10 Star Trek Moments That Broke Our Hearts

[@sethmaki1333]

How on Earth Lal's final line "Thank you for my life," didn't make this list, I'll never understand. The end of that episode crushes me. Every. Single. Time.

[@katherineberger6329]

There's going to be another episode.

[@OriginalWaltSilva]

Agreed. That should have at least been in the top 5.

[@miafillene4396]

Look up a star trek novel "The Light Fantastic". Lal lives. 😊👍

[@sureshmukhi2316]

I was about to say that. Being a dad now to two adult daughters, this episode resonates with me.

[@GrandInfernoElite]

What gets me is when the admiral is telling the others what happened. He wasn't evil before, he just didn't understand just how human data truly was. It took such a trajedy to open his eyes, a trajedy that he directly caused. Lal's goodbye just made it worse (or better?).

[@illuminotme825]

That episode in Next Gen where Picard lives a whole other lifetime on a planet where he learns to play the flute and has a family. The ending reveal always makes me tear up.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Good selection! 'Inner Light' is one of my favourites of TNG, very moving.

[@karlfran0404]

Yes , Inner Light is the most touching episode I have ever seen

[@illuminotme825]

What really got me is at the end when they find the flute on the drone/satellite. Picard holds the flute close to his chest and plays that melody and it cuts to the exterior of the ship.. And I cry again.

[@tanman99]

“Eline.” Patrick Stewart’s performance is incredible but that one name gets to me.

[@PunchUp01]

All I could think during the video is: the flute.

[@jpwphoenix1701]

Nog breaking down in tears in “It’s Only A Paper Moon” and admitting to Vic that he’s too scared to leave the holodeck because of the toll the Dominion War had taken on him. Not only was it heartbreaking seeing the normally upbeat, eager young Ensign broken like that, but it has special significance to me because of losing an old school friend to the Iraq War.

[@davidchristian8447]

@@jpwphoenix1701 wow... how did I forget this scene. Thank you.

[@timesthree5757]

I had lost fellow service members

[@christianresel8051]

Yea i remember that... he was scared and broken. Later on when he gets his own command those experiences CHANGED him into what Starfleet is all about. Self Sacrifice if need be to safe the many. STO's new intro for Starfleet is among the best and most fitting EVER created.

[@MrAndy9572ac]

Totally. And just shows the contrast where no one gives a F about the Enterprise E. The ST franchise does not treat the ships as characters.

[@dbmabe]

Aron Eisenberg played the Nog character to perfection, but the whole sequence of him getting injured and losing his leg and dealing with that loss was Emmy level. And sadly, we lost Aron at a relatively young age.

[@StarFleet_Tech1701]

I still remember the scene when Refit ENTERPRISE 1701 was self-destructed in ST III:TSFS. A lady started crying as the ship was disentangled and blew up. She let out a yell in the theater that everyone understood. This was August 1984. I have never forgotten it.

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

I'm convinced the Cast wanted the ship destroyed - as it competed with THEM - as the Stars of the show. When Next Generation came out one of the original cast said _"How can they have Star Trek - without us?"_ .

[@sandal_thong]

Unfortunately, they gave them another ship and renamed it _Enterprise_ in the next movie thus undoing the drama that came before. Same with bringing Spock back to life. It would have been better had they not done either and found some story involving social commentary. Stealing the _Enterprise_ was also fake drama. If they'd only parked outside then it would have been pretty brief. Of course it was a callback to Spock stealing the ship in _The Menagerie, Part One._

[@suzzannegabel1636]

The Enterprise was a character in her own right. Just as much as any of the flesh and blood characters.

[@dbmabe]

@@sandal_thong I guess its relative to each fan, but to me, the 1701-A was never the same as the original. It didn't feel as deserving of the same level of loyalty if that makes sense.

[@sandal_thong]

@@dbmabe They say it was _The Yorktown_ taken from Captain -Esteban- Randolph who also got neutralized by the probe. Maybe he kept his distance and fired phasers but the probe still neutralized him. I would have given them a scout ship like the bird-of-prey to handle secret missions around the Federation with a crew of about 20.

[@charlesbailey7839]

Picard breaking down when he's telling Robert what the borg did to him gets me every time, so does the scene where Helena and Sergey finally talk to Worf about his discommendation. Family is such a sweet episode

[@docabrahammd]

Good point. I had forgotten about that scene when Picard’s hard exterior finally cracks and he sobs as he tells his brother about the horrors he experienced.

[@jonathanrichter4256]

Also caught a pang of that when Sisko says "Yes, we met in battle. I was on the Saratoga at Wolf 359." And you can see in Picard's face how horrible he feels and how he'll never live it down.

[@neoanimefreak_7606]

Robert: So.. you're human after all."

[@larsharris]

Plus when Cardassian tortured Picard. “I saw 3 lights”

[@murasaki848]

Foreshadowed at the end of "The Best of Both Worlds" when he's asked, "What do you remember?" Picard's face gets a haunted look as he replies, "Everything..."

[@willcandler790]

Data's daughter Lal shutting down has to be on a future list....

