Worf is excited that his
son Alexander has reached the age for the first Rite of
Ascension, a ceremony in which a young Klingon declares
his intention to become a warrior. However, he is
shocked and disappointed to learn that Alexander has no
intention of becoming a warrior. Picard suggests it
might help if Alexander knew more about his Klingon
heritage, then makes arrangements for the ship to stop
on Maranga IV so that Worf and his son may attend the
festival of Kot'baval. At the festival, they participate
in traditional Klingon battle play, and Alexander is
enthusiastic. However, the day ends on a frightening
note when three unknown, dagger-wielding Klingon
assailants suddenly surround the pair.
Before they attack, a strange Klingon appears and fires
on one of the group. Alexander runs to safety, and after
a brief struggle, the remaining assailants flee. The
stranger calls himself K'mtar, a close friend of Worf's
family who has been sent to protect them. Markings on a
dagger left at the scene then indicate that the would-be
assassins were sent by the Duras sisters, a rival
Klingon family that may be attempting to take Worf's
brother's Council seat. Later, K'mtar questions Worf
about the wisdom of raising Alexander far from Klingon
culture. Worf confesses that his son shows little
interest in becoming a warrior, and K'mtar offers to
help. He visits Alexander in his room at bedtime, where
the boy admits how frightened he was that Worf would be
killed. K'mtar reassures Alexander that if he trains to
become a warrior, he will someday be strong enough to
protect his father.
Worf and K'mtar begin
to teach Alexander to fight by recreating the previous
day's assault in the Holodeck. Alexander holds his own
at first, but backs off when he has a chance to kill one
of the assailants. K'mtar angrily berates him, and the
boy runs off. Later, K'mtar privately tells Worf that he
thinks Alexander should be sent away to a Klingon
training academy. When Worf refuses, K'mtar threatens to
invoke ya'nora kor, a bid to take custody of Alexander
away from Worf.
Worf asks Troi's
advice, and she tells him that Alexander's human side is
just as important as his Klingon heritage. Soon
afterward, Riker and the crew locate the Duras sisters
and demand that they board the U.S.S. Enterprise. The
sisters are enraged when they are accused of trying to
assassinate Worf, and prove this fact when they point
out that one of the markings on the dagger is a symbol
for a child who hasn't even been born yet. Worf, hoping
K'mtar can explain, is shocked to find him in
Alexander's room preparing to kill the boy. Furious,
Worf attacks him, after which K'mtar reveals that he is
Alexander, and has come from the future.
K'mtar explains that
he grew up to be a diplomat instead of a warrior, and
became the catalyst for Worf's murder 40 years later.
Beside himself with grief, he decided to transport back
in time and either change Alexander's ways or kill him.
Realizing this really is his son, Worf is overcome with
pride, and tells him the only way he can die an
honorable death is knowing he allowed Alexander to
accept his own destiny. The two embrace, and K'mtar
leaves. Later, Worf approaches young Alexander with a
new attitude, ready to let his son be who he wants.
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Production: 273
Season: 7 Episode: 21
Air Date: 04.25.1994
Stardate: 47779.4 |
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Patrick Stewart as
Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi |
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Brian Bonsall as Alexander
Gwynyth Walsh as B'Etor
Barbara March as Lursa
James Sloyan as K'mtar
Joel Swetow as Yog
Colin Mitchell as Gorta
Armin Shimerman as Quark |
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| Jeffrey Combs auditioned for
the role of William T. Riker, and later went on to play
roles in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993), "Star
Trek: Voyager" (1995) and "Enterprise" (2001). |
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Firstborn"
#40277-273
Story by
Mark Kalbfeld
Teleplay by
Rene Echevarria
Directed by
Jonathan West
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Copyright 1994 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. This script is not for publication or
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FINAL DRAFT
JANUARY 28, 1994
STAR TREK: "Firstborn" - 01/28/94 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Firstborn"
CAST
PICARD ALEXANDER
RIKER B'ETOR
DATA LURSA
BEVERLY K'MTAR
TROI MOLOR
WORF YRIDIAN
GEORDI QUARK
GORTA
COMPUTER VOICE SINGER
ERIC
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES N.D. KLINGONS
STAR TREK: "Firstborn" - 01/28/94 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Firstborn"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
BRIDGE
WORF'S QUARTERS/BEDROOM KLINGON OUTPOST
CORRIDOR
TEN FORWARD
TROI'S QUARTERS
OBSERVATION LOUNGE
ROCKY PIT
THE MINES
STAR TREK: "Firstborn" - 01/28/94 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Firstborn"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
KAHLESS KAY-less
MOLOR mo-LORE
ANJORAN an-JORE-un
MARANGA mah-RANG-guh
FULLERENES full-er-EENS
K'MTAR KIM-tar
KEARSARGE KEER-sarj
VODREY VOH-dree
MORATH MO-rath
DURAS DUR-rahs
BILITRIUM bill-IT-tree-um
HITORA hi-TORE-uh
GOWRON GOW-ron
PAKLEDS PACK-leds
KALLA KALL-uh
UFANDI oo-FAHN-dee
YRIDIAN yir-ID-ee-un
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