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So because of @discotechpod and @MarcieStarfleet I was thinking about how *bizarre* #StarTrek has been about depicting how Klingons age. A brief thread...
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We know that Alexander was conceived in 2365/TNG S2, and that he was born (off-screen) the following year.
We first meet Alexander, played by Jon Steuer, in #StarTrekTNG
S4's "Reunion." Here Alexander would have been a year old. THAT IS A HUGE 1 YEAR OLD!
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We first meet Alexander, played by Jon Steuer, in #StarTrekTNG
S4's "Reunion." Here Alexander would have been a year old. THAT IS A HUGE 1 YEAR OLD!2/5
Subsequent Alexander appearances in #StarTrekTNG are also weird. Here he is in 2370's "Firstborn," where he'd have been 4 years old, but is being played by 13 year old Brian Bonsall.
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are also weird. Here he is in 2370's "Firstborn," where he'd have been 4 years old, but is being played by 13 year old Brian Bonsall.3/5
Next time we see him is only in a photograph, in #StarTrekDS9 
's "The Way of the Warrior" (great ep, btw), which is set in 2372--so distinctly teenage-looking Alexander here would have been six years old. (Played by actor Richard Martinez)
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's "The Way of the Warrior" (great ep, btw), which is set in 2372--so distinctly teenage-looking Alexander here would have been six years old. (Played by actor Richard Martinez)4/5
Finally, we meet up with Alexander in person again early in #StarTrekDS9 S6 when the Dominion War has started, where he is now apparently a young adult (actor Marc Worden), serving in the Klingon Defense Force.
These episodes are set in 2372--ALEXANDER IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD.
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S6 when the Dominion War has started, where he is now apparently a young adult (actor Marc Worden), serving in the Klingon Defense Force.These episodes are set in 2372--ALEXANDER IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD.
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AKA: The "Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome" effect https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome
