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Star trek fllet dcommand ranks12/4/2023 ![]() The Klingons occupy much greater dramatic extremes and although it may push credibility I find that it makes for more fun and wacky stories that wouldn’t otherwise be possible with human characters. That ties back into the appeal of the Klingons and how they toe that line of good vs. His voice and physicality are pitch perfect and he’s able to nail a wide range of emotions out of a seemingly limited palette. Hertzler is just awesome as Martok and embodies the character so completely. Like Garak, Martok is mostly a good guy but does not conform to a traditional human type of “good.” And “Soldiers of the Empire” is a great episode because it leans into that and allows the character some considerable leeway in his sympathies while ultimately re-confirming his status as a good guy. Even Nog, who’s a pretty virtuous person started out as a troublemaking juvenile delinquent before undergoing a character metamorphosis. And what’s wonderful about all these characters is how nuanced and complex they are outside of a simple “good vs. So in his second “ real” appearance, Martok joins the ranks of Garak, Dukat, Nog, and Winn as one of the show’s best character additions. The Next Generation with its hermetically-sealed cast. It’s why Deep Space Nine seemed much more colorful and vibrant a series vs. It was a wonderful shift and expanded the world of the show by providing a deeper bench of characters and more possible storylines. From the start Deep Space Nine played looser with its cast of characters – there was a clearly-defined central group, but its recurring secondary characters were just as complex and interesting despite their fewer appearances. This is the first time we’ve seen the one-eyed galoot since his return in the season’s mid two– parter. That newer Klingon? You guessed it – General Martok Stallone. “Soldiers of the Empire” is just that – an extreme Klingon adventure involving the series’ most familiar Klingon and another, newer one. Humanizing them (as much as you can to a race of murderous warriors) creates for more interesting stories and allows an episode to journey far outside the bounds of what you’d expect from the regular Starfleet heroes. ![]() ![]() I’ve always been a fan of them – more for what they represent thematicatlly than their superficial concept of “space Vikings.” They Klingons have been on-again off-again antagonists depending on which series (and time period) you’re tuning into, but I think they’re at their best and most interesting when they’re not villains. ![]() Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 5, Episode 21Īs one-note as Star Trek’s most famous alien race the Klingons may seem on the surface, the various series have squeezed a lot of depth and entertainment out of them. ![]()
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