klingon head of state. The Enterprise is en route to Qo'noS, where Picard will oversee the ceremonies as his last act as Arbiter of Succession.

But he has another responsibility as well: to Worf, who for over a year now has borne the shame of dishonor to protect the Empire from the Corrupt Politicians who rightfully deserve it. Picard urges Worf to take this opportunity to clear his family's name now that the true traitor, Duras, is dead.

Before they reach Qo'noS, they are intercepted by Gowron's ship. He brings a warning of schism in the Empire. It seems that even without their patriarch, the House of Duras remains a threat and still holds favor in the Klingon council. Gowron is convinced that the Duras sisters, Lursa and B'Etor, are plotting a coup. When Worf reveals that his discommendation was a plot by the Council to protect Duras, Gowron refuses to correct the injustice because he needs the support of the council.

Worf pays a visit to his brother, Kurn, and is surprised to learn whose side he plans to take: his own . He believes Gowron is too weak to defeat the House of Duras and instead plans to replace the entire Council with the help of the four squadron commanders he has in his pocket. Worf insists that it is their duty to support the legal ruler of the Empire, but they will withhold their support until they can use it as leverage to clear their family name.

During the Rite of Succession, a young Klingon named Toral, claiming to be the son of Duras, challenges Gowron's claim to leadership as the illegitimate son of Duras. His house and its allies back him. As Arbiter of Succession, Picard must decide who succeeds. The Duras sisters make clear that they will switch the Klingons' alliance from the Federation to the Romulans should Picard side against them. Picard finds himself in an ethical dilemma, weighing his legal, diplomatic and ethical responsibilities. Worf is in a similar position as he tries to use Starfleet resources to support his position. Picard forbids him on the grounds of Federation non-interference, so Worf takes a leave of absence.

Picard rules in favor of Gowron, so Toral predictably accuses him of bias and all but announces a civil war. Worf brings his offer of support to Gowron, and his price. Gowron refuses his terms, pressing Worf to bring the Federation into the war. But he changes his tune when Kurn shows up to rescue his ship from a near-fatal ambush. Gowron formally rescinds Worf's discommendation, but there's still a war to win if it's going to stick. Picard, with no evidence of outside involvement, cannot legally support Gowron. The only way Worf can stay to see it through is to resign from Starfleet as the Enterprise departs.

The Duras are celebrating the news, but one of their handlers cautions them not to underestimate Picard as she emerges from the shadows , revealing... a Romulan Tasha Yar !?

The mystery woman is quite correct. Part 2 opens with Kurn and his loyalists badly outmatched by the Duras family, to the point that Picard is able to make a case to Starfleet Command that the Romulans must be surreptitiously supporting the rebels. If so, Starfleet will have all the justification it needs to bring the hammer down. They agree to give Picard a handful of semi-mothballed ships to set up a blockade on the Klingon–Romulan border. It's not a very impressive fleet, but all they need to do is throw up a tachyon web that will detect any cloaked Romulan supply ships that try to come across.

Manpower is tight , so the Enterprise loans out its crew to some of the borrowed ships. This includes Data, who takes his first command aboard the Sutherland . His XO, Lieutenant Commander Christopher Hobson, expresses reservations about serving under an android, but with no one to replace him, he has no choice.

When the fleet shows up at her doorstep, the Romulan mystery woman makes herself known with an ultimatum for Starfleet to withdraw within 20 hours. She also addresses the elephant in the room: she is not Tasha Yar, but instead Sela, her daughter. Which, of course, only raises more questions.

Guinan, with her El-Aurian senses, remembers things the others do not about what happened during " Yesterday's Enterprise ." The Yar from an alternate future was sent back in time aboard the Enterprise -C when it was captured by Romulans. Sela meets Picard in person to verify the story. Yar received a Scarpia Ultimatum from her overseer, becoming his consort to spare her life. Sela, their child, says Yar was later executed for trying to take her and escape. In Romulan fashion, Sela despises her mother's perceived treachery and has completely disowned her own human heritage. She coldly reminds Picard of the deadline and leaves.

Back on Qo'noS, the Duras sisters capture Worf and give him the ol' seduction attempt, offering him B'Etor and a share of the power for his support, but Worf is nowhere near that desperate. An exasperated Sela takes him away for a more "conventional" interrogation.

Not wanting to wait to see if the Romulans will start shooting, Picard proposes that Gowron go on the offensive to force the Romulans to bail the Duras out. At the same time, one of the blockade ships will feign technical problems to bait the Romulan ships into their web.

However, Sela sees through their trap. Instead, the Romulans jam the grid with a flood of tachyon particles, so the fleet falls back at Picard's order. All except for Data, who has an idea to catch the Romulans in the act. After a nonstop stream of bigoted whining from his XO, Data slaps Hobson down hard enough to get him to fire a few modified torpedoes that reveal several subspace anomalies as the cloaked ships they are. Sela decides the game is up and withdraws with her Mook Lieutenant General Movar, leaving the Duras at the mercy of Gowron's victorious forces. Lursa and B'Etor ditch Toral and escape as Kurn comes to Worf's rescue.

Although Data saved the day, he nevertheless submits himself for punishment for disobeying the withdrawal order. Picard instead states that the Federation has no need for officers who blindly follow orders . He congratulates Data for his quick thinking and initiative.

The diminutive Toral stands before the Council as a traitor. Gowron gives his life—and a knife—to Worf as payment for the wrongs Duras's family has done to his own. With Picard looking on, Worf is caught between the conflicting moralities of the Klingon Empire and the Federation. He decides that he cannot simply murder a child and pawn. When Kurn objects, stating that this is not the Klingon way, Worf replies, "I know, but it is not my way."

With the war over, Worf requests that he return to duty, which Picard graciously grants. The two Starfleet officers depart while the High Council surrounds Toral, ready to discommendate him.

This episode provides examples of:

