Picard is captured, then trapped on a planet with an alien captain who speaks a metaphorical language incompatible with the universal translator. They must learn to communicate with each other before a deadly planetary beast overwhelms them.
Today James and Lou discuss (Darmok) and what we think of it, with tonight’s guest host Chris (UP2 Man) Johnson.
Credit: Main Title Theme (TV Edit) (http://images.wikia.com/memoryalpha/en/images/1/1a/TNG_maintitle_3-7v2.ogg) was arranged by Dennis McCarthy (http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Dennis_McCarthy) and composed by Gerry Goldsmith (http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Jerry_Goldsmith) and Alexander Courage (http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Alexander_Courage/)
Links Discussed In This Show Were:
Upper Pylon 2, A Star Trek: DS9 Review Podcast (http://www.trekmate.org.uk/category/up2/)
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