Firstborn

Dont understans why this episode got a 6.1, its a good one. James Sloyan is a great actor. Always watch this one.

Worf seems to never have made a commitment to his role as security officer. He has exhibited great distress over his connection to his son, who looks totally Klington but is pretty much basking in his white genes. He is a resistant little guy and Worf has designs for him to be a warrior. As the episode moves along, Alexander begins to become enthralled with Klingon stuff, but when push comes to shove, he moves back to his less aggressive self. This whole warrior thing and dying with honor seems sort of archaic, almost mythological in scope. A stranger enters the lives of the two and begins to bang the drum for Alexander to embrace his Klingon being, even suggesting that he go to a Klingon prep school (I wonder if they wear blazers). There is much more to this, however, and it ends on an interesting note. We also get to see the tussle between Worf's warrior side and the tender side of his role as father.

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With the help of another Klingon, Worf attempts to teach Alexander how to be a warrior.

This is a solid episode with some strong character moments and decent twist.

Worf leads the episode well and this time he has great company with K'mtar who is superbly played by James Sloyan. It features a nice cameo from a DS9 character and the always entertaining Duras Sisters.

I like the twist at the end, but it could have been revealed slightly better than with an uninspired, wordy exchange of exposition dialogue. That being said I do like one part where the character in focus describes a great scene from a previous episode as a memory.

Star Trek stories that focus on Klingon characters and politics are usually good. This one is not up there with the very best, but it's definitely one to watch.

I was not thrilled by this episode--and this might be because I am a huge fan of Worf and so I tend to expect more from these shows. I almost always love episodes that focus on him (after all, what other member of the crew murdered someone in revenge and got away with it?!) but this one has a few problems--most likely the crazy twist at the end.

The show begins with Worf at wits end because Alexander is not a demented maniacal warrior like a good Klingon should be. When Picard hears about it, he recommends that Worf take his son to a nearby planet for a Klingon holiday celebration. Once there, Worf is nearly killed and he is saved by a family friend (sort of like Robert Duvall's relationship to the Corleone family). This guy sees Worf is upset about Alexander and tries to help the boy rise above common sense and cling to his berserker-like Klingon roots.

This isn't a bad episode...just the ending. See it...see what this dopey twist is and how quickly Worf just accepts this!

James Sloyan who is a trusted advisor to Worf's house arrives for a visit in time to prevent an assassination attempt on Worf and more important young Alexander's failure to help his father

Sloyan says as much to Michael Dorn and Dorn promises to get young Brian Bonsall into warrior training and get used to Klingon ways.

As for the attempt, the evidence is gathered and of course it looks like those Douras sisters who played for power and lost earlier in the series.

Seems pretty straightforward enough, But I assure you there's a lot more to the story than that.

Nice performance by Sloyan who is carrying a big secret and is one truly tortured Klingon.