With some episodes of star trek my eyes start to glaze over when they get into technobabble but that is certainly not the case with this episode.
With Riva being deaf and using physicality to display his emotion, I find that I am focused on the material intently. I enjoyed the journey with Riva in this episode ---- He starts out as confident (almost arrogant) with his assertion that the history of conflict does not matter and he will resolve the conflict because he's just that good. His confidence is shattered when his entourage is gunned down by an extremist and he gets that confidence rebuilt by listening/communication with Troi/Data.
I enjoyed the representation being true to human (alien?) failings and not portraying Riva as being above making an error in judgement.
He also drops many wisdom bombs throughout this episode about listening and true communication being the key to conflict resolution.
Riva's performance throughout is great and he has a charisma about him ---- No wonder Troi was ready to pounce on him!
This is the classic TNG winning formula for a great episode ---- a compelling story with a A-List guest star.
With Riva being deaf and using physicality to display his emotion, I find that I am focused on the material intently. I enjoyed the journey with Riva in this episode ---- He starts out as confident (almost arrogant) with his assertion that the history of conflict does not matter and he will resolve the conflict because he's just that good. His confidence is shattered when his entourage is gunned down by an extremist and he gets that confidence rebuilt by listening/communication with Troi/Data.
I enjoyed the representation being true to human (alien?) failings and not portraying Riva as being above making an error in judgement.
He also drops many wisdom bombs throughout this episode about listening and true communication being the key to conflict resolution.
Riva's performance throughout is great and he has a charisma about him ---- No wonder Troi was ready to pounce on him!
This is the classic TNG winning formula for a great episode ---- a compelling story with a A-List guest star.