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  • The inclusion of the Klingon sisters Lursa and B'Etor in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "Past Prologue" was a distraction from the main story and undermined the show's attempt to establish its own tone.
  • The desire to attract The Next Generation fans led to the decision to include the Duras Sisters, but this choice did not contribute to the complex and compelling stories being told in DS9.
  • The use of established TNG characters like the Duras Sisters highlights the challenge the DS9 writers faced in balancing their own unique storytelling with the need to tie the show into the wider Star Trek universe.

The return of Star Trek: The Next Generation 's Klingon sisters Lursa (Barbara March) and B'Etor (Gwynyth Walsh) in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a mistake that distracted from the great story being told in "Past Prologue". The Duras Sisters play an integral role in supplying the materials needed by Tahna Los (Jeffrey Nordling) to seal the wormhole and secure Bajor's freedom from Federation interference. However, the notoriously untrustworthy Klingon sisters are planning to double-cross Tahna by selling him out to the Cardassians via Elim Garak (Andrew Robinson).

The inclusion of the Duras Sisters in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1, episode 2 was clearly designed to attract TNG fans. As Star Trek 's first 1990s spinoff, there was a desire to emphasize that DS9 was part of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek . The only problem with this approach is that it could undermine the work being done to establish DS9 as a more mature and morally complex show that has a very different remit to TNG . The involvement of Lursa and B'Etor in "Past Prologue" is evidence of this particular downside.

TNG's Lursa And B’Etor Didn’t Belong In DS9’s “Past Prologue”

"Past Prologue" is a story about Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor) and her inner conflict between her past in the Bajoran Resistance and her future as Federation liason. That conflict is thrown into sharp focus by the arrival of Bajoran terrorist Tahna Los, with whom she disagrees about the future of Bajor. It's an episode that is specifically designed to challenge Kira's working relationship with Sisko, while also revealing the wider conflict over the future of Bajor. It therefore feels like Lursa and B'Etor are a distraction that "Past Prologue" doesn't need. The story seems to stop dead as Sisko is forced to explain the plot of Star Trek: The Next Generation 's Klingon Civil War epic "Redemption" to Constable Odo (Rene Auberjonois).

Given that the subplot in "Past Prologue" is about whether Garak is a Cardassian spy, it would have made more sense for Tahna's suppliers to be new characters that had a prior connection to Garak. The suspicions over the Duras Sisters does still allow Garak and Bashir's relationship to bloom, but it could easily have been achieved with brand-new characters instead. It's understandable that the DS9 writers room wanted to include the Duras Sisters to give a sense of the station's place in the wider Star Trek universe, but they add nothing to the complex and compelling stories being told.

TNG’s Klingon Sisters Proved Deep Space Nine’s Showrunner Right

Ira Steven Behr once said (via Salon ) that the main issue for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1 was a tendency " to do episodes that could easily be adapted for TNG" . While "Past Prologue" is certainly a story that feels very DS9 rather than TNG , the inclusion of Lursa and B'Etor does speak to that larger issue of doing episodes that could be adapted for the parent show. Behr was keen to focus on the stories of new characters like Kira and Garak, but DS9 co-creator Michael Piller had suggested they use the Duras Sisters to tie the show into the wider Star Trek continuity.

It's an issue that would continue to crop up in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1, most notably in the episode "Q-Less". The episode's writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe reflected that he focused too much on Q (John de Lancie) and not enough on how he impacted DS9 's characters. While "Past Prologue" doesn't make this mistake, it's a strong example of how being tethered to TNG caused some teething problems for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's early days.

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A member of the Klingon Empire 's politically influential House of Duras , B'Etor was the younger of Duras ' two sisters. Following the death of Duras in 2367 , B'Etor plotted unsuccessfully with her sister, Lursa , to seat Duras' illegitimate son, Toral , as leader of the Klingon High Council , plunging the Empire into a civil war. [1] B'Etor subsequently dropped out of sight for more than a year, until she and her sister attempted to raise capital for their armies by selling bilitrium explosives to the Kohn-ma , a Bajoran terrorist organization, in late 2368 . [2] In 2370 , she and her sister illegally mined a magnesite deposit on Kalla III that belonged to the Pakleds . They later tried to sell the ore to the Yridians . [3] Later that year, B'Etor and Lursa obtained trilithium weapons technology from Dr. Tolian Soran , in hopes of making another attempt to conquer the Klingon Empire. When the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D came upon their activities with Soran at the Amargosa Observatory , B'Etor and Lursa attacked the Enterprise. The sisters were killed when their D-12 class Bird of Prey was destroyed by the Enterprise. [4]