[@lindaborgert589]

I cry every time!

[@greyhawk4898]

That episode really ticked me off because I've seen families and especially the children suffer because of people thinking they knew what is best without considering the whole picture. I agree, it's so sad and definitely emotion stirring

[@Stormprince76er]

I was pretty young when I watched this episode & it made me tear up ⬆️ 😢haha

[@varanid9]

Should have been on this one. A slot was wasted on "Strange New Worlds".

[@alexispeyton649]

Omg that was terrible.

[@ebinrock]

You left out Sarek's death in TNG. Such a loved character played by a wonderful actor, and the episode raised awareness of dementia and old age.

[@willtor]

That was really hard. And it came from an episode in which you saw him in serious decline, trying to complete one last diplomatic mission. It was really touching when Picard offered to Spock to meld with him. Man, that was a good show.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

"Live long an........ live long and...... ....." *breaks down sobbing*

[@DragoonMS]

Sweet mother of Obelisk, Osiris, and Ra, that was a exponentially hard one to watch!! At the time that episode aired in 1991, my grandma on my mom's side was already in steady decline that would worsen in the years since.

[@PaulaNoakes]

@@willtor I'm actually afraid to watch that episode again now, because my mother died from Alzheimer's dementia in 2019. And my brother-in-law now has it, too. I hate to see him fade away. He is a short man, but a huge personality, and seeing him lose that is heartbreaking. I can't imagine how hard it is on my sister!

[@willtor]

​@@PaulaNoakes Understood. Yeah, it's hard because it's such a genuine and empathetic portrayal of someone we've already come to know and love in-universe. That can hit pretty close to home.

[@chrischeshire6528]

The biggest tear-jerking moment was the end of Undiscovered Country. Kirk's handover speech "second star on the right and on till morning " seeing our Enterprise leave and then the signatures of the cast, I never seen so many people crying at one time.

[@chewydewok]

It's always a sign of a good show that we get to care for these characters.

[@CardsharpChris]

Exactly. We fans get so invested in these characters…and why not?! The actors that play them are so good that you really think these characters are real people. We as Star Trek fans are so lucky to have these episodes and movies. And the many casts of Star Trek are lucky to have such fans.

[@maileesaeya3614]

About Relics: part of what makes the moment so powerful is that James Doohan wasn't entirely acting there. That moment where the holodeck doors opened? That was his first time seeing the recreated Enterprise bridge set. That amazed look? That was Doohan's genuine reaction.

[@daviddwarmachine]

No it wasn't, the only thing that was there was the captains chair. Everything else was taken from OG episodes and greenscreened in. Which makes it even more impressive, he basically acts from nothing in that scene.

[@NormAppleton]

It was perfect too. I gasped when I saw it. To get the lighting and sixties colours right was impressive.

[@JJfromPhilly67]

@@daviddwarmachine The captain's chair and the helm/navigation/operations console.

[@hua_man]

It was the background sound effects that got me. That "pings" of the system hit harder.

[@ShadowFist13]

The scene of Jadzia dying always gets me no matter what.

[@JesusFreak89]

Same

[@ryanwalsh231]

Deforest Kelly's performance in his "flashback" in star trek 5 when he turns off his father's life support should be here. The pain in eyes and voice gets me

[@apsny261]

Absolutely! One of De Kelley’s best moments.

[@MKucheran]

“ To all Starfleet personnel, this is the Captain. It is my sad duty to inform you that a member of the crew, Ensign Sito Jaxa, has been lost in the line of duty. She was the finest example of a Starfleet officer, and a young woman of remarkable courage and strength of character. Her loss will be deeply felt by all who knew her. Picard out. “

[@brennenfitzgerald]

That moment hit so many people.

[@tomm50]

I get chills every time I think of this line - it's delivered so perfectly

[@Zorlac]

This one makes me blubber like a baby every time I watch it.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Yes was a very moving moment! And the redemption is from this episode we now have the awesome "Lower Decks" series.

[@CarbideSix]

And it turned out that Jaxa was Beckett Mariner’s best friend from the academy, and why she has such a love/hate relationship with Starfleet. I just hope people, who claim to cling to canon like it is dogma, can appreciate how Star Trek shows once again how it is more than just hero ships. It’s the individual stories that matter most, not just the order of episodes.

[@davidm4566]

When Picard had the fake alien life from the probe and all the people he "knew" turned out to be long dead, and he wistfully played the alien flute at the end. That was heartwarming and heartbreaking.

[@TheMattfranz]

The end of Inner Light is a glaring omission.

[@willtor]

100%. When his wife dies, and when he sees her again just before the end of the program... And then he's alone in his quarters playing the song he wrote for his son.

[@Falcrist]

Similarly: The very last scene of The Best of Both Worlds when Picard goes to take a drink of his tea, but puts it down and goes to stare out the window of his ready room. And you *_KNOW_* that man is NOT ok.

[@TheMattfranz]

@@Falcrist yes

[@AlternateHistory100]

Yes! The second best episode of TNG.

