Unification I

Episode aired Nov 2, 1991
TV-PG
45m

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8.2/10

3.7K

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Picard and Data follow Spock into Romulan space on a dangerous mission.Picard and Data follow Spock into Romulan space on a dangerous mission.Picard and Data follow Spock into Romulan space on a dangerous mission.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

3.7K

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Trivia
Leonard Nimoy had not previously appeared on the show because he had set his asking price for such an appearance at $1 million, which was far beyond the budget of the series. However, since this episode was in some ways a "teaser" for the upcoming Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) (on which Nimoy was an executive producer, and entitled to a percentage of the profits of that film), Nimoy agreed to appear in this two-part story for standard SAG pay.

Goofs
When Picard meets Perrin on the Enterprise, he gives her a cup of mint tea that is filled up to a marked line on the mug.

Quotes
[Picard is requesting a cloaked vessel from Chancellor Gowron through B'iJik, a junior adjutant]
B'iJik: How would it benefit the Klingon Empire? I'm sure Gowron will ask.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: The only benefit to the Klingon Empire would be our gratitude.
B'iJik: That is what you want me to tell him?
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Yes. And please add that, if he is unable to provide us with a ship, then I am sure there are others in the Klingon Empire who would be willing to help me. And then... *they* would have our gratitude.
B'iJik: [long pause] I see.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Also, please tell Gowron that I am *immensely* gratified that he is prospering so well. A tribute to his skilled leadership.

Connections
Featured in Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation (1994)

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

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8/10

Has Spock defected?

The now legendary Spock from the first series after a quarrel with Sarek has disappeared. Mark Lenard and Leonard Nimoy disagreed over the efficacy of contacting a Romulan Senator known to be a reformer. Apparently Nimoy has gone out on his own.

Star Fleet has given Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner a mission to go to Romulus incognito and find Spock. Both are surgically altered to look like Romulans.

This is the first of a two parter. Mark Lenard and Patrick Stewart have a touching reunion scene as Sarek is dying filled with anxiety for his son.

Continued on part 2.