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9. Worf Killed A Kid
Let He Who Is Without Sin is an odd episode of Deep Space Nine. It was clearly intended to be a light story, arriving after a string of heavy hitters like The Ship and ...Nor The Battle To The Strong. It was directed by René Auberjonois, who recounted a difficult shoot, juggling sand mites gnashing their way through the cast and crew, and Terry Farrell's photosensitivity while having to stand under the sun for long periods of time.
One might be forgiven for glossing over the events of the episode. At the same time, they focus on Bashir and Leeta breaking up (rather cordially) and Quark attempting to cram as much Jamaharon into one week as possible. Still, there is Worf to contend with, in and around his little spot of domestic terrorism.
Dax, demanding to know 'what the hell, Worf?!' discovers his sad backstory. As a child, he had accidentally killed another boy, Mikel. In a game of soccer, they had collided and the boy's neck had been broken. Worf, from that point on, knew that he needed exercise restraint around humans, for fear that he could hurt them.
This was an enormous piece of Worf's story that came from nowhere. While Worf wasn't the typical Klingon during his run on The Next Generation, one didn't assume it was because he was afraid of breaking people around him. It was quite the bombshell to drop in this episode, one that was never discussed again.