[@colinboneham7387]

Relics is an absolutely brilliant episode, and Scottie’s “Here’s to you lads” is an absolute heart ripper, the same level as Spocks Death in the wraith of Kahn, both bring me to 😢

[@jgwinnel]

What's crazy is that at the time of Relics, McCoy and Spoke were still alive. At least he could touch bases with those guys.

[@mtbelley]

Yeah, Picard could have contacted Spock to let him know about Scotty. However, the rule of TV/Movies kicks in, it wasn't in the script.

[@zomfragger]

​@@mtbelley No one knew until later Spock was on Romulus the entire time thus unreachable. McCoy depending on who you ask died shortly after Far point or plot convenience unreachable.

[@mtbelley]

@@zomfragger thanks I forgot that happened after.

[@adamborders2847]

​@@zomfraggerUnification was in Season 5. Relics was in Season 6. Outcast would have known Spock was on Romulus and how to contact him.

[@Carstuff111]

I did not start this day expecting to be in tears over a Trek video, but damn it here I am. And I admit that I cried when I watched all of these things for the first time too! But, Scotty having a drink to the original crew of the N C C 1 7 oh 1, no bloody A, B, C or D, hits especially hard now, with so many of the crew, including himself, truly gone. I had tears in my eyes for most of this list, but I started crying on that. The original crew and TNG crew had a huge impact on me as a kid, and its hurts more with everyone lost as it happens.

[@fu4616]

Yes.

[@Houdini_Bob]

especially knowing Kirk, Sulu and Chekov are all in their mid to upper 80's. I too grew up with the old Trek.

[@sandal_thong]

I felt that Mr. Spock, not fitting in on Vulcan, nor on Earth, found his place on the _Enterprise_ under Captain Pike. But when Captain Pike and the rest of them left (before TOS) he closed down emotionally, and then had to deal with McCoy arguing with him. At least that's my take on why he smiles in the flashback scene in _The Menagerie, Part One._

[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

I hear you

[@romanpryce3999]

When I was a small child I used to watch TOS with my father, mostly just the 2 of us. It was my favourite program. So when it was cancelled I begged him, in tears, to call the station and get it turned back on. Even as a small child I could see his pain as he knew he was powerless to grant my tearful inconsolable demand. I could feel Scotty's loss as it reminded me of my losses in this life. And the tears quietly rolled down my face which shocked my girlfriend de jour.

[@Powerdude13]

That one episode with Picard playing a flute as he remembers his entire life always gets me

[@Ithinkiwill66]

Omg I forgot about this one! Yes, it was a very melancholy type of an episode, to see how Picard was growing old, and the flute sound of his life, that passed on that planet 😢

[@eddieyantis2074]

In The Visitor right after Jake dies and Ben is back on the Defiant, he dodges the warp core thing and Jake says "Are you ok?" And Ben answers "I am now, Jake. I am now."

[@genericasian]

The entire episode in general was heartbreaking. It's the one episode my wife refuses to re-watch due to the trauma it inflicted on her during her first run through DS9.

[@damathor9493]

The visitor is one of my favorite Start Trek episode ever. Tony Todd gave an outstanding performance as Jake. When he kills himself at the end to save his dad in the past; breaks my heart every time.

[@Rogerg79]

For me, that last scene between Ben and the elderly, dying Jake makes the top of any "Saddest Trek Moments" list. Lal's dying words to Data are a close second, though.

[@DawnDavidson]

@@Rogerg79both of those scenes are truly heart wrenching. The Visitor is in my top 10 for sure, possibly top 5 of all episodes of all ST series.

[@cormoran2303]

This episode hits particularly hard today. Rest in peace Tony.

[@Falcrist]

Shatner is an absolutely undeniable ham actor... but maybe the best line in all of the movies was Kirk's eulogy for Spock. *_"Of my friend I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human."_* Though... I do believe Spock would have been insulted by the comparison.

[@maureendance3105]

I think he would have understood. By this time, he really did know the best of Humanity.

[@Falcrist]

@@maureendance3105 He would have understood, but he would have found such a remark insulting nonetheless. Just like a similar remark Kirk made during the "dining on ashes" scene in Star Trek 6. Spock literally said "I find that remark insulting".

[@gabrieldinelli]

But he's the right kind of ham. I find him very good, in his overacting ways.

[@johntiggleman4686]

@Falcrist and the catch in his voice...had my crying.

[@767Robson]

I typed into an AI program and asked it other words Kirk might have said or something similar....It answered me with, "Among the stars and across the galaxies, Spock's soul was the brightest beacon of humanity I've known." Thought that was really good!

[@DavidPSt1]

When La’an breaks down after seeing the alternate Kirk die and then speaking to him afterwards. A very touching moment.

[@ericthompson3982]

Word.

[@MadSpectre47]

Yes. Not much in the newer shows can match the emotion from the older shows/movies, but this one did.

[@DoctorX17]

Definitely worthy of a spot on another 10 list

[@ARodatorium]

Well said; that one hit me way harder than I expected it. Brilliantly done

[@Biggles_James]

One of the best scenes in SNW and seeing them together in scenes after you can still see her pain.

