I love the relationship between the General & the Doctor. No other Klingon would tolerate such talk from a human and no Human would have the balls to talk to a Klingon that way. But they have shared experiences in a prison camp and have earned each other’s respect. What’s more, they understand each other. That’s why Martok said “Thank you” (not a common thing for a Klingon to say to a Human) and Bashir, instead of saying “You’re welcome” scolded him about the blood on the carpet. That’s rapport not easily achieved.
Not just that but the remarks Martok makes to Bashir in the prison about "the Healer that bound the Warrior's wounds" suggests that Martok respects doctors and medics in general. He started off as a common soldier and so is likely well aware of the need of a good medic
Martok was such a great character. The fact that he understood the joke from the doctor and just smiled was perfect. Martok made friends everywhere he went because he was humble and he listened to people.
And I love how it ties in to his back story. Unlike all the other Klingons we see that are arrogant, and maybe easily violent, and mostly all comes from a Noble house or are attached to it, Martok came from very humble beginnings, and had to fight his way up the rank, taught him respect for the troops. Then his incarceration with the Jem'adar really taught him humility.
@@jawstrock2215very true, Martok is a rare person, who through his own ability rose up to second in command of the Klingon Empire and through the loyalty and wise he showed as a leader, Worf gave him the Chancellorship. Side note, he and Dr Bashir where imprisoned together for a long time and it's clear they have a bond that few humans and Klingons could.
I like how at the end, Bashir angrily says “It takes days to get it out of the carpet!”. You can tell Bashir puts it that way because he knows Klingon psychology. They’d much rather have their doctor angrily admonish them about making a mess rather than showing concern and compassion, which to a Klingon is patronizing and even insulting.
This is interesting to me as some of the indigenous cultures of the Amazon basin when a guard leaves for a "patrol" (needed to defend territorial harvest/hunting areas from the neighbors) he stands at the edge of the compound and complains that he will miss his family and doesn't want to go (he does) and they yell insults back - telling him they don't want him to return - he is too old, too weak and never home. (That way he won't be homesick and distracted.) They believe this will help him return safe. When he returns he acts like he "hates them" ( I understand the only rule is he can't disrespect the elders but everyone else is fair game for comments). The family earns him back by showering him with physical affection, bathing* and gifts they have made while he was gone. It all an act and sometimes I understand it is so over the top that the reunions becomes part of their oral lore. My only comment is both times I saw a reunion the family dogs looked very confused. With a WTF look on their face. *Bathing was a big only family bonding thing - (It took a lot of work to prepare the Hot water and cleaning supplies) No one ever bathe me . . . . . . I have often wondered if some of the Klingon behavior was based on and the Kayapó people (they call themselves Mebêngôkre) as they have a blood wine (bitter - no blood but deep deep red) and an early age of boys becoming men by ritual death. For he Kayapó oratory and group song is a highly-valued social practice. They don't take captives once provoked into a fight. The Xikrin people (neighbors on the left side of the river) consider themselves more evolved and logical and use a three finger signal as a greeting for long life. They order their houses in a certain way - every village layout is the same within a few feet I am told. The natural world is seen as competitive and aggressive. Neutralization of this aggressivity is performed by communal rituals to maintain social order within the group. They consider their language perfect everyone else's confusing - they like Latin. On the other side they don't trust outsiders even as they smile and trade. Vulcan?
@@mbaxter22 I can see it now- Martok admonishing his underlings saying that the doctor Bashir doesn't want quite so much blood on his carpets or other parts of his floors anymore due to their recklessness during training. It's not offensive to their pride, but it would get the point across.
I got the feeling Bashir was acting like a Klingon doctor, cause I can see a klingon doctor being the sort of chew you out for being an idiot for getting wounded or injured in the first place lol
it also helps that they were in a dominion prison camp together for months and bashir was the one patching him up. so it feels more julian was a bit sick of patching him up. lol.
@@connordowning216 I expect there would be doctors of a sort, though they might be more like medics. Curing combat injuries would be an honourable profession to a Klingon, but curing the sick? I suspect Klingons would expect to survive the disease on their own, or die.
@@maxacorn yeah Bashir was the one to fix up Martok's eye and countless other injuries after his daily fistfights with Jem'hadar. Martok wouldn't take that sort of gruff from a regular Starfleet doctor.
