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  • Uzani, trying to avoid copyright strike!
    15 minute "Unabridged" Version - vimeo.com/820879030
    (w/ Picard's awesome Gilgamesh speech and a lot more context)
    CBS doesn't like it if you upload more than ~8m of an episode. The "unabridged" abridged version is what I meant this video to be originally.
    Star Trek The Next Generation | Episode: Darmok (5x2)
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Komentáře • 837

  • @Rikerish
    @Rikerish  Před rokem +33

    15 minute "Unabridged" Version - vimeo.com/820879030
    (w/ Picard's awesome Gilgamesh speech and a lot more context)

  • @yourhandlehere1
    @yourhandlehere1 Před rokem +557

    Shortly after this episode aired a friend was in her kitchen, I heard a loud noise, cussing and wailing. I went to see. She had dropped a large glass bowl of salad and it broke on the floor. I said... "Salaad...when the bowl fell". She had to quit cussing and laugh.

    • @austinseven4720
      @austinseven4720 Před rokem +31

      Going for TV and movie quotes is always good strategy in those situations! I broke some crockery while washing up when I was around 10. My mother heard the sound and was suitably unimpressed. At which point I opted for the Short Circuit approach - "Numerous fragments. Some large, some small!" Despite her best efforts, the anger went and the laughter came.

    • @perfectsplit5515
      @perfectsplit5515 Před rokem +23

      And one time in Air Force ROTC class my classmate (a prior service Marine) started ranting on and on about some historical leader's quote that extremely offended him. The teacher tried to calm him down, saying, "Let's not take this so seriously. These were all considered great leaders in their time." He replied, "Well, I do take it seriously!" And he kept going on and on, extremely intense in his ranting.
      Then another cadet yelled out, "You can't handle the truth!"
      The whole class busted out laughing.

    • @MrFlintlock7
      @MrFlintlock7 Před rokem +4

      IcantSignIn is arms wide!

    • @mournblade1066
      @mournblade1066 Před rokem +2

      Epic.

    • @fastertrackcreative
      @fastertrackcreative Před rokem +5

      My solution, don't have many glass things 😆. I'm too clumsy for glass bowls.

  • @odysseusrex5908
    @odysseusrex5908 Před rokem +954

    One of the best, possibly the best, episode of the whole series. One of the few that actually dealt with strange new worlds and new life and new civilizations.

    • @grnbrg
      @grnbrg Před rokem +31

      I'll agree with "One of the best"... "The Inner Light" is my favourite, though. And "Cause and Effect" is in my top 5.

    • @dongilleo9743
      @dongilleo9743 Před rokem +20

      This is one of my favorite episodes. I've had a lifelong interest in languages. I often thought the Enterprise crew had it a little too easy at times. They meet a new group of people, and because of a "universal translator" can instantly communicate with them in English, and automatically understand their entire culture.

    • @odysseusrex5908
      @odysseusrex5908 Před rokem +10

      @@grnbrg Oh yes, The Inner Light is also wonderful, very high concept. The only problem is that they never referred to it again. That experience should have had a profound effect on Picard which should have affected his behaviors and attitudes. He should have at least occasionally referred to that experience as an example of how to handle whatever problem they were having now. That, of course, is not a criticism of the episode, just what they did after it.
      Cause and Effect is also good, but I have trouble suspending disbelief enough to accept that the crew would be able to have any memory at all of previous loops, much less be able to send messages through. I would have loved to have seen a follow up story on how the crew of the Bozeman dealt with what had happened to them and how they reintegrated into society. In general, Next Gen was not as good as TOS, but these three episodes are certainly as good as anything in TOS.

    • @johnsiorek1630
      @johnsiorek1630 Před rokem +23

      Tng on my TV. My eyes dark

    • @toga1022
      @toga1022 Před rokem +3

      you need to watch more than three episodes . . .

  • @Chuck-PK
    @Chuck-PK Před rokem +316

    Picard literally became a part of their vocabulary.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem +38

      Thanos, when his fingers snapped.

    • @Gaz-Man87
      @Gaz-Man87 Před rokem +14

      ​​@@teebob21 Strange, when dust he became!

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem +28

      @@Gaz-Man87 Captain America, when he understood that reference.

    • @Gaz-Man87
      @Gaz-Man87 Před rokem +20

      @@teebob21 Banner, his skin green with rage!

    • @curtisberard7831
      @curtisberard7831 Před rokem +11

      Logan, his claws out

  • @themadmallard
    @themadmallard Před rokem +308

    The way Paul Winfield said "Darmok and Jelad on the ocean," was always compelling to me, selling that he was experiencing the metaphor on a personal level of describing a beautiful friendship from adversity.

    • @dongilleo9743
      @dongilleo9743 Před rokem +12

      Him saying that line, the emotion in his voice, always makes me a little emotional.

    • @jackburton6330
      @jackburton6330 Před rokem +3

      I always thought it meant they escaped together victorious.

    • @DavidMann10k
      @DavidMann10k Před rokem

      czcams.com/video/WQ8_F6jYWv4/video.html

    • @nneisler
      @nneisler Před rokem +2

      Its almost metaphorical

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem

      @@jackburton6330 Darmok and Jelad, at Tanagra.

