Picard's Finest Moment
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Good call. Chain of Command was huge for Picard. Very heavy but very telling character story there. Back in the 90s we had a lot of fun yelling "there are FOUR lights." Those were the days.
T'Girl, I'm just guessing those ships are K'Vort because as you say, they appear to be behind the Romulan ships. My understanding of smaller Birds of Prey is that they may even fit into the shuttlebay of some larger Klingon ships, but I digress... Trek has generally been bad at clarifying the sizes of K'tingas vs. D7 all the way up to B'rel vs. K'Vort.
Plus, had those 3 Klingon ships be little baby badass Birds of Prey, had I been Picard, I'd been a bit pissed they didn't send any big guns.
The great Bernd Schneider writes about this subject (the Bird of Prey size paradox)[FONT=Arial][/FONT]in great detail here, with diagrams. It's worth a look if you haven't already
:http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/bop-size.htm
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And here are some beautiful renderings of the same (would-be) battle scene here:
http://suricatasblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/klingon-bird-of-prey-paradox/
One other scene I liked, from the first season no less, was Stewart showing his Shakespearean chops in Hide and Q.
"Oh, I know Hamlet. And what he might say with irony, I say with conviction: 'What a piece of work is Man. How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, in form and movement, how express and admirable, in action, how like an angel, in apprehension, how like a god.'"
Q's reaction was great, and this was my favorite scene in the episode.
"Oh, I know Hamlet. And what he might say with irony, I say with conviction: 'What a piece of work is Man. How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, in form and movement, how express and admirable, in action, how like an angel, in apprehension, how like a god.'"
Q's reaction was great, and this was my favorite scene in the episode.
It might not have been his "finest" moment, but in that episode when Scotty really needed a friend to share a drink, and Picard hoisted his glass and slammed down a straight shot, it really was a nice character moment. For all his affected stuffiness as Captain, Picard knew how to rise to the occasion whether it was averting war with a brilliant tactical maneuver or just consoling a friend by knowing when it was time to knock back a stiff one.
That came to my mind too. He is the boss of his ship, and very cool
From Menage a Troi
PICARD: Listen, Tog, I must possesses Lwaxana. And if that means destroying your ship in the process, so be it.
TOG: Captain, I had no idea Lwaxana was ...
LWAXANA (To Tog): Don't let him threaten you. You can defeat him. (To Picard)The only way you'll ever get me back is over Tog's dead body!
PICARD: That can be arranged. Mister Worf, arm phaser banks and photon torpedoes. If Lwaxana Troi is not in my arms in ten seconds, throw everything you've got at the Krayton.
TOG : But you will destroy Lwaxana!
PICARD: When I have plucked the rose, I cannot give it vital growth again. It needs must wither. Nine, eight. 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." Seven, six
TOG: No, wait.
PICARD: Five, four
TOG: Beam her to their Bridge, now!
PICARD: Two, one
(Lwaxana is beamed to the Enterprise Bridge and sits upon Picard's knee)
LWAXANA: You wonderfully jealous fool, you.
TOG: Captain, I trust there will be no further action taken against us?
PICARD: Such as my reporting this incident to your superiors who may question your competency as DaiMon? I will think about it. Screen off.
LWAXANA: Thank you, Jean-Luc. You were most convincing. You certainly convinced me.
PICARD: I am truly grateful, Mrs. Troi, that you risked your life to save my people. I'll have you home within a few hours.
LWAXANA: Oh, no, no, no, no, that won't be necessary. I'd just love to hear more of your poetry.
PICARD: Perhaps another time. (Stand ups and walks to the conn officer). Please. Mister Crusher, set course for Betazed. Warp nine.
Okay. Maybe not his "finest", but definately one of his funniest!
PICARD: Listen, Tog, I must possesses Lwaxana. And if that means destroying your ship in the process, so be it.
TOG: Captain, I had no idea Lwaxana was ...
LWAXANA (To Tog): Don't let him threaten you. You can defeat him. (To Picard)The only way you'll ever get me back is over Tog's dead body!
PICARD: That can be arranged. Mister Worf, arm phaser banks and photon torpedoes. If Lwaxana Troi is not in my arms in ten seconds, throw everything you've got at the Krayton.
TOG : But you will destroy Lwaxana!
PICARD: When I have plucked the rose, I cannot give it vital growth again. It needs must wither. Nine, eight. 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." Seven, six
TOG: No, wait.
PICARD: Five, four
TOG: Beam her to their Bridge, now!
PICARD: Two, one
(Lwaxana is beamed to the Enterprise Bridge and sits upon Picard's knee)
LWAXANA: You wonderfully jealous fool, you.
TOG: Captain, I trust there will be no further action taken against us?
PICARD: Such as my reporting this incident to your superiors who may question your competency as DaiMon? I will think about it. Screen off.
LWAXANA: Thank you, Jean-Luc. You were most convincing. You certainly convinced me.
PICARD: I am truly grateful, Mrs. Troi, that you risked your life to save my people. I'll have you home within a few hours.
LWAXANA: Oh, no, no, no, no, that won't be necessary. I'd just love to hear more of your poetry.
PICARD: Perhaps another time. (Stand ups and walks to the conn officer). Please. Mister Crusher, set course for Betazed. Warp nine.
Okay. Maybe not his "finest", but definately one of his funniest!
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