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Gene Roddenberry (creator)
René Echevarria (teleplay)
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23 April 1994 (Season 7, Episode 21)
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In an effort to help him accept his Klingon heritage, Worf and his son, Alexander, attend an ancient Klingon ceremony. full summary | add synopsis
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Alexander's TNG story arc comes to an end. more (1 total)
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Patrick Stewart | ... | Captain Jean-Luc Picard |
 | Jonathan Frakes | ... | Commander William T. Riker |
 | LeVar Burton | ... | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |
 | Michael Dorn | ... | Lieutenant Worf |
 | Gates McFadden | ... | Doctor Beverly Crusher |
 | Marina Sirtis | ... | Counselor Deanna Troi |
 | Brent Spiner | ... | Lt. Commander Data |
 | James Sloyan | ... | K'Mtar / Alexander Rozhenko at 50 |
| Brian Bonsall | ... | Alexander Rozhenko |
 | Gwynyth Walsh | ... | B'Etor |
| Barbara March | ... | Lursa |
 | Joel Swetow | ... | Yog |
| Colin Mitchell | ... | Gorta |
 | Armin Shimerman | ... | Quark |
| Michael Danek | ... | Singer |
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One of many appearances from James Sloyan. As well as playing a Romulan in episode #3.10, he appeared (prior to this) in DS9 as Bajoran scientist Dr Mora Pol, and then reprise the role three years later. He also appeared in VGR episode #1.15 as Haakonian scientist Dr Ma'Bor Jetrel. more
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Continuity: Riker mentions bio-metic gel, when in the past its described as bio-mimetic gel. more
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Lieutenant Worf:
As time passes, a boy inevitably becomes a man. But what is not inevitable is that a man become a warrior. A warrior must be forged like a sword, tempered by... by...
Lieutenant Worf:
[remembers] Tempered by experience.
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
ST:TNG:173 - "Firstborn" (Stardate: 47779.4) - this is the 21st episode of the 7th and last season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
As Alexander approaches his First Rite of Ascension, he tells his father he doesn't want to declare himself a warrior as Klingons his age are supposed to. Hoping to help Worf, Picard directs the Enterprise to stop at Maranga IV where Worf and Alexander attend the festival of Kot'baval. There, a mysterious family friend, K'mtar, is there to help and offers to train Alexander to become a warrior.
But, there's something about K'mtar that isn't right . . . and at the same time, VERY familiar. And perhaps K'mtar can help bring the conflict between father and son to an end.
Trivia note: Brian Bonsall returns in his first appearance as Alexander Rozhenko since 1992's "A Fistful Of Datas" and with this episode concludes his story arc on TNG. Also, along for the ride are the familiar Star Trek villains Lursa and B'Etor (where is it also mentioned they were recently on Deep Space Nine). And, James Sloyan who plays K'Mtar in this episode, previously played Sub-Lieutenant Setol/Admiral Alidar Jarok in the 3rd season episode "The Defector".
And special guest star Armin Shimmeran stars as Quark - someone whom Riker knows very well!