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Sarek

Episode aired May 12, 1990
TV-PG
45m

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8.1/10

3.6K

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Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, Mark Lenard, and Joanna Miles in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Legendary Federation ambassador Sarek visits the Enterprise to conclude peace talks with a race called the Legarans. His arrival is accompanied with a rash of unusual emotional outbursts amo... Read allLegendary Federation ambassador Sarek visits the Enterprise to conclude peace talks with a race called the Legarans. His arrival is accompanied with a rash of unusual emotional outbursts among the crew.Legendary Federation ambassador Sarek visits the Enterprise to conclude peace talks with a race called the Legarans. His arrival is accompanied with a rash of unusual emotional outbursts among the crew.

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William Denis and Rocco Sisto in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Mark Lenard in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Michael Dorn and Jonathan Frakes in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Patrick Stewart, Mark Lenard, and Joanna Miles in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Trivia
Picard's crumbling emotions, mirroring Sarek's inner turmoil, echoes a similar scene of Spock in The Naked Time (1966), even down to a single take being used.

Goofs
The crew are entertained by a recital that starts with a Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart string quartet, as promised. This needs four players: two violins, viola and cello. The piece that causes Sarek's tear is in fact Johannes Brahms' Sextet #1 - which would require six players, i.e. an additional viola and cello.

Quotes
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: It's ironic, isn't it? All this magnificent technology, and we still find ourselves susceptible to the ravages of old age... loss of dignity... the slow betrayal of our bodies by forces we cannot master. Do you still want to be one of us, Data?

Connections
Featured in Honest Trailers: The Emoji Movie (2017)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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10/10

Finally, a good episode.

Vulcan alzheimers is nothing to gloss over, and the show does an excellent job with the disease, the fallout, and an excellent (if temporary) treatment. If only more episodes dealt with flaws in such manner, rather than abandon all logic in order to put forth a shallow, lazy short story. The arguments and fights shown were all excellent as well, with some refreshing violence to break up the monotony inherent in the mythos.

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