  • @tonoornottono
    @tonoornottono Před rokem +56

    “Picard and Dathan at El-Adrel.”
    this episode got so much across. even the short story of darmok and jalad is incredibly moving. it takes real creativity to write this sort of thing and i’m just always so impressed with the situations that star trek can allow for.

    • @hubbsllc
      @hubbsllc Před 6 měsíci +2

      Interestingly, the TNG creatives spent about two years trying to get this episode made and the script underwent a LOT of pencilwhipping. It was such a good core idea that they just couldn't let go of it and I think they eventually got the teleplay about as right as it could be.

  • @joystickfigure6118
    @joystickfigure6118 Před rokem +306

    An entire civilization that speaks only in memes.

  • @thetruth45678
    @thetruth45678 Před rokem +93

    Picard: "They speak in memes."
    Riker: "Memes?"
    Data: "Dank memes, to be precise."

    • @axelhopfinger533
      @axelhopfinger533 Před rokem +7

      Funnily enough, that's actually more appropriate than one would think. Their entire language practically consists of verbalized and codified memes of their myths and history.

    • @charliesthill4790
      @charliesthill4790 Před rokem +2

      @@axelhopfinger533
      it's actually all metaphors. Metaphors are much more general concepts. Memes are a very specific kind of metaphor.
      memes are metaphors that mean specific emotional reactions ,that often times have no translation in regular English or other organized languages similar to English .

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem +4

      @@charliesthill4790 Senor Chang, when he allowed it, his hat brim wide.

    • @drewesalahor4857
      @drewesalahor4857 Před 4 měsíci

      Yoy speak in such eloquent ways

    • @BlastinRope
      @BlastinRope Před 2 měsíci +1

      Sukat! His eyes uncovered!

  • @DP-hy4vh
    @DP-hy4vh Před rokem +190

    No one will ever unhear those immortal words;
    Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra.

    • @Menaceblue3
      @Menaceblue3 Před rokem +17

      Temba his arms wide!
      🤗

    • @JoshSweetvale
      @JoshSweetvale Před rokem +11

      "Gilgamesh... and Enkidu. At Uruk." T_T

    • @Anolaana
      @Anolaana Před rokem +8

      Picard and Dathon, at El-Adrel.

    • @TheRealTerranMarine
      @TheRealTerranMarine Před rokem +4

      The beast at Tanagra!

    • @evm6177
      @evm6177 Před 7 měsíci

      Wait, perfect strangers dropped on a unidentified planet and must fight the beast.. Sounds kinda like the exact plot for 'The Predators' right!?

  • @esean1
    @esean1 Před rokem +263

    The late Paul Winfield. What a great actor! Also well known for playing the ill-fated Captain Terrell in WRATH OF KHAN among many other things.

    • @Rikerish
      @Rikerish  Před rokem +19

      Agreed, one of the best guest performances in all of trek.

    • @Ronald_Custard
      @Ronald_Custard Před rokem +12

      He was also In Terminator as a cop interviewing reece

    • @tsukikrieger8467
      @tsukikrieger8467 Před rokem +6

      Excellent

    • @kingsman8475
      @kingsman8475 Před rokem +10

      We was the cousin of William Marshall, aka Dr. Richard Daestrom from the " Ultimate Computer."

    • @markkringle9144
      @markkringle9144 Před rokem +4

      Also the trial judge in “Presumed innocent.”

  • @mikehigbee2320
    @mikehigbee2320 Před rokem +88

    Finally, some aliens who behave in a strange alien way, not just like humans with head ridges.

    • @henrimatisse7481
      @henrimatisse7481 Před rokem

      I disagree, Klingons are totally a warrior civilisation, even their women. You have to admit they are fascinating. The only for profit people are great too. That obsession with ears. Even the Betazeds and the nudity thing. Interesting that most aliens take one thing about humans and take as a model but there was the episode about the planters of the civilizations. All those people came from one idea

    • @mikehigbee2320
      @mikehigbee2320 Před rokem +3

      @@henrimatisse7481 I hear you. Nevertheless, they are all pretty relatable and easy to understand. I thought this episode was a different level of alien, or at least something I hadn't seen before.

    • @Trepidity
      @Trepidity Před 8 měsíci

      they did have head ridges though. I love this episode. its my favorite. I agree though, often the aliens are all the same-ish.

    • @razvansfirlogea3134
      @razvansfirlogea3134 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@henrimatisse7481 A warrior civilisation becoming space faring was always very funny to me. How would you even get to have nerds and scientists developing warp when all your civilisation cares about is fighting and killing xD

  • @YesterdaysMoose
    @YesterdaysMoose Před rokem +25

    Consider this episode from the "beast's" prospective:
    *Two aliens invade its home and begin attacking it for no reason.*

    • @FuzzyElf
      @FuzzyElf Před rokem +3

      It was just inviting them to tea and badminton!

    • @superfrogsgaming
      @superfrogsgaming Před 5 měsíci

      Tbh i thought the "beast" was just a hologram from the alien ship energy field

    • @superfrogsgaming
      @superfrogsgaming Před 5 měsíci

      nope youre right its a non sentient energy creature native to el adrel 4

    • @asamushroomcloud
      @asamushroomcloud Před 3 měsíci

      England and America, almost everywhere

  • @SodiumWage
    @SodiumWage Před rokem +35

    This was always my all-time favorite Star Trek episode from any series. I love language and the issue presented here of two species trying to communicate with each other is handled masterfully. I also love that there isn't a "villain" in the episode, just two sides separated by a challenging language difficulty. In my opinion this episode epitomizes what Star Trek was all about: peaceful exploration of ideas.

