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* Website/SFDebris argues that this entire episode is essentially a Romulan plot, since the inciting incident was a Romulan vessel that the Klingons happened to pick up with altered information on a decades old battle. Essentially, their plan was to force one of three outcomes, [[XanatosGambit all of them beneficial]]: civil war within the Empire, with one side, the Duras, backed by the Romulans, as the likely victor, either weakening the Klingons or allowing the Romulans to remake them as allies; damaging or destroying the Klingon-Federation alliance; or, as a consolation prize, Worf's death, [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E7TheEnemy to take revenge for his letting Patahk die]], who could have had important friends. Ultimately, however, their entire scheme unravels because [[SpannerInTheWorks they underestimate the depth of Worf's idealism]], and his willingness to martyr himself through discommendation rather than let either of his two nations destroy themselves or one another.

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