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"In my experience communication is a matter of patience and imagination..."

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The enterprise team try and figure out how to communicate with the Alien captain and his crew but are unable to do so; Captain Picard, however, while stuck on the planet is able to slightly understand the Alien captain. The alien tries to communicate with Picard that he means no harm by helping him start his fire. They are also able o see the similarities in their languages such as the words "his arms wide" which means 'generosity' or to give.

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"Imagery is everything to the Tamarians..."

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They get hit by a blast by the alien ship. But, even this is a form of communication because the aliens hit them in such a way that they are not hurt, yet they are unable to save their captain. Also on the ship, Delta and another crewmate try and look over the footage of their call and try to research certain words and their meaning and making educated guesses. In this way they are able to find a connection between the alien language and human and alien mythology.

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Captain Picard tries to better understand his alien counterpart by looking through his things, albeit without permission. At first, when the alien hands him a dagger, Picard assumes that he means to duel. This misunderstanding gets cleared up later when Picard hears a monster growl and realizes, using context clues, that the alien meant to help him protect himself. When giving him things, the alien uses the phrase "his arms wide" to give things, so the human captain uses this same phrase to mean "give me information". This shows that they were able to successfully communicate something, no matter how small.

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“The Tamarians cite examples that guide their understanding of and approach to the various problems they encounter on a day-to-day basis.”

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Another instance of successful communication between the alien captain and the human captain is when the alien repeats the same word in two instances. Once, when Picard is failing with the fire and once when they fail with the beast. Picard connects the dots and realizes that the word means 'failure'. He realizes then that he Tamarians speak in metaphors and by citing other instances in mythology. Picard continues to try and speak with the alien through using rocks and lines in the sand to find a common ground.

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"A danger shared might sometimes bring people together."

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At the end of the episode, Picard uses his new found communication and language skills to talk to the aliens and explain the death of their leader, surprising his crew. In the final moments, Picard shows his connection to the fallen alien by copying his hand gesture.

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"The Tamarian was willing to risk all of us just for the hope of communication and connection"

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“the Tamarians cite examples that guide their understanding of and approach to the various problems they encounter on a day-to-day basis" (Bogost).