    • @nicholassmith7984
      @nicholassmith7984 Před rokem +6

      It's probably one of the most quinesentially 'Star Trek' episodes of The Next Generation.

    •  Před rokem

      It's a bad idea, badly executed, and makes no sense.

    • @JK-Visions
      @JK-Visions Před rokem +4

      Always remined me of enemy mine the movie with 2 crashed enemy starships.

    • @TFZ.
      @TFZ. Před rokem

      @@JK-Visions YEAH!!

  • @HellOnWheel
    @HellOnWheel Před rokem +39

    My father and I shared a lot of inside jokes related to Star Trek. Picard's Shakespearean delivery of "Metaphor!" was one of them.

  • @hotohori69
    @hotohori69 Před rokem +110

    The whole concept of speaking in metaphor was so different. In high school when this episode came out, my friend and I tried doing it at lunch. Its way more difficult than it looks. Making sure the other person understands is hard cause if you use concepts or imagery the other person is not familiar with you end up like Picard and Paul Winfield. We talked it out and agreed there needed to be a baseline set of references of this to work. So as a joke we only used Star Wars original trilogy films as our references... Made for interesting conversations for -- Example: Luke, On Dagobah, in the cave. Geoff: Vader his breath heavy, his hand cutoff.

    • @leftcoaster67
      @leftcoaster67 Před rokem +8

      Only problem you need to learn a language bits a time. How do you know what the reference points are? It's an interesting episode. But simple orders would take so long. User Manual 3.33.a! To stop a ship.

    • @pvanukoff
      @pvanukoff Před rokem +9

      Interesting concept for a story, but there's no way a civilization would communicate this way. They are referencing stories, which weren't in metaphors. I mean, meme culture is a thing obviously, but we always have the base language to primarily communicate with.

    • @Justforvisit
      @Justforvisit Před rokem +9

      @@pvanukoff " but there's no way a civilization would communicate this way"
      Not YET. Who might know what strange encounters we are about to make in the far future?

    • @roberte.6892
      @roberte.6892 Před rokem +5

      Sounds like I know where the cool kids ate their lunch at your school 😊

    • @kirasuicide2997
      @kirasuicide2997 Před rokem

      Leia and Chewy on Bespin! *escapes* ^^

  • @theodorerosen8854
    @theodorerosen8854 Před rokem +340

    One of the best TNG episodes. Simple but perfect story about a person willing to give his life to ensure communication between peoples.

    • @davwad2
      @davwad2 Před rokem +4

      Definitely in my top ten!

    • @kevinh891
      @kevinh891 Před rokem +3

      I agree one of my favorites....

    • @spiritsplice
      @spiritsplice Před rokem +4

      Very poorly executed with completely impossible concept.

    • @That_AMC_Guy
      @That_AMC_Guy Před rokem +3

      @@spiritsplice Agreed. Still, pretty good for a fan-written episode confined to a 47-minute TV show. Probably a lot more exciting than Data trying to absorb several thousand years of Tamarian folklore.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem +8

      And, as it turned out, theirs was a civilization that communicated entirely with memes and references.

  • @jospenner9503
    @jospenner9503 Před rokem +70

    The final scene of Picard holding the dagger and remembering what his friend did for him and feeling regret and gratitude all at the same time, is why this is the greatest show in history.

    • @graphkid
      @graphkid Před 11 měsíci +2

      I hope if they ever make another Star Trek they bring back this species to open a full connection to the federation

    • @Trepidity
      @Trepidity Před 8 měsíci

      @@graphkid that would be pretty awesome.

    • @evm6177
      @evm6177 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Wait, perfect strangers dropped on a unidentified planet and must fight the beast.. Sounds kinda like the exact plot for 'The Predators' right!?

    • @EpochDarkleaf
      @EpochDarkleaf Před 7 měsíci

      @@graphkid i think they had a member join the Federation in Lower Decks

    • @hubbsllc
      @hubbsllc Před 6 měsíci +1

      Easy to choke up at least a little at that scene. Picard entered the bridge ready and able to speak Tamarian well enough to communicate to the alien crew in a way that was meaningful in context and it was acted in a way that showed he understood Dathon's sacrifice.

  • @phL274
    @phL274 Před rokem +7

    Oh my God, there's a character in Skyrim named Temba Wide-Arms. She "takes" Bear-pelts from you, the beasts she wants you to cut down.

  • @bryanstephens6838
    @bryanstephens6838 Před rokem +33

    Paul Winfield was a Gem . This episode made you think about it long after you watched it. It really defined Picard's character in the series,and outlined the difficulties of first contact.

  • @HeathenSWolf
    @HeathenSWolf Před rokem +46

    I didn't understand nothing when I saw this episode way back when. Since then I've grown and now see that it's an amazing idea and an episode.

    • @ColinRichardson
      @ColinRichardson Před rokem +28

      His eyes uncovered

    • @MG-xy2sd
      @MG-xy2sd Před rokem +5

      @@ColinRichardson 😂

    • @ImranChaudhry
      @ImranChaudhry Před rokem +4

      That is a great thing about Star Trek - you can see new things in old episodes over time.

