Unification (1+2)
There are four episodes where characters for TOS (the original series) make an appearance in the "present." In Unification, we get to see Spock and his father, Sarek. Spock has been disappeared and been spotted on Romulus. Picard has been given responsibility for locating and returning Spock.Picard visits and ailing Sarek, and the two of them resume the connection they established in Sarek where his Bendii syndrome has caused his strong emotional control is fading. (More about that later.) After finding the connection person to contact, Picard finds a Klingon ship to take him into Romulan space.
This two-part story has three amazing Picard moments. First, we have the scene with Sarek where Picard tries to draw information for the aging Vulcan, while still supporting him. I talked more about it in the last paragraph, so I'll leave it at that.
The second moment happens when Picard is trying to get in touch with Gowron, the recently appointed Chancellor of the Klingon High Council. Gowron is trying to cover up Picard's involvement in appointment to that position. So when Picard manages to talk to someone in the Klingon government, it ends up being an underling. Picard's reaction is amazing. Don't miss out on this scene. His righteous indignation is a must-see moment.
Third you get to see Picard as the Captain of the current Enterprise interact with Spock. This happens quite a bit, and it makes for some phenomenal drama. It cannot be missed.
Since I probably won't bring this up in the second list, since this episode has less to do with the crew, I don't want to miss the chance to talk about Spock working with Data and the two of them discussing what it means to be human-Spock uncertain why Data want to be human when Vulcans spend their entire lives striving for what he has, while Data wonders about the opposite dynamic.
There will be other great episodes on the way, so keep your eyes open.
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