R.I.P. Tony Todd

You weren't a true 90's kid unless you stood in front of a mirror at least once and said 'Candyman' five times. (And then freaked out and ran away!)

Aw, man. Always loved seeing Tony Todd. It's fitting that this week's Lower Decks has plenty in it from TNG-era Klingon episodes, too. I was quite expecting a post-lobotomy Kurn to pop-up in at actually. Alas.

I used to have TNG episode Redemption on VHS, edited as a single 90 minute TV-movie style thing (loved those edits), and his performance as Kurn in that is fantastic, it really stands out. As Kurn he's easily able to out-Klingon Worf, tower over him, and put him in his place when necessary, while also getting the 'stuck in the shadow' younger-brother angst across perfectly. And I always thought it was so cool that Worf's brother was the Candyman guy! Bad-ass.

RIP Tony Todd.

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Yeah, Tony Todd had a couple of other roles. Specifically the Kurn character though, I thought was in a lot more episodes. And 2 of those 3 TNG episodes were parts 1 and 2 of the same story, too. I guess TNG-era Trek didn't really bring back characters that often.