  • @cush6827
    @cush6827 Před rokem +36

    I liked the very last scene of Picard's final salute with the dagger at the window of his ready room.

  • @MeNoOther
    @MeNoOther Před rokem +16

    This episode is essentially the movie Enemy Mine.
    Stargate used this plot in the episode where Daniel Jackson met an Unas

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios Před rokem

      A classic setup. Two enemies/rivals working together against a common enemy.

  • @FraDonaghyMusic
    @FraDonaghyMusic Před 8 měsíci +8

    This episode perfectly sums up Gen X and Gen Z trying to communicate.

  • @michaelsublet3283
    @michaelsublet3283 Před rokem +17

    Talking in Metaphors only works if you Both have the same point of reference.

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder Před rokem +2

      A lot of English expressions are metaphors. “Don’t rain on my parade.” Theoretically it even works without you knowing what a parade is if you learned what it means.

    • @breadtoast1036
      @breadtoast1036 Před 3 měsíci +2

      thats the whole point of the episode no was able to understand them even tho they used a universal translator, that was until picard understood it was metaphors and very quickly try to get background on some of the metaphors in order to communicate. we could translate their language into english but not translate the metaphor into a working language, i bet after this starfleet put into works on upgrading translator for such unique circumstances

  • @rickbase833
    @rickbase833 Před rokem +121

    Well I gotta say that the dialog of this episode was far richer than the episode where Geordi is kidnapped by the Pakleds......but at least he made the Pakled ship strong.

  • @ExplodingPiggy
    @ExplodingPiggy Před rokem +36

    This is the same reason why Google is terrible at translating Japanese into English

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios Před rokem +1

      After some time you learn to understand the distinct ways it deals with metaphors and double meaning.

    • @ExplodingPiggy
      @ExplodingPiggy Před rokem +1

      @@HappyBeezerStudios ....or you could just get the joke

    • @infernothegreat1041
      @infernothegreat1041 Před rokem

      Shaka when the wall fell

    • @nervchemnitz
      @nervchemnitz Před 5 měsíci

      Shaka, when speaking Japanese fell.

    • @freesk8
      @freesk8 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@nervchemnitz Yamamoto, when his Betty crashed.

  • @jasonsullivan4579
    @jasonsullivan4579 Před rokem +24

    This episode also introduced Picard's Captain jacket. It also followed my favorite episodes of Redemption I and II about the Klingon civil war between Duras sisters/Romulans and the new Chancellor Gowron.

    • @aikrichter5403
      @aikrichter5403 Před rokem +7

      i always wanted a jacket like that since i saw it the first time,ages ago. best looking piece of uniform in the whole franchise

    • @mrsjr78
      @mrsjr78 Před rokem +3

      I always remember the jacket from this episode. I wish they utilized it more in later episodes

    • @JanRichter1977
      @JanRichter1977 Před rokem

      i wanna by one! here is a picture of fry saying stop talking take my Mony!

  • @danielclawson2099
    @danielclawson2099 Před rokem +19

    I never liked this episode as a youth: its impossible to communicate by metaphor (very abstract) without knowing words (concrete/atomic) and sentences (modular) first.
    Now, as an adult, trying to teach my children vital concepts that have no direct definition.... I appreciate it more.

    • @neilkurzman4907
      @neilkurzman4907 Před rokem +4

      We don’t realize how often we use metaphors and phrases, instead of actually saying what we mean. Which is difficult for someone learning the language because it’s not in the dictionary. If you translate it directly it doesn’t mean anything. “That’s cool”
      It’s not a warning about the temperature of an object.

    • @danielclawson2099
      @danielclawson2099 Před rokem +1

      @@neilkurzman4907 This

    • @agaeus
      @agaeus Před rokem +1

      You hit the nail on the head ;)

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios Před rokem +2

      Just think about the amount of memes that have almost become common speech.

    • @neilkurzman4907
      @neilkurzman4907 Před rokem

      @@HappyBeezerStudios
      Not just memes, pop-culture.
      Move like Jagger
      Go postal.
      Idioms
      Take a hike
      Take a short, walk off a long pier
      I’ve got to take off.

  • @grayden4138
    @grayden4138 Před rokem +8

    This episode produced one of the greatest memes of all time: The T-shirt design of Picard playing a guitar and 'Darmok and Jelad at Tenagra' is the "concert". Classic.

  • @sandozdelysid
    @sandozdelysid Před rokem +19

    The universal translator has limits

    • @axelhopfinger533
      @axelhopfinger533 Před rokem +5

      The very fact that an universal translator can even function with a completely unknown species without first receiving extensive training and data collection , since it lacks all initial points of reference, is the most unrealistic thing about it.

    • @philwright4826
      @philwright4826 Před rokem +1

      @@axelhopfinger533 True, at least ST:Enterprise tackled this subject a bit better with them needing Hoshi

  • @thetruth45678
    @thetruth45678 Před rokem +40

    Picard is teleported away. Two seconds later...
    Riker: "Block their transport!"
    Worf: "But... it moves at the speed of light, sir. He was gone before your mind could comprehend it."
    Riker: "... I knew that."

  • @MegaFragmagnet
    @MegaFragmagnet Před rokem +16

    Darmok is my favorite episode of STNG ever. Its such a good story and so meaningful.