Bashir is a better diplomat than people give him credit for. He knew *exactly* how to handle Martok. He pushed just far enough to assert that he wasn't taking Martok's shit while simultaneously getting his point across but stopped before reaching the point that he had truly overstepped his boundaries.
The art of diplomacy is conversing with someone not in a way they simply understand, but in a way they appreciate. I suppose even a second rate doctor (Bashir the best tho) that has to treat those from so many varied cultures would make a first rate diplomat.
@@TaftisBack If I remember correctly, most Klingons actually have a grudging respect for Star Fleet medical officers dating back to Dr. McCoy. McCoy, Zimmerman, Bashir, Crusher, and both EMH versions take no dispute from anyone. Star fleet doctors can be...terrifying.
Got to admire J.G. Hertzler's dedication, not only spending all that time in Klingon prosthetics but having one eye covered over the entire time on top of that.
He was blind in one eye in real life, it wasn't as big a hurdle. But hours of makeup and talking with prosthetics in his mouth like Dorn does. That's impressive patience.
@@vguyver2 I don't think that's true; there are a number of quotes about how Hertzler was unable to perform his own stunts as Martok because he had no depth perception _with the makeup on_ and a particular anecdote from Hertzler himself about how he ran straight into a camera because the makeup blocked the vision on his left side.
He was one of the many klingon characters that helped unfuck the canon from tng and show how klingon society could be semi functional. My favourite is the klingon lawyer.. like yeah they totally would have full time attorneys
I never noticed that grin on Bashir's face after he admonished Martok about bleeding all over the carpet, when the latter's back was turned. Seems Bashier knows how to handle Klingons.
Don't you remember the time he purposefully sat in Worf's chair - up until the millisecond Worf was about to FORCE him to move - then offered him the chair out of respect? Good show.
I love the fact that both Martok and Bashir are grinning like idiots after Bashir's quip about the blood on the floor. Nice way to break up the seriousness of the moment. 😂
They could still weep, but instead of the tears getting drained through the tear duct into the nose they would just go all over the place. The tear duct isn't entirely necessary assuming that the Klingons have the equivalent of a lacrimal gland and that it is adapted to not having tear ducts.
You can tell from this exchange that despite the verbal barbs, they respect one another. This is shown later when Martok is injured at the starbase and Bashier is the only doctor he wants to see. Magnificent scene and relationship. Great bit of writing and acting!
@eedd sdsd I just remembered Worf has an artificially grown spine as a result of an accident that shattered his vertebrae. So I guess some Klingon warriors simply would not like that kind of surgery and some would.
1:16 Notice how both Bashir and Martok laugh after he said the "carpet" line. I'd almost call that friendship, they have a mutual understanding on the matter.
When Gowron accepted Sisko's recommendation of Martok as The Empire's DS9 representative... the show could have went ahead and added his character to the main titles... because they couldn't resist writing scenes like this. Hell, they wrote in a wife and 2 promotions for him!
Kind of reminds me of General John Sedgewick. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, his chief of staff and other senior officers warned him not to get too close to the front because of enemy snipers. Sedgewick scoffed at the notion, and said, "You worry too much. They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..." Just then, a sniper's bullet struck him just below the left eye, and he was killed instantly.
The thing I really loved about Worf and Martok was that, despite having completely opposite upbringings from 2 very different families as well as having very different lives in general, became comrades, friends & brothers. They forged an unbreakable bond that can only be comparable to Worf and Jadzia's marriage.
I feel like Bashir and Martock should’ve had a closer, more intimate friendship considering they survived what they survived together. Hell even Worf and Bashir. That type of experience together brings people so much closer together after the fact. Like beyond family
That was a good relationship, in the military you have to always be aware of the situation and your position/rank but Bashir was giving him sh*t about his decision in a blunt maybe even rude way depending on how you perceive it despite being far below Martok in position but other than a warning him that he was being annoying Martok took it in fairly good humour. Hell Bashir even bantered with him about bleeding all other the place, friendly relationships like that aren’t easy to have in the military (I know star fleet isn’t a military but their structure is very close to one)
The characters deny the fact that they are a military force repeatedly throughout not just DS9 but TNG and voyager as well so that’s why I said they are like a military
Martok thanks a human doctor he previously had a debate with just moments prior. A Klingon general who holds a deep, abiding respect for his allies in the federation and isn't afraid to hear criticism for his folly. Martok is a true Klingon.
