Redemption
- Episode aired Jun 15, 1991
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
Both Captain Picard and Lt. Worf must decide where their priorities lie as the Klingon Empire descends into a bitter civil war.Both Captain Picard and Lt. Worf must decide where their priorities lie as the Klingon Empire descends into a bitter civil war.Both Captain Picard and Lt. Worf must decide where their priorities lie as the Klingon Empire descends into a bitter civil war.
Rachen Assapiomonwait
- Crewman Nelson
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn 1991, former President Ronald Reagan visited the set during filming of this episode. After being introduced to several actors dressed in full Klingon warrior garb, Reagan was asked what he thought of the Klingons. "I like them," he said. "They remind me of Congress."
- GoofsGowron states that women may not hold seats on the Klingon High Council yet offered K'Ehleyr a seat on the council in Reunion (1990), and women were shown on the High Council in Sins of the Father (1990).
- Quotes
Kurn: Gowron *spits* in your face when you ask him to give back what is rightfully ours. And you would support him?
Lieutenant Worf: We cannot regain honor by acting dishonorably.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: Science vs. Fiction: Deflektorschilde (2006)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
A Senior Trekker writes.................
Season 4 contains the 80th episode of The Next Generation, at which point it surpassed the output of the Original Series. A number of extended themes played out during this season delving into both the political backdrop and the personal lives of the crew. These continuing storylines proved extremely popular, however they did not detract from the use of Science Fiction to tell interesting stories. Senior Trekker continues to score every episode with a 5.
In this episode we go back to the Klingon Homeworld for the installation of Gowron as the new chancellor, while Worf attempts to regain his family honour and Captain Picard gets to deliver some more splendidly guttural renditions of Klingonese. A language, by the way, first devised by James Doohan of the Original Series but not heard on the screen until it featured in The Motion Picture in 1979.
As in previous such episodes some outstanding use of lighting manages to convey atmosphere despite the minimal set dressing and the use of scaled-down versions of full Klingon prosthetic for the background characters. After all these years of technical progress, the use of freeze-frame or high definition is not particularly recommended. Although I'm sure many have actually tried it on the next two important characters to enter our story!
For this is the episode where we are introduced to the magnificent Duras sisters, Lursa and B'Etor, played with such aplomb by Barbara March and Gwyneth Walsh. Two statuesque Canadian actors with theatrical backgrounds. Those not looking too closely at their spectacular foredecks (perhaps in an attempt to determine the further use of prosthetics) will probably notice a striking similarity with the pair of monstrous sisters who appear Shakespeare's King Lear.
Although hardly aspiring to such a level, Redemption is still a satisfying piece of theatre and we are left awaiting the second act with anticipation.
In this episode we go back to the Klingon Homeworld for the installation of Gowron as the new chancellor, while Worf attempts to regain his family honour and Captain Picard gets to deliver some more splendidly guttural renditions of Klingonese. A language, by the way, first devised by James Doohan of the Original Series but not heard on the screen until it featured in The Motion Picture in 1979.
As in previous such episodes some outstanding use of lighting manages to convey atmosphere despite the minimal set dressing and the use of scaled-down versions of full Klingon prosthetic for the background characters. After all these years of technical progress, the use of freeze-frame or high definition is not particularly recommended. Although I'm sure many have actually tried it on the next two important characters to enter our story!
For this is the episode where we are introduced to the magnificent Duras sisters, Lursa and B'Etor, played with such aplomb by Barbara March and Gwyneth Walsh. Two statuesque Canadian actors with theatrical backgrounds. Those not looking too closely at their spectacular foredecks (perhaps in an attempt to determine the further use of prosthetics) will probably notice a striking similarity with the pair of monstrous sisters who appear Shakespeare's King Lear.
Although hardly aspiring to such a level, Redemption is still a satisfying piece of theatre and we are left awaiting the second act with anticipation.
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- celineduchain
- Feb 5, 2022
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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