"I can't believe no one spoiled this for me in the comments." -- Take note Ollie fans. Many of you constantly spoil things for him, that he had to actually say how surprised he was that no one did this time. He doesn't WANT them spoiled, but he's just too nice to tell you not to do it. So, how about this? When you want to recommend Ollie episodes....Don't give spoilers away!!
Redemption parts 1 and 2 are the sequel to this episode. The Emissary > Reunion > Redemption Parts 1 and 2 > > New Grounds > Ethics > DS9's Sons of Mogh > DS9's Sons and Daughters
And "The First Duty" is a key episode in Wesley's character ark through the show. Wesley's ark is best experienced through the episodes: "Where No One Has Gone Before" "Coming Of Age" "Samaritan Snare" "Menage A Troi" "Remember Me" "Final Mission" "The First Duty" "Journey's End" Though if you're going to watch DS9, best wait and watch "Journey's End" right before "The Maquis" 2-parter in DS9 season 2.
“Sins of the Father” is a follow-up to a season 2 episode called “A Matter of Honor,” about a Starfleet/Klingon exchange program. Here, we see Kern visiting a federation ship. In the earlier episode, Riker is the exchange student, serving on the Klingon ship.
Kern always puts a smile on my face when he's at the dinner table, talking about burnt replicated bird meat lol. We really needed more of that guy in Star Trek then we got.
Kurn the character but also the performance of Tony Scott across several episodes and differing characters. His acting is absolutely AMAZING in DS9 as a non Klingon character.
Kurn was in Redemption, which you saw - he was convinced by Worf to back Gowron because Worf held seniority as the elder brother. Kurn brought the loyalty of four squadron commanders to the fight against the Duras.
Wesley is guest star in this season because he left for starfeeel academy, so he was not in regular episodes of the show on the enterprise on season 5 onwards, but he keeps apearing from time to time. he has a nice arch, but for it you should watch 1x06 where no one has gone before. , 4x09 "Final Mission" and and 7x20 "Journey's End"
One of my favorite episodes but that line is so cringe! I have to believe Stewart flubbed the line and that was the best take. I can’t believe that line made it through writers, the director, and Stewart written that way.
It's just stunning how epic Sins of the Father is. It's hard to believe Kurn's arrival on the Enterprise and that whole ruse took place in the same episode.
@@RolyPolyOllieReactionsYou are in for a treat! Season 1 is unbalanced, yet still has great episodes, one of the best episodes of the entire series is in season 1.
3:55 - No, he's talking to Worf like he's a Starfleet officer. A "human" Starfleet officer. THAT was both an insult, and a test. Remember, Worf didn't know his brother was still alive after the attack on Khitomer. (Yes, Ollie, I know a lot of Star Trek lore, as well as Star Wars lore) 6:10 - Because, Ollie... you should have picked up on that in the "Redemption" episodes. Since you didn't..... we weren't going to spoil it for you. 8:00 - It's not Coruscant, Ollie.... it has its wildlife. How else could Klingons perform their "hunting" rituals? Side note: I would absolutely LOVE to see a Klingon Jedi at some point! Yes, I said it. Come at me, comment section! Second "Side note"... Ollie, have you seen season 1 episode 20 titled "Heart of Glory"? If not, you should!! It relates to this episode in a loose kind of way. Sorry, I can't remember what you have and haven't seen, since you bounced around so much. 11:30 - I have actually used that line from Picard to avoid a fight a few times. "You may test that assumption at your convenience." You'd be surprised how well it works, as long as you're completely confident when you say it. 14:05 - This shows how corrupt the Klingon High Council was at the time. K'mpec knew, KNEW it was Duras' father who had transmitted the codes to the Romulans (later "edited" to show Worf's father made the transmission), but his family was too powerful to be blamed. That's why the blame fell on Moug (sp). The funny thing is, and I'm only saying this because I DO remember you watching the episode where K'mpec was murdered.... it was Duros that poisoned him. Like father, like son. A traitor to the Empire. Duros wanted control of the Klingon High Council for himself, but he didn't count on Worf being the warrior he was. 18:20 - Yes, you HAVE! He was in Redemption! Both parts! He didn't want to support Gowron, but Worf forced him into it. Gotta run, I'll finish the video as soon as I can!
Sorry, Ollie... family emergency. Everything is okay, though. Just had to be dealt with in the moment. 21:12 - Questions like this are why you should have watched them in order. Not nitpicking.... just saying. Either way, I'm here for you. 22:15 - You should. He's been in MANY different things. Great actor! 24:20 - Ray Walston. The ORIGINAL "My Favorite Martian". Can't recommend that series enough, Ollie! I honestly think you'd like it. Bill Bixby co-starred (who also starred in the original Incredible Hulk television show I grew up on). It was from the 1960s, and is pretty "innocent" in its content. So, should be cleared for CZcams. Just a suggestion. 31:40 - While I understand why you say that..... I can't agree. In the US, we have the 5th Amendment (which I'm sure you are well aware of, given that Canada has a better educational system than the US does)... but to put it simply, no one can be forced to incriminate themselves with their testimony. So, by "refusing to answer", Wesly was basically invoking his 5th Amendment right, even though talking to Picard was not in a court of law. Also, if you remember what Spock said in Star Trek 6, when Velarus said, "A lie?", he replied, "An omission." 32:55 - OH! While I'm thinking of it.... since you're loving Wil Wheaton's performance here..... you REALLY might want to check out (or at least look into) the movie "Toy Soldiers", in which he co-starred with Lewis Gossett Jr. and many others. The movie is fantastic (my opinion)... and I really think you'd be surprised by it. Feel free to look up a trailer, and make up your own mind on it. I've not seen anyone do a reaction on that movie, so you could start a trend.
Remember Star Trek: Generations? The 2 female klingons, Lursa and B'Etor , also known as the Duras Sisters, are in the same house of Duras (of course).
I'm happy that you've become a Star Trek fan, I think you owe it to yourself to rewatch TNG at some point so you get the full spectrum of the series. I'm glad you're watching DS9 start to finish. It'll be worth it. Also you may want to check out some Star Trek Voyager, especially the Seven of Nine episodes. She's an all-time top Star Trek character, up there with Spock and Data. After you finish ALL of that, you'll be ready for Star Trek Picard! (The third season was the best of the three.)
