"Now We Have A Common Enemy" He Says

Star Trek · The Next Generation · s05e03 · Ensign Ro
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[@Koowluh]

I'm beginning to think Starfleet qualifications for becoming an admiral are: A. Be a blundering fool. B. Be corrupt as hell. C. Both A and B are correct.

[@UndeadGhostGirl]

Hey, Kirk was never corrupt! ... i dont think...

[@cryofpaine]

@@UndeadGhostGirl he was also only an admiral for a few movies. I guess stealing a starship isn't corrupt enough for Starfleet.

[@Pizza793]

Thats why picard never became an admiral. He was too smart

[@RandomAmerican3000]

The term "fail upwards" exists for a reason.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

or D: Be a bitch a****** like Satie and Nechayev...

[@mikeprovost]

Picard: "No, onscreen." Aka "I'm going to rip this admiral apart without even raising my voice, and you're all going to watch."

[@jackmyers8687]

Public put down. Nothing like it for cathartic retribution

[@girlgarde]

That seems to be Picard's speciality, verbally taking apart his superior officers without raising his voice. He did it to Satie and earlier, the admiral who wanted to take Lal away from Data and he did it here......

[@flamingspinach]

The communication literally came in on a "secured channel", it had to have been against some Starfleet policy to take the call in front of the entire bridge staff, lol. I'm surprised the admiral didn't just hang up on Picard!

[@TheColSamson]

"Hold my wine, Number One. I'm about to dunk on this man in 4K"

[@guillermoelnino]

​@@TheColSamsonits the future so probably more like 64K

[@tbeller80]

"If that's your call, I'll support it." "I'm changing my mind." "Now I'm ordering you to do it."

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

"Thank you for audibly stating that for the record. See you in court, sir."

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

Welp, there goes your career, admiral.

[@girlgarde]

Yep, it's implied that he ended up at the same stockade as Ro Laren. I imagine the other inmates telling the admiral "You believed the Cardassians?! How naive can you get you moron! Even Ro Laren didn't do something as stupid as that!".

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Throw him in prison for something he did not do deliberately? I doubt Federation law would work that way. But, I wonder what would they do with him? Recommendations?

[@girlgarde]

@@TheNoiseySpectator He ordered Ro Laren to tell the Bajoran extremists that he'd have them armed to the teeth which was in violation of Federation law due to the Prime Directive, that was his big crime.

[@JWMcLay]

@@girlgarde bingo, that alone is enough to Court Marshal the naive and complacent dopey Admiral. Claiming ignorance is not enough to get you off in this case.

[@awesomemccoolname7111]

Nah, this is starfleet, they like their admirals a little crazy.

[@OptimusWombat]

Just another Starfleet Badmiral. Picard has guys like these for lunch.

[@stevengalloway8052]

I loved the Admiral's look there at the end. He suddenly realized that his beans were eaten by the Cardassians, and he didn't even know it... 😆

[@Mortified42]

Lots of beans

[@brianthompson5672]

Well played sir

[@freddie-fucknmercury891]

Oh beans

[@Yashirmare]

Those were my beans Max! I was eating those beans!

[@christophergolas9930]

Then the Admiral is toast. 🙂

[@Trek001]

You know, I just worked out why Picard wanted it on the main screen - the rest of the current shift would be witnesses and it would also be entered into the Bridge's procedural log

[@deadturret4049]

Precisely. Any screw ups could just wind up getting classified if it was just between a captain and an admiral.

[@szahmad2416]

EXACTLY. Wasn't just an opportunity for a public dressing down. This was AFTER Ro Laren had confided in him. Picard wasn't going to be caught in the same position.

[@argvminusone]

​@@szahmad2416 Also, Ro gets a front-row seat to the fruition of her clever plan.

[@szahmad2416]

@@argvminusone yeah...although I think that's just a side benefit.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

I love that. "All hands lost?" "No sir." "Survivors?" "No sir, noone was on board."