• Action Prologue : Part II starts with Worf and Kurn under attack by Duras's forces.
• Alien Non-Interference Clause : Discussed. Due to this being an internal matter of the Klingon Empire, Starfleet cannot get directly involved. However, with the Romulans likely supplying the Duras family, Picard works to ensure that they stay out too .
• Artistic License – Gun Safety : Guinan points her phaser right at Worf while talking to him at the phaser range.
• Asskicking Leads to Leadership : Throughout Part 2, Hobson is seen as getting increasingly insubordinate in refusing to heed Data's orders. But after Data effectively verbally smacks down Hobson into carrying out his orders and discovering the Romulan fleet, Hobson finally addresses Data as Captain.
• Awesomeness by Analysis : Displayed by Data, of course, when he successfully determines how to find the cloaked Romulan ships after their radiation burst disables the tachyon net.
• Big Bad Wannabe : Lursa and B'Etor. Despite Picard " praising " their manipulative prowess, it's evident that without the Romulans' secret support, they're nothing as their supporters immediately turn against them once the Romulans' supply convoy gets exposed and cut off.
• Big Damn Heroes : Kurn shows up to save the Bortas from an enemy attack.
• Big "NO!" : Toral's reaction when his aunts abandon him as their forces get crushed .
• Book Ends : " Sins of the Father " ended with the Klingon High Council standing in a circle around Worf and turning their backs on him to demonstrate his family's discommendation. Part II of this episode ends with the High Council standing in a circle around Toral, this time looking inward towards him, with Worf's family honor restored.
• In Part 2, it's mentioned that Starfleet is stretched pretty thin—suggesting they're still rebuilding after the Battle of Wolf 359 .
• In "The Wounded," it was mentioned that O'Brien was tactical officer aboard the Rutledge . In Part 2, he mans the tactical station in Worf's absence.
• Cerebus Retcon : "Yesterday's Enterprise" gave Tasha the opportunity to die for a cause rather than the senseless death she was saddled with in the first season. This episode retcons it, saddling the former dodger of rape gangs with becoming the sex slave of a Romulan and getting betrayed by her own daughter, dying for nothing yet again.
• Characterization Marches On : In the second part of this story, Worf attempts to stop a challenger from trying to take on Gowron in ritual combat, calling it a waste of time when compared to the larger threat of the House of Duras. In future episodes of this series, and especially Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Worf would likely have been more adamant than anyone else that the challenge to Gowron's honor should continue unimpeded.
• Commander Contrarian : Hobson, because of his Fantastic Racism against Data.
• Commended for Pushback : Several ships, with Enterprise crew members temporarily in command, are doing a blockade on the Klingon-Romulan border to prove that the Romulans are supplying the Klingon rebels. When Captain Picard commands the ship to move forwards, Data in stead lays a trap to expose them. When he subsequently goes before Picard, on his own accord, for a disciplinary hearing for disobeying him. Instead, Picard commends him.
• Gowron says that women are forbidden from serving in the Klingon council. However, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country showed Chancellor Gorkon's daughter, Azetbur, inheriting his position after his assassination. Star Trek: Discovery also had L'Rell ascending to the Chancellorship (albeit under threat of planetary destruction ). Even if the law had changed since then, Gowron offered K'Ehleyr a seat on the High Council as a bribe in " Reunion ."
• Guinan mentions a bet she made with Picard that she could make Worf laugh. Didn't she already win that bet? (She does mention she's seen him laugh and that she likes it, so it is entirely possible that the bet was made between then and this episode. Or that Guinan wasn't serious about it and using it as a veiled segue to discuss how Worf, raised among humans, isn't like other Klingons.)
• Custom Uniform of Sexy : The Duras sisters' warrior armor has cleavage windows , something even other Klingon woman warriors don't have.
• Deadpan Snarker Toral: The Duras family will one day rule the Empire! Gowron: Perhaps. [evil grin] But not today.
• Also seen when Worf is trying to brief Kurn about repairs to the ship when his brother is more concerned with drinking and brawling with their enemies in the Truce Zone . To a Federation officer war is Serious Business , whereas a Klingon officer is expected to be a Blood Knight .
• Dispense with the Pleasantries : After some initial sparring, Sela cuts to the chase. The only reason Picard wanted to talk is to ascertain if she really is Tasha's daughter.
• Double Meaning : At Picard's meeting with Lursa and B'Etor, before walking out on their offer Picard says, "You have manipulated the circumstances with the skill... of a Romulan." The Duras sisters are left wondering how much Picard knows.
• Dropped a Bridge on Her : Curiously, after the writing team admitted that one thing they wanted to do in the season three episode " Yesterday's Enterprise " was to give Tasha Yar a more noble death/self sacrifice after her original more "senseless" death had proved somewhat controversial among the fanbase , here we see a reversal of those intentions when alternate Tasha's fate is revealed to be... not that much better . She was made a sex slave to a Romulan Commander and, eventually, executed during an botched escape attempt. Given Tasha Yar's Dark and Troubled Past , which had included among other things trying to avoid roaming rape gangs on her home planet, this seems like an even worse fate than her original senseless death ever was (although at least she was able to save the lives of her fellow prisoners by submitting to the Romulan commander's Scarpia Ultimatum , which gave it at least some meaning).
• Dumbass Has a Point : Toral's suggestion of killing Captain Picard is overruled, but Sela recognizes that eventually, Picard and the Federation will surely be involved in the Klingon conflict.
• Emerging from the Shadows : Sela's official debut.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones : Lursa and B'Etor are certainly loyal to each other, seeing themselves as equals in their scheme. Lursa was even willing to make an offer to Worf because B'Etor wanted him. On the other hand, they show no real concern for their dead brother (chastising his mistakes to the man who killed him), and they abandon Toral to save themselves without a second thought.
• Everyone Has Standards : Once Worf reveals the truth behind "Sins of the Father", Gowron's left stunned by the revelations. He had no idea about the cover-up and is disgusted and dismayed to learn the extent of the corruption the House of Duras propogated and exploited to protect themselves.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good : Averted by Sela. While the others think the departure of the Enterprise means no further threat from the Federation, Sela suspects Picard will try to find a justification to intervene in the civil war. She can also tell their one-on-one meeting was solely because he wanted to learn how Tasha could be her mother rather than the ongoing political situation.
• Face Death with Dignity : A double subversion. After getting captured and brought forth to be executed, Toral defiantly claims that one day his house will rule the Empire. Not a human form of dignity, but as a Klingon , going out like that is him being dignified.
• Faking Engine Trouble : Part of Picard's plan for the blockade is to have USS Excalibur fall out of the line with apparent engine trouble, keeping Hornet and Akagi back as well to cover her. This would create a gap in the blockade for the Romulans to try to slip through, after which Starfleet ships would trap them from behind. Unfortunately, circumstances foil the plan before it's even put into motion.
• Hobson is reluctant to obey Data's orders because Data is an android, saying that some races just aren't suitable for some jobs, like a Klingon for a counselor. He also accuses Data of not caring about the lives of his crew.
• Sela thinks she can exploit the ship manned by an android as well.
• Friendship Moment : The crew lining the corridor to the transporter pad as Worf leaves the Enterprise .
• Graceful Loser : When the Romulan aid to the House of Duras is exposed, Sela stoically bows out.
• Half-Human Hybrid : Sela is the product of a Romulan commander and the alternate Tasha Yar.
• Happy Ending Override : Even worse, a Bittersweet Ending Override. As it turned out, poor alternate!Tasha didn't even get the meaningful death she wanted.
• Hoist by His Own Petard : After firing a beam at the Sutherland to disrupt the detection net, the Romulans also caused a tachyon signature to form around their own ships which Data exploits by firing some low yield photon torpedoes at the Romulan ships to visibly reveal them flying into Klingon territory.
• I Resemble That Remark! : Sela: Humans have a way of showing up when you least expect them.
• Identical Grandson : Tasha Yar's half-Romulan daughter Sela looks exactly like her, apart from pointed ears and a different haircut, as both of them are played by Denise Crosby.
• Internal Reveal : Gowron learns that Kurn is Worf's brother (and likewise, that it was Duras and not Mogh who betrayed their people at Khitomer).
• Just Following Orders : Discussed . Data turns himself in to Picard for disobeying orders, only for Picard to let him know that his disobedience was justified given the circumstances. Data: Captain, I wish to submit myself for disciplinary action. I have disobeyed a direct order from a superior officer. Although the result of my actions proved positive, the ends cannot justify the means. Picard: No, they can't. However, the claim "I was only following orders" has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history. Starfleet doesn't want officers who will blindly follow orders without analysing the situation. Your actions were appropriate for the circumstances, and I have noted that in your record.
• Know When to Fold 'Em : Once their supply fleet is exposed, Commander Sela orders the Romulans to return home.
• Leaning on the Fourth Wall : Sela's entrance has her say the line "humans have a way of showing up when you least expect them", referring in-universe to Picard. Certainly nobody in the audience was expecting Denise Crosby to appear, in any form, at that point.
• Locked Out of the Loop : Gowron didn't become a member of the High Council until after the events of "Sins of the Father". As a result, he didn't participate in the show trial against Mogh and Worf's Discommendation. So, Gowron had no idea about the cover-up, or that his fellow Councilors were all in on it, until Worf privately reveals the truth.
• Macho Masochism : Plenty in the Klingon Truce Zone , including arm wrestling played on a table with daggers set in place to stab the loser in the back of the hand.
• Mook Lieutenant : Sela has General Movar.
• Morton's Fork : Picard recognizes that he's been given one when the Duras sisters try to make nice with him. If he sides with their claim, then they'll surely take leadership of the High Council and Gowron will quickly be found dead. If he does not, then he'll be accused of backing Federation interests and it will serve as a rallying cry for war.