Boothby, the gardener, is played by Ray Walston. He had a long acting career, but many of us who grew up in the 80s remember him best as Mr. Hand in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He thought all his students were on dope.😆😆😆
And going way, way back -- he played an alien, specifically a Martian, in the comedy TV series My Favorite Martian (with Bill Bixby - aka TV's "David" Bruce Banner/The Hulk).
"You know when you watch Star Wars and you watch episodes 4, 5, and 6 first-" Yes. I'm old enough that that was the order I saw them in. :) For me that *is* the order to watch them in.
The actor playing Nick LaCarno is the actor who plays a member of the crew in the 4th Star Trek series -Voyager which began during the run of DS9 and ran concurrently with it for 3 years. His name is different (Tom Paris), but the background story for his character is "First Duty" and actually references it in the pilot episode. The name difference is a discontinuity but it is forgiveable in light of his story arch in Voyager. My man you were in top form for this reaction: Commander Kurn liking popcorn kernels, Admiral Brand being on her brand, and Crusher about to "crusher" Mom's dreams 😂😂😂. Outstanding!!! You rock! Or in your parlance: You Bop!!! 😜💪😁
Yep, there’s two stories as to why the name change. The official story: during early production of Voyager the producers felt that Nick Locarno’s actions in First Duty made him irredeemable, and didn’t think that the audience would warm up to the character. The unofficial story: The name change was caused due to a clause in the writer’s contract, meaning that the writer of First Duty would get residuals for every appearance of Nick Locarno in Voyager. As Nick would be one of the main characters, and appear in practically every episode, that would be a lot of extra money being given to the writer that the producers didn’t want to pay. And so, Tom Paris was born.
They basically wanted Robert Duncan McNeil for Voyager and they wanted him to reprise Nick Lacarno, they just didn't want to pay royalties to the writers of "'The First Duty" for every episode of Voyager so, Ta Da... Tom Paris who is almost an identical character is born.
Thanks for the reactions to one of my favorite shows! Don't worry Kern is in other episodes. Tony Todd is a great actor, always enjoyed his usually creepy roles in movies such as Candyman! Check Redemption 2,parter for more of Kern!
10:21 Yes, we do see him again. We see him in 'Redemption', which you already saw out of order. Everything here was explained in 'Redemption', including Kurn.
I think Kurn made an appearance in DS9, but I might be mis-remembering. Tony Todd's rumbling, baritone voice makes him the perfect actor to play a Klingon.
We do see Kern again in S4E26 & S5E1, the 2 part episode Redemption. There's also another important actress who returns which you would very much enjoy.
Wesley was a standard character for awhile, then he heads off for the academy, and somewhere along the line he explores the universe with the alien dude.
I completely forgot about the individual episodes since they aired in 87-94. I'm rediscovering them through your videos. With all the garbage called Star Trek since then, I forgot just how amazing that show was.
Yes, I thought I knew TNG inside and out, then I'll stumble along an episode I haven't seen in forever, like "The Vengeance Factor" (the biker-gang-like clan episode) and I'm like "I completely forgot this episode existed!"
Fun fact, the Klingon homeworld used to be clearer but remember what happened in ST VI... Their atmosphere was polluted by the explosion of their moon. Klingons have some redundancy in their organs, one stab might not be enough to kill one, although the heart could still be a problem... Throwing Work under the bus, not for no reason, but to avoid a civil war. That being said, when Kemp'ec dies... all bets are off, especially since Work takes vengeance on Duras for his lover who also died under Duras' meddling. Klingon society is very ritualized, every gesture has a symbolic to it. Even Batl'eth fights are ritualized, each move means something and the quality of the execution of each move is judged. Some of those moves can be interpreted as veiled insults.
Dude! Glad you are watching these but too bad you didn't watch The First Duty _first_ before Lower Decks and Sins of the Father way back before you watched the Redemption episodes. But still good you are watching them in any case. Just make sure, this is really important, don't watch TNG episodes "Journey's End" and "Preemptive Strike" until you get to the Maquis episodes of DS9!!! You will either not remember important things that happened when it is necessary to remember and could also be totally lost and/or spoiled if you watch them ahead of time! Keep being the awesome person you are! Best Regards!
It's also too bad that he didn't watch "Sarek" before watching "Unification." If only I knew how to convince him to watch "Sarek"... as if it were a prequel to that episode. Aside from including one of the best acting performances in the entire series, what else can we say about it without spoilers?
There's one more episode with Westley that you haven't seen. You should watch that one too, as it shows a lot more growth for his character as a person. TNG season7's "Journey's End" is his final TNG appearance. You'll see how this episode helped shape his decisions there.
15:20 Kurn appears a handful more times throughout the various series, most notably the two parter redemption which you’ve already watched. And he makes an appearance in an episode of DS9
This established that Worf (and Kern) was everything a Klingon Warrior SHOULD be. He accepted the ultimate dishonor to save the empire itself. We'll see Kern again (you already did, actually) in Redemption part 1& 2. He'll turn up again a couple of times on DS9 too. Also, you joked about the Klingons looking out on rain and gloom and saying what a great day it was- and we'll see the Ferengi do exactly that. They admire the rain and muck of their swampy homeworld.
Thi is one of my favourite episodes of the third season other than best of both worlds as my favourite character was Worf and this began a string of good Worf episode throughout the rest of the series and into the last four tears of DS 9. Well written and with good performances through. Looking this came among a string of telly good episodes in the econd half ot the third season ending in one of the best episodes of Star Rek ever,
I saw your comment about doing all of DS9 in order and having started rewatching myself, yeah, you kind of have to for the best experience. You can't really jump around like TNG and fully embrace it. There's a lot more character growth and serialisation in the show. Even in episodes with a "meh" A plot, the B plot might have some great moments that build things between characters or factions, that become more important later on. Friendships, tensions etc etc. It wasn't as appreciated back in the day of network tv and syndication, when you were at the mercy of the broadcaster to keep caught up (and if you were a kid it's very talky and "boring"). But now it's seen by many as the best Trek series because it really gets to the heart of the universe, and being able to see all the episodes in order via streaming lets the story unfold as intended.
You will be missing a lot in any viewing of anything else Star Trek because TNG is literally The Pivotal Series. Every other series refers back to TNG and they do it in repetitious characters touching on so much that you don't know because there are precious few unnecessary episodes.
