The Emissary
- Episode aired Jun 24, 1989
- TV-PG
- 45m
The Enterprise addresses the emergency of an old Klingon ship coming out of stasis and ready to fight the Federation. A half-Human/half Klingon emissary arrives to help, who once knew Worf i... Read allThe Enterprise addresses the emergency of an old Klingon ship coming out of stasis and ready to fight the Federation. A half-Human/half Klingon emissary arrives to help, who once knew Worf intimately.The Enterprise addresses the emergency of an old Klingon ship coming out of stasis and ready to fight the Federation. A half-Human/half Klingon emissary arrives to help, who once knew Worf intimately.
- Wesley Crusher
- (credit only)
- Capt. K'Temoc
- (as Lance Le Gault)
- Ensign Clancy
- (as Anne Elizabeth Ramsey)
- Tactical Crewman
- (as Dietrich Bader)
- Enterprise Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Youngblood
- (uncredited)
- Skull-Faced Warrior
- (uncredited)
- Enterprise-D Ops Ensign
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSuzie Plakson had previously appeared in The Schizoid Man (1989) as the Vulcan Dr. Selar.
- GoofsIt was suggested as a goof that, when K'Ehleyr asks the computer to list the holodeck exercise programs, it shows the list and highlights Worf's program before she tells it to. What is incorrect here is that the Holodeck's computer interface does not stop on Worf's Calisthenics program before she tells it to. It stops when it is scrolling through the list of programs, and she tells it to "Hold" when it reaches his program. Then she reads it.
- Quotes
[the Enterprise approaches the T'Ong, a Klingon battle cruiser]
Lt. Commander Data: Sensors show life forms aboard, but I am unable to ascertain whether they are awake or dormant; however, their propulsion system is inactive, so I would hypothesize that the crew is asleep.
[the Klingon ship fires at them]
Lt. Commander Data: However, I could be in error.
- ConnectionsFeatures Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
The Emissary was a great favourite with both fans and critics right from its very first showing, having not only a reappearance by Suzie Plakson, but also a strong storyline that required little additional embellishment. The titular emissary is catapulted across space in a modified torpedo tube to rendezvous with the Enterprise and find a way to stop a ship of dangerously rogue Klingons, intent on re-starting hostilities with the Federation.
Michael Dorn was allowed to develop the character of Worf by showing his ambivalence at meeting up with his former acquaintance/girlfriend/lover. We are never quite sure about their previous relationship but this time sparks definitely fly. Worf feels that once they have done the deed, they should automatically become engaged but K'Ehleyr, as a liberated half-human, girl-about-the-Galaxy, is less sure. We could wish this aspect of Klingon society was better explored but, as Star Trek and the Klingon lore developed over the years, we didn't get to meet many with this type of lifelong, devoted commitment. Pity.
Mr Dorn himself his famously reticent about his off-screen romantic entanglements but has maintained a close friendship over the years with British co-star Marina Sirtis, who played Deanna Troy. She, on the other hand, is such an incorrigible gossip that we can only conclude he is equally gallant in real life.
(Senior Trekker scores every episode with a 5)
- celineduchain
- Jan 4, 2022
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1