[@barnabusdoyle4930]

So the answer to All hands lost would be yes, everyone on that ship died. No survivors because no crew.

[@gratux]

​@@barnabusdoyle4930can one really die if they have never lived?

[@matthewronson5218]

Also: No one was on board

[@fperri302]

​@barnabusdoyle4930 pretty sure answer would still be no because Noone was on board and the ship was being flown completely by remote ....

[@barnabusdoyle4930]

@@fperri302 No, the answer would be yes. If an empty ship is destroyed, would all the crew aboard the ship also have died? Yes. All crew aboard the ship was lost. The fact that there was no crew aboard the ship is actually irrelevant to the question.

[@jcortese3300]

I see an actor who can convincingly deliver a major monologue while staring at a prop showing nothing whatsoever. Wow.

[@emeral311]

Star Trek brought elevated theatre to science fiction

[@AzzleJazzle44]

We all have monologues this good in the shower after the fact

[@TheZetaKai]

Check and mate. Picard just schooled the admiral, both militarily and politically, all without firing a shot, AND while making him see the error of his ways. Don't try to outmaneuver Picard; it won't end well for you.

[@david2869]

If you try to outmaneuver Picard, your shirt will be all over the place!

[@teemusid]

"...naive enough.." That sounds like a shot to me.

[@jackmyers8687]

The REAL Picard maneuver...

[@cologne2792]

This will henceforth be known as, " The Picard Outmaneuver "

[@kellyweingart3692]

😂😂😂😂

[@JM.TheComposer]

The shot of the Enterprise moving away whilst the Cardassian ships move in is truly majestic.

[@3Rayfire]

Yeah that was gorgeous.

[@FLAME4564]

like the equivilent of a sci fi chess game :3 XD Enterprise D moving while the 2 galors move up to the way of 1 out dated bajoran ship and destroy that while Picard out smarts that starfleet Admrial. Soo indeed in Star Trek terms that is in essance 2 words. Check Mate Star Trek style.

[@nitehawk86]

That look Picard gives Riker after "He's ordering us to withdraw?" Awesome acting by Sir Patrick without saying a word.

[@nitehawk86]

Also I assume that this far into the series, the Picard Maneuver there was scripted.

[@NeilFraser]

I want to know what the shooting script said. Was this good writing, or were the words dropped on set due to the actors/director? Edit: Found the script. RIKER: He ordered us to withdraw? Picard nods silently. Riker looks back to the viewscreen. So the silence was in the script, but the actor/director dropped the nod.

[@danieldickson8591]

"That fool is actually going through with it, Number One."

[@stevenreichertart]

I love the gestures in place of words. This was done many time on TNG with great psychological effect. Actions do speak louder than words.

[@michaelmauch7914]

He says "yes, now watch this.... it's gonna be great" All without a word... just a nod

[@Koulnis]

I actually like how this came across in this episode. Starfleet is built upon such a Utopian ideal, that a threat like terrorism is only seen through a lens of innocence and the absolution of peace. This was further emphasized through the Borg conflict, whose interest was singular and transparent. Out on the frontier, captains like Picard, and later on Sisko, provide Starfleet with the lens of complexity because races like the Cardassians will take advantage of that utopian naivete.

[@danieldickson8591]

Picard was an extremely rare breed, a pragmatic idealist. He had principles he would never compromise, but he understood that much of the universe didn't share them, and as a consequence he had to prepare to make hard choices and face the consequences.

[@evm6177]

El Capiton Pickard Rules.🤘Right well, it all makes sense now! Bajorans = The Taliban Cardesians / Admiral = American Military + Western weapons manufacturers.. (AKA Conspirators) Brilliant! 😎👍👍

[@PaintGuru24]

Well that sounds… relatable

[@brothersofliberty2437]

Sisko speech in DS9 season 2 about earth being paradise hit the nail on the head

[@Ares99999]

@@brothersofliberty2437For myself, always felt that Sisko oversimplified things on purpose. He was stressed, a friend of his had deserted Starfleet, and he was left with nothing but unpalatable choices. Sisko would later show he's willing to go to great lengths to save 'paradise'. And over the years he went from 'somewhat sympathetic' towards the Maquis to 'absolutely done' with them. Note that Sisko didn't give much of a damn when he learned that the Maquis had been pretty much wiped out.