It almost looked like Nog was about to throttle Worf! Imagine a Young Ferengi that had just become a man according to his people's customs taking on a middle-aged Klingon Warrior! Before anyone mentions Quark killing Grillka's first husband, the only reason a middle-aged Ferengi got away with killing a Klingon twice his size was because said Klingon was drunk off his A**!
martok: thank you bashir: if you really wanna thank me, don't come in here dripping blood on my floor, it takes days just to get it out of the carpet! *martok looks and sees the blood* *martok snears as he walks out and bashir smiles and giggles* me: will you two shut it, can't hear myself think while you two are having a bromance.
Now that I think about it, since klingons have pepto-bismol for blood(ie, pink) shouldn't Klingon ships and bases all have pink carpet and walls? That way blood stains would just blend in. I could just see the scene now; Human: "uh, why do you guys use so much pink?" Klingon: "Pink is a warrior's color! The color of blood and battle!" Human: (giggles)
@Turbo Pokey I have heard that pink is symbolic of purity to the Japanese. Not all human groups share the sentiments that other groups mistakenly believe to be universal.
All that was missing from their little dynamic was Martock stepping in on Bashir's behalf to a bunch of Klingons and assuring them that he's no mollycoddling Federation doctor, that he's a fearless combat medic who'll snatch you from the jaws of death and scold you for wasting his time! But the unspoken bond is there and apprieciated
@@lucki4780 How many points do I need to win something? XD If there were a race of dirty, savage Space Pirates, it would definitely be either the Klingon or the Saiyan lol. It's like 'who let the drunk guy drive?'
He had to face his own self martok had fear dought and concern in his own abilities But challenges and over comes them To become a warrior that would end up succeeding in his duties galron would fear him
That's what I liked about DS9 things didn't reset at the end of an episode and events had consequences that carried on into future episodes. I loved the serialised nature of the show. Something that appears to be missing in shows today.
"It takes days to get it out of the carpet!" Martok: *Actually looks at the carpet. Double-take.* _Hadn't thought of that._ *Snorts in disgust, belying the fact that he will actually try to avoid dripping blood in here again.* That's what I love about Mar'tok; He comes off as a jerk sometimes, but is actually a solid ally. A good friend even
The look in Worfs eyes when he was asked to be first officer...... part of me wonders if he was thinking klingon promotion to captain. He had just about killed the man
This is the 2nd time worfs been a first officer first time on enterprise d in a parallel universe and 3rd time on enterprise e in some non canon novels
I love the relationship between the General & the Doctor. No other Klingon would tolerate such talk from a human and no Human would have the balls to talk to a Klingon that way. But they have shared experiences in a prison camp and have earned each other’s respect. What’s more, they understand each other. That’s why Martok said “Thank you” (not a common thing for a Klingon to say to a Human) and Bashir, instead of saying “You’re welcome” scolded him about the blood on the carpet. That’s rapport not easily achieved.
That explains why Bashir was smiling 😆
Not just that but the remarks Martok makes to Bashir in the prison about "the Healer that bound the Warrior's wounds" suggests that Martok respects doctors and medics in general. He started off as a common soldier and so is likely well aware of the need of a good medic
@@Synthonym He's not stupid no but he's definitely got a particular bond with Bashir.
One of the many reasons I love DS9! I came to the comments to hope someone had already seen this!
Right and he gave him the courtesy to let him know where the line was too.
Martok was such a great character. The fact that he understood the joke from the doctor and just smiled was perfect. Martok made friends everywhere he went because he was humble and he listened to people.
Yes, he also respected Nog. Martok is a Gent.
yeah,I agree,Martok really was a great character!!!!
And I love how it ties in to his back story.
Unlike all the other Klingons we see that are arrogant, and maybe easily violent, and mostly all comes from a Noble house or are attached to it, Martok came from very humble beginnings, and had to fight his way up the rank, taught him respect for the troops. Then his incarceration with the Jem'adar really taught him humility.
