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172.70.91.151: /* Explanation */ A useful cultural (re-)reference. Of course, some people will never know of the 1999 parody film, or even think Abrams-Trek is the "original thing".

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‎Explanation: A useful cultural (re-)reference. Of course, some people will never know of the 1999 parody film, or even think Abrams-Trek is the "original thing".

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 In the comic, instead of suggesting a dramatic gesture to achieve a diplomatic breakthrough, the alien seems to be suggesting a one-night stand, hence the wink in the final panel. It is not clear if he is chatting up [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Deanna_Troi Deanna Troi] (who has the long curly hair) or Picard. However, given that in the original episode Darmok and Jalad (the two warriors) were metaphorically identified with Dathon and Picard, it seems likely that he is flirting with Picard.
-The title text suggests that the actor {{w|Patrick Stewart}}, who played Captain Picard, might find ''Star Trek'' fans indecipherable, in the same way that Captain Picard found the Tamarians indecipherable. This is a joke about how ''Star Trek'' fans stereotypically make constant references to the franchise which are so dense and obscure that even the program's actors might find them impossible to understand.
+The title text suggests that the actor {{w|Patrick Stewart}}, who played Captain Picard, might find ''Star Trek'' fans indecipherable, in the same way that Captain Picard found the Tamarians indecipherable. This is a joke about how ''Star Trek'' fans stereotypically make constant references to the franchise which are so dense and obscure that even the program's actors might find them impossible to understand. This tendency is parodied in the film {{w|Galaxy Quest}}, a whole-work ''{{tvtropes|expy}}'' of the Star Trek phenomenon, in which the original actors need to consult their more dedicated fans how extremely faithful real-life alien reconstructions of the original fictional sets and equipment actually operate.
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 ==Explanation==
-This comic is a parody of the ''{{w|Star Trek: The Next Generation}}'' episode "{{w|Darmok}}" in which [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Picard Captain Picard] and the Enterprise crew meet with a [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/The_Children_of_Tama Tamarian] ship. They can translate the individual words of Tamarian with perfect accuracy, but the Tamarians communicate using metaphors based on their own history and culture&mdash;without these cultural references, the Enterprise crew are unable to understand what the Tamarians are actually saying. "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra" is repeated many times in this episode by the Tamarian captain, Dathon. Picard is eventually able to decipher the line to discover that it was a story of two warriors marooned on an island (Tanagra) who work together to defeat a common foe. The alien's intention is that he and Picard work together to defeat a monster as a way to cement ties between the Tamarians and the [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/United_Federation_of_Planets Federation].
+This comic is a parody of the ''{{w|Star Trek: The Next Generation}}'' episode "{{w|Darmok}}" in which [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Picard Captain Picard] and the Enterprise crew meet with a [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/The_Children_of_Tama Tamarian] ship. They can translate the individual words of Tamarian with perfect accuracy, but the Tamarians communicate using metaphors based on their own history and culture&mdash;without these cultural references, the Enterprise crew are unable to understand what the Tamarians are actually saying. The Tamarian captain deliberately strands himself and Picard on a planet, repeating the phrase "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra". Ultimately, Picard realizes that the line refers to a story of two warriors marooned on an island (Tanagra) who work together to defeat a common foe. The alien's intention is that he and Picard work together to defeat a predator as a way to cement ties between the Tamarians and the [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/United_Federation_of_Planets Federation].
 In the comic, instead of suggesting a dramatic gesture to achieve a diplomatic breakthrough, the alien seems to be suggesting a one-night stand, hence the wink in the final panel. It is not clear if he is chatting up [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Deanna_Troi Deanna Troi] (who has the long curly hair) or Picard. However, given that in the original episode Darmok and Jalad (the two warriors) were metaphorically identified with Dathon and Picard, it seems likely that he is flirting with Picard.