Captain Picard Talks to Lt. Worf in his Quarters

[@joshs4594]

That's what makes Picard such a good captain. It's not easy to balance compassion with authority.

[@tristanwhite3472]

Agree

[@alexrompen805]

No, its not.... that's what separates a "good" leader from a "great" leader...

[@awesomefan86]

But you shouldn't forget that Worf is a capable crew member, an officer. Would Picard have reacted the same way to a normal cast member?

[@joshs4594]

@@awesomefan86 - By cast member you meant crew member, right? Any crew member has to earn the respect and trust of his captain through intellect, comportment, job performance, related promotions, knowledge and professionalism. That's the road Worf took to gain Capt. Picard's trust and respect. It's a two-way street because the captain has to earn the trust of his crew through fair overall valuations, knowing when and when not to be stern, showing compassion when necessary and familiarity with his crew. Capt. Kirk and Col. Potter from "M*A*S*H" handled the people under their commands the same way to ensure a smooth-running organization and that's why their staffs give the extra effort. Long/short, If you don't like your boss the effort you put in most likely will not be 100% whether you're aware of it or not.

[@blackyvertigo]

@@awesomefan86if that crew member had earned Picards respect as Worf has over the years - absolutely. The leeway granted in this scene was earned by Worf as well as being granted by a great leader.

[@McRocket]

I've never forgotten the way that Picard dealt with issues. Point out the harsh reality first. Temper it with compassion as you depart from the conversation. ☮

[@alexrompen805]

Its the mark of a good commanding officer

[@potato9832]

Every boss I've had has been the opposite of Picard. Having Picard as a boss would have been a dream.

[@johnmurray8835]

Patrick Stewart and Michael Dorn were both SO good in this scene !!!

[@StuffedCrocodile]

they're both so talented with entirely different acting methods. one is a classical english theatre thespian, and the other is selling us on a warrior alien buried under 38lbs of makeup and funny klingonese. master class.

[@brndnwilks]

Wow, it's like it was written by adults or something.

[@Amberlynn_Reid]

Not enough shooting with the bang bang!!!! Me want see bang bang!,! Heheh sometime it funny when they make joke about being a fat!!!!!! Was funny and me laughing but then me bored but then me not bored wheh bang bang and sword fight!

[@jamesthomas1213]

Nobody even cried, I don't understand.

[@hawkstringfellow]

STD is never this deep discoverys characters are just political cutouts no depth and not relateable that is why it failed

[@TimberwolfCY]

@@hawkstringfellow I mean, if 5 or 6 seasons is a failure, than it certainly gave better than it's detractors did.

[@TimberwolfCY]

"wRiTtEn By aDuLtS oR SoM3tH1nG" You sound like the 12 year-olds you seek as an insult. Grow up bro.

[@MarionGKeller]

"It is difficult to explain." "TRY."

[@Aleiza_49]

"I'm ordering you to go on leave to get your head straight....my friend" 😊 I love Picard.

[@TheFlyingSailorYT]

Goes to show how Picard understood the Klingon mind. Klingons crave structure and discipline. Almost instinctively. Something that always impressed me about Picard is how he understood those facts, and became a trusted commanding officer, and later friend to Worf.

[@edfur8196]

Picard always came across as a thoroughly decent man, l respect and admire him

[@MrCrazyrob666]

"On your feet lieutenant". I'm your friend, however, I'm also your boss. You need reminding of that and of your duty to this ship. Brilliant leadership.

[@Throwmethewhip]

((Halfway through, warf sits back down ))

[@redips]

You tell him Captain

[@Edmures_rampant_manhood]

Tbf, it was out of character for Worf not to stand up immediately.

[@firestuka8850]

"You messed up. Now I know why. Here is how we can help. When you come back, you have to be ready to be good again. If not, we got a problem. I am giving you the freedom to be who you want to be on your off time, but in exchange I expect a professional at work."

[@GammaStyleGaming]

Perfect summary

[@ironclad452]

I just watched this episode last night. The respect they have for each other in this scene is incredible. So moving! Such great acting and writing! I love this show.