@@jawstrock2215very true, Martok is a rare person, who through his own ability rose up to second in command of the Klingon Empire and through the loyalty and wise he showed as a leader, Worf gave him the Chancellorship.
Side note, he and Dr Bashir where imprisoned together for a long time and it's clear they have a bond that few humans and Klingons could.
I like how at the end, Bashir angrily says “It takes days to get it out of the carpet!”. You can tell Bashir puts it that way because he knows Klingon psychology. They’d much rather have their doctor angrily admonish them about making a mess rather than showing concern and compassion, which to a Klingon is patronizing and even insulting.
Exactly.
Ah that explains it! The EMH was stuck on Klingon mode the whole time.
@@falconwind00 LOL. I'd never pictured Robert Picardo on a Klingon ship, but now that you've mentioned it, that would be gold!
This is interesting to me as some of the indigenous cultures of the Amazon basin when a guard leaves for a "patrol" (needed to defend territorial harvest/hunting areas from the neighbors) he stands at the edge of the compound and complains that he will miss his family and doesn't want to go (he does) and they yell insults back - telling him they don't want him to return - he is too old, too weak and never home. (That way he won't be homesick and distracted.) They believe this will help him return safe.
When he returns he acts like he "hates them" ( I understand the only rule is he can't disrespect the elders but everyone else is fair game for comments). The family earns him back by showering him with physical affection, bathing* and gifts they have made while he was gone.
It all an act and sometimes I understand it is so over the top that the reunions becomes part of their oral lore.
My only comment is both times I saw a reunion the family dogs looked very confused. With a WTF look on their face.
*Bathing was a big only family bonding thing - (It took a lot of work to prepare the Hot water and cleaning supplies) No one ever bathe me . . . . . .
I have often wondered if some of the Klingon behavior was based on and the Kayapó people (they call themselves Mebêngôkre) as they have a blood wine (bitter - no blood but deep deep red) and an early age of boys becoming men by ritual death. For he Kayapó oratory and group song is a highly-valued social practice. They don't take captives once provoked into a fight.
The Xikrin people (neighbors on the left side of the river) consider themselves more evolved and logical and use a three finger signal as a greeting for long life. They order their houses in a certain way - every village layout is the same within a few feet I am told. The natural world is seen as competitive and aggressive. Neutralization of this aggressivity is performed by communal rituals to maintain social order within the group. They consider their language perfect everyone else's confusing - they like Latin. On the other side they don't trust outsiders even as they smile and trade.
Vulcan?
@@mbaxter22 I can see it now- Martok admonishing his underlings saying that the doctor Bashir doesn't want quite so much blood on his carpets or other parts of his floors anymore due to their recklessness during training. It's not offensive to their pride, but it would get the point across.
I like how for a moment Martok was actually concerned he left blood all over the carpet before realizing he was being trolled.
I got the feeling Bashir was acting like a Klingon doctor, cause I can see a klingon doctor being the sort of chew you out for being an idiot for getting wounded or injured in the first place lol
it also helps that they were in a dominion prison camp together for months and bashir was the one patching him up. so it feels more julian was a bit sick of patching him up. lol.
The little smile they BOTH show right as the scene ends shows that there's something more to this interaction than their words suggest.
through all the klingon characters in all star treks, lawyers, engineers, warriors, politicians....Not a single klingon doctor
@@connordowning216 I expect there would be doctors of a sort, though they might be more like medics. Curing combat injuries would be an honourable profession to a Klingon, but curing the sick? I suspect Klingons would expect to survive the disease on their own, or die.
@@maxacorn yeah Bashir was the one to fix up Martok's eye and countless other injuries after his daily fistfights with Jem'hadar. Martok wouldn't take that sort of gruff from a regular Starfleet doctor.
"It takes days to get it out of the carpet."
That's why Klingon ships have metals floors. MUCH easier to clean blood off of.
That's why ANY DECENT MEDICAL FACILITY has tile floors.
@@Afalstein That is logical.
I thought that was Dr. Bashir's joke; that the DS9 infirmary didn't have carpet, thus Gen. Martok's confusion when looking down...
Captain Seto - That was the Joke! If you watch the last video, it shows the floor, but only when W & J enter the rear surgical birth.
@@jayluck8047, it might help if you read the entire thread before you add to it.