[@richtea615]

How do you become a three pips admiral and not know that you need warp drive to reach another star system?

[@rowlandbuck2703]

Probably just ASSumed..

[@nuplanner5345]

Some people only see what they want to see.

[@fivestar5897]

when you were raised by your mama to be an enormous fool to one day give Picard something to play off of

[@HighwaytoHoserville]

He may not have known these bajorans had no warp capability. He sits in his office on earth. Being a bureaucrat.

[@girlgarde]

He didn't know that Orta's ships didn't have warp capability due to lack of intelligence on his group. Orta isn't going to openly announce the weaknesses of his ships for all to hear just to provide some desk jockey like the Admiral here with accurate info to avoid possibly looking stupid one day.

[@MasterofSpiders]

Just realised Picard gave Kenneally an out and he didn't take it.

[@davecrupel2817]

If K is stupid enough to believe and trust the Cardassians, he's gonna be too stupid to see, or to accept, Picard's out.

[@fivestar5897]

Cliff Notes version: "Admiral, you are a giant tool. Picard.......OUT" {mic drop}

[@develynseether4426]

1. You'd think by now Admirals would know better than to go up against Picard. 2. So he got removed and replaced with Not-Care Nechayev. 😖 3. And this was the last time we saw Cardassians use pink torpedoes.

[@JaredlS10]

Hated Nedheyev but the actress played the role of Karen so well.

[@girlgarde]

To be fair, Nechayev saw a wasted opening to destroy or at least hurt the Borg Collective and protect the Federation from harm hence why she yelled at Picard and was hard on him. She was a "look at the big picture to protect the Federation" type of officer and not a "remembering to be Human even if it handicaps you" type of officer. I wasn't fond of her either to be honest but I understand now why she behaved the way she does, to protect the Federation plus she's actually right sometimes.

[@danieldickson8591]

Nechayev was the only Star Fleet Admiral who came up against Picard and didn't leave tied up with a neat little bow. She deserves respect for that.

[@girlgarde]

@@danieldickson8591 That's because she didn't do anything illegal and was careful as to what she attacked Picard on.

[@thomaszinser8714]

@@girlgarde Yeah, say what you want about Nechayev, but she was a fairly competent and, surprisingly for a Starfleet admiral, possessed a good bit of integrity.

[@JMUDoc]

You know that an admiral is bad when Picard calls them "sir"...

[@Canyster]

No wonder Kirk wanted to remain a captain!

[@KenshiImmortalWolf]

the amount of work admirals do leads them to slowly become blind to the galaxy. To quote mordin "to focused on big picture, big picture made up of little pictures, to many variables."

[@OptimusWombat]

I think it's that Kirk eventually became fed up and wanted to go back to being a captain. He was a young career-minded officer, fast tracked until he became the youngest starship captain in Starfleet. When he accepted promotion to flag rank after his Five Year Mission was completed, and especially with the Enterprise temporarily out of service for her refit, he probably accepted the promotion without giving it a second thought.

[@FLAME4564]

Indeed Picard and Kirk have the smarts to remain in the starship game of Chess since theyre the true kings I mean common being captian of a starship is like being kings in a sci fi game of chess that even Kirk himself would know that all too well in the TOS era.

[@jackcoleman5955]

“How many a$$holes do we have in this navy??” “Well, sir, how many Admirals are there in Starfleet?”

[@trajan231]

"Yo!'

[@nevadahamaker7149]

4:19 The face of a man who has very quickly come to the full realization that his career is over, and he'll be lucky to stay out of prison.