We didn't spoil it because the fact that Kern is Worf's brother was already mentioned episodes you have already seen. Way of the Warrior parts I and II. You just forgot about him.
17:35 there’s a difference between “I’ve never seen him, how did no one spoil it” versus “you HAVE seen him in a previous watch, but without prior context, the handful of scenes could be easily forgotten” We viewers didnt “spoil” it, because there were lines stating kurn was his brother in an episode you already watched, we just assumed you remembered. If you get the chance to rewatch redemption p1-2 (season 4-5 cliffhanger) on your own time, you’ll see him :)
31:40 - Exercising your right to not incriminate yourself is a universal right in most western societies. His decision to not answer cannot be used to infer guilt.
Locarno? That's in Ticino, Switzerland. But he changed to the French capital later. =) Also, Cadet Jean (actress Walker Brandt) is soooo cuuute, ohmigush!
lol... and you fall a little deeper into the TNG rabbit hole!!!! Hey, a stand alone ep I think you would really appreciate is about Riker doing an exchange program that post him on a Klingon vessel as 2nd in command. IT doesnt' relate to a bigger story, but is a great ep, especially if you want to know more about Klingons and to see how a Starfleet officer handles the different... method of command structure "A Matter Of Honor" S02 ep08
And another suggestion: You don’t have to mix in other movies. Just BINGE WATCH! We live in the "Streaming Era" so binge watching TV shows has been heavily normalized. Also these reaction videos are PRE RECORDED. So you could binge watch 7 seasons in a weekend or perhaps a week or so and then upload 2 episodes daily for WEEKS. And STILL have tons of other movies and TV shows to react to.
The Next Generation (and DS9) is more serialized than the original series. You could watch any episode of the original show in any order (more or less) and it wouldn't be a problem, but TNG has MANY episodes which draw on material from prior ones. This means it's best if you watch the relevant prior episodes before watching later ones. This is also very true of DS9, and to some extent to Enterprise... but less so with Voyager, where events in one episode don't affect subsequent episodes much, if at all (even when they REALLY should).
Ollie, i gotta say...your "She Crushered that" dad joke made me giggle. I didn't want to. I kinda rolled my eyes, and then a couple seconds later, started giggling. And i laughed for a solid 30 seconds. Well done.
Wait a sec! You forgot that Kern was in "Redemption Pts. 1 & 2". That'll teach you to disobey clear instructions, Ollie! 😜 And to recap for you, "Reunion" is when K'Mpec is dying and Keh'lehyr comes to mediate the right of succession between Duras and Gowron. She finds out about the events of "Sins of the Father" and is killed by Duras. Then Duras is killed by Worf. In "Redemption" there is a civil war between the two factions and Kern returns on the side of Gowron against the Duras sisters. It ends with Worf's honor being restored.
Journey's End needs to be watched, but it sets up a huge storyline in DS9, best to wait until just before the Maquis episodes, then definitely watch it! But "The Child" that's like one of the worst episodes of TNG. It's almost as notoriously bad as "Code of Honor"! Best Troi episode is "Face of the Enemy" and an ensemble episode that Troi is great in is "Disaster" and Troi has a great "B plot" storyline in the episode 'Thine Own Self".
@@Drawkcabi Personally I don’t think that The Child is anywhere near as bad as Code of Honor. It’s not a great episode, and has its own set of Unfortunate Implications, but Code of Honor was just a perfect storm of awful. Disaster, Face of the Enemy, and Thine Own Self are fantastic suggestions for Troi focused episodes however. Even if we don’t get to see his reaction to them, hopefully Ollie will find time to watch them, away from the channel.
@@LMoftheCoastDefinitely think "Code of Honor" is hands down the worst, it's really awful, but for me "The Child" makes it into the same ballpark. I actually like everything about the episode that isn't focused on the Troi storyline, but that's the main part of the episode. The setting things up for the new season stuff I enioy...the introduction of the new characters, new sets, and acknowledging the changing dynamics of established characters. But everything going on with Troi is just too icky and disturbing to me.
@@Drawkcabi I fully understand that. So many Unfortunate Implications in The Child regarding the Troi storyline. But as you say, the stuff surrounding that is pretty decent. Because of that I personally just can’t put it on the same level as Code of Honor. The plot line of The Child is rather icky, sure. But it’s not as outright offensive as Code of Honor is, and there’s nothing within Code of Honor that I can point to as any sort of redeeming feature. Regardless though, I would absolutely not put The Child on a list of good Troi focused episodes. :P
@@LMoftheCoast I just realized if Ollie is going to watch DS9, knowing who Lawaxana Troi is and where she comes from is semi-important. Only in my opinion the season 1 episode that introduces her is pretty dull and a slog to get through. My favorite Lawaxana TNG episode is "Half a Life" and I think it's her best one, but if he only watches 1 episode before DS9 (either on his own time or as a reaction) maybe "Menage A Troi" is a better choice?
Could you do a video reacting to all the best Star Trek scores? My favorites are 1-First Contact, 2-Voyager, 3-TNG/The Motion Picture, 4-Enterprising Young Men(2009), 5-The Wrath of Khan
Kern is mentioned in Reunion at the very end, but not by name. This episode along with Reunion, The Mind's Eye, Redemption 1 and 2, Unification 1 and 2 (indirectly), Birthright 1 and 2 and The Rightful Heir are the "Klingon episodes" that tell the story of Worf, Kern, and Gowron within TNG. DS9, after Worf joins the cast in Season 4, will go even further with the Klingons.
And Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country has Worf's grandfather, General Worf as Kirk and McCoy's defender at trial. Then the movie ends with them all at the Klingon colony, Camp Khitomer, where the famous peace treaty between the Federation and Klingon Empire was signed. Then later Camp Khitomer is the colony where Worf and his biological parents were living until Romulans staged a sneak attack with the aid of Duras' father.
Now, that you watched quite a few TNG episodes to pick up some lore (nk, not Data's brother), maybe you'll also pickup things of the world suchlike saying: "I'm tired. I need 10 CC's pf Anaprovaline to study for my exams" or you actually write Dilithium crystals on a science rxsm. But guess what Dilithiun crystals is not 100% star Trek. It is called science fiction for a reason. Dilithium is a bonded atom of 2 lithium atoms. So while Star Trek is still science fiction, the use of lithium or dilithium to power space vehicles is not science fiction. It's being studied. Warp drive doesn't exist ominously but dilithium is hypothesized to cut time it takes to get from earth to Mars currently. Isn't that crazy?