[@Saintbow]

I believe the reason the "Here's to you lads" is the most heart wrenching is that Scotty is basically a ghost, trying to visit a memory filled with ghosts, in a time where he is just a name in history. In all the heart breaking scenes, those individuals are still surrounded by the present and people who are part of their lives. Scotty though, no one is there. No one to to truly remember him. He's just a legend who is another chapter in a time well passed to everyone else of the present time. The catalyst to all of it, was the green alcohol Data served him that triggered his memory/ptsd of when he was asked by Kirk and crew to out drink an alien and resorted to a green alcohol. Just imagine you being in your 70's or 80's, and being able to visit the restaurant of your first date where you fell in love. It being empty, but the sounds and smells are still the same, and drinking the same drink that started it all for you.

[@Outlaw8908]

Don’t have the age but I do know the feeling all to well.

[@lakv126]

Top list for me: The scene that gets me the most is Sisko's aka Benny Russell's heartbreaking monologue "I'm a Human being damn it." Picard's confession in Family when he finally breaks down and tells his brother his trauma after being assimilated. Nog's gut wrenching moment when he tells Sisko why he wants to join Starfleet and avoid being like his dad. The scene in Offapring when the Admiral tells the heroic measures Data tries in saving his daughter La'al.

[@maureendance3105]

Nog was young at the time and didn't know, but Rom turned out to be a dad any son could be proud of. I'm not talking about being named the new Nagus, that was Moogie's doing. I mean marrying Leeta, and being the second best engineer on the station.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Great choices! "Far Beyond the Stars" is an amazing episode.

[@Chr0mate]

Scotty : "NCC-1701! No bloody A, B, C OR D!"

[@greyhawk4898]

I agree with Scotty, there's no ships like the original Enterprise 1701

[@bonusbaby801]

I've said it before on many Star Trek lists, the 2 Star Trek moments that always choke me up are... 1. ST:Voyager "One Small Step" when during Lt. John Kelly's eulogy, Seven Of Nine whispers the Yankees won the World Series in 6 games. And, 2. When Capt. Picard announces Ensign Sito's death in ST:TNG "Lower Decks" I'm 😢 just typing this, damn it.

[@jimp1151]

Yeah, when seven tells him the baseball score im like "wow, she went and looked it up". Chokes me the fvck up

[@gawainethefirst]

“Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most……human…”

[@Justforvisit]

@@gawainethefirst Aka that one rare time where William Shattner showed that he actually IS a damn good actor if he tries!

[@jcpulido80]

Course: Oblivion. Not a single entry for Voyager, feels like an outrage

[@tabithamartin4092]

The death of the Doctors holographic daughter Belle.

[@backdraft916]

“Shaka when the walls fell”…. A;ways hits me in the feels!

[@ProfCoyote]

Seeing Scotty in Relics is a gut punch for me more than ever- I never realized how much James Doohan at that point looks so much like my late father. So seeing him on a heartbreak list just had me weeping pretty hard.

[@paulleckner8235]

In the story he was the last one standing. Like Moby Dick, he was Ishmael, the only survivor of the whaling ship Pequod.

[@keithrigsby-je5ui]

With my comment, I promise tht, i am NOT tryn'a '1-up' u...: the resemblance of 'Scotty' to my father, is TRULY un-canny. A few-yrz-ago (@ several family-gatherings) i showed-2-pictures (1 of Scotty, &, 1 of my dad) to MANY-of-our-relatives. I merely said, "I'd like to show you a couple of pics, of my dad" -- & NO-one noticed the difference! My dad was a HUGE-fan-of Star Trek!

[@colinleat8309]

Relics get's me EVERY Time I re-watch it.🖖

[@robertsteele-is4ug]

i have the scrip

[@geekyfan84]

Seeing the original Enterprise always brings a tear to my eye. I was 8 when I saw it for the first time and still at 40, still pulls at my strings

[@elzar760]

Brought a tear to me eye.

[@jackleg2007]

My only problem with Relics is Scotty should have been in the engine room not the bridge, imho.

[@melrobertson2743]

​@@jackleg2007it where his friends served and it was a tribute to THEM, they didn't spend much time in engineering

[@Regulus985]

Without a doubt the saddest episode is the DS9 one where Cisco dies and Jake has to spend his later years seeing and hearing him before recollecting the old crew to get Sisco back. Breaks my heart every time!!

[@TheDevnul]

RIP Tony Todd, one of his Best performance as old Jake Sisco.

[@aj_chan]

No particular order: - TNG Lower Decks: Picard's eulogy for Sito - VOY : when Adm Paris tells Tom he's proud of him. We spend very little screentime with Adm Paris but we know Tom was affected by that relationship. So it's cathartic to see that moment DS9: the one where Tony Todd plays an older Jake DS9 Past Tense: the fact that despite the 30 year lead time, we let it get pretty bad irl

[@davidchristian8447]

How did I forget Tony Todd? 😢 I'm not crying, you are..

