Star Trek Moments That Break Our Hearts Every Time 

What were some other heartbreaking moments on Star Trek?

"Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human" That line. Gets me everytime. Say what you will about Bill but this was on-spot.

My dad woulda loved this video. Early 2000 late 1990s I watched this all the time with my pops. Miss you dad, until we meet again.

Picard in absolute sorrow in the movie Generations as he reveals to Troi that his nephew Rene was tragically killed in a fire.

One on the saddest for me was when worf erased his brother's memory to make him about his dishonor and then tells him st the end that he has no family

My favorite heart breaking moment was in Star Trek DS9 where Odo and Lwaxana Troi were stuck in the elevator. During their time there they both revealed their deepest insecurities and truths to each other. Lwaxana revealed hers which was being vulnerable and her appearance, if I’m remembering correctly, and Odo’s was, I think privacy, trustt, and vulnerability,. Odo was well past his time to regenerate and he finally just let himself go and returned to his natural gelatinous state in the garment of Lwaxana. The ultimate sign of trust for him. I just boo hoo’d when that happened. It’s still a moving episode for me even after all of these years. 🖖🏽

Of all of the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most...human.

The scene of the admiral describing how Data was struggling to fix his daughter, is heartbreaking.

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one." Gets me teary eyed every-time.

What about Zyal's death? That scene was pretty hard to watch knowing that Dukat loved his daughter deeply and her death is what pushed him over the edge to where the slightest chance for redemption was gone.

The way Kirk says "no" with such hollow brokenness at the end of Wrath of Khan always gets me teary eyed.

I always thought that the scenes with Lwaxana and Odo were beautifully heartbreaking. I can't recall the exact episode but the one where they're trapped on a shuttle (I think) together and she tells him to use her dress to regenerate is great. They had some wonderful moments together throughout DS9.

How the hell has no one mentioned Ziyal's death from DS9?? It turned one of the most ruthless, determined, focused and menacing characters in Star Trek into blubbering mess.

When voyagers doctor creates his own family. That last scene with his daughter always gets me tearing up

Jeri's acting over the death of One is one of the better sad moments, she has such a great range and even though she was originally cast for the body-suit roll, she and robert picardo made one of the best tv duos (and characters in general) in TV. A former borg drone, and a hologram doctor - trying to expand their humanity. And, Jeri acting like the Doctor in 7's body is still one of the best bits ever. "YOU GOT SEXUALLY AROUSED IN MY BODY!"

I still can't watch "The Offspring" and "The Inner Light" without bawling my eyes out. It pierces me through the heart every time even after over 30 years.

Those times Picard cried on-screen, when he has an emotional breakdown after fighting his brother in the mud, and in Generations when he reveals his brother and nephew died in a fire. ;_;

Leonard Nimoy was there during the grand opening of our park. This was right after it was canceled. He spoke saying Star Trek was ahead of time and will be back. Really nice guy and dedicated to get the star trek message out there.

I used to cry my eyes out watching when Spock died and Kirk's voice breaking at funeral broke my heart it's not real but still powerful

Jadzia's death at the hands of Gul Dukat definitely sent me over the emotional edge.

All I have to say is, "Shaka, when the walls fell." Darmok in the tear jerker for TNG and then the DS9 episode when Kang, Koloth and later Kor (Blood Oath and Once More Unto The Breach respectively) dying brought tears to my eyes. Those are worth mentioning.

To me, the episode where Tuvix was formed between Tuvik and Neelix on Voyager was also so passionate. Tuvix's cries of I want to live hits you and the picture of Janeway after she split them again really showed the agony the decision was. And what about Kes' passionate plea of how Tuvix had the right to live but she wanted Neelix back. I have often used this episode in my classes to provoke conversation on a wide range of emotions.

Tries not to cry.....cries a lot. In all honesty Star trek is my favorite show, I border on obsession. My dad loved it when I was growing up but I never watched it. When he passed away I decided to give it a watch and now here I am 7 years later with an entire room dedicated to Star trek memorabilia and collectables. I think the reason I get so emotional about Star Trek is because it does remind me of him. And don't even get me started on the episodes that hit too close to home. When Kira's dad died while she was gone, Jake watching his dead dad appear and disappear over and over until Jake dies in front of Sisko, when Mayweather finds out his dad died. Star Trek likes to kill off dad's and it absolutely destroys me.