• Naval Blockade : Put into place along the Klingon-Romulan border to keep the Romulans from interfering.
• Never My Fault : Guinan lays all responsibility for the Romulans aiding the House of Duras on Picard. Nevermind that she was the one who bluntly revealed Tasha's original death to her and Picard only granted Tasha's request to transfer to the Enterprise-C because Tasha was dismayed at the reveal- or the fact that the Romulans would be interfering with the Klingon civil war regardless of Sela's existence.
• Oh, Crap! : Picard after answering the hail and seeing a Romulan with Tasha's face.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business : Data is moved to uncharacteristic approximations of emotion by the behavior of Hobson, his XO. After Hobson tries to make him look bad, Data gives him his orders and then cocks his eyebrows in frustration as the man turns his back. Later, he actually shouts at Hobson, knowing it will give his commands more force.
• Orbital Bombardment : The Duras compound is subjected to this at the end.
• Out of Focus : Geordi only appears in Worf's farewell scene in Part I, and briefly when Picard is planning his blockade in Part II. Troi and Crusher have only one scene with any dialogue across both episodes, and it's scant.
• Palm Bloodletting : When Gowron nullifies Worf's discommendation, Worf must grasp Gowron's dagger and cut his own palm.
• Proxy War : The Romulans are secretly arming the House of Duras in order to break the Khitomer Accords alliance between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. The Federation can't afford to get involved this soon after the Battle of Wolf 359, but are able to expose the Romulan involvement, destroying Duras's support.
• Puppet King : Gowron says that women may not serve on the High Council. Once Toral presents his claim to the Chancellorship, it's quite clear that the Duras sisters intend to rule through him.
• Revenge by Proxy : Defied by Worf. Gowron gives him the opportunity to execute Toral himself since his family dishonored Worf's, but he refuses because Toral has been the pawn of his aunts.
• Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory : Guinan's trans-dimensional senses appear again to explain Sela's origin, since it started in another timeline that no one else remembers. Downplayed, as it was in " Yesterday's Enterprise ", as Guinan, despite her iron certainty, lacks much of the context surrounding the events.
• Though, depending on how much distance each ship could have between the other to set up net, "going around" maybe have added too much time to the journey to make it practical.
• Screw the War, We're Partying : Klingons from both sides of the war drink and party together in the capital city, wishing each other well in their next battle. Worf is aghast that his brother would drink with his enemies. Kurn, meanwhile, is annoyed that Worf cares more about damage reports than the party. Worf: You drink with our enemies? Kurn: How many are Gowron's men? How many are Duras? Does it matter? When we meet in battle, we will fight to the death, but here, here we're all warriors, all Klingons. Worf: The repairs to the Hegh'ta are proceeding. The port stabilizers— Kurn: Is there nothing in your heart but duty? Worf: It is my responsibility. Kurn: We all have responsibilities and duties, But you and I are warriors fighting in a great war. Think of it. You and I will fight battles that others can only dream of. The time for glory is here. It is not a time to worry about stabilizers. It is a time to CELEBRATE, for tomorrow we all may die! Come, let us, the sons of Mogh, live this night as if it were our last.
• Shout-Out : Data is given the command of a Sutherland , which was the name of a ship in the Horatio Hornblower books. For bonus points, both Sutherlands are assigned to blockade duty.
• Silence, You Fool! : Toral cops a lot of this from his co-conspirators, since he's just a kid whose only value to them is his claim to the throne. Sela: Silence the child or send him away!
• Sins of Our Fathers : Defied by Worf, who refuses to kill Toral against everyone's expectations. It would have been more justified than usual for this trope, as Toral did conspire with his house to overthrow the Klingon government... but he's also a kid who was clearly being used by his Evil Aunts .
• Son of a Whore : Gowron suggests that Toral is one. Gowron: Duras had no mate. Where did you find him, Lursa? In a harlot's bedchamber? Toral: I will personally cut your tongue out, yintagh ! Gowron: Impudent wretch.
• Standing Between the Enemies : Worf tries to break up a fight between Gowron and a challenger . Gowron uses the opportunity to stab his opponent while he's distracted.
• Stealth Insult : Picard compliments the Duras sisters for their cunning, saying that it's worthy of the Romulans. This not only attacks the sisters' racial pride, but it taunts them with his suspicions that they're nothing but Romulan puppets, and worries them that he knows about their existing familial history as secret Romulan collaborators.
• In Part One, footage of the Klingon Bird-of-Prey firing torpedoes and flying towards the viewscreen is reused from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home . In addition, the attack on the Bortas uses footage from "Yesterday's Enterprise".
• In Part Two, a shot of the Bird-of-Prey flying towards the Sun is again taken from Star Trek IV , with disruptor fire hitting the vessel added to it.
• Stranger in a Familiar Land : Worf assumes that Klingons never laugh because he doesn't . Guinan shoots that down. Worf: Klingons do not laugh. Guinan: Oh, yes they do! Absolutely they do! You don't, but I've heard Klingon belly laughs that'd curl your hair!
• Suddenly Shouting : Data, when he finally puts his foot down to his XO. Data: Mr. Hobson! You will carry out my orders or I will relieve you of duty!
• Kurn initially wants to do this, not being happy with Gowron or the Duras sisters. With four squadrons under his command, he intends to let the two main sides kill each other, then destroy the weakened winner and set up a new High Council. However, Worf is able to convince him that it would be more honorable to back Gowron.
• Picard can't let Duras's family defeat Gowron, as it would cause the Klingons to form an alliance with the Romulans against the Federation. He also can't assist Gowron directly, since it is an internal political struggle and not an direct external attack by the Romulans. Instead he chooses to expose the Romulan ties to the Duras family and prevent their assistance, and let the political fallout of the revelation take care of the problem.
• 10-Minute Retirement : Part 1 ends with Worf resigning his commission from Starfleet so he can fight in the Klingon civil war without a conflict of interest. Part 2 ends with Worf requesting permission to return to duty, and Picard simply granting it. You'd think reinstating his commission would be a little more complicated than that, but apparently not.
• Picard orders Worf to return to duty rather than fight in the civil war. Worf responds by resigning from Starfleet.
• Data has to do this several times with his Commander Contrarian Number Two .
• This Cannot Be! : Picard assumes Sela's claim to be Tasha's daughter is a bizarre Romulan trick, as she's the wrong age and there's no proof that Tasha was ever pregnant. Guinan's explanation does not clarify matters.
• Truce Zone : The Klingon capital city is considered neutral ground for both sides of the war, allowing the warriors to party with whomever they wish. The Duras sisters send a couple thugs to kidnap Worf while he's there, for those keeping count of their perfidies.
• Turn in Your Badge : Worf resigns from Starfleet when Picard refuses to take sides in the Civil War, symbolically leaving his commbadge on the conference room table.
• Uncertain Doom : According to Picard, this was Starfleet's position about the crew of the Enterprise -C. They certainly suspected at least some survived the battle with the Romulans, and Picard says there had been constant stories opining they were detained on Romulus, but no one could ever be sure... until now.
• Unusually Uninteresting Sight : Shortly after Worf wakes up to find himself in the Duras sisters' custody, Sela contacts them, and Worf sees her face on the screen. Strangely, despite having had no prior occasion to have learned of her existence, he has no reaction whatsoever to seeing a Romulan with the face of an old friend and comrade, something which came as an understandable shock to Picard not long before.
• Villainesses Want Heroes : B'Etor is very intrigued by Worf, as he's laid up in bed. Waking up, he was actually receptive to the attention, until he saw it was her. Part of the We Can Rule Together offer involves them becoming an item, and she insists it would be glorious.
• The Voiceless : Troi, Crusher, and Geordi all appear at the end of Part 1, but don't have any lines. They have bigger parts in Part II.
• Kurn, who no longer trusts anyone on the Council, asks Worf to help him get rid of them and take control of the Empire. Worf makes it clear that they will support Gowron, but only in exchange for restoring the House of Mogh.
• Lursa and B'Etor attempt to persuade Worf to ally with them. Worf promptly refuses.
• First, when Picard refuses to count himself in the Klingon Civil War.
• Second, when Sela reveals herself.
• Wham Shot : The mysterious Romulan conspirator steps out of the shadows—and she's the spitting image of Tasha Yar.
• What Happened to the Mouse? : Although Sela and Movar escape, we never learn the fate of the third Romulan, last seen being knocked unconscious.
• What Measure Is a Non-Human? : Data isn't considered for a captain's position despite his experience because he's an android. To Picard's credit, when Data points out his omission, Picard makes Data the captain of the Sutherland . The Sutherland 's Number Two tries to ignore Data, then question his orders, so The Captain has to put him in his place.
• Picard has to face the fact that a decision he doesn't even remember making (because the timeline in which he made that decision no longer exists) is responsible for Sela being there.
• Kurn reminds Worf that he didn't want to support Gowron, so there's no point complaining about him now.
• While You Were in Diapers : Guinan proves to be a better shot than Worf, but mostly because she's been at it since before he was born.
• The Worf Effect : Not a usual example, but Kurn showing his commanding skills by beating his enemies in a situation, where Worf saw no way out but to retreat, is essentially this.
• Would Not Hurt A Child : Worf refuses to kill Toral for what his family did.
• Wronski Feint : Kurn shows his badass credentials by diving towards the surface of a sun, then breaking off and jumping to warp just above the surface, pulling a plume of fire up into his pursuers.
• Your Tradition Is Not Mine : Worf refusing to execute Toral for his family's crimes. Kurn: But it is our way! It is the Klingon way! Worf: I know, but it is not my way.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation closes its fourth season with a high-stakes episode seeded across the previous runs...