Notes and References

  • ↑ Roddenberry, Gene et al (Executive Producers). "Redemption" . Star Trek: The Next Generation , season 4, episode 26 (Production number 200). Directed by Cliff Bole . Written by Ronald D. Moore . Paramount Pictures . 17 June 1991 .
  • ↑ Berman, Rick & Michael Piller (Executive Producers). "Past Prologue" . Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , season 1, episode 3 (Production number 404). Directed by Winrich Kolbe . Written by Kathryn Powers . Paramount Pictures . 11 January 1993 .
  • ↑ " Firstborn ." Star Trek: The Next Generation , Episode 273. Television. 25 April 1994.
  • ↑ Berman, Rick (Producer). Star Trek: Generations . Directed by David Carson . Story by Rick Berman & Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga . Screenplay by Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga . Paramount Pictures . 18 November 1994 .
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Lieutenant Worf : [showing Lursa and B'Etor a knife]  This was dropped by one of the assassins. It bears the crest of your house.

Lursa : Someone must have given it to the assassins to implicate us.

Counselor Deanna Troi : Why would someone do that?

B'Etor : In order to tarnish our good name.

Lieutenant Worf : You cannot tarnish a rusted blade.

Commander William T. Riker : We know you're dealing in stolen ore. But I wanna talk about the assassination attempt on Lieutenant Worf.

B'Etor : What assassination attempt? This is the first I've heard of it.

Lursa : Too bad it didn't succeed!

[laughs maliciously] 

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Published Aug 13, 2019

Remembering 'Trek' Favorite, Barbara March, 1953-2019

The Lursa actress passed away this week at age 65.

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StarTrek.com is saddened to report the passing of Barbara March, the stage, TV and film actress who made her mark on the Star Trek franchise with her memorable performances as the fierce Klingon, Lursa, sister of B'Etor (Gwynyth Walsh), in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Redemption," "Redemption, Part II," and "Firstborn," the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine entry “Past Prologue,” and the TNG feature Star Trek Generations . March also provided Lursa's voice for the video game Star Trek: The Next Generation — Klingon Honor Guard , and, frequently alongside Walsh, was a fan favorite at Trek conventions worldwide. March's husband, Alan Scarfe — himself a three-time Trek guest star — confirmed on Facebook that she passed away on August 11 at the age of 65.

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"My beloved Barbara, my partner in all things for more than forty years, passed through eternity's gate yesterday evening after a cruel battle with cancer," Scarfe wrote in his post. "She was wise and compassionate and beautiful and her brilliance, kindness and perspicacity touched many."

Born in Toronto, Canada, March attended the University of Windsor and was classically trained. She acted in productions at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis as well as Canada’s prestigious Stratford Shakespeare Festival, with further credits in New York and Los Angeles. Her non- Trek film and TV credits included Night Heat, The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, L.A. Law, The Portrait , and Total Security . Also an author and playwright, March was married since 1979 to Scarfe, and together they had a daughter, Tosia, both of whom survive her, along with her stepson, Jonathan.

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March was best known for her Trek work, and she relished both the Lursa role and the fan base's enduring embrace of her character. "It's amazing," she told Ian Spelling in 1994, during an interview for the official Star Trek Generations magazine. "We were really surprised by how popular Lursa and B'Etor are. I think it's because, in one sense, these women have a great deal of power. They're very emotional, almost a bad Laurel and Hardy team. They're rebellious, strong, and can kick butt, and there just aren't that many female characters on television who control things like the Duras sisters try to do. I think all of these aspects, and the chemistry between Gwynyth and I, have helped the characters really catch on. It was wonderful to create a character on Star Trek because she wasn't a stereotypical cardboard cutout."

Please join StarTrek.com in offering our condolences to March's family, friends, colleagues and many fans.

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Duras, son of Ja'rod

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Duras , son of Ja'rod , and leader of the House of Duras , was a powerful and ambitious political figure in the Klingon Empire during the late 24th century . He and his family gained notoriety for their use of dishonorable and sometimes treasonous tactics in order to accumulate and maintain power, which culminated in the Klingon Civil War of 2367 - 2368 .

