(To the tune of “Boggis, Bunce, and Bean”)
DS9 s2e19 “Blood Oath” featuring returning TOS actors William Campbell (Koloth, s2e15 “The Trouble with Tribbles,” also played Trelane), Michael Ansara (Kang, s3e7 “Day of the Dove”), and John Colicos (Kor, s1e26 “Errand of Mercy”)
I know they don’t discuss it with outsiders, but is there any canon explanation as to the drastically different looks?
Headcanon from the old DaystromInstitute is that they were impacted by the augment virus, but on the tail end and the infection so “normal” Klingons were being born again and working up the ranks. As such, a lot of older Klingons were being surgically altered to have ridges again
That headcanon is in line with the Enterprise episode with the augment virus infecting the Klingons.
I meant those 3 didn’t have the ridges in TOS, but did in DS9. Its been a while since I watched any of those episodes but did they say that it’ll cure itself and Kor’s ridges naturally returned?
IIRC, there’s a line at the end of those episodes about the Klingons doctor working on restoring appearances. Guess they were at the back of the queue
There is no official explanation for their change back in appearance between shows. Roddenberry’s position was to “imagine” the ridges were always there in TOS (make-up of the time being a constraint), but Worf in DS9 renders that point moot.
Those are the same actors reprising their same roles? Wow, I had no idea.
Even though I’ve seen TOS I never connected the dots! Didn’t realise their characters had appeared before. Must watch those episodes again some time.
Glad to share the trivia.
This moment seems familiar but I can’t place it.
Heavyweights, when the campers are scheming in their cabin.
Featuring Ben Stiller as his proto White Goodman character Tony Perkis.
Kodos was the actor who was previously a mass murderer.