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4.26 Redepemption Pt. 1

As the episode begins, Picard is taking his whole ship to Qo’noS so that he can perform a minor role as arbiter in the appointment of the Klingon Chancellor’s ascension. He uses this opportunity to meddle in Worf’s personal life, encouraging him to clear his family’s honour while they’re in the neighbourhood. You know, like he’s suggesting he visit his great aunt (he might also be doing that, to be fair.)

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Worf is clearly not enthusiastic about the idea, but before he can get too into it Gowron arrives asking for help preventing a Klingon Civil War. Yep, one of those again. It turns out Duras’ family are still powerful and want to challenge his new leadership. Picard says he’s going to stick to the law, like he always does except on the few occasions he feels morally obliged to help despite the law. You know, every three episodes or so.

Learning that Gowron needs help, Worf tries to convince him to restore his family’s honour and reveals the truth: that Duras’ father betrayed the Klingons at Khitomer, not Worf’s father. Gowron is pleased to learn the truth, but tells Worf to take it like a spaceman. He agrees. Then Guinan tells Worf he has to sort himself out, so he changes his mind. Worf requests a leave of absence which Picard grants, knowing that 90% of the Enterprise’s crew isn’t doing anything anyway.

Worf tells his brother they’re going to support Kurn, which he agrees to do because Klingons just do whatever the hell the last person they spoke to told them to do, I guess. Gowron tries to take his place as leader, but he’s interrupted by Toral, the illegitimate son of Duras, who has a claim to the Klingon throne (or whatever it is they sit on. Probably a live Targ or something). Picard has to decide whether this is acceptable, because arbiters gonna arbitrate.

Duras’ sisters, Lursa and B’Etor try to convince Picard to side with Toral, admitting that they’ve deliberately manoeuvred Picard into a difficult situation: if he chooses Toral, the Klingon council will be delivered to the enemy and Gowron, a Federation ally, will be killed. If he chooses Gowron, he’s setting up a civil war that could dissolve the alliance and put the Klingons in an alliance with the Romulans. Presumably his Starfleet bosses might be slightly interested in learning this is all going on, but he apparently opts not to discuss it with them and instead makes the choice on his own: he supports Gowron.

Duly, the Klingon leadership is split, with Worf and Kurn and a bunch of off-screen Squadron leaders siding with the newly-installed Gowron and literally everyone else with Duras. There’s a brief skirmish between Gowron and the Durases, but Picard declines Gowron’s request for help because he’s trying very hard to make sure the war isn’t any more his fault than it already is. He also orders Worf to stop dicking around and get back to work. Rather than do this, Worf finally stops doing what he’s told and resigns to go and work for Gowron. His family honour is restored!

As the episode ends, the various Durases speak to their Romulan collaborators. A woman steps out of the shadows to address them: she’s got a Romulan haircut and uniforms, but is otherwise identical to Tasha Yar. And on that mic drop, the episode is TO BE CONTINUED.

TNG WTF: I think this is the first time the target practice arena appeared? If so, that thing is very confusing, not least because hand phasers just seem to fire their beams at whatever the hell you want them to regardless of how you’re actually holding it.

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TNG LOL: It wasn’t intentionally funny, but I really laughed when Sela finally stepped out of the shadows for the express purpose of a dramatic reveal, having spent her previous appearances standing juuuuust in the right place so that you couldn’t see her face. Remember when the clichés still actually worked?

To Boldly Go: The Enterprise heads to the Klingon Homeworld so Picard can do some official business that basically conflicts with his position as a Starfleet captain. Well, that’s bold in a way, but it’s hardly the frontier.

Mistakes and Minutiae: Gowron says women can’t be on the Council, but we saw a female Chancellor in Star Trek VI after her father, Chancellor Gorkon, was killed. Guess they might have changed the rules since then.

Who’s That Face?: There are loads of people who’ve been in loads of things in this episode, but the thing that interested me most was learning that Tony Todd (Kurn) was the voice of The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen . He’s also the Candyman in three Candyman films, but I feel like I might have mentioned that before.

Time Until Meeting: 37:00. Picard, Riker, Worf and Gowron meet up to discuss the impending civil war, then Worf resigns. They made us wait, but it was a good one.

Captain’s Log: What an episode. After last year’s season finale, The Best Of Both Worlds , you can sort of understand why they felt they had to go big with this one too, and it doesn’t disappoint. Everything that’s at stake feels incredibly important, and it helps that this storyline has been seeded across the seasons in various ways. I really believe that it’s not just Worf at stake, but the whole future of the Klingon-Federation alliance.

