Minstrel Boy by Chief O'Brien in Star Trek

[@davidcarrasco876]

MAAAAN ! That scene still hits me hard Bro. That pause & reflection then "I'm not gonna win this one, am I Chief ? No Sir." Writers and actors pulled it altogether on this one.

[@davidcarrasco876]

I mean look at the Story line....You see that the man was MORE soldier than SCIENTIST......he saw what no one else did or "refused" to see....labeled a warmonger & insane basically. Only to be proven RIGHT...He bet his life on it, his crew backed that bet with theirs. What was it Miles said before to a Cardassion ? "I don't hate you, I hate what you made me become."

[@Vladpryde]

Such a powerful scene with a beautiful song.

[@jackpretorius5907]

To this day, this scene evokes deep emotions. Truly beautiful.

[@mattmanw54301]

this scene always makes me cry. My favorite Next Generation ep.

[@engine22emt]

Absolutely the best episode Maxwell was a warrior hardened by the atrocities of the enemy. The Chief has to come to grips with PTSD he has lived with for years in a very very short time I live his quote “I consider my self lucky, to have served with the two finest Captains in Starfleet”

[@engine22emt]

@@9610-f4c I agree Captain Maxwell was a warrior plain and simple

[@picknroll8221]

@@engine22emt Perfect synopsis.

[@csnow3774]

I love the use of this song because it's also symbolic of the lone warrior going into battle... and being defeated. And the only one praising him being his own harp.

[@dwsimmy2599]

I don't think the song is about "the only one praising him being his own harp". I think that it's about the Minstrel Boy pledging his undying loyalty to his homeland (the "Land of Song"), and saying that even if all the world is against her, she'll always have his sword to defend her and his harp to "praise thee", "thee" being the "Land of Song" from the first line of the verse, not himself. The Minstrel is defeated, but he refuses to submit, preferring to die and to shatter his own harp than to live to see his home fall. You're definitely right about the first part though; Maxwell sees himself the same way the minstrel boy in the song did; as the last person willing to do what was necessary to defend his home.

[@stanmoroncini8825]

Bob Gunton is a Vietnam veteran, I could see that soldiers look in this scene

[@larrytipton2868]

Beautiful scene. One of the best of the series.

[@stratagama]

I would like to point out that the two people who dislike this video are dicks

[@winterborn791]

I have found that chief O'Brian is the most respected and believeble chareters in this serires not only because my family is from Ireland but because he is more capable than anyone else through hard work, faith and dedication.

[@dij7878]

I always tear up when I see this scene

[@marko112kg]

This scene and the Doctor reciting the Hippocrates oath always make me tear up.

[@Helbore]

I'm not going to win this one, am I, Chief?

[@thebeano1985]

No sir

[@seanbrown525]

Giving what happened in Star Trek Deep Space Nine later I wouldn't be surprised if Maxwell joined the Marquis or was given command of a Starfleet vessel considering he was a experienced Captain. May be the Admirals and Captains jailed were recruited by section 31 as Starfleet were definitely shorthanded as they lost at least 100 + ships and crew during the Dominion War.

[@seanbrown525]

This scene shows how good Star Trek:The Next Generation was at its best in a wonderful episode .Colm Meaney and Bob Gunton who played Captain Maxwell are both excellent actors and it was nice to see Rosalind Chao again as Keiko O'Brien.

[@charlieholton9073]

No sir

[@davidcarrasco876]

As now, every now and then when I catch TNG and it happens it's this episode, this scene, this line.....it as powerful as the 1st time watching it.

[@christophershar8790]

Two great actors. Bob Gunton deserves much more credit for his acting and performances as does Colm Meaney!

[@rohrichjw]

A beautiful song.

[@toamatau8785]

Surprised to not see a single comment about how this tune plays during the DS9 finale when O'Brien is in his quarters.

[@Joozt112]

Hope great Trek/SciFi like this will once return. Nowadays overhyped tv can't match this.

[@ilovethetampabaylightning92]

I am so in love with Bob Gunton.

[@edwardfrench9368]

I used to be a civil war reinactor, and I immediately understood this reference. :)

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

Roundhead or Cavalier?

[@edwardfrench9368]

@@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire apologies, the American Civil War. 20th Main, Company F on the Union's side.

[@captainspire9094]

What I wouldnt do to get a full orchestra Star Trek version of that song.

[@jhohen03]

O'Brien was the best side character in next gen. i wish i had seen DS9. will have to find episodes

[@ozreads]

DS9 is on Netflix

[@ntcrwler]

A powerful, touching scene

[@ThroneOfBhaal]

I'd wish they'd done a little more of this.