What is everyone's thoughts on "the inner light"? One of the saddest endings I can remember. Yet still one of the most beautiful stories as well....

I can't believe you left off "Inner Light" where Picard raises his family and realises they will soon be dead only to return to the Enterprise and only have the flute to remember them by.

..HOW in the hell did the moment Dr. Phlox was trying not to cry at the impending death of Trip and T'pol's baby get missed off this list?.." It hurts as if she were my own child. Make something good come from this Captain." Dr. Phlox to Capt. Archer.

Gul Dukat losing his daughter, Ziyal, was extremely sad.

When Data dies saving his friends was one of the saddest moments in Star Trek.

Apparently Spock's funeral was so touching that Kirstie Alley didn't have to act in order to cry. It hit her so hard that all her tears were real. I saw it in an interview with her.

That moment Kira had to say good bye to Odo as he was leaving to save his species and decided to put on a tux as a reminder of his love for her in the final episode is still the saddest scene of DS9.

Spock adjusting his uniform broke my heart.

When Odo dissolves into the Link for the last time.

Data's death hit me the most.

I loved Tasha, I cried when she died. Hell, I cry whenever any of them die or leave. Damn, these shows gets to me.

I can't believe you forgot the DS-9 episode "Duet" when Aamin Marritza who has been masquerading as the murderous Gul Darheel breaks down in tears admitting he could do nothing to stop the Cardassian torture of the innocent Bajorans, so now wants to be tried and executed to atone for the crimes of his people. You can see Major Kira's eyes slowly soften when she realizes the truth. He is later killed on the station by another Bajoran who just wants to kill any Cardassian out of hate and Kira mourns.

Oh yes, and your narration makes my heart break! A true Trekkie would never shit on the memories on any Star Trek film!!!!

Weyoun 6 dies in Odo's arms with Odo's blessing....

Umm, did you forget the Star Trek TNG episode "Inner Light"? It makes me cry every time I see it.

There really isn't any franchise that does characters better than Trek.

Man I miss old Trek.

After introducing my kids to Star Trek, now all I have to do is say, "I have been, and ever shall be your friend." Gets them EVERY TIME. And me too.

DS9 Far beyond the Stars. Whole episode.

Voyager episode Real Life. The Doctor's Holographic Family. When the young daughter dies at the end.

Lower Decks makes me cry every time when Picard eulogizes Ensign Sito

Watching these individual moments within the context of their respective episodes was emotional; seeing them now in this tribute, they are all the more emotional and touching. Thank you for sharing this tribute.

The Hunted from TNG always gets me when Roga Danar says "We want to come home."

Thank you for doing long monologues over every scene, instead of playing more than 1 second of them. Very cool.

Star Trek has changed me numerous times. The best TV/Movies of all time.

Kirk intentionally *can't* bring himself to look st Edith Keeler's body precisely because he knows exactly why he had to to what "he just did." It's a prime example of the "burden of knowledge" we all have to go through at some point in our lives. Also, saddest music TNG ever brought to the screen? The coda to "The Inner Light," anyone?

The DS9 episode “Duet” was pretty emotional

I know when I saw the Enterprise destroyed in ST III in the theatre, I teared up ... but McCoy had the grace saving answer when Kirk asks: My God Bones, what have I done? Bones: What you had to do. What you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live ... The Measure of a Man is not only one of my favorite STNG episodes, but one of my favorite episodes of any TV show. It has a Blade Runner-esque feel to the episode ... and even though Roy, the true hero of Blade Runner, dies in the end, he wins because he finds his humanity which is a transcendent quality that goes beyond being human. (RIP Rutger!!!). Data, of course, was always more human than human and his humanity was always there. Ah yes ... Sexy 7 of 9. Bless you Jeri Ryan!!! And finally, Spock's death and Kirk's eulogy are major tearjerkers ..."Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was ... the most ... human!". This is an excellent tribute to a brilliant franchise. Bless you Gene Rodenberry for bringing us a glimpse of Utopia ...