[@SSingh-nr8qz]

This is what made classic Star Trek so good. It was a bit like being mentored in how to deal with situations. This is obviously a delicate situation. There are needs of the ship, but there is also the needs of the person. Watching it in action and done successfully is more satisfying that someone flipping over a table or smacking a person around just for the sake of drama.

[@Jgriffin0808081]

Every manager at every level of every company should be required to watch this scene

[@stu729]

They would cease to be managers at that point. They would be leaders.

[@pagpapaitim]

that's how a professional relationship should be

[@jimveybe7689]

I've been that boss but subordinates cried accusations. What worked in the 80s works no more.

[@2Scribble]

2:47 - as an archeologist this entire 'crisis 'of Worf's is probably fascinating to Picard - he's been so immersed in so many different cultures, legends, myths and legacies that it must be almost like going on one of those old digs with his professor as a cadet all those years ago

[@DraculaCronqvist]

Picard, the best Captain ever.

[@tristanwhite3472]

Agree

[@timonsolus]

Archer and Kirk were good captains too - they just lived in different eras. Janeway was also a good captain in a difficult situation.

[@DraculaCronqvist]

@@timonsolus I never claimed any of them were bad. Just that Picard is the best.

[@ElDukeAy]

The Sisko, would disagree.

[@Easygoing560]

Benjamin ❤

[@mcdouche2]

I want Captain Picard to come to my room, tell me things and help me with my problems. Oh well, I'll just settle for my alcoholic stepfather.

[@MisterYankou]

Patrick Stewart wrote a very good memoir and I highly recommend the audiobook if you can. Having him whisper in your ear about his career and upbringing is very comforting, and I think you'll relate to his childhood specifically.

[@mcdouche2]

@@MisterYankou why would I do that? Patrick Stewart is an absolute lunatic. He helped in ruining the franchise. He’s a gross dude.

[@LTDANMAN44]

this is what makes star trek good.

[@waxedearth5425]

This is impeccable acting

[@Peatingtune]

"You have a personal dilemma that prevents you from concentrating on your work? Please take several weeks to go soul-searching, and I hope it goes well for you." A totally alien concept to most American viewers, who had likely experienced being denied or harassed over requests for time off on many occasions: "So WHAT if your mother died? You're scheduled to work today and I expect you to be here!"

[@stu729]

I'll offer a small counterpoint, though I definitely agree with much of what you just said. While there are definitely plenty who have had awful experiences like that, many people in better working positions who will take time off for any little thing. Forget about something serious like parents dying, some are in positions where they can take off and not care about work simply because something new is dropping on Netflix and it's far more important for them to binge it right off the bat. Worf is a completely different sort. He's the kind of guy who has such dedication to his work and duty that *he* would say that although his mother died that morning, he would still be at work, he'd do someone's mandatory overtime, and he'd only work on funeral arrangements during his meal break, which he'd take at his desk anyway. I'd say in many ways that's an equally alien concept to some people (and in most cases rightfully so I would say). Picard was gently and subtly *ordering* Worf to go on his sabbatical because he knew he needed it, and also because Worf had probably built up some 318 days of shore leave (just like Picard had built up at the end of Insurrection).

[@keithallver2450]

If this had been Discovery they would have cried and hugged each other.

[@jtno2]

Worf always respected Picard's sterness and discipline. He appreciated his ability to empathize as well.

[@tshiamo_v]

I remember this scene whenever I hear the word "lieutenant"

[@badgercdlyons]

Back in the day when this aired I thought Boreth was a monastery where a klingon could go to reflect and center himself. Now after Strange New Worlds I understand one does not go to Boreth lightly and one does not leave Boreth unchanged in deep ways.

[@Josh-99]

Oh my goodness... thank you for finding this scene. I watched it when it originally aired -- watching ST:TNG was one of the things my parents and I always did together. I was young at the time (I was 10 when the first episode aired!) and the show made a HUGE impression on me. This scene is one of the ones that stuck with me because I knew -- I KNEW -- when Picard walked into the room he would walk the line between chastising and empathizing. When I became a Navy officer myself I did my best to be like Picard: strong and decisive, but humble, empathetic, and open-minded. Now that I run my own company I continue that behavior. I truly believe that being a good leader isn't about being "in charge". A good organization doesn't need anyone "in charge"; it needs a team of people who understand their duties, who work together, and who look out for each other. Picard is responsible for ensuring that his people do their duties to the best of their abilities, but he also understands that he cannot demand that if he doesn't care for them physically, mentally, and spiritually.