    • @oldestgamer
      @oldestgamer Před rokem +2

      And the Ressikan Flute epi, both really taking STN to new worlds

  • @sidhayes6168
    @sidhayes6168 Před rokem +10

    The more times you watch the episode, the better it gets !

  • @mikeforester3963
    @mikeforester3963 Před rokem +5

    A brilliant approach to the point that words alone don't make a language.

  • @mytube650
    @mytube650 Před rokem +8

    The moment when the Enterprise tries to beam Picard away just after he grasps how their language works is so frustrating.

  • @kwokwinghong6370
    @kwokwinghong6370 Před rokem +10

    Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel!

  • @BlueGoblin1
    @BlueGoblin1 Před rokem +37

    Part of why i liked enterprise was the fact that Hoshi had to actually figure out new languages rather than using the universal plot device.

    • @j.w.calinger9816
      @j.w.calinger9816 Před rokem

      There's been an element of that in "Strange New Worlds", with Cadet Uhura figuring things out for Captain Pike.

    • @immortalfrieza
      @immortalfrieza Před rokem +2

      I liked in Enterprise that everybody acted like real people instead of being overly dramatic, being pompous and stuck up, or both.

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios Před rokem +3

      ​@@immortalfrieza Plus they genuinely had to work hard to prevent stepping on everyones feet. And yet Porthos peed on the holy tree.
      Was it the best series? Good question. But it surely wasn't bad. I felt the whole Xindi conflict was stretched out longer than necessary, but we got new enemies. And Season 4 had some really good plots.

  • @au1317
    @au1317 Před rokem +13

    I've always loved thinking about how much inflection and emotion in your voice impact the way this language would be if it were real

    • @daydreamer8662
      @daydreamer8662 Před rokem +1

      Mandarin does that to a small degree

    • @mechanomics2649
      @mechanomics2649 Před rokem

      The conlang hymnos, of the Ar Tonelico games, sees emotion as a direct core of its language; regardless of dialect. One dialect in particular, The New Testament of Pastalie, fits this to a T with its "emotion banks". A word contains emotion banks (.) throughout it where upon you can use a base word to write a whole sentence. For example, the word "sing" is h.m.m.r.
      We use emotion vowels to communicate how we feels about singing. hEm.m.r. means "I am happy to sing." hEmEm.r. means "I am very happy to sing." hOm.m.r. means "I sing in anger.".
      There is a lot more complexity to it but it's an example.
      Whole songs, that you can find on CZcams, called hymns can be sung using this language as well as the other dialects.

  • @Tanto83
    @Tanto83 Před rokem +9

    I always found it interesting that a society could create a warp capable civilization using only metafors.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem

      The goggles; they do nothing!!

    • @dacsus
      @dacsus Před rokem +1

      That's why this episode doesn't really make sense. Because for engineering you need a concrete vocabulary, and precise expression - the same in science.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem +2

      @@dacsus Dascus, the memes his ally. Dascus merely adopting the language of memes. Tamaria, born in it; molded by it. Tamaria, their studies strong.

    • @dacsus
      @dacsus Před rokem

      @@teebob21 and now try to explain quantum mechanic with metaphors only. Or something not so complicated - Newton laws or Pythagorean theorem.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem +1

      @@dacsus Quantum mechanics is already so complicated and inexplicable that it's already described either in metaphors, allegories, or nearly impenetrable calculus and field theory equations. Thank you for proving my point for me that incredibly complex topics and ideas can be communicated using imprecise language.

  • @YnseSchaap
    @YnseSchaap Před rokem +8

    Great episode it always reminds me of the movie Enemy Mine. Not sure which one was first though

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder Před rokem +4

      Enemy Mine was 1985. Years before TNG.

    • @YnseSchaap
      @YnseSchaap Před rokem +1

      @@magicmulder Thank you

  • @lightyagami1752
    @lightyagami1752 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Picard at the start: "Vader, by the sea, his jug overflowing."
    Picard in the middle: "Raptor, its talon poised on chin."
    Picard by the end: "DeVito, his face relieved."

  • @markuhler2664
    @markuhler2664 Před rokem +6

    Such a good episode. The inventive language used, the explanation on why the universal translator is a miracle, but mostly Paul Winfield's captain willing, even wanting, to give his life to establish friendship between people.

  • @originaldarkwater
    @originaldarkwater Před rokem +3

    I've come to realize in recent years that what these people are doing is communicating in memes, just in spoken word rather than images. If I were to say "Cringing Drake: Picard seasons 1&2, Happy Drake: Picard season 3" any internet denizen would instantly know exactly what I meant, while it would be very mysterious to my mother.

    • @goatwarrior3570
      @goatwarrior3570 Před 6 měsíci

      Now try to explain that meme to your mother without the use of any images and using only metaphors. You'll soon learn why this language is nonsense.

  • @sfk1066
    @sfk1066 Před rokem +3

    This episode had such an "Enemy Mines" vibe too.

  • @2ManyGoats
    @2ManyGoats Před rokem +6

    Thanks for this. A friend recently told me he has not seen anything before Enterprise. This right here will be a perfect introduction to the best of TNG!

    • @Write-Stuff
      @Write-Stuff Před rokem

      Oh man, what a poor way to be introduced to Star Trek. I believe one should at the very least start with TNG.