Bashir is a better diplomat than people give him credit for. He knew *exactly* how to handle Martok. He pushed just far enough to assert that he wasn't taking Martok's shit while simultaneously getting his point across but stopped before reaching the point that he had truly overstepped his boundaries.
And still took the time to troll him before he left. Martok really appreciated it, you can tell from the Martok Growl(tm).
and smashed it with kligon humer even made martok smile
The art of diplomacy is conversing with someone not in a way they simply understand, but in a way they appreciate. I suppose even a second rate doctor (Bashir the best tho) that has to treat those from so many varied cultures would make a first rate diplomat.
@@TaftisBack If I remember correctly, most Klingons actually have a grudging respect for Star Fleet medical officers dating back to Dr. McCoy. McCoy, Zimmerman, Bashir, Crusher, and both EMH versions take no dispute from anyone. Star fleet doctors can be...terrifying.
Also Martok and Julian spent many months in that Dominion prison and became friends.
Got to admire J.G. Hertzler's dedication, not only spending all that time in Klingon prosthetics but having one eye covered over the entire time on top of that.
He was blind in one eye in real life, it wasn't as big a hurdle. But hours of makeup and talking with prosthetics in his mouth like Dorn does. That's impressive patience.
Wow I didn't know he was blind.
@@vguyver2 TIL (despite making my original comment 2 years ago lol)
@@vguyver2 I don't think that's true; there are a number of quotes about how Hertzler was unable to perform his own stunts as Martok because he had no depth perception _with the makeup on_ and a particular anecdote from Hertzler himself about how he ran straight into a camera because the makeup blocked the vision on his left side.
@@vguyver2Seriously? Holy shit.
Rest in peace Nog, you will be sadly missed.
I've always liked the martok character tbh, he brought more flavor to an already star studed cast 😎
Deep Space Nine was one of the few shows in which the supporting characters were just as important as the main characters.
@@melvincunningham5660 I'm still pissed off that DS9 never got movies like TOS and TNG did
its a pity we couldnt get dukat martok and weyoun all in 1 room together
Being an Augment,Bashir would probably do pretty well against a Klingon 1vs1
He was one of the many klingon characters that helped unfuck the canon from tng and show how klingon society could be semi functional. My favourite is the klingon lawyer.. like yeah they totally would have full time attorneys
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a Bat'leth!
You're confusing Rip Torn with J.G. Hertzler - they could have dubbed each others voices though...
You're as useful as blood stained flavored lollipop
If You can Dodge a Bird of Prey you can dodge a ball.
As a mechanic, i love this. Lol
best comment I've read today
I never noticed that grin on Bashir's face after he admonished Martok about bleeding all over the carpet, when the latter's back was turned. Seems Bashier knows how to handle Klingons.
Martok grinned as well after that 😂
Don't you remember the time he purposefully sat in Worf's chair - up until the millisecond Worf was about to FORCE him to move - then offered him the chair out of respect? Good show.
I love the fact that both Martok and Bashir are grinning like idiots after Bashir's quip about the blood on the floor. Nice way to break up the seriousness of the moment. 😂
“It made me weep like an old woman” ~Martok
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“Klingons have no tear ducts” ~Spock
I suppose they could still weep, just without tears.
Klingon myth states that Kahless once filled the ocean with his tears.
They would need something to keep their eyes moist. That's why we have them
@@jkm7983 We are not Klingons...
They could still weep, but instead of the tears getting drained through the tear duct into the nose they would just go all over the place. The tear duct isn't entirely necessary assuming that the Klingons have the equivalent of a lacrimal gland and that it is adapted to not having tear ducts.
You can tell from this exchange that despite the verbal barbs, they respect one another. This is shown later when Martok is injured at the starbase and Bashier is the only doctor he wants to see. Magnificent scene and relationship. Great bit of writing and acting!
Well, they were stuck in the same prison for quite a while.
>24th century
>Still can't get blood out of carpet
Like, remember there’s NO murder in the Federation..
It's kind of weird they have carpets in the Infirmary in the first place.
Rofl...
"This thing just doesn't work!!!"
*Worf pops his head up to stare at him*
"Sir!!"
Ha! Never really noticed that before. Another great point of acting in this series.