He was in "Redemption" and you saw that and in some thing else I won't spoil I can say the one you DID see there were plans to reuse these cadets but things changed and new characters took those episodes. The Old man is from an other sci-fi TV series we'll see him again Oh, Picard's "First Duty" Speach is iconic. and you cut it out.
Great reaction as always. With you adding even more TNG episodes, isn't about to time to just watch the whole series? Your fans want it. You clearly want it. You would corner the market on TNG reactions. -- If you do with DS9 what you are doing with TNG, you are going to be sooooo lost. Just start back at the beginning, and watch all the episodes you skipped. --- Besides, you can always do other movies in between the Trek episodes. It's not like all your other content has to stop. Love ya, O!
It's interesting, you watching things out of order, as you've apparently forgotten pretty much all of Redemption. By time you did Reunion, you'd forgot the Duras family started a civl war with the Romulans help, and here you've completely forgotten Kurn's rather important role in Redemption. Curious.
TOM paris is what Nicl Locarno could have been if he admmiþed the accident and not only necause Robert Dincan McNeil played them both. SITO java would redeem herself in the excellent Episode Lower Decks in the seventh season of next generation.
you are starting to get pulled in the Dyson sphere. Soon you'll be trapped in side TNG unable to reach DS9 But lagi, there is a lot of TNG influence on ds9 and voyager you may need a good catch up just to be shore. So far you're well on track.
Kurn reappear in the Sean 4 file and pemiereepisode of the fifth season episodes called redemption which us a direct sequel to this sort then once again DS 9 episode Sons of Mogh
In my opinion Sind of the father is the 3rd best episode of the third season after Yesterday's Enterprose and Best of Both World with great acting all around and would lead to many good Klingon based episode through the rest of the series and DS 9 tò. The first duty was a gòd episode with Will Wheaton being a lot less annoying and introducing Robert Duncan Maneill who would goñtompotray Tom Paris in Voyager and Shannon Fil as Sito Jaxa who would reappear in one of the bestcepisodes of the seventh season called Lower Decks notvto be with the animatedcseries with the same name,
@@Drawkcabi yes there was a run of mostly great episodes in the last half of the third season and you are right the Defector was a great episode especially when yhe 3 klingon ships declared,
If you want to see more of Kern, you definitely need to watch Redemption parts 1 and 2. Easily one of the best two-parters of the whole TNG run.
He already did.
I thought so, but couldn't find that particular reaction video when I searched for it.
Here is Redemption Parts 1-2: czcams.com/video/tguWyjp6yg0/video.html
@@RolyPolyOllieReactions Yes, Kurn appeared as a Bird of Prey captain, who aided Gowron (and Worf)
He appears briefly, in DS9, too...
Tony Todd (Kurn) allways nailes it. Especially in the DS9 episode The Visitor. My favourite of all Star Trek episodes. Get tissues 🖖🏼😎
"I can't believe no one spoiled this for me in the comments." -- Take note Ollie fans. Many of you constantly spoil things for him, that he had to actually say how surprised he was that no one did this time. He doesn't WANT them spoiled, but he's just too nice to tell you not to do it. So, how about this? When you want to recommend Ollie episodes....Don't give spoilers away!!
I totally agree but it's like people can't help themselves, like they think they get extra points or something. Yeah, dumbass points.
@@Drawkcabi -- Yeah, i think people get a little dopamine kick when they feel like they are "droppin' knowledge" on someone.
Redemption parts 1 and 2 are the sequel to this episode.
The Emissary > Reunion > Redemption Parts 1 and 2 > > New Grounds > Ethics > DS9's Sons of Mogh > DS9's Sons and Daughters
And "The First Duty" is a key episode in Wesley's character ark through the show.
Wesley's ark is best experienced through the episodes:
"Where No One Has Gone Before"
"Coming Of Age"
"Samaritan Snare"
"Menage A Troi"
"Remember Me"
"Final Mission"
"The First Duty"
"Journey's End"
Though if you're going to watch DS9, best wait and watch "Journey's End" right before "The Maquis" 2-parter in DS9 season 2.
Great Chronological Breakdown!
“Sins of the Father” is a follow-up to a season 2 episode called “A Matter of Honor,” about a Starfleet/Klingon exchange program. Here, we see Kern visiting a federation ship. In the earlier episode, Riker is the exchange student, serving on the Klingon ship.
Matter of honor, great inside on klingons from riker's perspective
Tony Todd in DS9's The Visitor breaks my heart every time. 💔💔😢😢🖖🏽🖖🏽
That episode will be a super treat when he gets there!
Kern always puts a smile on my face when he's at the dinner table, talking about burnt replicated bird meat lol.
We really needed more of that guy in Star Trek then we got.
Kurn the character but also the performance of Tony Scott across several episodes and differing characters. His acting is absolutely AMAZING in DS9 as a non Klingon character.
Kurn was in Redemption, which you saw - he was convinced by Worf to back Gowron because Worf held seniority as the elder brother. Kurn brought the loyalty of four squadron commanders to the fight against the Duras.
Wesley is guest star in this season because he left for starfeeel academy, so he was not in regular episodes of the show on the enterprise on season 5 onwards, but he keeps apearing from time to time. he has a nice arch, but for it you should watch 1x06 where no one has gone before. , 4x09 "Final Mission" and and 7x20 "Journey's End"
I always laugh at Picard's line "Set course for the First City of the Klingon IMPERIAL EMPIRE." Like... what other kind of Empire is there?
One of my favorite episodes but that line is so cringe! I have to believe Stewart flubbed the line and that was the best take. I can’t believe that line made it through writers, the director, and Stewart written that way.
The Klingons do have a penchant for the dramatic, maybe that’s what they actually call it? 🤷🏻♂️ lol
It's just stunning how epic Sins of the Father is. It's hard to believe Kurn's arrival on the Enterprise and that whole ruse took place in the same episode.