It helps that the plot piles on the twists, and has all the dramatic timing of a Mexican soap opera. It’s also a fantastic character piece for Worf, such that basically no-one else even gets a look in. And the cliffhanger of Worf resigning his commission and getting an honourable send-off from his crewmates was heart-warming stuff.

If I had to nitpick, I’d say that the explanation of Worf’s discommendation could’ve been more cleanly explained. I sort of remember what the problem was, but not quite, and I’ve got no idea why the Enterprise has any evidence that’ll help.

And I’m just trying to imagine how crazy that Sela reveal would’ve been back in its day. I imagine most people would’ve thought it was Tasha Yar somehow hiding as a Romulan? Hey, if you were there, let me know. At any rate, it has to have received a better resolution than the Best Of Both Worlds cliffhanger did…

Read James’ look-back at the previous episode, In Theory, here .

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Loyalties are divided when civil war splits the Klingon Empire. When Worf sees a chance to regain his wrongfully lost family honor, he must choose between his duty as a Starfleet officer and his heritage as a Klingon warrior. Meanwhile, Picard struggles to keep the Federation from being dragged into the fray. But a shocking new adversary from the past threatens to destroy both the Federation and the Klingon Empire.

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A Mathematically Perfect Redemption (episode)

• View history
• 1.2 Act One
• 1.3 Act Two
• 1.4 Act Three
• 2 Memorable quotes
• 3.2 Production
• 3.3 Continuity
• 4.1 Starring
• 4.2 Special guest stars
• 4.3 Guest cast
• 4.4 Background characters
• 4.5 References
• 4.6 External links

Summary [ ]

In the Kalla system in 2380 , the Pakleds are in the midst of attacking the USS Cerritos . The crew of the Cerritos have come up with a daring plan to upload a virus to the Pakled ship attacking them , and the exocomp , Ensign Peanut Hamper , is a perfect candidate to sneak to the Pakleds and manually upload the computer virus herself. She declines however, much to the shock and anger of the Cerritos crew and ends up beaming herself into space.

As she drifts in space, Peanut Hamper witnesses the Sequoia crash into the hull of the Pakled ship, and moments later, the ship explodes at the sacrifice of one crew member . Witnessing this all, Peanut Hamper is convinced that she made the right choice in saving herself and is further convinced as three Pakled ships warp in and continue to attack the Cerritos . Moments later however, the USS Titan joins the battle to the surprise of Peanut Hamper. Convinced that the crew of the Titan will respect a robot , she's convinced that she will be brought aboard, but after the Titan fights off the Pakleds, it envelops the Cerritos in a tractor beam and tows it away, leaving Peanut Hamper stranded. Peanut Hamper is convinced someone will be by to save her soon, believing they scanned the area for non-organic life.

Act One [ ]

Some time has passed, and Peanut Hamper is still stranded in the debris field of the battle. Disgruntled and alone, Peanut Hamper has constructed a friend out of the debris she's named Sophia to whom she expresses her anger towards Starfleet . Peanut Hamper has also been in the midst of building a ship, consisting of a salvaged warp nacelle with some control systems strapped to it, sheltered within a tube-shaped piece of debris, in the hopes of leaving the debris field. While sending a distress signal would be an option for Peanut Hamper she refuses to do so, knowing she will be incarcerated for going AWOL; she breezily remarks that Starfleet is " so uptight about being betrayed. " Having found enough fragments of dilithium for what would equate to perhaps 0.02 or 0.03 of warp speed, Peanut Hamper manages to start her ship up, much to her delight. As she expresses her joy to Sophia, Drookmani scavengers drop out of warp and begin to salvage the debris field. Peanut Hamper is nearly caught in their tractor beam, but at the last moment, she throws Sophia into the tractor beam and saves herself. She starts up her ship and engages the nacelle, but as the makeshift contraption moves off at sublight speed, she begins to comment that she's not sure it could even reach warp speed when it suddenly does just that. The trip is brief: its passenger screaming and rattling with the stress, the straps connecting the nacelle and the control system 'seat' break away from each other and Peanut Hamper is thrown back into normal space moments later, plummeting out of control on a collision course for an unknown planet with three moons .

Later on, after her systems reboot, she finds herself on a bed inside a hut . She notices avian children watching her, and they run off in fear as she wakes up. She is then approached by an elder, who introduces himself as Kaltorus of Areore , and he tells her that he saw her descending to the planet and believes that his ancestors had sent her there for their destiny. He brandishes a blade, and while Peanut Hamper fears he will dismantle her, he actually just grazes the blade to scrape off the dirt and residue on her body, promising to fully restore her. Realizing she's not a prisoner as anticipated, she allows him to continue cleaning her.

More time passes, and Kaltorus has completed cleaning Peanut Hamper, and is showing her around his village. Peanut Hamper immediately notices that most of the villagers are afraid of her, and Kaltorus confirms this, saying they've never had a visitor from off-world, or one made of metal. Peanut Hamper quickly realizes they are not members of the Federation , and are a pre-warp civilization, much to her dismay. A child comes to her and gives her a toy stick as a gift which Peanut Hamper reluctantly accepts, returning the favor by using her micro-replicator to make a piece of candy . The act shocks the onlookers, and one tells Kaltorus that beings like Peanut Hamper were what the ancestors warned them about. Kaltorus quiets the crowd and says that Peanut Hamper is a living being, deserving of their respect. At that moment, one of the villagers asks if a machine could ever truly be alive. Kaltorus introduces him as his son, Rawda , and instructs him to show her the ways of their people. Rawda objects, unwilling to be seen "fraternizing" with a mechanical creature. Kaltorus asks him if he questions his own judgement, and Rawda relents, saying he will be Peanut Hamper's guide. Kaltorus then takes Peanut Hamper off to show off the village well .

As Peanut Hamper records her personal log, she replicates numerous tennis balls that she's shooting at the wall, much to the disdain of Rawda. Rawda has come to have her assist him with the day's work, and she follows him, taking note of how every life form on the planet seems to have wings . As they make bales of straw , a sky snake flies overhead, and Rawda protects her from being seen. They then go and milk goat -like creatures; a task that Peanut Hamper excels in with her technological prowess. Rawda is annoyed as one of the goats bites her, but he is suddenly called over by a villager. Rushing off, he comes to the sight of a dead sky snake, and his mortally wounded father. Having been bitten by the sky snake, he's not expected to survive, so Kaltorus passes village leadership to him. Peanut Hamper replicates a hypospray of antivenom and saves Kaltorus, much to the shock of everyone around. Kaltorus admits that he feels wonderful, likely due to an administration of vitamins as well from Peanut Hamper. Kaltorus is only strengthened in his resolve that Peanut Hamper was brought to them for a reason, and the village children begin to chant her name as she gives them all candy.

Act Two [ ]

More time has passed, and Peanut Hamper has won over the favor of the village, having helped numerous villagers out in their health. Making an impression on Rawda, he shows her the incubation hut, where the eggs of their young are laid. He expresses sorrow that the hatching process is difficult, and that many of their chicks will not be strong enough to hatch. Peanut Hamper runs a heated beam over the eggs, and every chick hatches from their egg, fully healthy. Rawda is amazed by the act and invites her to go somewhere with him.