[@bustedsim]

Huh... even though Picard was right here, it's also this moment that probably lead to the more involved peace treaty negotiations where Cardassia and the Federation had to give up various colonies, leading to the creation of the Demilitarized Zone, and the Maquis. This one moment sparked Wesley to ascend when he did, lead to the need for Sisko to take over DS9, the discovery of the Wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant and the Dominion, and therefore war, and lead to Voyager going to the Badlands and ending up in the Delta Quadrant. This is like, the second most important moment of this era.

[@PeowPeowPeowLasers]

2:09 damn look how good the Enterprise looks in that shot.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

I'd love to see Ro Laren reappears in a future DS9 centric reboot or sequel series. As seen in her TNG appearances, Ro is a survivor. I never believed she's perished alongside the rest of the Maquis when the Dominion War is over. In my head canon she's roaming somewhere in the galaxy until the right opportunity requires her to show up...

[@lawnmowermanTX]

In my head she’s a Starfleet Captain on Lower Decks of a Nebula Class ship, and Worf’s secret lover..

[@CtaEverett23]

Well... you did get your wish

[@LGranthamsHeir]

@@CtaEverett23 Sadly not for long though

[@romancernjak]

@@LGranthamsHeir in the alternate timeline. the ro we know and love is still out there somewhere, waiting to resolve her conflict with the real picard.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

@@romancernjak Right on! Based on what Terry Matalas said after "Picard" finale, we have not seen the last of Ro Laren yet. Of course, it also depends on Michelle Forbes.

[@DaveXYZ369]

"Subspace Signal comming in from Starfleet Captain, Admiral Kennelly." "...On Screen...." "It is on a secured Channel Sir. In your ready room?" "...No. Here. On Screen" Oh Boy he is gone get it and everyone will see it :)

[@someonesomewhere7587]

Kitty Foreman watched this and started chanting "You're gonna get it!" at that part.

[@moshiach2]

Riker: He's ordered us to withdraw? Picard: Ah, I see you've read the script!

[@Spacegoat92]

2:50 you can see the reflection of the boom on the lower right screen on Ro Larens console.

[@shanedyer3230]

I love the idealism of the virtuous captain exposing the corrupt Star Fleet admiral, with expected consequences. On "Picard," Jean-Luc said it was no longer Star Fleet. A metaphor for so much of our society giving way to brutal greed. In my opinion. I wouldn't be a fan of Trek without those caveats on my own views.

[@erzahler1930]

Those views seem rather familiar today, don't they?

[@LGranthamsHeir]

2:10 - 2:30 How many of you wish either Gul Dukat or a certain Cardassian tailor had been in command of these Galor-class ships?

[@jacksonheathen2092]

At this point in time (several years before DS9), I think Dukat would have been busy working Barjorian slave labors to death. But perhaps Garak was still a member of the Obsidian order and might have been aboard one of those Cardassian cruisers.

[@3Rayfire]

@@jacksonheathen2092 No, the Obsidian Order wasn't allowed to have ships. He likely would've been on Cardassia Prime, interrogating some poor Cardassian to death.

[@jacksonheathen2092]

@@3Rayfire Of course. The Obsidian order wasn't allowed to have military ships. But still, they likely had an "observer" from the order onboard (especially in missions along the border). But that's just my opinion.

[@cwam1701e]

We just need to wait until George Lucas buys Star Trek and then he can do some special editions and edit them right in - no one could hate that, right?

[@OptimusWombat]

@@jacksonheathen2092 that makes sense. I feel like Cardassian ships would have "political officers" posted on them, like the way that the Soviet Navy did.

[@jerradwilson]

I need to rewatch this series. I vaguely remember watching this as a little kid but didn't understand the plot.

[@moboutmen]

Picard: Balls of TriLithium

[@aggressiveattitudeera887]

More like duranium.

[@3Rayfire]

@@aggressiveattitudeera887 Unless he's implying that Picards Balls cause Supernovas.

[@moboutmen]

@@aggressiveattitudeera887 even better

[@SamStuart07]

Gee ST seems to make most of their admirals except maybe a select few quite corrupt.