[@GabePuratekuta]

@@davidchristian8447 He was still filming the Smallville episode "Jitters" at the time, too.

[@rslansky]

Yesterday's Enterprise, Rachael Garrett announces, "We're going back."

[@roy1701d]

When it comes to heartbreaking moments in Trek, the FIRST thing that comes to my mind is Data's daughter Lal in "The Offspring". The second thing is the ending of "The Inner Light". Somehow, this list has NEITHER.

[@DawnDavidson]

Both tip top episodes.

[@wearetomorrowspast.5617]

Next vid?

[@Jordy-927]

The one that really gets me is Tuvok wiggling his foot for Nelix.

[@odieonekaraoke]

Or Tuvik. That one bothered the hell out of me. Janeway's coldness.

[@bmiller949]

"I never wanted to be anything else but an Engineer" was my motto when I went back to school to earn my Computer Science degree.

[@Erik_Wulf]

19 year old Trekkie here. I agree with many of the scenes in here. I first watched Star Trek with my Grandparents back when I was im elementary school. We watched the Original Series, and from there on I would become a Trekkie. My Mother has always been a TNG fan and shortly after I became aware of Star Trek she showed me all the the other Star Trek series and movies, but Kirk stayed my hero (even in times of Disney taking over Marvel and Star Wars, offering a bunch of Sci Fi movies adressing people my age, the old TOS 60s series was on top to me). I remember, when I watched Star Trek III the first time back then, how the destruction of the Enterprise (and especially the scene where the name and NCC number slowly burns away) devastated me, seing her falling down burning in the atmosphere of Genisis. Such a legendary ship. The scene of Data finding Spot in Generations touches me too everytime, as well as Datas sacrifice in Nemisis. Two things I would like to add: First: When I watched Generations for the first time, I was sad seing Kirk "dying" at the beginning of the movie on Enterprise-B, only to be overwhelmed to see him actually still being alive and team up with Picard, only to be even more devastated as he gets killed again and this time for real. However, it was an heroic ending. Second: Hughs Death in Picard. I realy liked this character from TNG and I was happy that he was back in Picard, working to help former Borg and make a stand for them.

[@DocB03]

Troy’s son dying. Her mother reliving the death of Kestra. Kalar’s death at the hands of Duras. Sim’s sacrifice to save Trip. Sutter’s death to save voyager. A lot of excellent writing and heart strings being pulled.

[@odieonekaraoke]

K'Ehleyr. I was effing pissed they killed her off!!! Her acting and comedic sarcastic behavior was a breath of fresh air for that show.

[@benvikarasa2815]

Majel Barrett didn’t get enough credit for that.

[@JB-ym4up]

​@@benvikarasa2815probably because the actress was suzie plackson

[@JB-ym4up]

​@@benvikarasa2815the actress was suzie plakson

[@WayneMueller-ie7wu]

I agree about Scotty in Relics. He was hands down my favorite character from any Star Trek period. In that small scene we got see an example of what a great actor James Doohan was. Thank you Sean

[@benjaminfry935]

Seven of Nine: (to dying futuristic drone refusing treatment) You’re hurting me! Drone: You will adapt.

[@haroldbiskey6041]

It hits harder knowing those were pretty much her first words to him.

[@noelcalvert768]

This draws tears every time I see it.

[@LindaB651]

I'm an old lady, and I've watched every iteration of Star trek, as it occurred, and as I could follow (sometimes it was difficult to find/watch.) Here's to you, lads, live long and prosper!

[@dhrekkin9055]

When Obrien in DS9 lives for years in a simulated prison that in reality is only a couple days and comes home with severe PTSD because of it. The scene when he is home and starts to reflexively bundle his food up to save it, and the look on his wife's face was heartbreaking.

[@DaDitka]

That episode was heartbreaking. I remember O'Brien trying to cope after he was freed and that really got to me.

[@Alain.Worrall]

Jadzia's death broke me. She was my favourite character on DS9.

[@nickize3146]

I love to watch the scene of Scottie on the bridge of his ship. It's heartbreaking. 😢

[@fu4616]

Agreed.

[@williammurphy4519]

@@fu4616 He was a WW2 hero. Adds to the scene for me.

[@chrismantonuk]

“No bloody A, B, C or D” 😢

[@alienbiker5036]

james doohan what a legend

[@robertfarr9186]

I remember being at the theatre for TSFS and the explosion of the enterprise bridge and muttering “no, no, no” and leaving with a heavy crushed feeling

[@Lochtimus-1701]

there are so many lovely moments from all across the franchise, but there is one in particular I would like put here: Unification part II: at the end when Spock and Picard share a mind meld, and Spock gets to know just how much Sarek truly cared and loved him, Spock crying in that scene as the episode closes gets me every time Live Long & Prosper my friends

[@GrandInfernoElite]

The whole conversation when voyager finally contacts starfleet thanks to barclay, especially when janeway begins cracking when she says to keep a bay open for them. Data telling riker his actions hurt him, but saved data's life and he'll never forget that. Kim being upset and confused that paris isn't mad at him and asking if he remembered almost killing him. "You know what i remember? 'This man is my friend, nobody touches him.'"