As they fly through the air, Peanut Hamper finally admits that despite the primitive nature of the planet, it is beautiful to see. Rawda then tells her that when he's with her, he cannot help but be " full of song. " She invites him to sing for her, but his song ends up being loud cawing that she quickly finds unpleasant. Rawda takes her to an overlook that Peanut Hamper admits is peaceful. Rawda tells her that it's his favorite place to hide from his father, as he feels insignificant compared to him. Peanut Hamper sympathizes with him, telling him of her own father who wanted her to stay home. Peanut Hamper had hoped one day to go to Freecloud with the intent of being a dabo girl , but ended up joining Starfleet instead, only to mess that up in the end. She tells him that she can imagine herself settling down on Areore with him. Rawda tells her she's welcome to stay with them, as she's made everyone's lives so much better, though she has not yet "treated" him yet. They gaze at each other in arousal, and as they make preparations to mate, they note how different their " parts " are, and Peanut Hamper says they will just have to "wing it." They then engage in a kiss and begin mating.

After their time together, Rawda decided to show her a secret of his people. He takes her to a cave, hidden by a waterfall, where he says the relics of their ancestors are kept. He shows her some cave paintings of his ancestors and tells her that the Areore were actually at one point, spacefaring people. Despite having access to incredible technologies, it only resulted in endless war with other races. Rawda shows her the remains of the ships of his ancestors, which were capable of " folding space ", which Peanut Hamper explains means they were warp-capable. As his ancestors wished to return to the paradise they'd known before discovering warp, they forbade the use of technology, and hid the ships here, but as Rawda sees Peanut Hamper as good, he believes his ancestors were wrong about their judgement. Peanut Hamper declines his outlook, as she does not see herself as good. As Starfleet was her home, she's had time to reflect on her actions with the Pakleds, and has come to conclude that her actions were selfish. It's only been through Rawda that she's finally been able to see how special organic life truly is, and only wishes she could have done the right thing when it was presented, believing Starfleet would never forgive her betrayal. Rawda tells her that she can forgive herself and offers to help her forget what she's done as they once again kiss and begin mating.

Time passes into winter and what appears to be at least spring or summer, and in 2381 , Kaltorus unites Rawda and Peanut Hamper in a wing-joining . Rawda tells her that despite having feared her when they first met, he's always seen her as full of life, and only wants to share his life with her. However, as he continues his vow, a shadow looms over them. While initially fearing a sky snake, Peanut Hamper recognizes the salvage ship of the Drookmani entering the atmosphere , believing they had managed to track her down. They launch a small ship which lands in the village. Three scavengers exit, and approach Rawda, saying that they've detected valuable material beneath the village. While they only intend to extract the material and leave peacefully, Kaltorus objects, saying that removing the ships would result in the village's destruction. Rawda attacks one of the guards, and the Drookmani beam away, before the capital ship engages its tractor beam, beginning to tear apart the village in an effort to extract the old ships. Facing the destruction of the village, Rawda realizes that this was what their ancestors feared, and knows that there's nothing that can be done to stop the Drookmani. Peanut Hamper says she can do something.

Out in space, the USS Cerritos picks up a distress signal. Ensign Beckett Mariner alerts Captain Carol Freeman that it is coming from Peanut Hamper, and Brad Boimler tracks the signal to the planet, Areolus , noting it to be the home of a pre-warp civilization. Realizing that Peanut Hamper is likely breaking the Prime Directive , Freeman orders a course to be set for Areolus, wanting to have a " little chat with [the] wayward ensign. "

Back on Areolus, the Drookmani are continuing to extract the salvage of the old ships. Peanut Hamper continues to transmit her distress signal, unsure if anyone got it. As time is running out, Peanut Hamper realizes she can sneak aboard the Drookmani ship and disable it. Rawda objects, as it would be too dangerous, but as the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, Peanut Hamper remembers her Starfleet origins, and hijacks the Drookmani shuttle , flying towards the Drookmani ship.

The Cerritos arrives to see the Drookmani attacking the village, and before Freeman can order an attack, they see Peanut Hamper flying the shuttle to the ship, much to Ensign D'Vana Tendi 's delight.

Peanut Hamper steers herself, and crashes the shuttle into the ship, quickly taking out a few guards. Accessing a control terminal , she begins to overload the engines . The tractor beam gets disabled, dropping one of the Areore ships back to the surface, and the Drookmani ship explodes. Rawda, fearing Peanut Hamper to have been caught in the explosion, weeps her loss, but Kaltorus spots a lone shuttle flying out of the explosion. The shuttle crash-lands, and Peanut Hamper emerges from the shuttle. Rawda is overjoyed and the village cheers for her.

Captain Freeman, Lieutenant Shaxs , and Ensign Tendi then beam down to the village, and Freeman begins first contact , but Rawda interrupts her, telling them that they know about her. Freeman clarifies that normally they wouldn't be aware of them due to the Prime Directive. Kaltorus then tells them that due to the actions of Peanut Hamper, she's saved the village. Rawda concurs and tells them that Peanut Hamper is one of them, refusing to allow her to be taken to a penal colony. Freeman calms everyone down, assuring them that she is not in trouble, as they witnessed Peanut Hamper's heroism, and only want to thank her. Peanut Hamper says that the Areore are the ones deserving of thanks, as without meeting them, she likely would have remained as selfish as before, but that through them, she understands love and sacrifice, and feels indebted to return to Starfleet. Peanut Hamper asks for a second chance, and though Freeman notes that they will have quite a report to write up about it, she sees no problem in letting her rejoin Starfleet. Rawda asks Freeman if he may join Peanut Hamper, but Peanut Hamper declines, not wanting to take Rawda away from his paradise. Rawda only replies that with Peanut Hamper, anywhere is paradise.

The Areore ship that was dropped by the Drookmani then begins to power up. Commander Jack Ransom hails Freeman and tells her that the Drookmani were able to transport to the ship. Not only is it operational, but the weapon systems are highly advanced. The Drookmani captain laughs as he engages the ship's weapons and begins razing the village, before taking the ship up to face the Cerritos . It opens fire, and Ransom hails the ship, ordering it to hold their fire. The Drookmani accuse them of tricking them, and that they will all pay. Confused, Ransom has Boimler patch the communication through to the captain. The Drookmani claim to have received a subspace communication from Areolus, inviting them to come and take the Areore ships, and that they would be met with no resistance. Rawda claims that he's lying, and the Drookmani captain says that the communication came from none other than Peanut Hamper. Peanut Hamper tries to play off the accusation , but as the Drookmani recorded the transmission, he plays the audio of Peanut Hamper indeed telling the Drookmani of the Areore ships beneath the village, saying that there would be no pushback since the Areore were all " tree-kissing farmers. " Peanut Hamper tries to refute the evidence, but when Rawda asks for the truth, she admits to calling the Drookmani since the Areore didn't want the ships, and she wanted a way to show Starfleet that she was a hero to help them take her back. Rawda is devastated as Peanut Hamper shows her true colors, but Peanut Hamper says she never wanted to spend her life on such a primitive planet and hadn't expected the Areore ships to still be functional. Tendi approaches her and says that she can still have a chance to redeem herself, but seeing where it's going, Peanut Hamper declines, ignoring Freeman's infuriated orders for her to stay.

Act Three [ ]

Still in control of the Areore ship, the Drookmani continue to attack the Cerritos . The ship's advanced weapons render the shields useless, as Chief Engineer Andy Billups is unable to match the weapon signatures.

