Sons of Mogh

"Sons of Mogh" is the 15th episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 87th episode overall.

"Sons of Mogh"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 15
Directed byDavid Livingston
Written byRonald D. Moore
Featured musicDavid Bell
Production code48
Original air dateFebruary 12, 1996 (1996-02-12)
Guest appearance(s)
  • Tony Todd as Kurn
  • Robert Doqui as Noggra
  • Dell Yount as Tilikia
  • D. Elliot Woods as Klingon Officer

Worf's brother Kurn comes aboard the station seeking help to escape the dishonor that has befallen the House of Mogh.

Kurn was introduced on Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) in "Sins of the Father" (broadcast March 19, 1990); he is played by actor Tony Todd.

Plot

Worf gets an unexpected visit from his younger brother Kurn. Kurn confronts Worf about the dishonor Worf has brought upon the House of Mogh after rejecting the Klingon Empire's war with the Cardassian Empire. As a result of Worf's choices, his family has been stripped of its wealth, honor, and political power. Kurn has lost everything, and wants Worf to give him back his honor the only way he can, by having Worf ritually kill him. Worf begins the ceremony, but Jadzia Dax figures out what Worf is planning. She and Odo rush to interrupt the ceremony after Kurn is stabbed; and Dr. Bashir manages to save him. Captain Sisko is furious and forbids Worf from completing the ceremony.

Kurn, without an honorable life or death, places himself in Worf's hands. At Dax's suggestion, Worf asks Odo for a favor and gets Kurn a position with Odo's security force. However Kurn loses his job when he allows himself to be shot without any attempt to defend himself.

Meanwhile, mysterious explosions and cloaked Klingon vessels have been observed near Bajoran space. Eventually it is discovered that the Klingons are mining the space around Deep Space Nine in preparation for a future war. Worf and Kurn are sent on an undercover mission to discover the mines' locations and activation codes. They are able to access the data, though Kurn is forced to shoot a Klingon officer to defend Worf. Using this intelligence, Major Kira is able to detonate the mines and flush out the cloaked Klingon vessels.

Having killed a man acting in defense of the Empire deepens Kurn's depression. Worf is distressed that he did not realize the Klingon officer intended to kill him—feeling that a real Klingon would have. He comes to the conclusion that he is not of the Klingon or human world, but he has his Federation rank, and Kurn has nothing at all. To allow Kurn to live an honorable life as a Klingon, Worf has Dr. Bashir erase Kurn's memory so he can be given a new identity. Kurn—now "Rodek"—is then entrusted to a family friend who agrees to take him in as a son. In the last scene he looks to Worf and asks him, "Are you my family too?", to which Worf replies: "I have no family."

Reception

In 2018, SyFy included this episode on their Jadzia Dax binge-watching guide.[1]

References
  1. Lane, Carly (2018-02-05). "A binge-watching guide to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Jadzia Dax". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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