557 - Once More Unto the Breach

Data Stellare Sconosciuta: Con sua grande sorpresa, Kor viene a far visita a Worf: l'anziano eroe klingon ammette che la sua ambizione gli ha portato talmente tanti nemici da non poter più comandare nemmeno un'astronave. Worf gli promette di procurargli il comando di una nave e trasmette la richiesta a Martok, che rifiuta con rabbia: il generale spiega a Worf che anni prima Kor gli aveva negato lo status di ufficiale perché era il discendente di una Casa comune.

Note

• Il titolo è una citazione da Henry V, III-1:
  France. Before Harfleur
  Alarum. Enter the KING, EXETER, BEDFORD, GLOUCESTER,
  and soldiers with scaling-ladders
  KING. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
  Or close the wall up with our English dead
  Il titolo italiano non è una traduzione imperfetta, ma la traduzione canonica di questo passaggio dell'Enrico IV.
• I nomi di Kolana (alla postazione tattica) e Synon (al timone) sono citati solamente nello script.

Versione italiana

• Nei sottotitoli di Canal Jimmy Darok viene scritto D'arok.

Citazioni

Dax: So... what's your professional opinion?
Kira: Mh! You're crazy!

Darok: If they succeed, you can drink to their courage. And, if they fail... you can still drink to their courage.

Scene tagliate

Nel teaser, dopo l'intervento di Worf nel dialogo tra Bashir e O'Brien prima del cambio di scena, era previsto questo ulteriore dialogo dopo che Worf esce dal bar di Quark:

     BASHIR
   Shall we talk about something
   else?

     O'BRIEN
   Sure.
    (beat)
   The line in the dirt?

     BASHIR
   The line in the dirt. Now, I
   suppose you're going to tell me
   "Well, there's no evidence Travis
   didn't draw the line." But, in
   fact, there's a great deal of
   evidence to suggest that the
   story was invented by...

Quando, nell'alloggio di Worf, Kor gli chiede di aiutarlo per dargli un'occasione per dimostrarsi ancora un buon guerriero klingon, è stata tagliata questa battuta di Worf:

 Worf is deeply moved by the old man's plea. He
 stands up and goes to him.

     WORF
   Tomorrow I will go to General
   Martok and find you a command. I
   can give you an officer's
   commission immediately. So as of
   this moment, you are a soldier of
   the Empire once again.

 Worf offers his hand and Kor takes it, grateful
 beyond words.

Dopo la conversazione tra Martok e Sisko nell'ufficio di Sisko è stata tagliata la seguente scena:

8    INT. OPS

 Darok is waiting in Ops with several PADDs when Worf
 ENTERS from the turbolift, looking for Martok.

     DAROK
   The general is still with Captain
   Sisko.
    (beat)
   If you're going to anger him
   again, can it wait until after
   he's approved these personnel
   transfers?

 Worf shoots him a look, but then Martok ENTERS from
 the captain's office.

     MARTOK
    (eager)
   Worf! I'm glad you're here.
   We're about to embark on an epic
   journey into the very heart of
   danger!

 Darok clears his throat irritably, but Martok does
 his best to ignore him as he leads Worf toward the
 turbolift.

     MARTOK
   Come with me. I want to inspect
   the Ch'Tang; she may be my next
   flagship.

 Darok follows them into the lift.

     DAROK
   And what good is a flagship
   without a crew to man her?

     MARTOK
   You'll be the death of me, Darok!
   All right -- give me the
   transfers!

 The lift sinks out of sight.

Durante il dialogo tra Worf e Kor in cui Worf comunica che Martok non intende accettare l'arruolamento di Kor nella sua flotta è stata tagliata una piccola battuta di Kor (le parti in grigio sono quelle incluse nell'episodio):

     WORF
   General Martok will not give you
   a command.

     KOR
   Kesh!
   (a curse). Did you tell
   him that I am still capable of --

     WORF
   It has nothing to do with your
   capabilities. It is personal.
    (beat)
   He says that you struck his name
   from an officers list because his
   family comes from the Ketha
   lowlands.

Dopo l'incursione alla base Jem'Hadar in cui Kor si mette in imbarazzo davanti all'equipaggio e dopo che Martok ha dato l'ordine di raggiungere lo spazio della Federazione, è stata tagliata la seguente scena tra Quark e Jake:

38   INT. QUARK'S

 After hours. Quark is sitting at the bar pouring out
 his heart for a change. JAKE is playing
 bartender to him, with a towel draped over his
 shoulder as he tries to mix drinks for the forlorn
 Ferengi.