  • 1 On the High Council
  • 2 Vying for chancellorship
  • 3 Family legacy
  • 4.1 Appearances
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On the High Council [ ]

Duras was a member of the Klingon High Council in 2366 , when he led the capture of a Romulan vessel. On board the vessel, records were discovered implicating Duras' father, Ja'rod , as having betrayed the Khitomer colony to the Romulan Star Empire by giving them the codes necessary to lower the colony's deflector shields . In the resulting Khitomer Massacre , four thousand Klingons, including Ja'rod, were slaughtered.

Unwilling to have his position threatened by being labeled the son of a traitor , Duras convinced Chancellor K'mpec and the rest of the High Council to shift the blame to Mogh , leader of the Duras family's long-standing enemies, the House of Mogh , and who had also been killed in the Romulan attack. Concerned that accusing the powerful Duras family of treason could lead to unrest or even civil war , they agreed.

None expected Worf , the son of Mogh, and a Starfleet officer, to come to Qo'noS to challenge the accusations against his father. Fearful that Worf might learn the truth, Duras ordered assassination attempts on Worf's Cha'DIch ; first on Kurn , who, unknown to the High Council at the time, was Worf's brother and also the son of Mogh, and then on Worf's commanding officer, Jean-Luc Picard , who took over after Kurn was injured.

Nevertheless, Picard managed to locate Kahlest , a woman who had served the House of Mogh as Worf's nursemaid at Khitomer. Her eyewitness account of the attack corroborated Worf's assertion that his father was innocent, though K'mpec refused to allow her to testify before the council for the same reasons they had shifted the blame to Mogh to begin with. Worf recognized the necessity of preserving the stability of the Empire and accepted discommendation , though not before striking Duras and vowing that the truth would one day come out. ( TNG : " Sins of The Father ")

Vying for chancellorship [ ]

The following year, K'mpec was revealed to be dying of a cumulative poison called Veridium Six , which had been slipped into his bloodwine over several months. By Klingon custom, this was a highly dishonorable act because the killer did not show his face. It was suspected, but never proven, that Duras was responsible. With K'mpec's death imminent, Duras quickly emerged as one of two contenders to become the new chancellor. The other was Gowron , a political outsider.

Hoping to prevent a dishonorable man from attaining chancellorship, K'mpec, in one of his final acts, appointed Picard as Arbiter of Succession . Duras came aboard Picard's ship, the USS Enterprise -D , from the IKS Vorn to compete in the Rite of Succession , as did Gowron from the IKS Buruk .

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Duras vying for the chancellorship

The Rite of Succession began with the Sonchi ceremony , aboard K'mpec's ship. Picard, as arbiter, and the two contenders prodded K'mpec's lifeless body with Klingon painstiks to officially confirm the death of the old chancellor. Duras appeared to be disturbingly enthusiastic in doing so. Moments after the completion of the ceremony, however, an explosion rocked the room, killing a member of Duras' entourage, and one of Gowron's as well. The bomb was found to use a molecular decay detonator , a device well-known to be of Romulan origin, with the obvious implication that one of the contenders was collaborating with the Romulans.

Hoping to buy time to find out who was responsible for the bomb before the new chancellor was selected, Picard chose to revive the ancient ja'chuq ceremony, in which each contender lists the battles they've won and the prizes they've taken, to demonstrate their worthiness to lead the Empire. The ceremony was expected to take days.

Before it was complete, however, Duras discovered that Ambassador K'Ehleyr was investigating the events at Khitomer to find out why Worf had apparently dropped his defense of his father and accepted discommendation so easily. When Duras confronted her, K'Ehleyr demanded to know what had really happened at Khitomer. Duras fatally wounded the ambassador and returned to his ship.

While Enterprise -D personnel uncovered evidence that Duras' people had been responsible for the bomb, Worf discovered K'Ehleyr dying. With her final breath, she identified Duras as her killer.

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Duras, following his defeat by Worf

Worf immediately beamed aboard the Vorn , telling Duras that K'Ehleyr had been his mate, and challenging Duras under Klingon law . In desperation, Duras told Worf that if he killed him, no one would ever learn the truth about Worf's father and that Worf would be labeled a traitor forever, but Worf was unswayed. Duras, more politician than warrior, was no match for Worf and was quickly killed, impaled on Worf's bat'leth . Notably, Worf did not perform the Klingon death ritual for him. While the Klingon Empire regarded it as a lawful killing and considered the matter closed, Worf was reprimanded by Captain Picard. With the death of Duras, Gowron was apparently unopposed to become the new Chancellor.