[@kevinhart8339]

Star Trek is Shakespeare in disguise as Science Fiction

[@UltraGalaxyify]

Yeah? You referencing JUST TNG, or does that include STD and SNW?

[@DGenerationX69]

Great episode.

[@andyinmotion6877]

It’s so good. Picard had such respect for his officers that he tailored his approach to each of them. He could do thus because he knew and cared for each of them. Of course he would order any of them to their deaths if the mission required, or sacrifice himself if necessary. But he knew that Worf needed him to be this version of himself to accept his help. He didn’t belittle Worf’s beliefs, or “poor baby” him. He didn’t do what Riker would have done and pretend to be a Klingon captain dealing with a subordinate. He didn’t insult Worf by patronizing him with a fake understanding of what needed. He simply asked him, made the decision on the spot, and made it clear what his expectations as a Starfleet officer were of Worf on his return. So good.

[@justanotherlikeyou]

Worf would find what he was searching for, but not now. The time was not right. And he would eventually meet Kahless, the _real_ Kahless, who would guide him as to what had to be done. It would lead him to the moment of his greatest courage and humility, to face the emperor in mortal combat, to overcome him, and to pass the mantle of leadership to another. Worf was destined to reshape the Kilngon empire, and with it, the trajectory of his people. Worf's name would be spoken of in honor and sung in songs of warriors.

[@gnericgnome4214]

I blame Worf's Russian adopted parents. Worf's culture and heritage should be Russian, not Klingon. Instead they let him become racist and obsessed with Klingon culture. To the point where he feels qualified to lecture native-raised Klingons about their culture.

[@MrSircharles05]

Picard was not only a good captain, but a good friend.

[@mharbaugh]

12 days by shuttle... Oof, that's a long time in that little shuttle! 🤣

[@SonicSlicer]

Lots of time for Aktuh and Maylota.

[@ianmckee4726]

Whats more remarkable is that Worf actuslly makes it to thr monestary without being snatched by Romulans. Most officers on that ship csnt sey foot in a shuttle without neing nabbed

[@acm4147]

Star Trek TOS, TNG, and DS9 had dedicated actors and writers. Each crew was different, but they all shared loyalty to each member and commanding officer; who also returned yhat trust and loyalty. Work fit right in DS9 and its four season Dominion arc. He added to the series, without diminishing the other characters. He was given greater responsibility through Sisko, with occasional encouragement from O'Brian.

[@bustedsim]

It wasn't until now that I connected "Charles Esten" to "CHIP Esten" from "Whose Line Is It Anyway." Same guy.

[@johnmurray8835]

He also played Deacon Claiborne on. Nashville !!!

[@JohnVance]

Remember when we worshiped the heroes and not the villains

[@r6u356une56ney]

Which "we" are you talking about? And which "villian(s)?"

[@eq1373]

@@r6u356une56ney the question says a lot about you

[@MDE_never_dies]

Remember when we didn’t worship false idols.

[@TubeTAG]

@@MDE_never_dies I'm not sure we ever learned to discern the false ones from any other.

[@MDE_never_dies]

@@TubeTAG Yeah, I guess that’s the thing, never stopped worshipping them.

[@Pj0tter]

Mighty fine acting I love it!

[@CKM-gf3ik]

12 days in a shuttle craft seems kind of rough, I get antsy when I make the 4 hour drive back to my parents' house.

[@hellpea]

that's different though. imagine if you had an RV with autopilot and a replicator. I could do a 12 day road trip in that setup. hell, we all have "computers" that can entertain us

[@Freddie1980]

Jean Luc Picard, a man with a steel fist covered by a velvet glove

[@weemissile]

Alan Oppenheimer? As in, the OG Skeletor? That Alan Oppenheimer?

