Parallels

Episode aired Nov 27, 1993
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

8.8/10

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Space Sci-Fi Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

On his return from a bat'leth competition in the Klingon Empire, Worf finds himself shifting realities where events and details are in a constant state of flux and only he is aware of the ch... Read allOn his return from a bat'leth competition in the Klingon Empire, Worf finds himself shifting realities where events and details are in a constant state of flux and only he is aware of the changes.On his return from a bat'leth competition in the Klingon Empire, Worf finds himself shifting realities where events and details are in a constant state of flux and only he is aware of the changes.

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IMDb RATING

8.8/10

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Trivia
The cast were supposed to sing "Happy Birthday" to Worf in Klingonese, but the producers couldn't afford the asking price by the song's copyright holders. It was just too high. They felt it wasn't worth it so they substituted "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow Instead". Apparently it was a lot cheaper.

Goofs
When Worf checks his personal log after the Cardassian attack on the Enterprise, he accesses "Any personal logs referencing the bat'leth tournament." The log mentions that he will not be able to attend and that his brother must take his place. But it still has the same stardate given in the other universes after the competition has ended. However, given all the other changes to histories and personnel, it is perfectly possible that the dates of various events could have shifted between the different realities.

Quotes
[his shipmates sing a Klingon version of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" to Worf]
Lieutenant Worf: [irritated] That was not a Klingon song!
Counselor Troi: It wasn't easy to translate. There doesn't seem to be a Klingon word for "jolly".

Connections
Featured in Top 10 Star Trek Technobabbles (2008)

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

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Featured review

2/10

Absolute tosh

I love Star Trek, especially Next Gen but this episode is the epitome of horrible pseudoscience.

I know enough about physics to absolutely confirm that the idea of parallel universes is the stupidest ever. I can understand why some laypeople like this concept: its a nice fantasy to think that every choice that you make that could happen, has happened in a different universe. You never lost your childhood pet dog, you asked that handsome man for a date and never shied away, you followed your dream and became a dentist - of course that all happened somewhere - face palm!

But what I don't understand is how can so-called scientists believe this crap and try to publicize it. If you know a little bit about physics you will know that there is no where is quantum mechanics that tells us that every "choice" we make can actually happens and leads to parallel universe. What happened before humans made choices? are there parallel universes for cats, and spiders when they make choises? and the biggest problem is; DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH ENERGY IS NEEDED TO CREATE A WHOLE NEW UNIVERSE WHEN YOU MAKE A CHOICE?!!!

Totally absurd. Scientists, stop this madness, now.

The 2 stars is just because I love Data, in any universe.