[@kadindarklord]

Interesting how quickly he hailed.

[@Just_Call_Me_Tim]

When I had the ‘Rona and couldn’t sleep these videos helped maintain my sanity as that b.s. was fought off. Don’t ever stop! Now, who’d like some beans?

[@tjwparso]

glad i could help, hope you're well 🖖🏻

[@erzahler1930]

I have two large ham hocs and a pound of dried lima beans. I'll rinse and soak the beans in cold tap water overnight, changing the water at least twice. Then I will put the ham hocs in my 6-quart crock pot, cover them with the beans along with some chopped potatoes and carrots, add some spices and seasonings, then cover the whole contents with a 50/50 mixture of water and vegetable broth until the water/broth is just below the rim, then add 5 or 6 bay leaves. For cooking, I set the crock pot to "Auto Shift." It will cook for 4 hours on high heat, then shift down to low heat so it can simmer for the rest of the day (“Low and Slow,” as we say down here in the Southland!). Check it once in a while, give it a stir, then add more water/broth if needed. With two hours to go, I will stir in some chopped celery. Then just before serving, I will make a BIG batch of cornbread. When all is ready, we will all sit down to a yummy supper of lima bean soup (flavored with ham hocs) and buttered corn bread, southern style! Beans and cornbread. Yum! 😋

[@sztriki]

This clip just appeared on my feed right after I finished DS9 and while I liked that show a lot this is the perfect scene to exemplify the difference between DS9 and TNG and why I consider the latter something unique and DS9 just a good space opera series.

[@szahmad2416]

It exemplifies why I can't take DS9 very seriously.

[@klowen7778]

Yep, and kinda more like 'soap opera' to be precise, although there'll always be folks who actually _prefer_ that sorta thing!

[@jackmyers8687]

Long live Bajor

[@FLAME4564]

Funny that Picard mentioned that outdated Bajoran ship was being remotely controlled from the ground? unless whoever is controlling that outdated old RC old bajoran ship must have aquired the skills to controll it

[@CptRomulus]

This is what got me into TNG

[@puntabachata]

The chimps were looking for a chump and they found him, Admiral.

[@kalyana9705]

One of the reason why I'm beginning to like Orville even more than start trek - they depict a moderately competent top brass, while still having a good storyline

[@hagamapama]

And then Admiral Perry happened and it turned out that yes, the Planetary Union can have Starfleet Admirals too.

[@OptimusWombat]

@@hagamapama which one was Perry? Was that Ted Danson's character?

[@hagamapama]

@@OptimusWombat He's the one who tried to use the Krill and Moclans to wipe out the Kaylon. She gave Isaac and Charlie's design to the Krills so that it would be used and the Kaylon destroyed.

[@OptimusWombat]

@@hagamapama OK, thanks. It's slowly coming back to me now. My memory isn't what it used to be, lol.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

Unfortunately, it's also The Orville, and will never be Star Trek on its best day. And that's due to its main character. Who literally photocopied TNG and DS9 Scripts and removed the parts he couldn't understand. I.E. everything actually intelligent and thought-provoking.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

At least this guy was just easier to fool and not straight up corrupt. Plus the Cardassians are deceitful, not just the Romulans. Not everyone can see through either races' lies.

[@Dowlphin]

The admiral was also corrupt, because he was willing to abet the murder of civilians. A wanted terrorist leader is one thing, but collective punishment like that is quite shocking.

[@hagamapama]

after all, I believe this is the time when the Obsidian Order was at its peak and this may well have been something put together by Tain and Garak before the latter was banished.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

@@hagamapama I have to agree, that makes a lot of sense

[@hagamapama]

@@teleportedbreadfor3days For that matter we don't really know exactly whooooooooooo this "cardassian liason" really is. It might have even been Garak. Althoughh the operative was clumsy enough that I doubt it. Getting Kennelly sick with the virus wound up being a mistake and Garak was a bit too professional for that.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

@@hagamapama lol

[@CattoRayTube]

Unfortunately relevant in 2023/24.

