Sarek
Joe Siegler
 |
 |
Sarek
This Story: Season 3 Episode 23 (production code 171)
TNG Overall: Episode 71
Trek Overall: Story 171, Episode 173
Airdate: 14 May 1990
Written by Peter S. Beagle
Directed by Les Landau
Notes
- The first time Mark Lenard appeared as Sarek since the TOS episode “Journey to Babel” in 1967 (23 years prior). He would appear again as Sarek in TNG in “Unification, Part 1“.
- The first time we get a mind mild in Next Generation.
- Journey to Babel is briefly mentioned as Sarek’s helping Coridon to get admitted to the Federation (the point of that episode).
- Spock and Amanda are mentioned, but not seen.
- The first appearance of Ensign Gates, who would appear in 35 more episodes. She was a “flight control officer”.
- The concert hall is a redress of Ten Forward. The bar is normally where the seats are in this episode.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD | Amazon US Blu-Ray ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek TNG Ep 71 - Sarek - 14 May 1990 1/2 McCoy cameo aside, TOS finally breaks through into TNG in a meaningful way. Mark Lenard returns as an aged Sarek who is on a final mission as a Federation ambassador. The Sarek we knew from the past isn't what he once was, due to an
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) November 25, 2024 at 1:40 PM
[image or embed]
#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek TNG Ep 71 - Sarek - 14 May 1990 2/2 illness. He ends up doing his job due to help from Picard. Has an AMAZING acting scene from Patrick Stewart when he held the mind of Sarek in is head. Off the charts awesome. Loved this ep when new, still love it now. Great stuff.
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) November 25, 2024 at 1:40 PM
[image or embed]