At this point I'm ready for a Star Trek: Worf series too...
Nah, CBS would royally screw it up.
@@nunya3163 Ummm... 🤔
...damn😖
Make it so
Cut to trailer: “A cat, Worf always wanted a cat.”
@@farnsworth3000 and there I was thinking we were going to stick Worf into a romcom/buddy cop hybrid
I loved this version of the Klingon's. They were soooo awesome!!
These were true klingons. Kurtzman made them into a gross parody.
The whole concept of their uniforms and look interwoven into it was brilliant.
1:07 - that's why as early as 18th century on Earth they figured they better not put carpets over the tiles in the operating rooms of hospitals...
Maybe he meant the waiting room.
Pretty sure that was the joke. It got Martok to look down and acknowledge the joke that there was no carpet.
Now I gotta binge watch and see if there was carpet.
@@thavidu78 I suggest the episode when Bashir is an old man trapped in his own mind.
@@vguyver2 I just saw that like a few days ago. Weird stuff.
"O'Brien you represent my doubt!"
"No I don't!"
The doctor has balls of steel to propose the idea of an artificial eye to a Klingon. LOL!
@eedd sdsd I just remembered Worf has an artificially grown spine as a result of an accident that shattered his vertebrae. So I guess some Klingon warriors simply would not like that kind of surgery and some would.
i mean, Klingons are very pro-enhancements, there's a personal reason he doesn't want the eye. Perhaps a memento for the imprisonment by the dominion.
the doctor is a changeling....
no he isnt
Doctor Bashir is an enhanced human. Klingons aren't really something he is afraid of.
1:16 Notice how both Bashir and Martok laugh after he said the "carpet" line. I'd almost call that friendship, they have a mutual understanding on the matter.
These were great times for Star Trek... I miss them!
Discovery is not as charming.
U DAMN RIIGHT👍🏿
It was a great time for writing and tv shows in general.
I still watch it from 1=7 many times over the yrs
THERE. ARE. LIMITS on how far im willing to indulge you, DOCTOR!
Bashir trolling a Klingon. Love that smile. :)
stfanboy Martok was smiling also. He got the joke
I respect Martok's stern grasp on reality and what is.
"The artery is not severed and i am not dead."
:)
4:30
Worf's mind is already jotting down the lyrics of glorious songs.
When Gowron accepted Sisko's recommendation of Martok as The Empire's DS9 representative... the show could have went ahead and added his character to the main titles... because they couldn't resist writing scenes like this.
Hell, they wrote in a wife and 2 promotions for him!
The Rotarran was at least mentioned if not featured in a lot of episodes after this one.
Not just a wife, but a MAGNIFICENT wife.
@@lucki4780 Sirella was a queen.
you have to respect a General that leads from the front.
Kind of reminds me of General John Sedgewick. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, his chief of staff and other senior officers warned him not to get too close to the front because of enemy snipers. Sedgewick scoffed at the notion, and said, "You worry too much. They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..." Just then, a sniper's bullet struck him just below the left eye, and he was killed instantly.
That Gowron feared him, he was love by the front line troops.
I wish we could’ve seen more scenes with Bashir and Martok after they were held in the dominion camp together. They seem like good friends.
The thing I really loved about Worf and Martok was that, despite having completely opposite upbringings from 2 very different families as well as having very different lives in general, became comrades, friends & brothers.
They forged an unbreakable bond that can only be comparable to Worf and Jadzia's marriage.
He also looked past the dishonor of Worf's house, and saw a man of honor.
@@BrotherDerrick3X There was no Dishonor of Worf's House.... it was all Dura's Dishonor...
@@sheilaolfieway1885 in this instance, it was because Worf opposed the Klingon attack on Cardassia.
@@BrotherDerrick3X oh sorry been awhile since i've seen Ds9
Martok is a great foil to Worf
Martok is one of my favorite characters. Fantastically written and sublimely performed by J. G. Hertzler.