     QUARK
   I'm not a bad man, Jake. I don't
   hurt people. I don't steal from
   them. I don't even overcharge
   them much. In a universe filled
   with pain and suffering I offer
   people an oasis.
    (beat)
   I offer them love. But does
   anyone offer love to me? No.

     JAKE
   Come on. I've seen you with
   women.

 Jake pushes the drink toward him. Quark glances at
 it and sends it back.

     QUARK
   Too much rum, wrong garnish.

 Jake frowns, consults a PADD and then throws out the
 drink before starting over.

     QUARK
   Of course I've been with women.
   But none of them were Jadzia.
   She was perfect. She played
   tongo. She had a sense of humor.

     JAKE
   She was tall.

     QUARK
    (loves it)
   And she was tall...

     JAKE
   Well, you did have your chance.
   Jadzia was here for three full
   years before Worf showed up.

     QUARK
   I was playing a deep game. I'm
   not the kind of man who just
   rushes in and declares himself.
   I like the chase. But then
   Mister Today-is-a-good-day-to-die
   shows up and spoils everything.
    (beat)
   And now, it's going to happen all
   over again with Ezri. New body,
   new personality, but she'll make
   the same mistake.

 Jake pushes over another drink.

     QUARK
   Too much syrup. Can't you read?

     JAKE
    (off PADD)
   It says two fingers.

 Jake puts his fingers alongside the outside of the
 glass.

     QUARK
   That's not two fingers.

 He grabs the jar, sticks two fingers into the syrup,
 and shakes off the syrup into the glass.

     QUARK
   That's two fingers.

     JAKE
    (gross)
   Oh, God...

     QUARK
   Some bartender you'd make. Can't
   mix drinks and can't dispense
   advice.

     JAKE
   You want my advice? Okay. You
   think Ezri's making a mistake?
   Tell her.
   Sit her down, look her right in
   the eye and tell her that you
   think Worf is the wrong man for
   her.

     QUARK
   She won't listen.

     JAKE
   Then she won't listen, but at
   least you'll have tried. If you
   don't say anything and they do
   get involved...

     QUARK
   I'll hate myself.

     JAKE
   And enough people hate you
   already. Why add to the list?

     QUARK
   You know what? You're a really
   bad bartender.
    (beat)
   But... I think you're right.
   Thanks, Jake.

 He heads for the EXIT.

     JAKE
   No tip?

Al posto della scena qui sopra riportata (scena 38), è stata inserita la scena tra Quark ed Ezri che si svolge nel bar di Quark. Questa scena era prevista nello script nella parte finale dell'episodio, appena prima della scena in cui nella Ch'Tang l'equipaggio brinda al sacrificio di Kor. Di seguito alla scena tagliata qui sopra riportata (scena 38) era prevista la seguente scena, non presente nell'episodio:

39   INT. KLINGON QUARTERS

 Worf is sitting at the tiny desk, working on the
 computer when the door CHIMES.

     WORF
   Enter.

 Kor ENTERS. He's subdued, chastened by what
 happened on the Bridge. For the first time, Kor
 suddenly looks his age. There's an awkward beat
 between the two men.

     KOR
   Worf... I just wanted to say...
   that I regret what happened on
   the bridge yesterday...

     WORF
   What's done is done. Let us not
   speak of it.

 Kor accepts that, but had hoped for more from Worf.

     KOR
   You're right. We should put it
   behind us. It was a... momentary
   lapse. It will not happen again.
   Which brings us to the reason I'm
   here.
    (beat)
   I would like to... resume my
   bridge duties.

 Worf feels bad for him, it troubles him to see a
 great man like Kor brought low. But at the same
 time, Worf cannot help him at this point.

     WORF
   I must think of the safety of the
   ship.

 That stings.

     KOR
   You don't believe in me, do you?
   You don't think I can serve as a
   soldier of the Empire any longer?

 Worf looks away.

     KOR
   If that's what you think, at
   least have the courage to look me
   in the eye and say it!

 Worf didn't want to do this, but Kor is forcing his
 hand. He steels himself and looks Kor right in the
 eye.

     WORF
   I do not believe you are up to
   the challenge.

 The words cut through Kor like a knife. He seems to
 deflate right before our eyes. After a long,
 wounded beat... he turns and EXITS without another
 word.