Star Trek: The Next Generation - 4x06 - Legacy

    Some Federation workers have crashed in an escape pod on a planet that has  been stuck in a gang war for years.  The Enterprise tries to free their captives, with the help of one of the sides, and their representative, Tasha Yar's sister.
    This episode is a disappointment.  And it's a puzzlement, since the story is entirely decent.  There's a reasonable emotional arc, bringing in a character to stir up the crew's feelings about Tasha.  The problem seems to be that the writing is hammy.  There are too many moments that feel campy.  There are reaction shots of Worf that seem like they may have been going for a laugh but the material didn't warrant that.
    I remember liking Tasha Yar when I was a kid, watching the show for the first time.  The age of the series means that I would have been 8 or 9.  Now, when I watch her episodes, it looks like the writers never got a handle on what to do with her character.  That awkwardness makes these episodes, that ascribe deep emotions to Tasha's death, feel like they aren't using the event correctly.