I feel like Bashir and Martock should’ve had a closer, more intimate friendship considering they survived what they survived together. Hell even Worf and Bashir. That type of experience together brings people so much closer together after the fact. Like beyond family
That was a good relationship, in the military you have to always be aware of the situation and your position/rank but Bashir was giving him sh*t about his decision in a blunt maybe even rude way depending on how you perceive it despite being far below Martok in position but other than a warning him that he was being annoying Martok took it in fairly good humour. Hell Bashir even bantered with him about bleeding all other the place, friendly relationships like that aren’t easy to have in the military (I know star fleet isn’t a military but their structure is very close to one)
Well he was one of Worf's 'best men'...
@@SlideIX Yes, Starfleet is a military. It's fills many more functions than just military, but it is the Federation's military.
The characters deny the fact that they are a military force repeatedly throughout not just DS9 but TNG and voyager as well so that’s why I said they are like a military
Sounds like a good high school girl's fsnfic.
They bond they share is comrades in arms. Those of us who fought and fled together know this
1:44 Worf, with his massive head there, looked like a deadly sea creature rising above the water to eat Nog alive. :(
Aron Eisenberg. God I love that guy. Glad he was with us as long as he was.
Martok thanks a human doctor he previously had a debate with just moments prior. A Klingon general who holds a deep, abiding respect for his allies in the federation and isn't afraid to hear criticism for his folly.
Martok is a true Klingon.
The transporter should be able to scrub that blood right out..
The smile on Bashir's face as Martok gets out after looking at the carpet is amazing. Bashir had some true amazing moments on that station
Julian knows how to handle Klingons. XD
Best ad lib of the show "It takes days to get the blood out of the carpet."
@Mr. Grinch yes the remark about dripping blood on the carpet but the follow up about it taking days to get out was the adlib.
Mr. Grinch I’ve seen the original script. It’s scripted
Patrick Radcliffe
According to Bill Mumy, there were no ad libs on the set of DS9...
czcams.com/video/nB22jSda0WA/video.html
Martok actually looked down at the pink stains
lol the doctor laughs after yelling at him about the carpet hahah
So did Martok.
No carpet in med bay.
I’m kinda thinking that the last couple of lines were actually ad lib. The laughs seemed quite genuine to me
It almost looked like Nog was about to throttle Worf! Imagine a Young Ferengi that had just become a man according to his people's customs taking on a middle-aged Klingon Warrior! Before anyone mentions Quark killing Grillka's first husband, the only reason a middle-aged Ferengi got away with killing a Klingon twice his size was because said Klingon was drunk off his A**!
Nog has great spirit. I hope at some point there is an "Eisenberg" class ship.
@@andypetrovich2155 your wish has been granted my friend, USS Nog eisenberg class 32nd century
I love how Nog wanted to wring Worf’s neck!🤣
That smile at the end, oh my god, this show was the best of Trek for real. Subtle emotional characterization. A big fuck you to Rick Berman.
J.G. Hertzler played the part of a one-eyed person on an episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond". Neat coincidence.
martok: thank you
bashir: if you really wanna thank me, don't come in here dripping blood on my floor, it takes days just to get it out of the carpet!
*martok looks and sees the blood* *martok snears as he walks out and bashir smiles and giggles*
me: will you two shut it, can't hear myself think while you two are having a bromance.
I believe it was a joke. There was no blood, hence Martok's humerous sneer and Jullian's giggle :)
why a carpet in a medical bay....!?
@@thatLukeKneller style
Now that I think about it, since klingons have pepto-bismol for blood(ie, pink) shouldn't Klingon ships and bases all have pink carpet and walls? That way blood stains would just blend in.
I could just see the scene now;
Human: "uh, why do you guys use so much pink?"
Klingon: "Pink is a warrior's color! The color of blood and battle!"
Human: (giggles)
@Turbo Pokey
I have heard that pink is symbolic of purity to the Japanese.
Not all human groups share the sentiments that other groups mistakenly believe to be universal.
Nog: The Steve Urkel of Star Trek.
2:57 This foreshadows Worf purposely dropping his guard against Martok.
Worf is such a bro. He gets Martok and is a loyal friend through and through.
Martok is my 2nd favorite Klingon behind Worf 💯💯💯
Watching these old clips makes me miss what star trek used to be, and lament what it has become.
this was such a GREAT episode
Good writing for the exchange between Martok and Bashir. It reminds the audience that these two spent time as POWs together.
I love that look on Worf's face at the end of this clip. One of EXTREME happiness......
