2.19: Judgment

[Dave]

2.19 Judgment

Don't know anything about this one, except that they can't spell Judgement and this:

Trek Today
-- Music composed by Velton Ray Bunch, who previously worked on Quantum Leap and scored Enterprise episodes such as 'Silent Enemy' & 'Marauders.' Scoring scheduled to take place on March 19, 2003.

 

[Dave]

from Trek Today
Features a Klingon called Duras. Duras was the name of the Klingon who was involved in the conspiracy to frame Worf's father in the TNG episodes 'Sins of the Father' and 'Reunion.'

Archer is called to testify at a Klingon inquest after rescuing a group of Arin'sen, who are trying to escape from the Klingons' control.

Unlikely to be THAT Duras, because he didn't look to be over 250 years old when Worf met him. Maybe he is a member of the same Klingon family. They called B'Tor and Lursa the 'Duras' sisters.

This would make him from one of the Royal Houses. (We learnt a lot about Klingon families from Martok in DS9 -- Martok was not from a Royal House, he had worked his way up in the military from the ranks, and resented it.) It doesn't necessarily follow that this Klingon is a baddie, though I'm sure that he will be

 

[Highlander II]

nothing about the episode, but Velton Ray Bunch also wrote the theme music to "The Pretender" (he might have scored some eps too - don't remember exactly) ---

 

[gr8scott]

Average ep who's purpose seemed to be a possible build up to the Klingons as the series baddies, as well as character development for the Klingons in general. We've been so used to Klingons as "warriors", that it was refreshing to see them in a somewhat different light - at least the conflict between the different classes of Klingons. Seems that in the ST universe, all Federation enemies suffer from internal strife and then the Federation takes advantage of it. Come on Trek - think of something new.

 

[skoon]

I'll be watching this one tonight, taped it yesterday but didn't have time.

 

[Dave]

from Trek Today
Archer stands trial before the Klingon Tribunal who have charged him with firing on a Klingon warship and providing aid to refugees on the run from the Klingon empire for which the punishment is death. When the prosecution paints a skewed and violent picture of the events in question, Archer challenges his appointed Klingon legal counsel to buck their cruel justice system and let him present his side of the story in the hopes that he will prevail. In the process, Archer learns that Klingons haven't always been a warrior society and that there are Klingons who want to lead a more peaceful existence.

It wasn't that good, and it borrowed heavily from 'ST VI: The Undiscovered Country'. As gr8scott says, the episode is more important as a build-up to the season finale.

Duras was a bad guy, no surprise there, but they said he was the son of Toral. Toral was the illegitimate son of the future Duras, so I expect we are supposed to believe it is all the same House. Since he got a huge demotion here, I'm not sure how his family is going to rise to be so powerful in the future.

The other thing I noticed was how much easier life on Rura Penthe seemed here. There were very few guards, and non of the dangerous prisoners that Kirk had to contend with.

I'm not sure that leaving Kolos behind was a good idea. When they discover that Archer has escaped, some blame will surely be attached to Kolos, and any hope that he will survive a year in the prison is unfounded.

 

[skoon]

I fell asleep from bordom so I have no idea how it ended...