Sins of the Father

This Story: Season 3 Episode 17 (production code 165)
TNG Overall: Episode 65
Trek Overall: Story 165, Episode 167
Airdate: 19 Mar 1990
Story by Drew Deighan
Teleplay by Ronald D. Moore & W. Reed Moran
Directed by Les Landau

Notes

• The first of four episodes with Tony Todd as Worf’s brother Kurn.  Three of them were on Star Trek: TNG, and the fourth was on Deep Space Nine.
• The first time we ever saw the Klingon home world – Qo’noS.
• The first time we ever saw the Captain’s dining room.
• The first episode where we find out that Dr. Crusher’s middle name starts with a “C” – but we don’t find out what the C stands for.
• The design of the Klingon Great Hall won an Emmy award for Best Art Direction (for designer Richard James).
• Charles Cooper plays K’mpec here.  He also played a Klingon in Star Trek V – The Final Frontier (General Korrd).  He wears the same cloak in his outfit here that he did there.
• The only episode where we hear the name of Duras’ father – Ja’rod.
• The events of the Season 2 episode “A Matter of Honor” are referenced here.  Worf’s brother (who is not initially known as such) is the flip side of that – having a Klingon serve on the Enterprise.

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