I believe you have seen Worf’s brother. I also really recommend when going into DS9 to watch the show in the order it came out. 🖖
I will be watching the whole show from start to finish :)
@@RolyPolyOllieReactions It really is the best way. There are some clunkers but I hope you enjoy and always like your reactions 🖖
@@RolyPolyOllieReactionsYou are in for a treat!
Season 1 is unbalanced, yet still has great episodes, one of the best episodes of the entire series is in season 1.
@@MrTbk1701 Allemaraine, count to four.
@@jaybirdjargon lol.
3:55 - No, he's talking to Worf like he's a Starfleet officer. A "human" Starfleet officer. THAT was both an insult, and a test. Remember, Worf didn't know his brother was still alive after the attack on Khitomer.
(Yes, Ollie, I know a lot of Star Trek lore, as well as Star Wars lore)
6:10 - Because, Ollie... you should have picked up on that in the "Redemption" episodes. Since you didn't..... we weren't going to spoil it for you.
8:00 - It's not Coruscant, Ollie.... it has its wildlife. How else could Klingons perform their "hunting" rituals?
Side note: I would absolutely LOVE to see a Klingon Jedi at some point! Yes, I said it. Come at me, comment section!
Second "Side note"... Ollie, have you seen season 1 episode 20 titled "Heart of Glory"? If not, you should!! It relates to this episode in a loose kind of way. Sorry, I can't remember what you have and haven't seen, since you bounced around so much.
11:30 - I have actually used that line from Picard to avoid a fight a few times. "You may test that assumption at your convenience." You'd be surprised how well it works, as long as you're completely confident when you say it.
14:05 - This shows how corrupt the Klingon High Council was at the time. K'mpec knew, KNEW it was Duras' father who had transmitted the codes to the Romulans (later "edited" to show Worf's father made the transmission), but his family was too powerful to be blamed. That's why the blame fell on Moug (sp). The funny thing is, and I'm only saying this because I DO remember you watching the episode where K'mpec was murdered.... it was Duros that poisoned him. Like father, like son. A traitor to the Empire. Duros wanted control of the Klingon High Council for himself, but he didn't count on Worf being the warrior he was.
18:20 - Yes, you HAVE! He was in Redemption! Both parts! He didn't want to support Gowron, but Worf forced him into it.
Gotta run, I'll finish the video as soon as I can!
Sorry, Ollie... family emergency. Everything is okay, though. Just had to be dealt with in the moment.
21:12 - Questions like this are why you should have watched them in order. Not nitpicking.... just saying. Either way, I'm here for you.
22:15 - You should. He's been in MANY different things. Great actor!
24:20 - Ray Walston. The ORIGINAL "My Favorite Martian". Can't recommend that series enough, Ollie! I honestly think you'd like it. Bill Bixby co-starred (who also starred in the original Incredible Hulk television show I grew up on). It was from the 1960s, and is pretty "innocent" in its content. So, should be cleared for CZcams. Just a suggestion.
31:40 - While I understand why you say that..... I can't agree. In the US, we have the 5th Amendment (which I'm sure you are well aware of, given that Canada has a better educational system than the US does)... but to put it simply, no one can be forced to incriminate themselves with their testimony. So, by "refusing to answer", Wesly was basically invoking his 5th Amendment right, even though talking to Picard was not in a court of law.
Also, if you remember what Spock said in Star Trek 6, when Velarus said, "A lie?", he replied, "An omission."
32:55 - OH! While I'm thinking of it.... since you're loving Wil Wheaton's performance here..... you REALLY might want to check out (or at least look into) the movie "Toy Soldiers", in which he co-starred with Lewis Gossett Jr. and many others. The movie is fantastic (my opinion)... and I really think you'd be surprised by it. Feel free to look up a trailer, and make up your own mind on it. I've not seen anyone do a reaction on that movie, so you could start a trend.
Ollie: "This is my dog Hucksley, who is very excited for more Star Trek..."
Hucksley: "Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
Hucksley: "Let me out of here... I can't stand this."
"I can't resist...the perception of that door!"
(Aldous Huxley wrote a book called _The Doors of Perception_ )
Remember Star Trek: Generations? The 2 female klingons, Lursa and B'Etor , also known as the Duras Sisters, are in the same house of Duras (of course).
Those Klingon sisters were both sexy and loathsome in equal amounts.
"You may test that assumption at your convenience." That's the classy Picard way of saying, F around and find out. Lol
Tony Todd returns as kern for one episode in DS9. He also plays old Jake Sisko in the visitor (DS9 also). Bring a tissue box for both.
I'm happy that you've become a Star Trek fan, I think you owe it to yourself to rewatch TNG at some point so you get the full spectrum of the series.
I'm glad you're watching DS9 start to finish. It'll be worth it.
Also you may want to check out some Star Trek Voyager, especially the Seven of Nine episodes. She's an all-time top Star Trek character, up there with Spock and Data. After you finish ALL of that, you'll be ready for Star Trek Picard!
(The third season was the best of the three.)
Boothby, the gardener, is played by Ray Walston. He had a long acting career, but many of us who grew up in the 80s remember him best as Mr. Hand in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He thought all his students were on dope.😆😆😆
Walston was also fun playing the judge in the '90s drama, "Picket Fences."
And going way, way back -- he played an alien, specifically a Martian, in the comedy TV series My Favorite Martian (with Bill Bixby - aka TV's "David" Bruce Banner/The Hulk).
“Reverse body lift”
Picard: “It’s called a ‘suplex’”
"You know when you watch Star Wars and you watch episodes 4, 5, and 6 first-"
Yes. I'm old enough that that was the order I saw them in. :) For me that *is* the order to watch them in.
I'm still rooting for Silicon Avatar and Tin Man. Two of my favorite episodes.
Tin MAHN?
The actor playing Nick LaCarno is the actor who plays a member of the crew in the 4th Star Trek series -Voyager which began during the run of DS9 and ran concurrently with it for 3 years. His name is different (Tom Paris), but the background story for his character is "First Duty" and actually references it in the pilot episode. The name difference is a discontinuity but it is forgiveable in light of his story arch in Voyager. My man you were in top form for this reaction: Commander Kurn liking popcorn kernels, Admiral Brand being on her brand, and Crusher about to "crusher" Mom's dreams 😂😂😂. Outstanding!!! You rock! Or in your parlance: You Bop!!! 😜💪😁
The name difference is so they didn’t have to pay the writer for Locarno
Yep, there’s two stories as to why the name change.