[@Brew78]

Ah, there we go :)

[@shiindaisuke3159]

I wonder if dolts like him ever realize they all but confirm suspicions around them when they act like that before it's too late for themselves? Naivete, & ambitious are as dangerous a combo as alcohol, & gambling.

[@Koulnis]

I actually like how this came across in this episode. Starfleet is built upon such a Utopian ideal, that a threat like terrorism is only seen through a lens of innocence and the absolution of peace. This was further emphasized through the Borg conflict, whose interest was singular and transparent. Out on the frontier, captains like Picard, and later on Sisko, provide Starfleet with the lens of complexity because races like the Cardassians will take advantage of that utopian naivete.

[@John.S92]

Ensign Ro Laren, who here was but an ensign, later changed her name and was assigned to the colonial fleet, where she rose in prominence and rank to finally one day become Admiral, and the commanding officer of a ship of her own, though she had by then risen to the rank of Admiral, she was responsible for multiple ships, along with her flag ship, the (USS) Pegasus. BS-62. Admiral Helena Cain, CO of the Battlestar Pegasus. (Yes that was all just a joke, or "homage" to the actress who played both roles in respective franshieses)

[@PaulCashman]

And she performed brilliantly in both roles. As flawed as Admiral Cain was, it took an actor of Forbes' ability to bring those flaws out seamlessly.

[@ryanm7263]

That the admiral didnt know the Bajoran ships weren't even warp-capable is a gross dereliction of duty.

[@Walrus1701D]

Ah, the misguided, admiral criminal trope Star Trek loves so much! Even in the enlightened, Utopian 24th century, power corrupts! 😈

[@argvminusone]

And the Peter principle remains in full effect.

[@develynseether4426]

As a kid I loved Starfleet and the Federation. As an adult I find Starfleet full of idiots and bureaucrats and the Federation an organisation with more wrinkles than a Zakdorn face.

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

You can see why section 31 has it's place.

[@develynseether4426]

@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants I agree in principle there are needs for organisations who will do the dirty work others won't do in order to preserve our way of life but when those same orginisations undermine the integrity of that way of life it becomes much more complicated. Some would rather die than give up those beliefs, others would prefer 'freedom' even if it costs their soul. The problem is these organisations decide for the masses when not everyone would agree with them and who are they to decide what happens?

[@Ares99999]

@@develynseether4426 And yet, overall the Federation is a good place to live, and while there are certainly bad people in it, there's a lot of good people in it. And the vast majority still follows its founding ideals by 2500.

[@hagamapama]

Section 31 won the Dominion War. I don't love them but they don't exist to be loved. They exist to do their duty and let the rest of us abide in the illusion that the universe is peaceful, because if it chooses not to be, Section 31 is there. @@develynseether4426

[@tek512]

Picard casually obliterating another admiral.

[@nicholasemjohnson47]

How could the Cardassians have not known the vessel was unmanned? Any decent scan would've told them there were no life signs.

[@joshs4594]

If only we had brilliant people like Picard in our government.

[@taopilot2669]

"Our mission has in fact BEAN to expose Orta."

[@jacob7_7_7]

That was powerful

[@peachesrambo4037]

The big picture only affects the little people.

[@casey6556]

I aspire to one day achieve the sass level of Picard’s two “No sir!”s

[@misterlau5246]

The goodness of the high command of starfleet😈

[@2Scribble]

4:16 - I too identify as a Bah-Jah-Rahn xD

[@MrPsychomonkey]

Everyone gets promoted to their level of incompetence

[@williambagley5415]

Ensign Ro is fine 🌺

[@stuartschiffman2581]

Very few captains could speak like that to an admiral in front of witnesses.

