Redemption
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Moving over to TNG 
Anyway, I like the episode a lot, although I'd probably say Chain of Command pt 2 is a better Patrick Stewart episode.
Anyway, I like the episode a lot, although I'd probably say Chain of Command pt 2 is a better Patrick Stewart episode.
No question about that.
Both parts are about Worf's internal conflicts. There's the obvious conflict of Starfleet vs. Klingon, but there's also another one. I think there was a huge difference between what Worf expected of Klingon behavior and what he actually witnessed and had serious trouble trying to reconcile the two. He was shocked that his brother wouldn't support Gowron, he was shocked that his brother would drink with the enemy between battles, etc. Worf knew of Klingon culture in theory, but he had never really encountered it as an adult in practice, which was actually far different.
Both parts are about Worf's internal conflicts. There's the obvious conflict of Starfleet vs. Klingon, but there's also another one. I think there was a huge difference between what Worf expected of Klingon behavior and what he actually witnessed and had serious trouble trying to reconcile the two. He was shocked that his brother wouldn't support Gowron, he was shocked that his brother would drink with the enemy between battles, etc. Worf knew of Klingon culture in theory, but he had never really encountered it as an adult in practice, which was actually far different.
^ That's what I loved about the episode too, that Worf was essentially the only 'Klingon' there, in the sense of the traditions he'd prepared himself for and read about. And he was clearly quite disappointed in what he found Klingons were really like. A theme which continued in some ways until he met Martok, a Klingon who actually embodied what he expected.
I don't think he was so much shocked that Kurn didn't want to support Gowron. In fact, Kurn wanted to kill Gowron himself. Kurn knew Gowron better than Worf did at the time. Of course later on Worf proably understood why Kurn never liked Gowron. As for Worf's exposure to his peope's culture, that's probably true. He still cared for his people though.
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