Transient human intimacy vs. larger moral duty: the brief, tender bond between Tasha Yar and Richard Castillo (a personal, human connection) that is interrupted and ultimately subsumed by the sacrificial mission.
Transient human intimacy vs. larger moral duty: the brief, tender bond between Tasha Yar and Richard Castillo (a personal, human connection) that is interrupted and ultimately subsumed by the sacrificial mission.
Events in This Arc
Castillo materializes aboard the Enterprise‑D and, wide‑eyed and disoriented, is immediately shepherded by Tasha through a brisk orientation. As she gestures toward the ship—its decks, troop capacity and distinguished pedigree—Castillo’s …
Tasha and Lieutenant Castillo share a brief, tender farewell in the transporter room before he beams back to the crippled Enterprise‑C. Their stolen, wordless kiss compresses a budding intimacy and …
In the restored timeline Ten-Forward has returned to its ordinary calm. Guinan performs a small ritual — she makes a drink, scans the room, and allows herself a sad, satisfied …