[@curtist919]

I always wanted to see a scene where the Klingons finished singing one of their war songs and asked a starfleet crew to sing one of theirs and this was their choice.

[@alanabudd316]

which episode is that? I love the klingons

[@seanbrown525]

I don't think the scene actually happened but it would have been a good scene.

[@rinck17]

It would've been awesome if they did it and the Starfleet officers broke out into "We Will Rock You."

[@piratebri]

@Alan1701b I think that was intentional. He was a Chief Petty Officer, meaning he didn't go to the academy. He was an enlisted man, so appealed to those of us who were less refined than say Wesley Crusher ;)

[@DANTICVS]

nice! Thanks for posting this!!

[@waylander1314]

I think it's the Moreen, which was the traditional piece of Irish music that the Minstrel Boy was set to. You can probably Google up a score or an instrumental only video with that.

[@ExcretumTaurum]

@KittyStarlight and here I was thinking Wesley was actually supposed to be torn apart by Klingons

[@hudhastings1]

or is he being obtuse

[@stanmoroncini8825]

Nice

[@treyriver5676]

For those of us who played Star Fleet battles the episode was a wonderful rendition of suprize reversed.

[@TheMightySvizac]

is there any way someone here knows where to find the instrumental (the part that sounds like orchestra playing) that begins on 1:01?

[@Markperry123]

yes him and the doctor still continued that in DS9 one thing i like in DS9 that miles is now more of a bigger role

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

When the Dominion War started Maxwell should have been given back his command cuz there ain't no greater Kardashian killer the Maxwell and O'Brien and no Brian could have become the first officer on the Phoenix they could have fought the Dominion War tooth and nail Maxwell could have been walking around with the Kardashian neck bones hanging on him around his neck the Klingons would have liked Maxwell Maxwell should have joined the Klingon Defense Force during the invasion of cardassia

[@RA-VEN8]

the hillbilly gamer ! My thoughts exactly.

[@patrickmcshane7658]

YES

[@captainspire9094]

After seeing this episode along with what the Cardisians did, I thought that would have been a great way to bring this captain back to the chair.

[@shamrockshore6308]

+the hillbilly gamer ! 'there ain't no greater Kardashian killer the Maxwell and O'Brien'...except maybe, esophageal cancer.

[@kimothy1701]

So, as well as the Cardassians, Maxwell was targeting the Kardashians?

[@tek512]

It's a pity, really. Maxwell was right the whole time. ... And it did eventually come to bite the Federation in the ass. The Cardassian Empire had nowhere near the power necessary to fight off the Federation in a prolonged war, either. Taking them down there would've made it so the Dominion had a much harder time later on.

[@Vejitatheouji]

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

[@thebeano1985]

Super Saiya-jin Vegeta no sir

[@TehCheese]

@Alan1701b I liked him because he grew up about 15 minutes away from me. Go on the Meaney!

[@bandboy11111]

Question, I know that O'Brian is a CPO, but why does he have the 2 pips of a LT? And I would love to have CPO O'Brian as my NCO if I was in starfleet.

[@killersalmon4359]

I think ST: TNG was a little bit confused about ranks, especially O'Brien's rank. He was initially a helmsman or navigator (which would have made him an officer), and then it seemed that he was still an officer and that people calling him "Chief" was because of his job title, rather than rank, and then somewhere along the line, they decided that he should be an NCO. Up until then, I don't think non-commissioned ranks were even portrayed in any ST. I do remember in either ST V, in either the movie or novelization, when someone is introduced to all of the Enterprise crew, she quips, "Don't you have any enlisted ranks?!?!" or something like that.

[@specterman626]

I'm pretty sure that the O'Brien that shot Sisko was a replacment and the Dominion had captured the real O'Brien but it's been awhile so I'm not sure

[@Savvoulas01]

agreed, some things are better without music!!

[@thamesr]

He was probably on the Jeffrey when he sang this.

[@quinncyquinnquinn]

They're black pips, which I guess denotes a CPO.

[@Uridien]

Stompy!

[@bug1701]

+Uridien 1 how do you get a name like that? =)

[@edwardfrench9368]

+Adam Ski (Crazy Ski 1701) Soldiers stomping to the beat of drums.

[@bug1701]

Edward French works for me =)

[@susanesquer1520]

Stompy aka Will Kane

[@pixelsword]

He reminds me of the fat Hobbit.

[@erastus25]

Eh. Don't bother. They rewrite the character and we find out he's actually a Dominion spy (he's a shapeshifter) when he shoots Sisko in ops. It's pretty ridiculous. Other than that it's a great show. You should see it.

[@kidstlme8230]

i am not going to win this one, am i chief, ...reply, thanks to the Dems in 2020 america, no sir !

[@toamatau8785]

What does this have to do with anything