The official story: during early production of Voyager the producers felt that Nick Locarno’s actions in First Duty made him irredeemable, and didn’t think that the audience would warm up to the character.
The unofficial story: The name change was caused due to a clause in the writer’s contract, meaning that the writer of First Duty would get residuals for every appearance of Nick Locarno in Voyager. As Nick would be one of the main characters, and appear in practically every episode, that would be a lot of extra money being given to the writer that the producers didn’t want to pay.
And so, Tom Paris was born.
They basically wanted Robert Duncan McNeil for Voyager and they wanted him to reprise Nick Lacarno, they just didn't want to pay royalties to the writers of "'The First Duty" for every episode of Voyager so, Ta Da... Tom Paris who is almost an identical character is born.
@@LMoftheCoastninja'd
@@Drawkcabi we both got Ninja’d ;)
Thanks for the reactions to one of my favorite shows! Don't worry Kern is in other episodes. Tony Todd is a great actor, always enjoyed his usually creepy roles in movies such as Candyman! Check Redemption 2,parter for more of Kern!
Boothby plays Popeye's dad in Robin Williams' movie. Such a great grumpy old man.
Ya got a couple of really great episodes for Picard. I love watching him go full Shakespeare mode with the Klingon council!
I'm very glad that you have decided to watch more episodes of TNG!!! I hope that in the future you will decide to react to even more episodes.
10:21 Yes, we do see him again. We see him in 'Redemption', which you already saw out of order. Everything here was explained in 'Redemption', including Kurn.
Thanks, Oliver! 🖇 #RolyPolyOllieReactions #StarTrek #LesLandau #PaulLynch #StarTrekTheNextGeneration
I think Kurn made an appearance in DS9, but I might be mis-remembering. Tony Todd's rumbling, baritone voice makes him the perfect actor to play a Klingon.
Cadet First Class Nicholas Locarno looks and sounds like Tom Paris from Star Trek Voyager.
That’s because he is, he used an alternative name because of who his father is.
We do see Kern again in S4E26 & S5E1, the 2 part episode Redemption. There's also another important actress who returns which you would very much enjoy.
11:30 “you may test that assumption, at your convenience”
When you want to say “F*** around and find out” with some class…
Wesley was a standard character for awhile, then he heads off for the academy, and somewhere along the line he explores the universe with the alien dude.
I completely forgot about the individual episodes since they aired in 87-94. I'm rediscovering them through your videos. With all the garbage called Star Trek since then, I forgot just how amazing that show was.
Yes, I thought I knew TNG inside and out, then I'll stumble along an episode I haven't seen in forever, like "The Vengeance Factor" (the biker-gang-like clan episode) and I'm like "I completely forgot this episode existed!"
Fun fact, the Klingon homeworld used to be clearer but remember what happened in ST VI... Their atmosphere was polluted by the explosion of their moon.
Klingons have some redundancy in their organs, one stab might not be enough to kill one, although the heart could still be a problem...
Throwing Work under the bus, not for no reason, but to avoid a civil war. That being said, when Kemp'ec dies... all bets are off, especially since Work takes vengeance on Duras for his lover who also died under Duras' meddling.
Klingon society is very ritualized, every gesture has a symbolic to it. Even Batl'eth fights are ritualized, each move means something and the quality of the execution of each move is judged. Some of those moves can be interpreted as veiled insults.
Dude! Glad you are watching these but too bad you didn't watch The First Duty _first_ before Lower Decks and Sins of the Father way back before you watched the Redemption episodes. But still good you are watching them in any case.
Just make sure, this is really important, don't watch TNG episodes "Journey's End" and "Preemptive Strike" until you get to the Maquis episodes of DS9!!! You will either not remember important things that happened when it is necessary to remember and could also be totally lost and/or spoiled if you watch them ahead of time!
Keep being the awesome person you are!
Best Regards!
It's also too bad that he didn't watch "Sarek" before watching "Unification." If only I knew how to convince him to watch "Sarek"... as if it were a prequel to that episode. Aside from including one of the best acting performances in the entire series, what else can we say about it without spoilers?
There's one more episode with Westley that you haven't seen. You should watch that one too, as it shows a lot more growth for his character as a person. TNG season7's "Journey's End" is his final TNG appearance.
You'll see how this episode helped shape his decisions there.
15:20 Kurn appears a handful more times throughout the various series, most notably the two parter redemption which you’ve already watched. And he makes an appearance in an episode of DS9
This established that Worf (and Kern) was everything a Klingon Warrior SHOULD be.
He accepted the ultimate dishonor to save the empire itself.
We'll see Kern again (you already did, actually) in Redemption part 1& 2.
He'll turn up again a couple of times on DS9 too.
Also, you joked about the Klingons looking out on rain and gloom and saying what a great day it was- and we'll see the Ferengi do exactly that. They admire the rain and muck of their swampy homeworld.
Thi is one of my favourite episodes of the third season other than best of both worlds as my favourite character was Worf and this began a string of good Worf episode throughout the rest of the series and into the last four tears of DS 9.
Well written and with good performances through.
Looking this came among a string of telly good episodes in the econd half ot the third season ending in one of the best episodes of Star Rek ever,
And BTW we don't want to spoil these amazing episodes with too many details to people who have not yet watched them.
I saw your comment about doing all of DS9 in order and having started rewatching myself, yeah, you kind of have to for the best experience. You can't really jump around like TNG and fully embrace it.
There's a lot more character growth and serialisation in the show. Even in episodes with a "meh" A plot, the B plot might have some great moments that build things between characters or factions, that become more important later on. Friendships, tensions etc etc.
It wasn't as appreciated back in the day of network tv and syndication, when you were at the mercy of the broadcaster to keep caught up (and if you were a kid it's very talky and "boring"). But now it's seen by many as the best Trek series because it really gets to the heart of the universe, and being able to see all the episodes in order via streaming lets the story unfold as intended.
You will be missing a lot in any viewing of anything else Star Trek because TNG is literally The Pivotal Series. Every other series refers back to TNG and they do it in repetitious characters touching on so much that you don't know because there are precious few unnecessary episodes.
Not to mention a couple TOS episodes as well that establish canon.
You really should watch Sarek and the Drumhead. Don't leave TNG without watching Sarek!
