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After trying to communicate with a new alien race, the Tamarians, Captain Picard is transported to an unknown planet. Communication between races seems impossible.

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While Counselor Torres does no sense any ill intentions from the Tamarians, the doubts persist because intentions & communication go hand-in-hand.

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Back on the Enterprise Data & Torres ,finally, make headway on the Tarmarian language. They realize that the Tarmarians speak in imagery. They use imagery to communicate & it is based on historical contexts from their culture. This makes it very difficult, if not impossible, to communicate with them because frame of reference is missing. Imagery with no narrative is not helpful.

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On the planet, Picard realizes there is a dangerous creature on the hunt. He begins to make progress in understanding the Tarmarian way of speaking. He realizes that they speak in metaphor. According to the article by The Atlantic, “The Federation’s desire to see Tamarian speech as a process of copying one form into another is a uniquely earthly one, even when sieved through Star Trek’s historical futurism”.

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Picard finally understands the reason he was brought on the planet for. “A danger shared might bring two people together”. Unfortunately, the Captain of the Tamarians did not survive, but he message did. Picard was finally able to successfully communicate with the Tamarians & build a, hopefully, lasting relationship.