[@OnafetsEnovap]

The same man.

[@JohnBasedowYoda]

“12 days by shuttle. We could get there in 15 min but 12 days for you Lt.”

[@Gregory11811]

12 days in a shuttle?! Those shuttles don’t have bathrooms!

[@Jo-JoandTaffy]

That is easy. Just go and transport it out into space really quick before it hits the floor. Scotty could do it. Not so sure about Lt. O'Brian though.

[@brians9508]

12 days by yourself in a shuttle. I thought 14 hours in a plane was the worst - apparently it is nothing.

[@halwakka504]

Lots of space to put your feet up, walk around, listen to some music, do some gaming, do some fapping. Way better than a 14 hour plane flight.

[@Eyesorecrymore]

​@@halwakka504Star Fleet Officers do not fap. In fact, I'm somewhat convinced that by the 24th century they evolved, and didn't even have anything TO fap.

[@whatk2]

Maybe like a solo ocean crossing in a small yacht?

[@Trecesolotienesdos]

All of the captains were good leaders. Showing empathy and also enforcing standards

[@williamcap2236]

That is what makes Picard such a great captain brains and Braun. I will always love Kirk first my type of captain shoot first ask questions later.

[@michaelbayer5094]

I suspect auto-correct got you. You meant "brawn". Braun is a coffee maker.

[@carlosrvra]

There’s a great TNG novel that bridges a story of the real Kahless as well as a TNG adventure.

[@steveempire4625]

As a Chaplain assistant, this hits hard. Ensuring a service member can freely exercise their religion, whatever their religion, is fundamental to freedom and a morale booster.

[@reidycruise]

Lol and when a sniper takes off there head you are full of shit 👌🏽

[@outsideredge]

"As of this moment, Mr. Worf, you are on leave." "Thank You, sir." "When you set foot on this ship again, I expect you to perform your duties like a Starfleet officer." 12 days later: "Captain, I have found God and brought him back in the shuttle with me." "No more leave for you, Mr. Worf."

[@TheCormTube]

"If you were any other man I would kill you where you stand" Picard is the only person who could call Worf a coward and get away with it because of the immense respect Worf has for him. This is one of the scenes where you see into that.

[@PenneySounds]

God I miss shows where people worked out their disputes like rational adults

[@collinsdarkwa281]

Picard and worf talk

[@kevinblack16]

very good scene. a scene I hadn't really considered.

[@timbert4672]

The scene at the end of the episode talked about here was good too where Picard asks if Worf found what he was looking for and he makes up that story about a crashed transport ship, commenting that no one survived Khitomer. At which point Picard simply responds with, "I understand" and then leaves the room.

[@christopherg2347]

"And that is how I ended up bringing Khaless on board..."

[@chestrockwell7023]

I could only imagine that smell of going in worfs room 😂

[@habück]

Dax once says he smells like musk

[@SulliMike23]

I love that Picard gave Worf the option to head to Borath to find faith in his Klingon heritage. Lord knows, Worf needed it.

[@jozkomrkvicka7607]

This is how a corporate boss fire you... It sounds better like you are fired but it is the same

[@amirahsadre4570]

I wish I had managers like him.

[@nickrigopoulos589]

Love the channel name

[@brothergrimaldus3836]

Alan Oppenheimer was in this?

[@aperson22222]

_Only_ twelve days by shuttle? Twelve days on a shuttle sounds pretty miserable.

[@jgjperlman]

Worfs team is DA BEARSSSSD

[@HawkGTboy]

Can you imagine actually spending TWELVE DAYS in a Star Trek shuttlecraft? I’d lose my mind.

[@BrainNeedsFood]

That's a superb display of leadership. Picard is robust in holding Worf to account for standards, but actually listens to him, gets to the bottom of the issue and comes up with a solution. That's how leadership is done.

[@tmac9208]

This is a real example of "Unlimited PTO".

[@georgemercer402]

This conversation is very similar to the one Worf had with Gowron before the Klingon Civil War

[@StarTrekDoor]

👏

[@snowflower64]

Worf needed a sabbatical, basically

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

The mark of a good captain. Is all he did. Of a good father, leader, klingon.

[@donovanwilliams5424]

This is what made Roddenberry Star Trek so great. It didn't try to preach or hold an "approved opinion" or insert "modern-day" into the show, except as a way to explore both sides of an issue. This is why it is far better than any modern Trek.

[@Whatsuppbuddies]

pretty sure the producer for TNG was actively cynical of roddenberry's vision

[@Aegis359]

12 days by shuttle...just to get there. damn

[@jonathonclary1681]

You know, I think this is one time I have to call foul on Picard. Certainly Worf needed to be called out for his behavior, but to go into his living space and call him to attention, that crosses a line.

[@gfsfyfy426]

💃💃💃

[@JayJ367]

I hope Worf has a blow up doll and a lot of Kleenex with him on that 12 day shuttle trip.

[@marvlouslie2053]

If this was written in the modern day, Picard would've slapped the hell out of Worf, told him to grow up and laugh and belittle his beliefs, and then a girl boss would've come in and emasculated him even further.

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

Geezer alert: Raise your hand if you thought "Alan Oppenheimer? As in 'Rudy Wells'?"

[@sethhaveron1371]

and he went to Borath to find the Klingon Borats of Borath

[@tryscience]

It seems that Kayless couldn't care less

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

I wonder whatever happened to the Kahless clone. We didn't hear much about him after this, despite the profound ramifications. Imagine a similar situation here, where somehow scientists obtained a sample of Jesus' blood and cloned him as a way to usher in his return. How would people react to it?

[@wjzav1971]

0:29 And THIS Is what I hate. They put the name Kahless into quotes, spoiling the fact that it is not actually Kahless.

[@themarlboromandalorian]

ALAN OPPENHEIMER‽ THEY HAD SKELETOR ON THIS EPISODE‽

[@deepnthought.]

Am I missing something here? How can Worf teach other Klingons about their history & progress when it was said that he was raised by human parents? 😮🤔

[@RavenHawkes]

"Boroth is 12 days by shuttle." 12days?! All that future tech and they can't transfer to other starships that are along the route to get there faster? Man that's a week of my vacation down the tubes?

[@RetroMaticGamer]

To quote Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, "Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space." 12 days is nothing, considering the 75 years Voyager would have taken to cross the galaxy; the likelihood of other ships in the vicinity, much less some heading into Klingon space, is understandably slim. I'm more shocked that Picard just randomly knew where this planet was and could calculate that ETA estimate in his head without hesitation.

[@mgtowmonger2729]

give him a runabout and he would make it in 1 day or so... shuttles not capable of light speed... at least certain ones.

[@larrycanupp411]

Worf should not have sat back down after getting up from his bed. Very disrespectful and the writers should know that.

[@Man0fMeans]

ANY military member knows this!

[@TubeTAG]

@@Man0fMeans Star Fleet being a "military" has long been a thing of debate.

[@Man0fMeans]

@@TubeTAG Oh I’m not arguing if Starfleet is military. I am only agreeing that sitting down before the commander is disrespectful. This *I* learned in the military.

[@attiepollard7847]

​​@@TubeTAGokay let's get this out the way rather Gene Roddenberry likes to admit it or not Starfleet is a military. Plus to the guy saying that he should have been on his feet know he should have not because the Captain did not make it a business meeting yet until he ordered worf to get on his feet.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Starfleet is kind of inbetween military and civilian.

[@Anth230]

Moss this kind of Trek. Disco and SNW didnt have a lot of this.

[@robertcurtis3807]

Jean Picard was too soft in his crew, and Benjamin Sisko. Archer would had threw the book at Worf!

[@harryc1971]

This is true 'Star Trek'

[@BigBri550]

2:22 Such a good metaphor for Christian deconstruction.

[@robertdouglass1703]

Jesus is the truth, the light, and the way.

[@BigBri550]

@@robertdouglass1703 You clearly have no idea what I was referring to.

[@robertdouglass1703]

@@BigBri550 I know what deconstruction is. Jesus is the truth. People re-examining their faith would be on them, not on the validity of the Christian faith.

