3. Gratitude without a perfect reunion
Thanksgiving can put pressure on a family gathering to produce gratitude on cue. The most fitting moments in “Family” come near the end, when both reunions settle into the ordinary business of saying goodbye. By then, a gift from home can say something that would have been difficult to put into words at the start of either visit.
Before the Rozhenkos leave, Worf changes his answer about whether he wants anything from home and asks Helena for some of her Rokeg blood pie. The dish recalls the work she put into making room for Klingon traditions in their household. Asking for it gives Worf a way to acknowledge that effort in front of the person who made it.
Robert sends Jean-Luc back to the Enterprise with wine and suggests that he avoid drinking it alone. The brothers share an embrace that their first meeting lacked. Where dinner gave Robert a chance to pick at his brother’s choices, the wine gives Jean-Luc something from the vineyard to share with the people aboard his ship.
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