  • @iamfritz
    @iamfritz Před rokem +9

    Not only one of the best overall Star Trek episodes, some of the all time best science fiction stories of all time.

    • @spiritsplice
      @spiritsplice Před rokem

      Love all these fake comments from fake accounts.

    • @iamfritz
      @iamfritz Před rokem +2

      @@spiritsplice Well mine is a Fritz comment from a Fritz account.

    • @rocjones6543
      @rocjones6543 Před rokem +2

      "His eyes uncovered "😊

  • @Serviervorschlag-
    @Serviervorschlag- Před rokem +85

    It is a very touching episode but they also could come on board and teach the crew their way to speak without causing someone's death.

    • @Rikerish
      @Rikerish  Před rokem +16

      Very true. But I guess -Romulans- Tamarians are into drama.

    • @DeetotheDubs
      @DeetotheDubs Před rokem +22

      I was under the impression it was both for the drama and under the idea that the necessity to cooperate would speed up Picard's understanding.

    • @axelhopfinger533
      @axelhopfinger533 Před rokem +5

      And how exactlywould they do that without being unable to declare no hostile intent and provoking a defensive reaction?

    • @ps36081
      @ps36081 Před rokem +1

      That's what the California Class did after.
      Second Contact

    • @tenofprime
      @tenofprime Před rokem

      ​@@ps36081 exactly, the first contact attempts before had been unsuccessful because the universal translator is useless. In all likelihood this captain was chosen because he is skilled at communicating with other races, when the normal approach failed he resorted to a more drastic approach. It cost him his life but he succeeded.

  • @antoniusblantranderozari5325

    I hope a beautiful story like this one will inspire Terry & Co to write their own and make a memorable one.
    This episode worth to be revisited even after 20 plus years.

  • @wil9000
    @wil9000 Před rokem +4

    I love this episode, but you can't have a metaphorical language if you don't have a non metaphorical language first. How would you teach children the stories behind the metaphors, otherwise?

  • @guyver6622
    @guyver6622 Před 18 dny +1

    Nice thing about Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra is that when you say it to someone, and they understand the reference, it confirms the point of Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.

  • @XavierKatzone
    @XavierKatzone Před rokem +2

    Back in those classic TV alien environs of Southern California, eh?

  • @Machuell_DuLac
    @Machuell_DuLac Před rokem +2

    Basically, "My face when..." the episode.

  • @graphkid
    @graphkid Před 11 měsíci +1

    This just shows that we all can make a connection it just takes time and an open mind best episode

  • @tymcat
    @tymcat Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for posting this summary!
    This episode marks the split between Star Trek and Star Wars.
    It is truly “Roddenberian,” at a very high level. I hope to see continuations of this message in my lifetime.
    Star Trek was a means of conveying Subrosa messages of integrity and wisdom and slipping them under the door of censorship and commerce.
    It started in the Cold War era - now we face even greater threats and the ST franchise has succumbed to commerce.
    Perhaps humanity needs one more war to ascend (or descend?) to common understanding.
    Rather Prime Directive than - "May the Force be with you".
    btw - I love SW too - as an escape, a world in its own, a perfect-picture fairy tale of... idk... as a good night story with knights, princesses, war lords, a mystical force, impossible light sabres, banthas, star castles, wise ...um... dwarfs. A cinematic marvel - much more than ST - fantastic imagery, epic music, iconic figures & creatures, even language gimmicks, which can be transposed into almost all languages: Yoda-speak 😂😘

  • @HupfderFloh
    @HupfderFloh Před rokem +3

    Gilgamesh, a king, at Uruk.

  • @jimmyzhao2673
    @jimmyzhao2673 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Brandon, at the car race, the crowd chanting.

    • @freesk8
      @freesk8 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Brandon, on the jet stairs, stumbling!

  • @philippebarillecavalier9275

    First time I watched it, it was rather cringe (feeling the exasperation of Picard!). Now that I see it again, it's marvellous!

    • @Robert_Manners
      @Robert_Manners Před rokem +12

      It is one of the best episode of the series in my view. I agree with you about the need to watch it more than once to fully understand and appreciate it 🎉

    • @robertmatch6550
      @robertmatch6550 Před rokem +4

      I remember enjoying it when it aired.

  • @Sund4nc3
    @Sund4nc3 Před 9 měsíci +1

    It takes serious acting skill and concentration to say these stupid lines without bursting in laughter

  • @nonyabiz9487
    @nonyabiz9487 Před rokem +4

    This episode and the one where the big green lizard dude throws the foam boulder at Kirk are the two greatest Star Trek of all time! No other comes close to its epic greatness... SHAKA when the walls fell indeed.

  • @freelancenerd4804
    @freelancenerd4804 Před rokem +4

    One of the greatest episodes of Star Trek ever.

  • @dr.robertjohnson6953
    @dr.robertjohnson6953 Před rokem +3

    This was one of the best episodes. This was what defined Star Trek for me. This is what was missing in ST: Picard, New Frontiers, and Discovery. Even ST:Enterprise was missing this.
    I think when Gene Roddenberry died, the heart of Star Trek did as well. The best thing to do now for Star Trek would be to turn all the paper backs into episodes. Screw original works, as long as the stories are good. I.e. “the Galactic Whirlpool” or (sorry, forgot the title) the one with the Doomsday machine, and a Ferengi Borg. And three Borg Cubes. Now that would be a great episode.

