121: Homeward (7.13)

Synopsis:  Worf’s human brother (what?) decides to play God and savior to some humanoids he falls for.

Memory Alpha Summary:  Still not in Kansas anymore

Review:  Season seven was notorious for exploring previously unknown family members of the crew and recycling plot lines from earlier seasons.  In this case, we get Who Watches The Watchers, only worse in every way.  There is virtually nothing new here, other than the solution, which is pretty hackneyed.  I mean, every single villager was asleep at the exact same time when they beamed them to the holodeck?

Meeting Worf’s human brother is neat, but it’s not as satisfying when characters make one-shop stops on the series when there are important emotional ramifications that never get answered later.

At least “The Sign of LaForge” is made me laugh.

4 thoughts on “121: Homeward (7.13)”

  1. I thought this one had enough good moments to overcome the unbelievable parts. There was some solid emotional stuff going on here too. I wonder if this one didn’t suffer in audio vs. visual.

    1. I don’t think so. There are certainly a few episodes that still choked me up, even while listening to them. And I’ve seen this one several times, so it’s not like I couldn’t picture it. I’m also not a huge fan of TNG Worf (as opposed to DS9 Worf), so I think I have a hard time getting all worked up over his social life.

      But, perhaps I was in a traffic jam when this one came on.

      1. I guess I was thinking more about the kid who discovered he was on the Enterprise.

        Also, this is one area where the Prime Directive is stupid.

        1. Yeah, I did like that part. I think if the episode had focused more on the people and less on Worf’s conflict w/ his brother, I would have enjoyed it more.

          Yeah, the PD is kind of ridiculous when it comes saving an entire species from extinction.

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