[@lesliechung79]

That look at the end where he knew the jig was up

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

"If that's your call, I'll support it." so quickly turns into a direct order. 🧐 Unfortunately for the admiral, that's just what Picard wants (though judging by the look on his face as Kennelly ends the communication, he hates receiving this final proof that this is indeed the plot he suspects).

[@elijahsdad]

Never, ever play chess against Captain Picard. You will ALWAYS lose.

[@curiousgeorge5992]

And that folks is the problem with bureaucracies, incompetent manipulatable supportive of evil downtrodden good🙄

[@WthIsThisRightHere]

Admiral, their beans are old and obsolete. They couldn't have eaten them, let alone love them!

[@thebluestig2654]

He calls a Starfleet Admiral naive, in front of an audience. The inertial dampers were working overtime at that moment to compensate for his Jupiter sized clankers.

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

I hope that there aren't any such Generals and Admirals in our military. Are there, and how many are being pushed up the Chain of Command?

[@Salty_Balls]

We know there are, all the way to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. And it's nothing new. 30+ years or more of Pentagon corruption if you pay attention. Just look at what happened this year alone.

[@XTRABIG]

There are... At all levels. But there are also individuals like Capt. Picard who will act when the time arises.

[@Dowlphin]

The Grayzone just had an article on a case of half the military being bought. Afghanistan was also one corruption business. The USA are a war-addicted business.

[@Rhacman]

Picard: In my century, we don't succumb to revenge. We have a more evolved sensibility... apart from those we place in the highest positions of trust and responsibility that is.

[@residog1]

I love beans too but there volcanic in nature hahaha

[@stars9084]

Am I the only one who heard that last conversation with the Admiral and couldn't help but wonder if he had some personal connection to Solareon 4?

[@girlgarde]

Yeah, he seemed to take the destruction of the colony on Solaron 4 quite personally. Perhaps he saw videos and pictures of the dead bodies of those slain by the attackers and eyewitness testimony about the attack. He may have even been reminded of something personal that happened to him in the past which triggered his temper here.

[@romancernjak]

@@girlgarde that would be nutrek territory. starfleet officers in the original universe cannot afford to yield to personal feelings. they are mature, capable professionals.

[@351cleavland]

Federation Rehabilitation judge: Sir, you have 2 choices. one is go to prison for 10 years for embezzelment, corruption and blackmail. Two, apply for Starfleet command. Which shall it be?

[@mckenziepictures]

Patrick Stewart is an AWESOME actor, but, honestly, wouldn't it have been more believeable for an admiral to be the same age or older than Captain Picard? With this scene I am getting a vibe that either Capt. Picard was 'left back' from advancing in Starfleet or the Admiral is a super-genius who aced all of his tests and outmaneuvered every combatant in all quadrants of the galaxy.

[@springerk2007]

The vibe I get is the Admiral promoted his way through connections and not expertise.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

He may not have advanced through fleet, starship, service, could've been a planet-bound or space station facility commander his entire life, then rose up to the admiralty level. Picard was a pure bred starship captain essentially his whole life, aside from some junior officer positions early on. Picard didn't want to trade all that in to sit at a desk. At least, not until much later in his life.

[@boozypixels]

I'm surprised Picard didn't try and resist becoming an Admiral. Seems like you either turn crazy or evil and there's no middle ground

[@practicaltheory]

Sounds purty familiar.

[@sachinz7118]

Picard eats admirals for breakfast 😋

[@nathanpont3831]

The primary problem of the Cardassian strategy was an obvious lack of Beans.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

Bajoran nose crinkle is different here than in DS9.

[@Sentinello]

Man that guy has a lots of beans on his collar

[@akeel_1701]

Admiral's wants to say: The Cardassians have a right to defend themselves!"

[@pauldockree9915]

Sometimes A Great Notion

[@moreforme74]

This episode applies to what we see today. Star Trek always had the ability to place real world issues into their episodes.

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

❤❤❤

[@Otis151]

For a utopian society, the Federation sure does have a lot of incompetent admirals...