  • @iyziejane
    @iyziejane Před rokem +3

    Imagine teaching Tamarian students physics so that they can be warp engineers. "Good morning class. Newton, with the moon, and the apple. Einstein, with the universe, and the math. Test on Monday."

  • @anthonyrussell0912
    @anthonyrussell0912 Před rokem +1

    One of my favourites. Amazing episode

  • @TheMetahedron
    @TheMetahedron Před rokem +4

    "Temba, his arms wide"

    • @spitsmuis4772
      @spitsmuis4772 Před 2 měsíci

      "Temba... at rest" Too bad this was cut out :(

  • @charlesbowers8112
    @charlesbowers8112 Před rokem +3

    Missed the best part, when Picard offers the knife and it's honorably refused.

  • @chuckselvage3157
    @chuckselvage3157 Před rokem +5

    Excellent episode to explore strange new worlds definitely described this.

  • @stevekitt52
    @stevekitt52 Před rokem +1

    I have used these lines when I get cold called by sales teams. Great fun 😁😁😁

  • @Ailsworth
    @Ailsworth Před rokem +2

    This episode makes me weep

  • @fredWaxBeans11111
    @fredWaxBeans11111 Před rokem +1

    Shaka, when his balls fell.

  • @kurtfisher1379
    @kurtfisher1379 Před rokem +8

    Missing from these excellent clips is the scene in which Picard, realizing that the alien culture speaks in metaphors, begins reciting to the other captain "The Epic of Gilgamesh". Gilgamesh is a Mesopotamian poem from 3500 years ago that is the foundation for many Western themes, including the biblical flood, Hercules, and the Homeric adventures. Being unschooled in literature, I had no idea what the Epic was when this episode first aired; I tracked the Epic down; and it remains a favoured reading 20 years later. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh?wprov=sfla1

    • @argonwheatbelly637
      @argonwheatbelly637 Před rokem +1

      I loved that part, especially Picard reading Homer in Greek art the end. It IS better in the original, having read it in both English and Homeric Greek.

    • @martijnspruit
      @martijnspruit Před rokem +1

      @@argonwheatbelly637 Just wait until you've read Hamlet in the original Klingon.

    • @Rikerish
      @Rikerish  Před rokem +1

      Check out the description for a longer version. It has Picard's retelling of Gilgamesh and a lot more context!

  • @icebeam23860
    @icebeam23860 Před 10 měsíci

    I loved this episode so much. Thanks for the upload. I wish they made another episode with them in it.

  • @funnyusername8635
    @funnyusername8635 Před rokem +3

    Probably my favorite one off from any science fiction series. Reminds me of something you would have heard on the X Minus One radio show.

  • @joeschmo622
    @joeschmo622 Před rokem +3

    Gilgamesh and Enkidu, at Uruk.

  • @zulerodoeht329
    @zulerodoeht329 Před rokem +4

    This episode and "The Inner Light" are by far the 2 best episodes of the entire run.

    • @halfsourlizard9319
      @halfsourlizard9319 Před rokem +1

      100% ... some really beautiful story-telling that gets us to care about the characters and what they're experiencing.

    • @daydreamer8662
      @daydreamer8662 Před rokem +1

      I would add "There are FOUR lights" (I don't remember the name of the two-parter)

    • @zulerodoeht329
      @zulerodoeht329 Před rokem +1

      @@daydreamer8662 Chain of Command is the name of the 2 parter. Yes, I agree another excellent 2 episodes.

    • @halfsourlizard9319
      @halfsourlizard9319 Před rokem

      @@daydreamer8662 Oh, that too! David Warner FTW! (Oh, crap: Just realised that he died last year.)

    • @daydreamer8662
      @daydreamer8662 Před rokem +1

      @@halfsourlizard9319 I remember watching him when the first Tron came out. He was so wickedly evil, almost a Bond villain.

  • @seanbarron2890
    @seanbarron2890 Před rokem +1

    Rewatching this I can see Dathon's second in command is just like Riker. What on first viewing seems like agression towards the Enterprise was in fact anger at his captain when he told him what he was going to do, beam down to the planet and put himself in danger. Riker never liked Picard going on away team missions and always felt the captain should stay safe to command the ship.

  • @pjd4268
    @pjd4268 Před rokem +7

    I think this is my favorite episode.

    • @mytube650
      @mytube650 Před rokem

      It’s a top five without a doubt. Up there with Inner Light and Tapestry.

  • @Anth230
    @Anth230 Před rokem +2

    The only episode where Picard wore the Captains Jacket with Leather Shoulder patches. The next time we see the Jacket, the patches are the same material (suede) like the rest of the Jacket...

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem

      Costumes, on a CBS budget.

  • @Justforvisit
    @Justforvisit Před rokem +3

    One of the best if not THE best single episode in all of TNG. Heck, in all of Star Trek.

  • @thechainuser4540
    @thechainuser4540 Před rokem +2

    Shaka , when the walls fell 😊

  • @TechnoL33T
    @TechnoL33T Před 10 měsíci

    Nicely edited!!!

  • @dereklarner6298
    @dereklarner6298 Před rokem +3

    I always wondered if the federation ever managed to unravel the language enough that formal relations could be established.