One scene that always makes me choke up is from "Relics", when Scotty enters the holodeck. His look, the music, and finally the toast to his old crewmates...

Jadzia dax killed in st ds9 tears of the prophets hit me hard emotionally

"Thank you for my life."

final episode in DS9 when Sisco is snatched away from celebrating with family and crew by the prophets to live with them. Later his foance is given an opportunity to say goodbye when shes transported to the celestial temple inside the wormhole. He talks to Sisco but in my opinion hes in such a state of awe and bliss that its hard for him to speak. they have their fifal kiss and shes back instantly at the station with jake who ONCE AGAIN doesnt get a chance to day goodbye to his dad

Tuvix was a surprising one for me. Janeway walking out of sick bay after forcing Tuvix to be separated back into Tuvok and Neelix.

I can only think of 2 The Inner Light, The ending flute scene... Generations, When Picard learns of the end of his family line...

Of all the souls his was the most..... human

City on the Edge of Forever - the most heartbreaking scene of any TV show I remember. Incredible. The death of Spock was great, too, of course, but in a movie. I always got a kick out of the playing of Amazing Grace, which is probably the favorite hymn of Christians, on bagpipes by Scotty at the funeral of a Jewish Vulcan. :-) Didn't take anything away from the funeral, of course, but it appeals to my strange sense of humor. RIP, Mr. Nimoy. We miss you.

DS9 "Duet" - the final scene where Maritza breaks down and begs essentially to be murder, so overwhelmed is he with guilt for the Cardassian's equivalent of the Holocaust on Bajor.

Voyager had a couple. The doctors holo daughter death, the end of someone to watch over me when the heart broken doc plays the song the show was titled after. The moments after datas death with a broken picard and the memorial. The shows had more heart than people give it credit for.

STNG - The Perfect Mate. An empathic metamorph spends time with Picard and chooses to become his perfect mate, even though she is intended for another man. The dedication to duty she acquires (to match Picard) means she chooses to give herself to the other man to avert war and save countless lives. She is forced into a loveless marriage and Picard must deliver his perfect counterpart to another man.

All great choices, but nothing about TNG S5E25: Inner Light? Picard lives an entire other life, has a family he loves, and then loses it all because it turned out to be a simulation that took less than 30 minutes to play out while he was unconscious on the bridge. The song that plays throughout is one of my favourite pieces of music ever. Hell, they wrote and performed an orchestral version for the 30th Anniversary album. The rest of the album was cut together pieces of a couple of episode soundtracks. This one was orchestrated and rerecorded entirely, and it deserved it. There's also S4E2: Family. Picard goes back to see his brothers family at their home in France, and after fighting with his brother he breaks down and admits how he feels about what the Borg did to him, and what they made him do. His guilt, feelings of helplessness, everything. Seeing a character who's so far been like a goddamn mountain of stoicism crumble like that had me damn near in tears.

No mention of “What You Leave Behind”, like Sisko’s goodbye to Kasidy or Odo’s goodbye to Kira.

It's really heartbreaking when he say's Keera instead of Kira.

ds9 season 1 episode called duets was heartbreaking one of my fave

Jadzia's death in DS9, just random as hell Bones showing up on Enterprise D and telling the crew to take care of her Scotty showing up in TNG and his feeling outdated and longing for the past, Scotty stepping onto the holodeck recreation of TOS's Enterprise bridge Enterprise when Tripp finally accepts the Xindi, specifically Daegra's help Voyager when Kess dies was bittersweet, sad but she used the last of her power to help.... of course I can't argue with the vid....solid moments from the best shows on TV....

The woman Spocked loved 5000 years ago living alone in a cave during an ice age was sad.

The most heartbreaking is seeing such storytelling absent from current Star Trek

What no Enterprise? When Trip, and Tpol's baby dies, and when Trip dies.

you missed TNG episode 'The Inner Light', gets me every time

Neelix has always been one of my fav Star Trek characters

The most heartbreaking episode ever was the inner light. Everytime I hear the flute melody I want to cry instantly.

