Maxwell, the only Federation captain with honor. Picard sucks

One of best TNG episodes

You can really hear the pain in his voice when he says “I’m not going to win this one, am I, chief?”

I have seldomly heard the lyrics of minstrel boy. I've primarily heard it in Fife and drum for the US Civil War

If only they could make Star Trek as good as this today.

0:26 - 0:30 I laugh when the 3 gang up on worf 0:34 - 0:38 No it's not long story it's money budget

My favorite song!!!!

you won't find scenes like this on new Trek. Remember your roots kids.

Star Trek is so very dead. That it was once this good, and is now this bad is just painful.

Im not crying, your crying. Dam allerigies.

I'm waiting for the Irish reunification 2024

I come back to this episode occasionally just to hear the trumpet accompaniment at the end. Such a great delivery. First the dry and slightly off pitch base voices, the brief pause of silence, and then the slow build of the actual instrumental fading in for but a moment, hitting the same sung notes they were before resolving. It feels even better after Colm drops pitch entirely for the last word, making it feel like it's resolving both parts. Truly an excellent example of background music enhancing a scene.

the phoenix is a cool ship. and we only see the ready room .

No background music to set the mood. Just two average human voices, and the weight of the moment TNG had some amazing storytelling.

I tear up every time i hear this song

I so want these two to do a recording of Minstril Boy together and release it. No intrusive percussion, horn or strings, just human voice.

Beautiful song, sung beautifully. I've heard a LOT of different versions since learning (here) the name of this song. I might even have heard all of them!! And yet, the best version of this song is the one sung by Chief O'Brien!

This is a good song.....you feel the emotion in its lyrics it really speaks to the heart.

Every time, every time. this brings tears

The Minstrel Boy! 🟩☘️

Bravo!

Another key and very subtle acting choice: While they're singing the song, Maxwell is looking *up* into the distance, as if looking away at past glories, past accomplishments, and better times, while O'Brien is looking *down* at the floor, his head symbolically bowed with the weight of grief and regret; and Maxwell's gaze lowers when he stops singing on the last line, as if he's finally been released from something. These are things we respond to without realizing, which is why body language is such a critical part of communication.

The whole episode was clearly a "pilot" for the question of whether Colm Meaney could be a focal character ahead of DS9, but this scene, above all, really sold the idea that yes, yes he could, and should.

Rewatching TNG for like the hundred time and still this scene gets to me 😢

Bob Gunton has quietly had a terrific acting career.

Simply brilliant.

This was a great scene

They should ask Dax, Curzon probably knew what hapr.

Captain Maxwell was right. The Cardassians were up to something but his choice of actions would lead to war. Ironically war did come anyway.

Petersons The Scientist its a cold play cover

I love that this old episode also covers the massive flub that is the star trek Discovery Klingon redesign.

A surprisingly good singing voice of Colm Meaney, but, after all, He is Irish! ;)

"I'm not going to win this one, am I Chief?" Flawlessly delivered.

I'm not going to win this one Chief No sir Best example of the NCO to officer relationship in Star Trek

I think this scene, and episode in general, is the first of establishing the darker themes we see brought out in DS9. For the first time, we see how war impacts Federation officers. This scene transforms what audiences knew about O’Brien, and his powerful scenes in DS9 make a lot more sense after understanding his time serving with Maxwell. I wish it was used more during the Cardassian struggle in DS9

Outstanding band! Truly!

Win what? ;o I wish I knew the context of this episode

This scene holds its own agains Spock Bones and Kirk singing row row row your boat.

"We do NOT discuss it with outsiders." That's Worf's way of saying, "Don't ask."

He was right!

I should go back and watch them all again.

Thomas Moore wrote this as memorial to a friend who fell in the 1798 rebellion.

I would happily watch a prequel show of Captain Maxwell and O'Brien prior to the Cardassian invasion

Let’s hope we get O’Brien in the final series of Picard.

This scene brings tears to my eyes every time

We do not discuss it with outsiders is a long way to say "yes."

They played this at my fiance's funeral, and it strangely helped because I know he'd have noticed and remarked on it. This was his favorite episode.

I’m glad that Enterprise (finally) had an actual answer to the question of why do Klingons in the Original Series look different than in the movies and spin off shows.

Picard's speech at the very end of this episode always gives me such goosebumps. "We'll be watching." This episode is Star Trek at some of its finest.

Bashir: Those are Kilingons ? Me: The fck they are