Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

Darmok (1991)

Paul Winfield: Capt. Dathon

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Quotes 

• Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Gilgamesh, a king. Gilgamesh, a king. At Uruk. He tormented his subjects. He made them angry. They cried out aloud, "Send us a companion for our king! Spare us from his madness!" Enkidu, a wild man... from the forest, entered the city. They fought in the temple. They fought in the streets. Gilgamesh defeated Enkidu. They became great friends. Gilgamesh and Enkidu at Uruk.

  Captain Dathon : [faintly]  At Uruk.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : The... the new friends went out into the desert together, where the Great Bull of Heaven was killing men by the hundreds. Enkidu caught the Bull by the tail. Gilgamesh struck him with his sword.

  Captain Dathon : [laughing]  Gilgamesh.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : They were... victorious. But... Enkidu fell to the ground, struck down by the gods. And Gilgamesh... wept bitter tears, saying, "He who was my companion, through adventure and hardship, is gone forever."

• Captain Dathon : Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.

• [repeated line] 

  Captain Dathon : Shaka, when the walls fell.

• Captain Dathon : Mirab, his sails unfurled.

• Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [interpreting Dathon's tale of Darmok and Jalad]  They arrive separately. They... They struggle together against a common foe, the Beast at Tanagra. "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra!"

  Captain Dathon : Darmok and Jalad on the ocean.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [translating]  They left together. "Darmok and Jalad on the ocean."

• Captain Dathon : Sokath - his eyes uncovered.

• Captain Dathon : The river Temarc - in winter.

• Captain Dathon : Uzani - his army with fist open... his army with fist closed.

• [repeated line] 

  Captain Dathon : Temba, his arms wide.

• Captain Dathon : Rai and Jiri at Lungha.

• Captain Dathon : Kiazi's children - their faces wet.

• Captain Dathon : Zinda - his face black, his eyes red.