Well...it's been a while since I have watched Star Trek. Watching today reminded me of why I liked the show so much but I guess not enough to keep up with it after all these years. Any how, the question up for discussion is "Is Captain Darthon's sacrifice worth it"?
I would have to say that the episode was suspenseful and interesting and had me trying to remember what was going to happen but in the end I don't think that Captain Dathon should have sacrificed his life inorder to make contact and communicate with the Enterprise. His first officer seemed to agree with that before he was beamed down onto El Adrell. I suppose the trip down to the planet to face the dangerous creature fit into Darhon's personal history but it didn't help Captain Picard understand The Children of Tama any better. Not until Dathon was about to die did Picard begin to understand their language. If the same amount of effort and patience had gone into trying to understand the Children of Tama from the very beginning then Dathon wouldn't have had to die. It's unfortunate that when we do not understand people from other cultures we jump to conclusions about their intentions. But I guess them getting together to try and talk it out wouldn't have made for a very interesting episode.
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I agree! This episode was very suspensful! I was suprised at how into it I was because much of the episode is spent trying to figure out what the tamarians could be saying! It was very interesting and taught me a good lesson about communication!
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