[@valetboy21]

The end of the DS9 episode The Sound of Her Voice gets me every time.

[@davidchristian8447]

@@valetboy21 i was just thinking about that, though it's not a moment but a build-up over the entire episode.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Oh yes, The Sound of Her Voice, what an ending, heart wrenching.

[@honestiago4738]

The end of Course: Oblivion is one of the most devastating things Trek has ever done: the Silver Blood duplicates did everything they could but it was for nothing. A slightly happier heartbreaking (if that makes sense) moment is when Voyager makes contact with the Alpha Quadrant. The crack in Janeway's voice when she tells them to keep a docking bay open for them kills me every time. Sensational performance from Kate Mulgrew.

[@davidchristian8447]

@@honestiago4738 when they do a Most Uplifting, I hope they use your second example.

[@jcpulido80]

RIGHT? It’s outrageous the fact it’s not even listed at all. They were doomed and they had no idea at the beginning. When they lost the pod containing their personal logs and everything else plus Janeway’s face (the real one) when they arrive to the wreckage’s coordinates to find nothing. You can really feel her pain.

[@Xalorr]

In Picard, Final Episode Season 2, Picard hugs Q and forgive him all his Treats in all the Years. That was so surprisely! Than Q says: "See you out there" But we know it will never give an reunion. That Q that we know an loved was going who never a Q has gone before. That was for me the most heartbreaking farewell. I can't see this scene or thinking about that without becomes tears in my eyes. 😭

[@sandal_thong]

My thought was that Q was testing him, to see if he'd join the Q. A couple episodes supported that idea like giving him a chance to analyze things he regretted and what would have happened if he changed it, as well as the series finale. But they didn't go in that direction, I think.

[@rmbettac]

Even as a kid, that final heartbreak got to me. Scotty conveyed so many complex emotions and I loved the original character so much. I rewatch that episode from time to time to enjoy it again.

[@OhNoTheFace]

For one not necessarily attached to something crazy important. DS9's Duet comes to mind. When the guy pretending to be the war criminal finally breaks down it's heart rending. He does a really good job of it. I mean, he was fantastic the whole episode, but the break down always gets me

[@flichop1522]

That episode was when I knew DS9 was something really special. Probably still my favourite episode

[@jimmyjames2022]

Duet was the best kind of Star Trek episode where Kira's character had to confront her deep rage and yet still have a moral conscience. Harris Yulin was excellent as Aamin Marritza/Gul Darhe'el.

[@wsconsn]

When Alexander Dane accepted his role as his fan boy died in his arms and swore that by Grabthar’s Hammer he would be avenged.

[@Marketsolo]

Absolutely 💯

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

*Softly* : "By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Wharvan... you shall be avenged."

[@Marketsolo]

@@eldorados_lost_searcher *sigh, sniff* that l watch several times a year as it was GENIUS, and such a loving tribute to ST! Even the TNGfolks admitted it was the Star Trek movie that should have been made.

[@davidchristian8447]

@wsconsn not Star Trek but it tears me up every time. 😢

[@Seal0626]

Similarly, when Odo gives Weyoun Six his blessing.

[@redmondgiant]

The final scene of TNG "I should have done this a long time ago." "You were always welcome." and the slow rotation around the card table fading into the Enterprise hull was hands down the most emotional single scene, with no words needed. That final fade is the fitting end to the entire series, spanning years of epic Star Trek history in a single moment.

[@robertwells105]

DS9: The Visitor. When Sisko disappears the first time and the horror on Jake's face when he screams, "Nooo!" I struggle to hold back tears everytime as I too lost my father. Just thinking about it gets to me.

[@MasterCommandCEO]

By just after the halfway point of this video I was in tears remembering the full episodes mentioned.This video is very well done.

[@ebison609]

You forgot when Zeal died. She died in Gul Dukat's arms. Damar killed her and became a full blown alcoholic because of it. I couldn't rewatch that episode anymore. Probably the most innocent and pure character on Star Trek.

[@pandagirl855]

It might be a hot take because it’s a plot line not everyone likes, but at the end of Terra prime in Enterprise where Tucker and T’Pol talk about the baby’s funeral always gets me.

[@susanscott8653]

I was thinking of that moment too.

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

The true series finale of Enterprise.

[@ericthompson3982]

Jimmy Doohan is so great.

[@donnormanii2365]

Tears of the prophet will alway hit hard when see it now beCause just happened to be on regular tv just a week after my wife died.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

My condolences, I know how hard those types of memories can be. I lost my wife during Enterprise

[@danejohannescaldwell7999]

Several others have made reference to The Inner Light in Next Generation. When I realized that the family and friends Picard had just spent a lifetime with were all gone, and all he had left were the memories, it really got to me. Especially when it was driven home that his lifetime spent mastering the flute still remained intact, which meant his memories must be equally clear - that has got to be my all-time favorite episode across all of Trek. The other one others have mentioned is The Offspring, when Data loses Lal. Spiner does a masterful job juxtaposing Data's lack of emotions in the way we feel them - with a quiet desperation to save his daughter and an unwillingness to give up even when it's clear the battle is lost. His final report, given in a matter of fact voice, seems to barely conceal an ocean of raw grief that Data is not able to express. I agree, though, that Scotty's final farewell is top notch. We all experience loss, whether it is losing our parents, children, or friends to death, or just moving through life and finding ourselves increasingly removed from the friends we used to know. His experience resonates.

