The Duras family is challenging Gowron and there may be a Klingon civil war. Picard’s hands are tied, as the Federation cannot interfere in an internal affair.

We get to meet Lursa and B’Etor for the first time. Holy crap, Worf resigns his Starfleet commission. Holy Crap again, Denise Crosby is back and now she’s a Romulan.

I summarize the plot and point out and explain all the references so you don’t have to