Though Duras had died in disgrace, blame for the Khitomer Massacre continued to lie with Mogh, as the High Council was unwilling to admit they had suppressed the truth. ( TNG : " Reunion ")

According to Ambassador Kell , several members of the High Council were thankful for Worf killing Duras as there was no doubt that he would have ascended to head the council if he had not been stopped and many were not looking forward to that. ( TNG : " The Mind's Eye ")

Family legacy [ ]

Though Duras was dead, his family's ambition continued to threaten the Empire later that year, when his sisters Lursa and B'Etor revealed that Duras had had an illegitimate son, Toral . Toral became head of the House of Duras in name, although the real power remained with Lursa and B'Etor. The Duras family challenged Gowron's claim, and the ensuing power struggle led to the Klingon Civil War . Initially, the Duras forces appeared to have the upper hand, as they had continued the family tradition of allying themselves with the Romulans. This alliance proved to be very successful against Gowron's forces, defeating them in three major engagements. However Gowron's forces were indirectly bolstered when a fleet of 23 Federation starships led by Picard was deployed along the border that blocked all Romulan supplies coming in. The tide quickly turned in Gowron's favor and the civil war came to an end once the truth of Romulan interference was discovered by Starfleet. These events also saw the House of Mogh being officially redeemed from Duras' initial claims, with Gowron restoring the House's honor as repayment for Worf and Kurn's service to him during the war. ( TNG : " Redemption ", " Redemption II ")

Efforts in later years by Lursa, B'Etor, and Toral to rebuild their forces and reestablish their family's standing within the Empire met with only limited success. Lursa and B'Etor were later killed in an encounter with the USS Enterprise -D, though the battle also resulted in the destruction of the Enterprise . Toral attempted to wield the Sword of Kahless . It is unlikely the House of Duras will ever reattain the power it wielded during Duras' lifetime. ( DS9 : " Past Prologue ", " The Sword of Kahless "; TNG : " Firstborn "; Star Trek Generations )

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Appearances [ ].

  • " Sins of The Father "
  • " Reunion "
  • PIC : " Remembrance " (photograph only)

Background information [ ]

Duras was played by Patrick Massett , who relished the role. " When I was auditioning, " he recalled, " they told me to think of a Shakespearean savage, a kind of civilized wild animal. There was the controversy in the character. He was both poetic and barbaric. I think he was committed to clearing his family name at all costs, even at the cost of his personal honor. " ( Star Trek: Communicator  issue 114 , p. 58)

Duras' mirror universe counterpart ( β ) appeared in the short story " For Want of a Nail " and the novels Saturn's Children and Rise Like Lions . In 2378 , he succeeded Klag as Regent of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance , having slain him in honorable combat.

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  1. B'Etor

    B'Etor was a female Klingon officer of the 24th century Klingon Empire and member of the House of Duras. She was the younger of the two Duras sisters, herself and Lursa, sister of Duras and daughter of Ja'rod. Through Duras, she had a nephew, Toral. As sister to Lursa, B'Etor was one of the Duras sisters responsible for the start of the Klingon Civil War in early-2368. She was the younger ...

  2. Dynamic Duos: Lursa and B'Etor Duras

    Lursa and B'Etor first appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " Redemption, Part I " to challenge the Klingon Leader of the High Council, Gowron. Their brother, Duras, had previously tried to claim the position but died in disgrace after his and his family's corruption was exposed. Lursa and B'Etor aren't willing to ...

  3. Star Trek Next Generation

    Star Trek Next Generation"Firstborn"

  4. DS9 Bringing Back TNG's Popular Klingon Sisters Was A Mistake

    The return of Star Trek: The Next Generation's Klingon sisters Lursa (Barbara March) and B'Etor (Gwynyth Walsh) in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a mistake that distracted from the great story being told in "Past Prologue". The Duras Sisters play an integral role in supplying the materials needed by Tahna Los (Jeffrey Nordling) to seal the wormhole and secure Bajor's freedom from Federation ...

  5. Redemption (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

    In 2016, Time rated Lursa and B'Etor (played by actresses Barbara March and Gwynyth Walsh) the second-best villain characters of the Star Trek franchise. Popular Mechanics also thought Lursa and B'Etor were particularly good. In March 2019, SyFy rated Kurn (played by Tony Todd) as the tenth greatest Klingon of the Star Trek franchise.

  6. Firstborn (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

    Time magazine rated Lursa and B'Etor (who appear in this episode) the 9th best villains of the Star Trek franchise in 2016. [3] [4] In 2021, Screen Rant said this was an exploration of Father-Son relationships, as well as Klingon culture and noted the presence of the Duras Sisters .

