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Worf has a son. His tryst with the visiting ambassador has produced a little boy, Alexander, and has really complicated the big guy's life. The main plot here is that the head of the Klingon High Command has been slowly poisoned and is not going to live long. He enlists Picard in choosing the future leader. Whoever did this has no honor. Both of the finalists are a couple slime balls, one is the accuser of Worf's father in the incident with the Romulans. He is also the only one that, for now, can clear Worf's name as the son of a traitor. Worf's mate (Alexander's mother) is killed and Starfleet restraint is out the window. Worf, who is shunned like the classic leper, acts out of revenge. The business with his son is now brought to the fore. There are more complications ahead. Characterization of the Klingon's and other species is becoming much more masterful as these episodes unfold.

When I saw Suzie Plakson's face appear on the screen shortly after a Klingon vessel had appeared I knew it was going to a brilliant episode. Keylehr comes aboard, son in tow and gives Worf the surprise of his life! A real fan pleaser of a moment where Worf faces his son for the first time! Worf refuses to acknowledge the boy as his own as it would harm him. But that does not detract from the Klingon political intrigue of this episode. With the present Klingon leader near death, two factions are vying for leadership of the Empire. Gowran, and Duras. When Kimpec, the leader, reveals he was poisoned, Picard rightly suspects treachery and is asked to be Arbiter Of succession by Kimpec. Picard is aghast that such a request be put before him but quickly accepts when Kimpec points out how necessary it is that it must be an outsider. When Keylehr becomes suspicious of Worf's silence regarding his recent excommunication from the Empire she does some investigating and is murdered shortly thereafter by Duras. Worf takes the boy and tells him to look upon death and always remember. He then goes aboard Duras's ship and kills him. Picard later gives Worf a dressing down and places a reprimand on his record. Just after this Worf informs Keylehr's son he's sending him to live with Worf's human parents. Alexander then asks is Worf his father, Worf finally concedes and says yes. The two embrace in a touching scene. Another excellent episode from the very able Jonathan Frakes.

ST:TNG:81 - "Reunion" (Stardate: 44246.3) - this is the 7th episode of the 4th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

This episode reunites Suzie Plakson as Federation-Klingon Liaison K'Ehleyr (she also played Dr. Selar before) from the 2nd season episode "The Emissary" with Worf, but with a surprise addition - their son Alexander from their bonding in the aforementioned 2nd season episode.

Also returning from the 3rd season episode "Sins Of The Father" are Charles Cooper as K'mpec, who is slowly being poisoned to death and must pick a new successor - either Duras or the newly introduced Gowron (who will become a major Star Trek figure from this point on). In order to do so, K'mpec has chosen Picard as Arbitor of Succession.

Trivia note: this episode will foreshadow the upcoming Klingon Civil War seen in "Redemption". We also see a batleth (a Klingon weapon), as well as hearing the Klingon death yell from the 1st season episode "Heart Of Glory". And, a nice homage to Jerry Goldsmith's Klingon theme again.

It's okay Worf, I forgive you. Duras dishonored your house to protect his and killed your 'almost' wife --- I'm not even Klingon and if someone dishonored my dad and killed my girl --- I'd spear them with a bat'leth too.

K'Ehleyr is great at always. She always delivers a memorable performance and I am bummed out that she is dead and won't be back.

Nice to see Gowron 'Crazy Eyes' for the first time. This dude had this character locked down from the first episode.

I absolutely love watching 'uptight' Worf on the Enterprise but it is a nice diversion to see Klingon Warrior Worf doing his warrior speeches and even kicking some serious ass for a change.

Apparently Klingon politics is patterned after 21st century earth and the time honored 'scratch my back and i'll scratch yours' approach to business of the day. Well, better to have the political opportunist Gowron then Duras the Romulan sympathizer traitor.

We also get to see Worf sitting in his ridiculous chair and even his six year old one year old gives it a test drive. Was this chair a joke gift from Riker and Worf feels honor bound to sit in it?

And so continues the Klingon Political Drama TNG mini series.

Solid episode if you take delight in the mess that is Klingon Politics.

Radiation anomalies... Klingon ships, "We are being hailed." We know this is a Worf story as soon as we see the lovely Ambassador K'Ehler.

You may remember her from the TNG episode: The Emissary.

Worf and K'Ehler have previous and it would prove to be the case that they are the young Klingon child's mommy and daddy.

However, this isn't simply a story concerning Klingon child-maintenance. There are darker deeds at work here.

Basically, two Klingon factions are trying to seize power and as K'Ehler points out, Klingon wars seldom remain confined to the empire. The high-council chair could be up for grabs as K'mpec is dying. But before the wine gets the better of him, K'mpec requests Jean-Luc's mediation in the power vacuum dispute between two Klingon waring houses and also to find out which one of the two parties killed him... Gowron and Duras.

A Klingon tale of dis-honour, rivalry and dirty diapers. This is actually an excellent episode as it lays the foundation for many future Klingon tales to come both in TNG and DS9. This episode also goes to prove that Klingon's love their children too, but, I wonder what the Tholians would think of all this!

Worf is one of my favorite characters, and all of the episodes including Klingons are more interesting and better written than most of the stories. The actors who play the Klingon parts are also much better than the normal guest actors. There seems to be a much more complete story when the Klingons are involved. This story made sense, was interesting, and had some drama and suspense. Although I usually find the "romantic" angles tiresome, and somewhat embarrassing, this one with Worf's son was very well done instead of being cheesy and sappy like they usually are. I actually almost shed a tear when K'Ehleyr died, and it gave me great satisfaction when Worf killed Duras. For a change, everything was neatly wrapped up, was somewhat satisfactory, and Worf got some redemption.