[@BigBri550]

@@robertdouglass1703 "The Christian faith" is zillions of incongruent faiths.

[@robertdouglass1703]

@@BigBri550 First you say that I "clearly" don't know something which is not correct. Then you say another untruth about "zillions of incongruent faiths."

[@KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgain]

Worf: so I should act like commander Riker and chase after the females and sleep with many of them???

[@timonsolus]

Hey, it worked for Captain Kirk... most of the time.

[@cassidystarchild7907]

Worf was always a bit of a drama queen on the Enterprise

[@HankMcGurk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6ukgGx3bqydnassi=0ZyrbZF7eDFBMucz End scene!

[@morphytyme]

It's almost as if this isn't homogenized made by committee media to be as palatable to as many people as possible.

[@translucentorb]

Was worf autistic?

[@JoshSweetvale]

Not quite. He was a Klingon orphan taught by Humans. *He got his entire cultural identity from books.* As an alternate Data said at one point, Worf is the most Klingon Klingon to have ever lived, because he's never had to live among other Klingons. He is everything his species says they are, everything they want to be. And when Worf himself fails to live up to that ideal he gets a little crazy himself. B'ellana Torres got her cultural education from her mother and was a lot more spontaneous despite her parents's messy divorce.

[@Themheals]

I bet religious people watch this and laugh at how preposterous it sounds.

[@TheHonestJock]

Compare this exemplary Star Trek to the nihilistic low IQ slurry that we now get stamped as Star Trek, its tragic

[@merickful]

What does your dead horse opinion have to do with this video? This is not the place for it. Stop self-perpetuating your own hate by bringing that said hate to every Star Trek video that is posted. It's like ordering food you hate at a restaurant just to tell the server you don't like it when they bring it to your table, then saying, "I told you this restaurant sucked!"

[@andreweff1284]

​@merickful cry more. New Trek sucks. Strange New Worlds is our only hope of Trek getting back on track to what it should be. The other recent stuff is woke garbage.

[@TheHonestJock]

@@merickful Il post what I want where I want and your analogy is woeful. A more accurate analogy would be you go to a restaurant all your life and you adore it then suddenly new management takes over and makes it absolutely dire, then you watch an old advert (commercial) for that restaurant and you remark on how amazing it used to be and how gutted you are at the state of it now. There fixed it for you.

[@LordMelathor]

"oh that's 12 days away" How would he know that? lol. its space, it's vast. How many planets and locations and their distance to his traveling starship with warp capabilities, no way lol.

[@eriks2962]

maybe he looked it up before hand guessing what was going on

[@travissmith2848]

Well, it is likely only a couple days at most away for the _Enterprise_ , and being aware of near-ish places of possible refuge is likely something he keeps up with. A fair navigator and pilot in his day he likely didn't need much time to dial back the warp factor to that of a shuttle. Something on the order of "That sounds familiar. Oh, yes, it was in today's report on possible ports! It would take us two days, so by shuttle that would be... twelve days."

[@gobblinal]

Okay, but hear me out. 12 days on a Shuttlecraft is pretty much two weeks stuck in a minivan. I guess the replicators work with ANY organic materials? And when Worf's time is up, exactly just how far away is the Enterprise going to be? A hell of a lot more than 12 days I am sure!

[@TubeTAG]

What other nits would you like to pick?

[@LordMelathor]

@@TubeTAG that they can dodge phasers, an energy weapon traveling at the speed of light lol. No one can move that fast, not even Data

[@spiralinglight]

Sounds like a violation of the prime directive 🤷‍♂️

[@davidgriffiths7696]

Primitive mumbo jumbo

[@Aqweius]

You know it’s ironic that Picard always claimed he was “bad” with children, uncomfortable with children (I.e. not suited to be a parent); because, he sure as hell displayed paternal characteristics, instincts, qualities when he mentored his crew: Data, Riker, (here with Worf), even Geordi and Ro Laren. He may have been a stern father, but he was a loving father.

[@904jagzsuck5]

12 days in a shuttle. Eff that sh--if Picard really cared he'd hit warp drive and get Worf there in 5 minutes 😂😂😂