[@jamesmarshall1520]

Your right, it sometimes makes me wonder is being incompetent is 1 of the requirements for being A admiral in Starfleet that isn't 1 of the main characters

[@tommcallister7647]

This reminds me of the time Picard negotiated with the Klingon high command for a cloaked ship...

[@IIISentorIII]

Starfleet would easily conquer the entire galaxy but to maintain balance in the known universe the position of *Admiral* was invented.

[@longWriter]

I would LOVE to make a Star Trek fan-film where the admiral _isn't_ a villain/idiot.

[@davidlewis5312]

Is no one going to point out that the outpost was probably hit by the Cardassians?

[@DRKLCNS1]

Picard did, in this very clip. or do you mean the one on the planet that they visited?

[@ultramaximusreviews]

Picard had some brass to throw salt into a superior officer's face LOL

[@samsticka]

Do you suppose Admiral Kennelly secretly works for Section 31?

[@jiminut]

He didn't plan on Guinan.

[@VideoHuman1]

An important advice to Picard: Do investigate but do not invent.

[@Yashirmare]

4:22 THX theme in the background?

[@bartsanders1553]

Itxs really stupid that the Federation didn't give Picard the rank of Admiral when commanding the flagship. That would have prevent this kind of meddling.

[@chadsmith7075]

That's weird, idk remember this one

[@mattabraham3549]

This is why the Bible says “Don’t grow weary in doing well”. Ppl get bored of doing the business they sign up for, and when an opportunity comes along to abuse their power in their little sphere of influence to engage in shenanigans that their betters have classified as “doing the right thing” they jump at it. Become puppets. And subsequently sell out the ppl in their charge. Don’t grow weary in doing well.

[@YardworkWithJohn]

Why did the incoming "call" go to Data? Isn't Worf usually in charge of opening and closing communication channels?

[@Timberwolf69]

As far as I can remember, this isn't the only time a call on a secure channel would end up on Data's console. There might be an in-universe explanation for it, but that eludes meright now.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

My guess is that incoming calls go to both stations and whoever acknowledges it first will process the call request. In this case, it was a secure channel so likely had to punch in some security clearance codes just to look at it. Data would be much faster and "beat" Worf to it.

[@IIISentorIII]

it was a secure communication and Worf is only trained to push buttons with his palm not do math science.

[@pauldockree9915]

Never Give an Inch - Sometime a Great Notion

[@LarryDickman1]

I love insubordination. Makes be smile when an Admiral with no skills in critical thinking gets his ass handed to him. Sort of like me when I was in the service. Except with my MOS, I could say, Sir don't confuse your rank with my authority.

[@thiagodeandrade7081]

I suppose if one is "chair-bound paper-pusher", as Kirk described Commodore Stocker in TOS, the perception is not instinctive.

[@Ares99999]

Although to be fair, Stocker was by no means insane or even particularly means, and his actions were largely done in the hopes of saving lives.

[@thiagodeandrade7081]

@@Ares99999 Sure, he has the distinction of being one of the few non-evil on-screen Starfleet higher-ups, but Kirk clearly didn't trust his judgment. Apparently, one can make a carreer at Starfleet without getting involved in the practical aspectos of space travel.

[@Ares99999]

@@thiagodeandrade7081 Someone needs to be there to make sur things run while the 'we are better than the rest of you' explorers go exploring. I don't see Kirk being really good at Stocker's job, to be fair.

[@thiagodeandrade7081]

@@Ares99999 I agree. But a carreer "making sure things run" might explain the lack of certain perceptions the explorers introjected.

[@Ares99999]

@@thiagodeandrade7081 Absolutely true. But I also think that the 'maintenance and logistics' side of Starfleet personnel would point out that its because of such things that the explorers have ships to explore with. All I'm saying is that Stocker was a good man. His actions were foohardy but actually came from the right place. In fact, it was probably because he undertook these actions out of compassion rather than pride that Kirk seemed to not hold it against him in the end.

[@steve--smith]

BajAran..... hmmm... must be a peach embodiment.