Bashir understands Klingon social norms encourage being upfront with people and not mincing words. Excellent bedside manner.
All that was missing from their little dynamic was Martock stepping in on Bashir's behalf to a bunch of Klingons and assuring them that he's no mollycoddling Federation doctor, that he's a fearless combat medic who'll snatch you from the jaws of death and scold you for wasting his time!
But the unspoken bond is there and apprieciated
Martok, my favorite Klingon!
I’m a loyal Starfleet officer but I’d proudly follow General Martok anywhere
Nog was such a great character. He may have joined star fleet but he still was a feringi.
I always loved that interaction between Martok and Basheer.
This was a good episode as I recall.
Sometimes I underrate Bashir in terms of Trek Doctors. Little scenes like this remind me he was actually really good.
One of my favourite interactions between two characters in all of ST between Martok and Bashir.
Martok was a great character.
Klingons are like the Saiyans of the Star Trek universe.
'I got hurt, must mean I need more training.'
XD
Pretty much. If you look at it that way, you're right.
10 points for DBZ reference- vegeta is as klingon as they come.
@@lucki4780 How many points do I need to win something? XD
If there were a race of dirty, savage Space Pirates, it would definitely be either the Klingon or the Saiyan lol.
It's like 'who let the drunk guy drive?'
God, I'm such a sucker for cheesy sci-fi dialog. I love Star Trek!
because its just good writing.
I like Martok so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love this scene. Martok was a beast
I love that they both smile afterwards. Bashir has the best bedside manner.
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.... Why the fuck did they carpet the medbay?
He had to face his own self martok had fear dought and concern in his own abilities
But challenges and over comes them
To become a warrior that would end up succeeding in his duties galron would fear him
Eine der besten Szenen, denke ich manchmal.
I like how Ferengi are bunch of sneaky weasels
I always love when Worf's fortunes look up.
I love that in the 24th century getting stains out of carpet is still days of work 😂
"The artery is not severed and I am not dead" - you've got to love Klingon optimism 😂
I think Martok wants to channel his inner Chang with all this “no artificial eye” business.
That's what I liked about DS9 things didn't reset at the end of an episode and events had consequences that carried on into future episodes. I loved the serialised nature of the show. Something that appears to be missing in shows today.
Have you watched NuTrek?
1:49 😂
I think I will use the line "There are limits as to how far I will indulge you, Doctor." next time I go to a doctor.
An that how Bashire earn the title of Chief surgeon of Klingon Empire!
Martok sounds like any starship commander. No patience for the medical officer treating him.
Midwestern Nog: Ope! Just gonna squeeze by ya!
you are the true star trek historian... :D
Bashir and martok have an amazing back and forth
the best show in the franchise.
I work in a medical field and my first thought was "regardless of advancements in technology WHY WOULD ANYONE ANYONE CARPET A MEDICAL SUITE?!!!"
I think Martok being in prison helped make him mellow around non Klingon's.
I give credit to doctors that have become hard headed to their patients when they become hard head.
"It takes days to get it out of the carpet!"
Martok: *Actually looks at the carpet. Double-take.* _Hadn't thought of that._ *Snorts in disgust, belying the fact that he will actually try to avoid dripping blood in here again.*
That's what I love about Mar'tok; He comes off as a jerk sometimes, but is actually a solid ally. A good friend even
God that's an offer. I'm so bored lately I'd bloody go too!
I was never a Klingon fan, But I liked Martok and the Duras sisters
2:24 WORF > nog < MARTOK XD
You can almost hear Nog appollogize "sorry, whilst I am a Ferengi and therefore without substance (when compared to a Klingon), I'm still not 2D." XD
I always like General Martok he was really cool on star trek.
I DO NOT WANT an artificial E Y E !
One of my favourite genrals martok quotes
1:15 that smile haha
The look in Worfs eyes when he was asked to be first officer...... part of me wonders if he was thinking klingon promotion to captain. He had just about killed the man
This is the 2nd time worfs been a first officer first time on enterprise d in a parallel universe and 3rd time on enterprise e in some non canon novels
Wow, I can't wait until the next episode of this mini-show on CZcams! I wonder what Worf will say...
I feel like it's Bashir's cleaning problems are his own fault for *carpeting the floors in Sickbay.*