| Ambassador Spock | |
| Series: | TNG |
| Season: | 5 |
| Original Airdate: | 1991-11-11 |
| Production Number: | 207 |
| Year: | 2368 |
| Stardate: | 45245.8 |
| Story by: | Rick Berman and Michael Piller |
| Teleplay by: | Michael Piller |
| Directed by: | Cliff Bole |
Picard and Data meet with Spock on Romulus, who claims to be trying to re-unify the Romulans and Vulcans. While Spock works to achieve his goal, powers within the Romulan government seek to pervert his mission into an invasion of the Federation.
Summary
Picard addresses Spock, who insists that his mission is private and is unwilling to discuss the mission with Picard as Federation representative; he asks Picard to leave, and Picard refuses. Picard also has the unhappy task of informing Spock that Sarek is dead.
Walking with him, Spock tells Picard that he and Pardek are involved in an underground movement learning Vulcan philosophy, with a view to effecting the reunification of Vulcan and Romulus. Pardek had asked him to come, as a young proconsul in the Romulan Senate is promising reform and they may be able to convert him to their movement.
Act One
Background Information
- As with the previous episode, a title card ran before the teaser in tribute of Gene Roddenberry.
- Although this was the second part of "Unification", it was the first to be filmed, in order to accomodate Leonard Nimoy's schedule.
- This is Leonard Nimoy's final Star Trek appearance. Malachi Throne (Senator Pardek) was also with him during his first appearance, the first Star Trek: The Original Series pilot "The Cage".
- This episode also marks the final appearance of the mysterious character of Sela although Denise Crosby does reprise her role of Tasha Yar in "All Good Things".
- Neral is later mentioned in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode In the Pale Moonlight as being Praetor in 2374. He later appears, played by Hal Landon Jr. in "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges".
Links and References
Special Guest Stars
- Denise Crosby as Sela
- Leonard Nimoy as Spock
Guest Stars
- William Bastiani as Omag
- Susan Fallender as Romulan Woman
- Norman Large as Proconsul Neral
- Harriet Leider as Amarie
- Heather Long as Omag's Woman #2
- Shauna O'Brien as Omag's Woman #1
- Vidal Peterson as D'Tan
- Daniel Roebuck as Jaron
- Stephen Root as Captain K'Vada
- Malachi Throne as Senator Pardek
References
Aktuh and Maylota; Andorian blues; Blues; Dulisian IV; Jazz; Klingon opera; Melor Famagal; Qualor II; Rutian; Sector 213; T'Pau; Uhlan; Romulan Central Information Net; Barolian freighter; Galorndon Core; Bardakian pronghorn moose.
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