After a brief recap this episode starts where the last finished with Picard meeting Spock; the former is somewhat surprised to be told that he should leave Spock to get on with his unauthorised mission. That mission, as the episode title suggests, is the reunification of the Romulan and Vulcan peoples. He has managed to make contact with a young Proconsul who claims to support reunification but Picard advises that this man has been promoted surprisingly fast so might not be trustworthy. Back on the Enterprise Riker is following the trail of the stolen Vulcan ship.
This was a good conclusion to this two part story; early conversations lead us to wonder which if any Romulans can be trusted and as the story progresses we learn that not only are some trying to stop the sort of unification Spock is working for; they wish to use his work as a cover to invade Vulcan! This plot sees a return of Sela, daughter of Tasha Yar to my mind Sala is a potentially more interesting character than her mother; Denise Crosby does a good job in the role. Not surprisingly it is Leonard Nimoy's appearance as Spock that steals the show; he puts in a fine performance as this iconic character. The appearance of Spock leads to an interesting philosophical discussion with Data; the Vulcan who aims to suppress all emotion and the emotionless android who strives to be more human. While this is primarily a dramatic episode there is some humour; seeing Worf singing Klingon opera in a bar was particularly entertaining although I'm pleased he didn't sing for long! The conclusion to the story is satisfying; plots are thwarted and there are signs of hope that young Romulans want a better relationship with the Federation but for the time being the Romulans remain interesting antagonists.
This was a good conclusion to this two part story; early conversations lead us to wonder which if any Romulans can be trusted and as the story progresses we learn that not only are some trying to stop the sort of unification Spock is working for; they wish to use his work as a cover to invade Vulcan! This plot sees a return of Sela, daughter of Tasha Yar to my mind Sala is a potentially more interesting character than her mother; Denise Crosby does a good job in the role. Not surprisingly it is Leonard Nimoy's appearance as Spock that steals the show; he puts in a fine performance as this iconic character. The appearance of Spock leads to an interesting philosophical discussion with Data; the Vulcan who aims to suppress all emotion and the emotionless android who strives to be more human. While this is primarily a dramatic episode there is some humour; seeing Worf singing Klingon opera in a bar was particularly entertaining although I'm pleased he didn't sing for long! The conclusion to the story is satisfying; plots are thwarted and there are signs of hope that young Romulans want a better relationship with the Federation but for the time being the Romulans remain interesting antagonists.