There were a few scenes you missed. But that was a pretty good compilation. Great video. !

Kira's reaction to the death of Kai Opaka, and the death of Troi's son are a couple that always move me

Great video and yes I had a few tears rolling down my cheek. A scene not mentioned was where Sarek mind melded with Picard so he could complete his last mission and Picard had to try to control the rampaging Vulcan emotions from Sarek. Vocalizing his love for Amanda, Perin and Spock was also very emotional.

WOW I So loved All the Star Trek Movies and TV shows and want to see many more to come in the future

VOY: Doc creates his holographic family only to lose his daughter.

Many of these are good picks, but DS9 got me crying more than anything else ever did: "Emmisary": Sisco admits to the Prophets that in fact he does "exist here" stuck forever at the moment of his wife's death. Heart of Stone": Nog's speech to Sisco on why he wants to join Starfleet. "Body Parts": When Rom tells Quark that Dax, Sisco and everyone are just a few of his assets "In Purgatory's Shadow": Tain, Do you remember that day? Garak, How can I forget, it was the ONLY day. Tain, I was very proud of you...that day. "Far Beyond the Stars": Benny's speech as he has his breakdown.

AWESOME VIDEO!!!!!

tuvok dancing for neelix was awesome.

I think it gets passed over because of what Khan does, but I always thought, "THIS, is Ceti Alpha 5!" was a particularly sad moment.

Great video! Back in the day a small group of us would convene at one of our houses to watch Star Trek every, single week. We called it getting together "AST or BST", i.e., "After Star Trek or Before Star Trek", as in are we getting together "after star trek or before star trek". I still love Star Trek to this day, in every way. Even the hokey ones. It was quite the phenomenon then.

Odo to me was just like Data and I loved both character's deep storylines .

Nothing, for me, will ever beat Data losing his daughter. And watching that again with daughters of my own makes it hit 1000 times harder.

"Serving with you has been an honour." "The honour is mine. Captain." Riker and Picard in Nemesis - up to now, it was the end.

Kirk was NOT staring at Edith's body. He couldn't bare to look at it.

gotta love The Original ST! breaks my heart to think Many of the cast members have been beamed up 🙁never to grace our screens again.

I was not sufficiently warned. I teared up several times remembering those scenes thanks to this video, not great in an open office setting, but worth it!

For me, a happy teary eyed moment is Geordi seeing his first sunrise in Insurrection. Of course, Data's death is also a heartbreaking moment. So many, it is hard to capture them all.

Ah heck. This made me tear up just by reminding me of some of these.

How was DS9 Far beyond the Stars not mentioned in this?! That breakdown at the end.....

The ending to Nemesis... When Data died...Never cried in theater to a Star Trek film... But that made me cry.

Nice video. You earned a subscriber.

I love the fact that this video uses both "heart rending" and "gut wrenching" correctly.

Just watching your pick fon #1 raised a tear ty 😢

The Sorrow of seeing Sarek’s express his pain through melding with Picard. Expressing love for Amanda, Perrin, and Spock (notably no love for Sybok). Watching Sarek deterioration when Picard visits him about Spock going to Romulus McCoy reliving his decision to pull the plug on his father when months later a cure was found. Trip’s heartbreak over death of Simm and death of his sister in the 9/11ish type of attack. Even Dukat going mad after losing Ziyal his daughter despite being a mass genocidal maniac. Death of Jadzia Dax. Worf losing his brother but allowing him to regain his honor in ds9

The Voyager episode where they thought the doctor developed a faulty feedback loop over the choice he made saving ensign Kim over the other crew was heart breaking.

VOY: One Small Step: When the Voyager crew finds the Ares IV spacecraft in a graviton ellipse, and they listen to all John Kelly's logs. Then later when they escape Seven brings his body, and they bury him in space. That episode really felt like it had meaning to me.

YOU DIDN'T EVEN MENTION "THE VISITOR" HOW DARE YOU SIR!