[@bobbyrd1100]

I cannot watch The Inner Light without crying. and La'an's sobbing over the loss of alternate Kirk after talking to Prime Kirk is heartbreaking

[@Biggles_James]

If someone has never seen Star Trek show them The Inner Light.

[@Animalwon]

La'ans' pain was to personal for me - I had a Grandmother who I loved that after 35 years suddenly didn't know who I was due to Alzheimer's, and was screaming in horror when I visited her that last time. It tore my heart out of my chest to see that she not only did not recognize me but that she would not remember the life full of sweet memories we'd shared.

[@dennispersson9466]

​@@AnimalwonI Guess, I was a bit "luckier", than you, because my father, died of a heart attack, at 55, and he was her Only child. She went downhill after that, and died of Alzheimer's, at 96, thinking I was her Son. She thought, my Son, was her Grandson (me), and told me, to Raise him Right ! Little did she know, He would join the Navy, and have a 20 year career, before retiring, and becoming a 'MILKMAN',(Tanker driver), like his grandpa !

[@gabrieldinelli]

I've never thought much about "Relics", other than "oh a beloved character from TOS returns, nice", but your assessment of it made me want to watch it again, with a new knowledge and a very open heart. Thanks! Here's to you, lad...

[@roderickmain9697]

You are a cruel person, Sean Ferrick, but absolutely spot on with these clips. If we didnt have the down beats we wouldnt appreciate the up beats quite so much. Good storytelling has both.

[@Pait728]

As moving as many scenes have been in Star Trek the one that truly moved me was Jadzia's death. It was so out of left field as death in war often is. The deep impact on Worf, Sisko, Julian, and Kira was so well portrayed it was hard not to shed a tear.

[@frednich9603]

If the last movie counts, the scene in beyond with the photo of prime spock with the original cast always gets me

[@fu4616]

That's a tough one.

[@davidchristian8447]

@frednich9603 oh hell yeah... I started crying just reading the comment. Actually, I just realized what scene you're referring to. There is a way better one in Beyond where Spock is standing alone looking at a picture of old Spock, having just been informed of his passing. Knowing that Nimoy died shortly before production... just too many tears. 😪

[@frednich9603]

@@davidchristian8447 both are great, but I thought the flashback to the entire prime cast plus the audio cue of the TOS theme, made it extra special

[@WhodatLucy]

The Innerlight where Pichard lives an entire life and then at the end when they open the capsule and there’s the flute and he knows the song and he can play the song. It makes me cry every time and when she tells Data her father, thank you for my life.

[@dethsightgaming]

kinda shocked the pathfinder episode from Voyager didn't make it in. hearing Kate get a bit chocked up talking to Barkley and Paris always makes me a bit misty-eyed.

[@STormnNormn2027]

Well, thank you Sean Ferrick. I’m now ugly crying on my lunch break. Fantastic list.

[@ZlothZloth]

Now let's queue up Walking in the Light from the end of Babylon 5...

[@doppelganger3992]

Did not cry at Dax's death, I sat there stunned, there was no internet then so I did not know she was leaving the series. It was a true shock.

[@lovipoekimo176]

Janeway's "father" Caylem (played by Joel Grey in "Resistance") dying was quite the heartbreaking scene.

[@JayneDragon]

It was so sad

[@ericthompson3982]

"Very watery smiles." Well put.

[@jamesleonard7236]

A note about Scotty, Jimmy was a veteran of the war in Europe and was wounded on D-Day. It feels like he is actually talking to fallen comrades who died in the war and those who have gone since then.

[@davidbroughall3782]

17:05 James Doohan was so concerned about his hand with the missing finger appearing on screen that he has to resort to a very awkward pour with his left hand.

[@cdjhyoung]

I usually rip videos like this because the makers have no actual feel for what Star Trek means to its many fans. That is not the case here. I wouldn't have pick the same list, but your choices are spot on. Thank you for the effort you've put into this video I enjoyed it very much.

[@Cas_Vael]

Data wasn't using tokens to try and sway Lore...he was showing Lore his memories, experiences, and the things he valued; which Lore then took from him as 'trophies' because he wanted to take everything from Data...not realizing that those memories and experiences are what make Data, Data. The result was Lore becoming Data, and Data becoming Lore. They merged into a single being.

[@masonwheeler6536]

Order of the Stick did it better...

[@karlfran0404]

The Inner Light, where Picard lives an entire life on a doomed planet is the most touching for me. Picards whole life, friends, family, hopes, dreams, flute playing, all lost except on a memory store to be found in the future as a monument to the dead past.