We didn't spoil it because the fact that Kern is Worf's brother was already mentioned episodes you have already seen. Way of the Warrior parts I and II. You just forgot about him.
One of the requirements to play a Klingon, you had to be an accomplished Shakespearean actor.
17:35 there’s a difference between “I’ve never seen him, how did no one spoil it” versus “you HAVE seen him in a previous watch, but without prior context, the handful of scenes could be easily forgotten”
We viewers didnt “spoil” it, because there were lines stating kurn was his brother in an episode you already watched, we just assumed you remembered.
If you get the chance to rewatch redemption p1-2 (season 4-5 cliffhanger) on your own time, you’ll see him :)
31:40 - Exercising your right to not incriminate yourself is a universal right in most western societies. His decision to not answer cannot be used to infer guilt.
Did you realize the lady captain from the naked gun movies is in this episode?
I didn't!
Locarno? That's in Ticino, Switzerland. But he changed to the French capital later. =) Also, Cadet Jean (actress Walker Brandt) is soooo cuuute, ohmigush!
The starburst maneuver had been banned for a hundred years....since Kirk was young...
You gotta start DS9, dude, and see ALL of it, it's THAT good. it continues these klingon storylines (eventually) and does amazing things with them.
This episode is also a prequil to Star Trek Voyager which I hope you do someday, you'll love it.
No it ain't. People need to stop saying this.
@@thewinner7382 Yeah it is!! You mental?
lol... and you fall a little deeper into the TNG rabbit hole!!!! Hey, a stand alone ep I think you would really appreciate is about Riker doing an exchange program that post him on a Klingon vessel as 2nd in command. IT doesnt' relate to a bigger story, but is a great ep, especially if you want to know more about Klingons and to see how a Starfleet officer handles the different... method of command structure "A Matter Of Honor" S02 ep08
That cake when you let the dog out...
Always here for your dad jokes,Ollie😂
He's mentioned a few more times on the next generation but he returns in an episode of deep space 9
Klingon passive-aggression is next level.
"Do we ever see Kurn again" ? Maybe...
Hopefully you watch S5E18 *Cause and Effect". It's one of my top 5 favorites.
And another suggestion: You don’t have to mix in other movies. Just BINGE WATCH! We live in the "Streaming Era" so binge watching TV shows has been heavily normalized. Also these reaction videos are PRE RECORDED. So you could binge watch 7 seasons in a weekend or perhaps a week or so and then upload 2 episodes daily for WEEKS. And STILL have tons of other movies and TV shows to react to.
The Next Generation (and DS9) is more serialized than the original series. You could watch any episode of the original show in any order (more or less) and it wouldn't be a problem, but TNG has MANY episodes which draw on material from prior ones. This means it's best if you watch the relevant prior episodes before watching later ones.
This is also very true of DS9, and to some extent to Enterprise... but less so with Voyager, where events in one episode don't affect subsequent episodes much, if at all (even when they REALLY should).
I love your Star Trek videos
Ollie, i gotta say...your "She Crushered that" dad joke made me giggle. I didn't want to. I kinda rolled my eyes, and then a couple seconds later, started giggling. And i laughed for a solid 30 seconds. Well done.
Nice nice nice! Glad you went back and finally caught "Sins of the Father."
Wait a sec! You forgot that Kern was in "Redemption Pts. 1 & 2". That'll teach you to disobey clear instructions, Ollie! 😜 And to recap for you, "Reunion" is when K'Mpec is dying and Keh'lehyr comes to mediate the right of succession between Duras and Gowron. She finds out about the events of "Sins of the Father" and is killed by Duras. Then Duras is killed by Worf. In "Redemption" there is a civil war between the two factions and Kern returns on the side of Gowron against the Duras sisters. It ends with Worf's honor being restored.
Even if just for yourself, watch Wesley in Journey's End and Deanna Tori in The Child.
Journey's End needs to be watched, but it sets up a huge storyline in DS9, best to wait until just before the Maquis episodes, then definitely watch it!
But "The Child" that's like one of the worst episodes of TNG. It's almost as notoriously bad as "Code of Honor"! Best Troi episode is "Face of the Enemy" and an ensemble episode that Troi is great in is "Disaster" and Troi has a great "B plot" storyline in the episode 'Thine Own Self".
@@Drawkcabi Personally I don’t think that The Child is anywhere near as bad as Code of Honor. It’s not a great episode, and has its own set of Unfortunate Implications, but Code of Honor was just a perfect storm of awful.
Disaster, Face of the Enemy, and Thine Own Self are fantastic suggestions for Troi focused episodes however. Even if we don’t get to see his reaction to them, hopefully Ollie will find time to watch them, away from the channel.
@@LMoftheCoastDefinitely think "Code of Honor" is hands down the worst, it's really awful, but for me "The Child" makes it into the same ballpark. I actually like everything about the episode that isn't focused on the Troi storyline, but that's the main part of the episode. The setting things up for the new season stuff I enioy...the introduction of the new characters, new sets, and acknowledging the changing dynamics of established characters. But everything going on with Troi is just too icky and disturbing to me.
@@Drawkcabi I fully understand that. So many Unfortunate Implications in The Child regarding the Troi storyline. But as you say, the stuff surrounding that is pretty decent. Because of that I personally just can’t put it on the same level as Code of Honor.
The plot line of The Child is rather icky, sure. But it’s not as outright offensive as Code of Honor is, and there’s nothing within Code of Honor that I can point to as any sort of redeeming feature.
Regardless though, I would absolutely not put The Child on a list of good Troi focused episodes. :P
@@LMoftheCoast I just realized if Ollie is going to watch DS9, knowing who Lawaxana Troi is and where she comes from is semi-important. Only in my opinion the season 1 episode that introduces her is pretty dull and a slog to get through. My favorite Lawaxana TNG episode is "Half a Life" and I think it's her best one, but if he only watches 1 episode before DS9 (either on his own time or as a reaction) maybe "Menage A Troi" is a better choice?
Could you do a video reacting to all the best Star Trek scores? My favorites are 1-First Contact, 2-Voyager, 3-TNG/The Motion Picture, 4-Enterprising Young Men(2009), 5-The Wrath of Khan
Kern is mentioned in Reunion at the very end, but not by name. This episode along with Reunion, The Mind's Eye, Redemption 1 and 2, Unification 1 and 2 (indirectly), Birthright 1 and 2 and The Rightful Heir are the "Klingon episodes" that tell the story of Worf, Kern, and Gowron within TNG. DS9, after Worf joins the cast in Season 4, will go even further with the Klingons.
And Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country has Worf's grandfather, General Worf as Kirk and McCoy's defender at trial. Then the movie ends with them all at the Klingon colony, Camp Khitomer, where the famous peace treaty between the Federation and Klingon Empire was signed. Then later Camp Khitomer is the colony where Worf and his biological parents were living until Romulans staged a sneak attack with the aid of Duras' father.
Now, that you watched quite a few TNG episodes to pick up some lore (nk, not Data's brother), maybe you'll also pickup things of the world suchlike saying: "I'm tired. I need 10 CC's pf Anaprovaline to study for my exams" or you actually write Dilithium crystals on a science rxsm.
But guess what Dilithiun crystals is not 100% star Trek. It is called science fiction for a reason.
Dilithium is a bonded atom of 2 lithium atoms. So while Star Trek is still science fiction, the use of lithium or dilithium to power space vehicles is not science fiction. It's being studied. Warp drive doesn't exist ominously but dilithium is hypothesized to cut time it takes to get from earth to Mars currently. Isn't that crazy?
He was in "Redemption" and you saw that and in some thing else I won't spoil I can say the one you DID see
there were plans to reuse these cadets but things changed and new characters took those episodes.
The Old man is from an other sci-fi TV series we'll see him again
Oh, Picard's "First Duty" Speach is iconic. and you cut it out.
Kurn shows up in a later episode.
Kern runs a popcorn stand on Deep Space 9. Don't blink or you might miss him
I still wonder why Nick changed his name to Tom Paris? 🤔
Why else? To scam the system!
@@Drawkcabi he didn’t do a good job! Still wound up in prison 😂
To avoid favoritism or something from being his father's son.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine S4. E14,, "Sons of Mogh"
takes up Kern's story
Great reaction as always. With you adding even more TNG episodes, isn't about to time to just watch the whole series? Your fans want it. You clearly want it. You would corner the market on TNG reactions. -- If you do with DS9 what you are doing with TNG, you are going to be sooooo lost. Just start back at the beginning, and watch all the episodes you skipped. --- Besides, you can always do other movies in between the Trek episodes. It's not like all your other content has to stop. Love ya, O!
Hopefully you watch when Nick Locurto joins Star Trek: Voyager.
Haven't seen this episode in years. Why the hell did they create Tom Paris when they could have just used this character?
It's a bit of a slip up but we give them a little creative license for that continuity faux pas.
They wanted to but Paramount didn't want to pay continual royalties to the episode writer.
So Tom Paris is born.
@@Spiderbloke of course. When you can't figure out the reason, the reason is always money.
Why does he already know about the accident before watching the episode? Is her watching episodes out of order?
You do not want to be dressed down by Captain Jean-Luc Picard!
You should do Times Arrow Part 1 and 2
For the record, regarding The First Duty, I would’ve kept my mouth shut lol
You will see more of Kern in the later episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
You will see kurn again... Even in other st series
There is hope for the future
Tony Todd is just the best.
Could I interest you in watching a little bit of VOYAGER too? It's so good! I hope you do. Love the channel mate!
I'm a lot like Huxley. I often fall asleep when I'm excited.
Thus ending your career as a racecar driver.
I would love to see reactions from You to "Star Trek Picard" season 3.
If I want to watch Picard Season 3 but I've not seen any of the show, do I need to watch seasons 1 and 2 or can I just jump to 3?
You really don't need the first two seasons. The third works on its own.
@@martinbraun4753Thanks!
@@DrawkcabiYou don't need to watch the first and second season.
@@Emily-tb1cpAppreciate that!
Great reactions. Although whoever had you watch Lower Decks before First Duty needs to get slapped around a bit.
It's interesting, you watching things out of order, as you've apparently forgotten pretty much all of Redemption. By time you did Reunion, you'd forgot the Duras family started a civl war with the Romulans help, and here you've completely forgotten Kurn's rather important role in Redemption. Curious.
TOM paris is what Nicl Locarno could have been if he admmiþed the accident and not only necause Robert Dincan McNeil played them both.
SITO java would redeem herself in the excellent Episode Lower Decks in the seventh season of next generation.
"Do you think Klingons look outside & think, What a beautiful day?"
No. They'll think, It is a good day to die, like usual.
A good day to die hard... maybe Bruce Willis is a Klingon??
@@RolyPolyOllieReactionsKlingons begat Willis and Shakespeare begat Klingons!
you are starting to get pulled in the Dyson sphere. Soon you'll be trapped in side TNG unable to reach DS9 But lagi, there is a lot of TNG influence on ds9 and voyager you may need a good catch up just to be shore. So far you're well on track.
Kurn reappear in the Sean 4 file and pemiereepisode of the fifth season episodes called redemption which us a direct sequel to this sort then once again DS 9 episode Sons of Mogh
No spoilers!
They think Kern is dead, that's the point.
In my opinion Sind of the father is the 3rd best episode of the third season after Yesterday's Enterprose and Best of Both World with great acting all around and would lead to many good Klingon based episode through the rest of the series and DS 9 tò.
The first duty was a gòd episode with Will Wheaton being a lot less annoying and introducing Robert Duncan Maneill who would goñtompotray Tom Paris in Voyager and Shannon Fil as Sito Jaxa who would reappear in one of the bestcepisodes of the seventh season called Lower Decks notvto be with the animatedcseries with the same name,
For me "Sins of the Father" is great but "The Defector" is an even better Season 3 episode. It has one of the most bad ass scenes in the series.
@@Drawkcabi yes there was a run of mostly great episodes in the last half of the third season and you are right the Defector was a great episode especially when yhe 3 klingon ships declared,
1 person who downvoted this wasn't in the diamond slot formation.
Boothby 😃😃😃😭😭😭
@RolypolyOllie Reactions You haven’t watched Deep Space Nine: Season 4 - Episode 14, “The Sons of Mogh” about what happens to Wolf brother Kurn.
Eventually I will once I start DS9 VERY shortly!
@@RolyPolyOllieReactions your a good Science Fiction Fan man keep up the amazing work.
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