    • @eyo8766
      @eyo8766 Před 10 měsíci

      Kayshon. When he became a puppet

    • @ryanspencer6778
      @ryanspencer6778 Před 9 měsíci

      Kayshon is a Tamarian on Lower Decks that serves in security on the ship. He speaks in a way that the universal translator understands, mostly. That's less than 20 years after this episode.

  • @kirasuicide2997
    @kirasuicide2997 Před rokem

    this is really great! i hope you do more mini-episodes like this :)

  • @Xhyron
    @Xhyron Před rokem +2

    Hotwing and bleu cheese, in my gullet.

  • @argonwheatbelly637
    @argonwheatbelly637 Před rokem +1

    First time I saw this, I thought the universal translator had a stroke. Still love it.

  • @LarryJohnson-in1xi
    @LarryJohnson-in1xi Před 9 měsíci +2

    GREAT ACTOR PAUL WINFIELD AS THE TAMARIAN. TIMBER HIS ARMS OPEN WIDE

  • @dianewilliams1125
    @dianewilliams1125 Před rokem +1

    A little "forbidden planet" a little "Enemy mine"! I love the mind of Roddenberry ❤❤❤

  • @NobleReliance
    @NobleReliance Před rokem +1

    My high school speech teacher used this episode as a way to explain language barriers. Brilliant shit.

  • @infernothegreat1041
    @infernothegreat1041 Před rokem +2

    I kept wanting to say TIMON AND PUMBAA!

  • @petercampbell8694
    @petercampbell8694 Před rokem +16

    Brilliant episode, how two individual cultures with different languages and concepts of communications manages to overcome adversity! - Just superb! 👏👏...”His eyes are uncovered” 😊

  • @sharkdentures3247
    @sharkdentures3247 Před rokem

    Great performances, great concept, great working depth. Basically, just a great episode!

  • @jadelise
    @jadelise Před rokem +7

    Perhaps the most profound episode of STNG. Why? Because this is the only episode of any of the series where the "Alien" Captain is the Hero. Much later I saw an interview with Paul Winfiled, where he responded to a question about this episode. His answer was hilarious as he admitted that he didn't have a clue what he was saying, which in my mind makes his performance that much more amazing, somehow he made it work and he was magnificant as was this episode. It was in line with Gene Rodenberry's original concept as seen in the first year of the original ST, trying to tell a story of the complicated weave of sentient existance. When Star Trek first came out I was 15 years old, I had a blue sweater that looked like Spocks science tunic, I cut my hair just like spock. I went to school like that, and if any one gave me any shit I simply gave the vulcan salute and said, " Live long and prosper", at least a dozen people did this, but all but one just walked away after I did that. But one returned the salute and replied, "Your Service Honers us" We were friends from that day forward.

    • @goatwarrior3570
      @goatwarrior3570 Před 6 měsíci

      Thank you for sharing with us the story of how you kept your virginity intact throughout high school.

    • @jadelise
      @jadelise Před 6 měsíci

      @@goatwarrior3570 Your Welcome, and yes I did keep my virginity thru high school, and soon I will celebrate my 45th wedding anniversary with the woman I gave it to. You should be so lucky. Snarky comments are easy, for example, I will not engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.

  • @gerrydrummond3287
    @gerrydrummond3287 Před rokem +2

    I wrote my MA Dissertation on this very episode 😊

    • @Ggdivhjkjl
      @Ggdivhjkjl Před rokem +1

      Well done. May we read it online anywhere please?

    • @Gaz-Man87
      @Gaz-Man87 Před rokem +1

      Was it well received?

    • @freesk8
      @freesk8 Před 2 měsíci

      Galileo, when he submitted the heliocentric theory to the Vatican.

  • @Spankypenguin1
    @Spankypenguin1 Před rokem +1

    There is a nod to this episode in Skyrim. The lumber mill owner in Ivarstead is called Temba Wide -Arm.

  • @JK-Visions
    @JK-Visions Před rokem +1

    Loved this episode! Because i am not a native english speaker it took me a few rewatches at the time to understand what was happening;)
    Thanks for your great video:)

  • @cppursel
    @cppursel Před 11 měsíci +1

    Something I have always liked about this episode is that the Children of Tama, despite the uniqueness of their language, seem to actually have a marginally higher level of technological development than the Federation. As a fictitious alien race, I find the Tamarians impressive in more general terms; like the Klingons, it seems they have not abandoned the trappings of a heroic age, one with myths, legends, and bladed melee weapons, but unlike the Klingons, they have a more agreeable temperament and, so far as anyone knows, do not wage wars of aggression. It's too bad that we haven't seen more Tamarians in canonical Star Trek.

  • @chefdean7257
    @chefdean7257 Před rokem +2

    Darmok, at El Adril, abridged. 🤓

  • @KyrosX27
    @KyrosX27 Před rokem +1

    Creed, with arms wide open.

  • @charliebirkner8729
    @charliebirkner8729 Před rokem +1

    I always wanted so much more of this. Bah. The feels in 8 minutes.

  • @mencken8
    @mencken8 Před rokem +2

    Rather than a “cliff’s notes” version, the viewer should do themselves the favor of watching the whole episode, particularly since it’s one of the very best in STNG.

    • @teebob21
      @teebob21 Před rokem

      Zoomers with short attention spans gonna zoom.

  • @witchywoman165
    @witchywoman165 Před rokem +1

    I always remember this episode , its iconic and probably the most memorable.