[@MacOriginalGamer]

Fun Fact: James Doohan didn't know that the NCC-1701 set bridge was there. He thought it would be the 1701-A bridge like they told him. The look on his face was real when he saw that they'd change it to the OG bridge. To be honest, It was my favorite episode of TNG... R.I.P. Scotty! 🫡

[@stefcat5331]

Amazing story of "Scotty", James Doohan landed with the second wave of the Canadian 3rd Infantry Division, on Juno Beach on D Day, 6-6-44. Wounded in combat. A great life story of a real life hero. I'm happy he is forever preserved on the small and big screen in Star Trek.

[@TwistedSMF]

Icheb is another not mentioned. He was one of my favorite characters on Voyager. Even as a child, He taught Seven so much about her humanity. Such a brutal death. Brought the character back, only to kill him off.

[@michaelaldredge-greenwell1692]

Seven had adopted him years before as her son

[@UmbrellaWatch]

YOU are missing.. "Darmok..And the Walls Fell.." We bawled at home at that one..The room was quiet.. Loved it!!!

[@Seal0626]

The moment at the end of _The Elysian Kingdom_ when you realise that the whole thing has been a metaphor for M'Benga clinging to the fantasy that he can find a cure for his terminally ill child, and that he has to let that fantasy go and allow her to return to the cosmos. I ugly sobbed.

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

He is certainly the breakout character for me in SNW. I hope we get a lot more of him in S3.

[@Chronicmom68]

These are all such epic scenes and worthy of any list, but one that makes me ugly cry every single time is when Tuvok, as Neelix is leaving Voyager, does that little one foot "dance". Mr. Neelix, live long and prosper. 😢

[@masatotanaka999]

I remember watching Wrath of khan at trek mission in the auditorium on the big screen in ultra high definition right after Nimoy’s death was heartbreaking.

[@artetupiniquim5310]

"The Inner Light" (TNG season 5) and "All Our Yesterdays" (TOS season 3) are heartbreak too. At least for me.

[@tpottrell]

Sito Jaxa is one that lives rent free here

[@lastoeck]

This entire video has me sobbing.

[@Sparky8472a]

Janeway's "We did it" gets me in Endgame.

[@marilynsobel7414]

Especially the way she says it -- so softly and almost surprised.

[@bonusbaby801]

​@@marilynsobel7414, and especially considering right before that she was so serious business saying, "We'll celebrate later..."

[@LordNifty]

There are so many moments from "Deep Space Nine" that I can think of: the end of "Duet", several moments in "The Visitor", Benny's emotional breakdown in "Far Beyond The Stars", O'Brien's emotional breakdown in "Hard Time", the end of "Sacrifice of Angels", and that's just off the top of my head.

[@thrasher930]

How did Lals death not make this list?

[@robertbeste]

They mentioned there will be a future list.

[@willadeefriesland5107]

Jim's, "Let's get the hell out of here." was as shocking for its time as the famous interracial kiss. His heartfelt line was the first utterance of the word 'hell' on television. We all felt it. I was only four and a half years old, watching that original broadcast, and I still remember that moment...

[@elzar760]

“My God bones….what have I done”.

[@dawnpowers7626]

What you had to do. What you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live.

[@cnkclark]

​@@dawnpowers7626Man Bones always knew the score.

[@rohnkd4hct260]

"Here's to you, lads" was the last time Jimmy played he played M. Scott. Love that "N C C 1 7 01.....no Bloody A.....B....C or D"

[@Alteringrealitystudios]

Yea even though I knew she would survive when Janeway crashed Voyager into that other ship it was a tearjerker. However it was evened out by her badassery of saying times up. 😅

[@sureshmukhi2316]

Year of Hell?

[@Alteringrealitystudios]

@@sureshmukhi2316 Year of hell💪

[@bocian1767]

The ending of "Course Oblivion" should be on top

[@ryanjones5133]

The Hears to you lads Sean. Is one of my favourites

[@mccallosone4903]

i remember being in the fifth grade, and my best friend and i watched trek religiously after dinner every night. we then discussed it the next day at school. the day after amok time aired, we hadnt talked about it, but once we were alone, my buddy swore me to secrecy and admitted he boohooed when spock thought kirk was dead. i admitted that i had too. we live worlds apart now, but are still best friends to this day

[@j.jenkins7887]

Y’all have to do a pt2 - I mean Siskos wife dying. Or Worfs brother having his mind wiped.

[@jennifercearley2721]

When Deanna Troi's son died in TNG was, for any parent who has lost a young child, gut wrenching.

[@drexrew]

The knowledge that James Doohan was a veteran of the D-Day landings adds some additional gravity to his performance. Was he thinking of his many friends that died beside him that day when he delivered that line?

[@donschellenberg6625]

I've been a Trek fan since OS and this was a Fantastic Video! So many memories...So many tears shed...Absolutely Beautiful...Very Well Done! 👍👍

[@HariSeldon913]

The heartbreaking thing for me in 'Relics' is in engineering with Scotty being portrayed as obsolete. Yes, it led to the scene with Picard on the holodeck, but I still say he was done dirty being told he was :in the way".