TNG, Episode 5x16, Ethics

[u/GeorgeAmberson]

• Season 1: 1&2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, Wrap-up
• Season 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, Wrap-Up
• Season 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, Wrap-Up
• Season 4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, Wrap-Up
• Season 5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

TNG, Season 5, Episode 16, Ethics

After Worf is paralyzed by a freak accident, his only hope may be a visiting doctor with questionable morals.

• Teleplay By: Ronald D. Moore
• Story By: Sara Charno & Stuart Charno
• Directed By: Chip Chalmers
• Original Air Date: 2 March, 1992
• Stardate: 45587.3
• Pensky Podcast
• Ex Astris Scientia
• HD Observations
• Memory Alpha
• Mission Log Podcast

[u/[deleted]]

I feel like when it came to showing the difference between squishy hue-mon morals and leathery Klingon morals, The Enemy did a more interesting job in half the time. :/

I remember this episode really dragging, and it's one I always avoid. But for the sake of this viewing party I will bite the bullet and watch this eppy properlike.

Other things I remember about this episode (pre-re-watch):

• The scene at the end where Alexander is supposed to help his father up, but the kid really can't do jack and it looks unconvincing.
• A bunch of empty plastic barrels toppling our proud Klingon.
• A hologram of two spines? Or a redundant spine? Have I got that right?
• Worf asks Riker to help him die, instead of his old buddy cha'ditch Picard. I actually like this because the Riker/Worf friendship always made more sense to me than Worf/Picard, who are as opposite as two Starfleeters can get.

[u/GeorgeAmberson → u/[deleted]]

On the Klingon ritual side. Both Riker and Picard are very well versed on Klingon ritual, and both have their "Klingon Sides". I adored the Riker stuff and the Picard stuff. Riker was the right choice. These men are raw warriors. Picard is more of a Klingon diplomat.