I am a sucker for Klingon episodes of "Star Trek"--and they are almost always among my favorites. They are always exciting and action-packed. This one is no exception, though one huge logical error really ruined the episode in some ways.

The show begins with Worf's lady love, K'Ehleyr, coming on board the Enterprise. Surprisingly, she's accompanied by a son Word never knew he had--and Alexander is about 6 years-old. However, Worf and K'Ehleyr got their groove on only a season earlier and at least by human standards, the boy should have been a few months old. But, here the freakish little beast is old--and can talk!! This is the same sort of stupid plot device that occurred when "Family Ties" jumped the shark and brought on a freaky little baby who almost instantly was about 6. What's with this?!?!?!

If you can ignore the stupidity of Alexander's age, the rest of the episode is terrific and has to do with more behind the scenes intrigues. As the Klingon leader is dying, he calls for Picard-- someone he can trust since he can no longer trust his own people. Why? Because SOMEONE is poisoning him and he'll soon be dead! So, Picard is given the task of helping to select the Klingon Empire's next leader!! What's next....just see this one.

Well written (aside from Alexander), exciting and with a lot of character development involving Worf (a LOT happens with him)--this one is still well worth your time and is a must-see for Worf-lovers.

In "Reunion" Worf's mate returns with a surprise son. Worf struggles with his feelings regarding this and his dismissal from the Klingon Empire. The Klingon ruler requests a meeting with Picard, informing him of two factions attempting to take the throne. One has fatally poisoned him and he wants Picard to investigate this after his death. One of the two candidates is Duras.

K'Ehleyr definitely made her mark on TNG in a short period of time. At just two episodes, her arc isn't very long but it sure is memorable. It really is one of the top guest stars the show ever gets. She comes across as a fully flushed character whose impact is lasting throughout the show, at least for Worf's arc.

The stuff with Worf and his son never feels fully realized (at least in this episode) but his romance with K'Ehleyr steals the show here as one of the rare successfully written romances of the show. I love Duras and Worf's rivalry, ending of course in the death of Duras. This is Worf's show here and he does great with every scene between him and Duras, Picard, and K'Egleyr. I just wish the child actor and him had a better rapport; I think that would have elevated this to a perfect 10.

Well now, Lieutenant Worf's (Michael Dorn) little tryst with Ambassador K'Ehleyr (Suzie Plakson) during the second season story 'The Emissary' wound up producing a little Klingon! I wondered at the time if we might see something like that. Now we know.

This story also revisits Worf's discommendation by the Klingon High Council in 'Sins of the Father'. Worf continues to bear the shame and dishonor of what I thought was a bogus decision showing how dishonorable and deceitful even Klingons could be when it came to seeking power and covering up a treasonous act by one of its own members. For much of this story, Worf demonstrates what a hard head he could be when it came to Klingon traditions and holding on to that dishonor at the expense of being a bit more rational about things. The larger story here was the transfer of power from the deceased Council leader K'mpec (Charles Cooper) to one of the two vying for that position, Gowron (Robert O'Reilly) and Duras (Patrick Massett). Seeing as how Duras was the underhanded Klingon in 'Sins of the Father', it wasn't much of a stretch to determine that he would have to be sidelined in his quest for the High Council seat. You knew Worf meant business when he removed his tunic and communicator to track down Duras for a fatal showdown. That bat'leth was a mean looking bad boy, wasn't it?

There were echoes of "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"" near the end of the episode when Worf admitted to his son Alexander that "Yes, I am your father". I thought that was a little too blatant, but what can I say. I liked the overall story with all the mentions of Klingon traditions and ceremonies like the Sonchi, the ja'chuq and the Rite of Succession. Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) once again rises to the occasion as a master negotiator in his attempt to arbitrate the tense battle between the opposing Klingons for the High Council seat. I'm just not sure how effective Gowron would be in that role, seeing as he was just about as subtle as Duras.

Season 4 contains the 80th episode of The Next Generation, at which point it surpassed the output of the Original Series. A number of extended themes played out during this season delving into both the political backdrop and the personal lives of the crew. These continuing storylines proved extremely popular, however they did not detract from the use of Science Fiction to tell interesting stories. Senior Trekker continues to score every episode with a 5.

I wasn't happy at the time with the way Suzie Plakson's fabulous character, K'Ehleyr, was killed off in this episode and I don't feel any better about it now. Just because the writers were having difficulty with the shall they/shan't they get married idea, this was not a good way to resolve the conundrum. Having her turn up with Worf's five year old child, only two years after their previous (ahem!) encounter is confusing enough without him being left a single father on top of last year's mysteriously overlooked bonding ceremony with another child.

Lots of meaty Klingon stuff goes on in this episode and while Charles Cooper's character, Chancelor K'mpec, getting killed off (and liberally poked with pain sticks to prove he is completely dead) an internecine feud is unfolding between the houses of Duras and Gowron. Patrick Massett, as Duras, only appeared in one other episode although we were to become very familiar with the name when other family members made their appearances later. Robert O'Reilly as Gowron, however, became a long-standing guest actor in many iterations of Star Trek. He is beloved for both his distinctive facial expressions which can penetrate the thickest prosthetic and his genuine fondness for the fan community.

As with last season's Discommendation episode, Sins of the Father, the Klingon home-world sets are under-furnished but beautifully designed and lit. An indelible impression of this distinctive, warrior culture comes from the quality of (a) the writing and (b) the acting. No further comparison to today's interpretation of the Klingons is necessary.