  7. B'Etor

    A member of the Klingon Empire's politically influential House of Duras, B'Etor was the younger of Duras' two sisters. Following the death of Duras in 2367, B'Etor plotted unsuccessfully with her sister, Lursa, to seat Duras' illegitimate son, Toral, as leader of the Klingon High Council, plunging the Empire into a civil war. B'Etor subsequently dropped out of sight for more than a year, until ...

  8. Sheryl's Star Trek Site: Star Trek Women: Next Generation: B'Etor

    B'Etor. A member of the politically powerful Duras family; the younger of Duras' two sisters. Following the death of Duras in 2367, B'Etor and her sister Lursa conspired with the Romulan operative Sela to overthrow the Gowron leadership of the Klingon High Council. Their attempt to place Toral, the illegitimate son of Duras, as council leader ...

  9. The Duras Sisters

    The Duras Sisters is a Super Rare [4-star] crew member. The Duras Sisters is a version of B'Etor and Lursa from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Redemption" (4x26). The Duras sisters prosecuted a civil war to replace Gowron as Chancellor with their nephew Toral. The Duras Sisters can be fused from the "Fusion of Different Characters".

  10. Gwynyth Walsh

    Gwynyth Walsh. Actress: Star Trek: Generations. Gwynyth Walsh was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada but was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. Walsh earned her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Alberta and started her career appearing on stage, across Canada and in the United States, in many classics, including. For William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing", she ...

  11. "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Firstborn (TV Episode 1994)

    Lieutenant Worf : [showing Lursa and B'Etor a knife] This was dropped by one of the assassins. It bears the crest of your house. ... Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation a list of 26 titles created 19 Oct 2014 STAR TREK THE NEXT GENERATION SEASON 7 (1993) (8.5/10) a list of 25 titles ...

  12. Remembering 'Trek' Favorite, Barbara March, 1953-2019

    March also provided Lursa's voice for the video game Star Trek: The Next Generation — Klingon Honor Guard, and, frequently alongside Walsh, was a fan favorite at Trek conventions worldwide. March's husband, Alan Scarfe — himself a three-time Trek guest star — confirmed on Facebook that she passed away on August 11 at the age of 65.

  13. Lursa and B'Etor Offer Earl Grey Tea To Captain Picard

    Star Trek The Next Generation Season 4 episode 26 Redemption

  14. List of Star Trek: The Next Generation characters

    Star Trek: The Next Generation "Redemption, Parts 1 and 2" "Firstborn" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine "Past Prologue" Feature films. Star Trek Generations (1994) Reception. Time rated Lursa and B'Etor ninth best villains of the Star Trek franchise in 2016. Alyssa Ogawa

  15. TREKNEWS.NET

    Barbara March and Gwynyth Walsh portrayed the Duras sisters, Lursa and B'etor, two of the most memorable Klingon villains in Star Trek history. Learn more about their roles, their careers and ...

  16. Duras, son of Ja'rod

    Duras, son of Ja'rod, and leader of the House of Duras, was a powerful and ambitious political figure in the Klingon Empire during the late 24th century. He and his family gained notoriety for their use of dishonorable and sometimes treasonous tactics in order to accumulate and maintain power, which culminated in the Klingon Civil War of 2367-2368. Duras was a member of the Klingon High ...

  17. Gwynyth Walsh

    Gwynyth Walsh (born 1956) is a Canadian actress best known for her role of the Star Trek character B'Etor, one of the Duras sisters. She also played constable Nimira in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Random Thoughts", and provided the voice for the character Grey Mother, in the video game The Long Dark.Walsh earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta and started her career ...

  18. Barbara March (1953-2019), played Lursa Duras in "Star Trek: The Next

    6.5K. Barbara March was an actress best known for playing Lursa, one of the Klingon Duras sisters, in "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," and the feature film ...

  19. Barbara March

    Barbara March (born Barbara Jean Maczka; October 9, 1953 - August 11, 2019) was a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of the Star Trek character Lursa, one of the Duras sisters.She appeared as Lursa in Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Redemption" and "Firstborn"), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ("Past Prologue"), and Star Trek Generations.

  20. Star Trek Universe Fact & Photo Card "Lursa and B'Etor"

    This Star Trek Universe Fact & Photo Card features the characters Lursa and B'Etor from The Next Generation series. The card is produced by Atlas Editions and has a vintage feel to it. It is a great addition to any Star Trek collection. The card is classified under the Character category and has the number 5219-09-02. It is perfect for fans of Science Fiction & Horror and the Star Trek franchise.