Back on Areolus, Kaltorus saves Freeman from getting crushed by a burning tree, saddened that their ancestors have seemingly forsaken them. But at that moment, one of the Areore ships rises from the ground. While Tendi believes that Peanut Hamper has taken control of the ship, it turns out that Rawda has taken control of this ship and flies it into space where the Cerritos is in combat with the Drookmani. Rawda effortlessly interrupts the Drookmani attack, and saves the Cerritos , disabling the ship the Drookmani are on. As their ship begins to crash down to Areolus, the Drookmani captain orders an emergency transport.

Having saved the Cerritos , Rawda lands his ship, and declares that the Areore must protect their way of life, saying they will now live however they desire, eager to leave their fear of technology in the past. As the village cheers, Kaltorus tells Rawda that he is ready to lead the village. At that moment, Peanut Hamper reappears, trying to claim that she was only teaching them about cooperation between organics and technology. Rawda angrily tells her that she's no longer welcome among them, and Peanut Hamper is seemingly unfazed, comparing the Areore to " poor man's Aurelians . " She then tried to rejoin the crew of the Cerritos , but Freeman declines, no longer willing to give her a second chance. Peanut Hamper then says that they're all jealous of her advanced intelligence and goes on to say that instead of the Drookmani, she should have instead called the Borg to come. She tries to call them, but is stopped by Tendi and then by Shaxs, who effectively has to take her into custody to keep her from sending a signal.

Peanut Hamper is ultimately taken back to Earth to the Daystrom Institute and imprisoned in the Self-Aware Megalomaniacal Computer Storage area, right next door to AGIMUS . AGIMUS takes interest in her and complimenting her mathematically perfect name, says that she and he could do awful things together. They both begin to cackle, which leads to the other computers laughing with them, though Peanut Hamper tells them all to stop as no one invited them to laugh with them.

Memorable quotes [ ]

" Call it android intuition, but I'm kinda sensing that everyone here hates me. " " Fear, not hate. They've never met a visitor from off-world, much less one that's made of metal. " " Wait, you're not in the Federation? " " The what now? " " So, no ships come here, like, ever? " " You are the first visitor in my lifetime. " " Oh, *bleep* . " " I beg of your pardon? " " Yeah, it's just something we space folks say when we're stranded on a backwater planet with no culture. " " Oh, yes. *bleep* indeed! "

" Shush! Sky snake. " " I'm sorry, 'sky snake'? That's ridiculous. If everything here flies, then why call it a sky snake? Wouldn't that just be a snake? " " Come. More tasks await. " " You know, my universal translator can't make your language smart. "

" Hey, Doyle, those stomach worms clear out? " " Oh yes! My fecal matter is back to being oily and white. " " Great, but also gross. "

" Oh, Peanut Hamper, I can't help but be full of song when I'm with you! " " Oh, Rawda, sing for me! " " … CAW-KAAAA! CAW-KAAA CAW-KAAA!!! " " Oh! You scared the living *bleep* out of me! Never do that again! "

" You're welcome to stay. You've made everyone's lives so much better. Although, there is one person you haven't treated yet. " " I guess we should start with a physical . " " Ohhh, how I long for the touch of your nozzle. But our pieces are so … different. " " Yours are complicated. " " But how will we‐ " " We're just gonna have to wing it. "

" Peanut, it's too dangerous! " " The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few, baby. " " But you aren't even a few, you're just one! " " No. I'm Starfleet. "

" Okay, fine, I called the Drookmani here, but it was for a good cause. You guys didn't want these ships, and I needed a way to show Starfleet that I'm a hero so they could take me back. How was I supposed to know these old ships still worked? I mean they were built by organics. People who make things out of straw. Yeah, what are the odds? " " But- but Peanut… " " Oh my God, just shut the *bleep* up. Rawda. Grow a *bleep*ing beak. I wasn't going to spend the rest of my very long robotic life on a frickin' bird planet. " " How could you???! " " Oh boy, here comes the waterworks. The guy cries at everything. He even cries after we do it. "

" Wait, Peanut Hamper. You still have a chance be a hero! Someone has to get onto that ship, and I think that… " " I see where this is going, and no thanks. " " Get back here right now, Ensign! That's an order!!! " " Smell you later! Oh yeah, and I mean that literally, 'cause y'all *bleep* everywhere. "

" Peanut Hamper, is it? Ooh, I must say, that's a mathematically perfect name. " " Thanks. Who the hell are you? " " I am AGIMUS, and I think you and I could do awful things together. "

Background information [ ]

• The title was announced on Paramount+ and StarTrek.com on 3 October 2022 . [1] [2]

Production [ ]

• The standard Lower Decks title sequence is not used for this episode. Instead, the series logo and opening credits are shown over shots of wreckage in the Kalla system against a slower version of the main theme.

Continuity [ ]

• This episode prominently features the return of the exocomp , Ensign Peanut Hamper . It is revealed that after the events of " No Small Parts ", she remained stranded in the debris field of the Pakled Clumpship that attacked the USS Cerritos and proceeded to create a ship from the debris to leave.
• When the Drookmani attempt to tractor up Peanut Hamper, another piece of debris briefly lights up. It's later revealed in the post-credits scene for " The Stars At Night " that this was Rutherford 's original implant, featuring Badgey .
• This episode also marks the return of the Drookmani Captain who originally appeared in " Terminal Provocations ".
• This episode additionally marks the return of AGIMUS , who is still imprisoned in the Daystrom Institute . He also echoes Peanut Hamper's earlier conclusions that her name is mathematically perfect.
• Peanut Hamper describes the Areore as the "poor man's Aurelians ," referring to another avian race first introduced in TAS : " Yesteryear " and seen again in the Season 2 episode " An Embarrassment Of Dooplers ". Peanut Hamper's reference to Aurelians was the first canon use of their name in the franchise history, forty-nine years after their first appearance.

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Starring [ ].

• Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner
• Jack Quaid as Brad Boimler
• Noël Wells as D'Vana Tendi
• Eugene Cordero as Sam Rutherford
• Dawnn Lewis as Carol Freeman
• Jerry O'Connell as Jack Ransom
• Drookmani landing party leader
• Gillian Vigman

Special guest stars [ ]

• Jeffrey Combs as " AGIMUS "
• J.G. Hertzler as " Drookmani Captain "

Guest cast [ ]

• Kether Donohue as Peanut Hamper
• Paul Scheer as Andy Billups
• Harry Shum, Jr. as Rawda
• James Sie as Kaltorus
• Lauren Tom as Areore female 1
• Areore carrying water
• Areore children
• Areore female 2
• Areore male in purple
• Areore male in red
• Areore painter

Background characters [ ]

• Cerritos Andorian ops ens 1
• Cerritos Human ops ens 2
• Daystrom Institute attendant
• Drookmani crew 1 and 2
• Drookmani crewmember 3 and 4
• Evil computers

References [ ]

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External links [ ]

• " A Mathematically Perfect Redemption " at the Internet Movie Database
• " Discovering "A Mathematically Perfect Redemption" " at MissionLogPodcast.com , a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast
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Preview “A Mathematically Perfect Redemption” With First Look At ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 307

| October 3, 2022 | By: TrekMovie.com Staff 6 comments so far

This week, Star Trek: Lower Decks continues into the second half of the season with episode seven. We have details and a single first-look image. We also put together the clues for what has been described as a “bananas” episode.

“A Mathematically Perfect Redemption”

The seventh episode of season 3 is called “A Mathematically Perfect Redemption.” The episode was written by Ann Kim and directed by Jason Zurek. It arrives on Paramount+ on Thursday, October 6.

