I have always wondered what a serious wrangler of metaphor, like, say, Raymond Chandler, would have said about “Darmok.” I still can’t believe TNG’s producers let the writers get away with communication as the A plot, but every ST:TNG fan is and will be forever grateful they did.

And just for fun, CaptRobau subtitled the alien’s metaphorical language into English, followed by an hilarious discussion in the comments in which everyone proposes their version.

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