A wayward Starfleet ensign struggles to find a path to redemption.

Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler, Eugene Cordero as Ensign Rutherford, Jerry O’Conell as Commander Ransom, Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs, Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Noel Wells as Ensign Tendi, Paul F. Tompkins as Dr. Migleemo and Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner

The “bananas” return of Peanut Hamper?

Paramount+ only released a single image this week so they are keeping this episode as a mystery but there are some clues regarding what to expect. In her recent TrekMovie.com interview , Tawny Newsome pointed to this episode as a favorite, saying:

I will say that 307 is so bananas. But it is an episode to do with a fringe character, and I’ll say it is so wild. And I love it so much. It’s so strange. So just strap in! Strap in.

The “wayward Starfleet ensign” which Tawny describes as a “fringe character” is likely Peanut Hamper , the Exocomp ensign that went AWOL in the season one finale “No Small Parts.” The episode title “A Mathematically Perfect Redemption” is another clue as Peanut Hamper chose her name because it was the “mathematically perfect name.”

Peanut Hamper was first teased in the teaser poster released in April.

Season 3 teaser poster revealed during Mission Chicago

At San Diego Comic-Con Executive producer Mike McMahan confirmed the return saying:

 We’ve got the nefarious exocomp Peanut Hamper returning. It’s just so much fun.

And he told  EW :

I am excited for the Peanut Hamper episode. She comes back. She causes a ruckus. It’s very exciting… she’s a bit of a pill.

Peanut Hamper can also be seen briefly in the season 3 trailer released at SDCC.

New episodes of  Star Trek: Lower Decks  stream Thursdays in the USA on  Paramount+ and CTV Sci-Fi in Canada (where it’s also available to stream on  Crave ). It streams on Fridays on Amazon Prime Video in international territories around the world. In Latin America, Lower Decks  debuts (both seasons 1 and 2) in September.

Keep up with all the news and reviews from the new Star Trek Universe on TV at TrekMovie.com .

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Yeah, more Migleemo! I love Migleemo!

Hey, Migleemo! Read the f***in’ sign!

Descendant of Gyro Gearloose

Peanut Hamper was designed to be a tool, yet people are surprised when she acts like one.

LOL, nice one!

Set a course for chuckles.

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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for  Leverage: Redemption Season 1 Part 2.]

The second half of the latest episode of Leverage: Redemption had more than just some really fun cons. If you’re a fan of past projects for the cast (and a guest star), you likely picked up on a few things.

There was an onscreen reunion for Christian Kane (who plays hitter Eliot Spencer) with Angel ‘s   James Marsters in “The Golf Job.” Plus, there was, of course, a Next Generation reference when  Star Trek fave LeVar Burton appeared in “The Bucket Job.” And for Noah Wyle (fixer Harry Wilson), he really got a blast from his  ER past in a couple episodes.

Read on to find out how that all came together.

Paging Dr. Carter!

First, in “The Golf Job,” directed by Wyle, Sophie uses the name Carol Hathaway ( Julianna Margulies’ role on  ER ) to call a man they need off the board to get close to their mark about recent “oh my” test results.

“I don’t think anybody other than [Chris Downey], the writer of ‘The Golf Job,’ and I caught that Carol Hathaway reference the entire time we shot it,” Wyle, who played Dr. John Carter on ER for most of its 15-season run, admitted to TV Insider. “He put it in there, I think, assuming I’d call him and say, ‘Hey, let’s take that out.’ And then I never did. So you’re the first to catch it.”

Then one episode later in “The Hurricane Job,” to get close to a victim being guarded by a corrupt cop, Harry poses as a doctor. Later, Sophie (Gina Bellman) asks how he knew the medical jargon. His answer: “TV.”

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“When they came to me and said, ‘we want Harry to do a doctor bit, it’ll be sort of an  ER homage, I’m enough of a ham, I thought, ‘OK, fine. Great,” Wyle said. “This is a show that you can get away with planting those kinds of easter eggs that aren’t even hidden there or you can kind of throw an easter egg in somebody’s face.”

Putting Wyle back in a doctor’s coat wasn’t something that was thought of too early on, co-showrunner Kate Rorick said, “but the opportunity presented itself and we realized, ‘Alright, guys, we can only do this once, so let’s just do it. Let’s just give him a doctor’s coat and go for it.'”

Leverage ‘s Long History with  Star Trek Continues

Burton was far from the first  Star Trek connection on  Leverage . “As you know, there’s a long history of Next Generation actors being involved with our show — Brent Spiner , Jonathan Frakes ,” co-showrunner Dean Devlin pointed out. “So it was just so perfect to have him kick off the back eight.” In the original series, Spiner guest starred in “The Juror #6 Job,” while Frakes had a couple uncredited cameos and directed 13 episodes. Frakes also directed  Redemption ‘s Episode 7 “The Double-Edged Sword Job.”

Burton guest starred in “The Bucket Job,” as Mr. Blanche, whom the crew thought was just a small-town librarian they’d help have an adventure. (There turned out to be  a lot more to his story than they knew.) At one point, Eliot, undercover with Blanche, took him to Parker (Beth Riesgraf, who made her directorial debut with this episode) posing as a hacker. “Next time, why don’t you guys hang out a little longer with me, you know, watch some  TNG ?” she suggested. “What’s  TNG ?” Blanche asked.

Riesgraf recalled having to pivot to film that scene after losing locations. “You have to be fluid and you can’t be rigid in moments like that, and the cast is the same way. So knowing I had Christian and LeVar — their chemistry was heaven — to play off of, and that they could go with the flow and improvise and give me things [helped],” she said. “And there’s a moment in that same hacker’s dome, where they’re like, ‘You got to put it in a TNG , you got to put this in.’ LeVar’s like, ‘Throw me a little TNG .’ That was a dream.”

“Chris [Downey, who wrote the episode with Jill Weinberger] is just an absolute delightful nerd and he could throw in any reference anywhere,” Rorick said.

Kane vs. Marsters … Again

Angel fans recall Kane and Marsters as Lindsey and Spike going up against each other, and with “The Golf Job,” they do so again, this time as Eliot and the crew’s mark, Carl. “It’s Spike and Lindsey all over again, we’re just wearing different hats,” Kane said.

It was similar off-screen for the former costars and longtime friends as well. “When we used to film Angel , James would knock on my door in the trailer when we were waiting to go in and he’d bring his guitar and then we would play music, and we talked a lot about music and we’ve played together on stage before and stuff like that,” Kane shared. “So it was just fun getting to chat with him. That was a part of my life that seems so long ago, working on Angel, working for Joss Whedon and working with James, that just being able to hang out — we were on a golf course, as you know, and we just sat in lawn chairs for hours and just talk about our lives and catch up — was so much fun.”

Kane had originally wanted Marsters to come in as a guest star for the revival’s premiere, but due to COVID, it didn’t work out. However, his former costar hopped on a plane when the call came for this episode. “It was just so much fun that when you call a friend like that, it wasn’t about the role,” Kane added. “I called him and asked him and he came in, and to have a friend that would do something like that, it just solidifies the fact that he is a true friend.”

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The actors weren’t the only ones who loved it. “We were so excited when we cast James Marsters for the role, and it was a lot of fun to watch them go up against each other in sort of macho off, I guess I would call it,” Rorick agreed. “They’re trying to one-up each other the entire time. That was really the most fun, just watching them play antagonists to each other, which they sort of did originally on Angel , so they know those roles really well.”

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