The Emissary (24 Jun. 1989)

The Enterprise is ordered to proceed to an emergency rendez-vous to collect a special envoy who is traveling from Starbase 153 to meet them. They are given no information about the nature ... See full summary »

Director:

Cliff Bole

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator), Richard Manning (television story),

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Patrick Stewart	...	Captain Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes	...	Commander William T. Riker
LeVar Burton	...	Lieutenant Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn	...	Lieutenant Worf
Marina Sirtis	...	Counselor Deanna Troi
Brent Spiner	...	Lt. Commander Data
Wil Wheaton	...	Wesley Crusher (credit only)
Diana Muldaur	...	Doctor Pulaski
Suzie Plakson	...	K'Ehleyr
Lance LeGault	...	Capt. K'Temoc (as Lance Le Gault)
Georgann Johnson	...	Admiral Gromek
Colm Meaney	...	Chief Miles O'Brien
Anne Ramsay	...	Ensign Clancy (as Anne Elizabeth Ramsey)
Diedrich Bader	...	Tactical Crewman (as Dietrich Bader)

Storyline

The Enterprise is ordered to proceed to an emergency rendez-vous to collect a special envoy who is traveling from Starbase 153 to meet them. They are given no information about the nature of the emergency, just that they will be briefed by the emissary on arrival. She is K'Ehlyar, a Klingon who has been sent to deal with a Klingon ship, the T'Ong, that has been found in deep space with a crew in long term stasis. They pre-date the current peaceful co-existence Between the Federation and Klingon Empire and as far as they are concerned, the Klingon warriors aboard the T'Ong are still at war with the humans. Worf has a solution to dealing with with the warriors. Meanwhile, it appears that K'Ehlyer - who is half human - has a history and perhaps at one time a romance, with Lt. Worf.

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Plot Keywords:

24th century

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

24 June 1989 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Suzie Plakson had previously appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Schizoid Man as the Vulcan Dr. Selar.

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Goofs

When Doctor Pulaski places her final 50, the previous stacks of 50 are missing.

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Quotes

[K'Ehleyr is working in the tactical room when Worf enters with Data]
K'Ehleyr: An android chaperone?
Lt. Commander Data: Android, of course, is correct, but... I fail to see how 'chaperone' is applicable to this situation.
K'Ehleyr: Never mind.

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Connections

Referenced in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Reunion (1990)

User Reviews

A brilliant piece of character development

The episode starts in suspense -- what is the emergency, what is the mission, and who is the envoy? -- but the real story is between Worf and the half-human, half-Klingon emissary K'Ehleyr. Some cheesy humor (from Troi and K'Ehleyr) and a slight anticlimax at the end (when it's a bit too obvious that Worf's idea will work), but neither of those get in the way of the excellent verbal sparring and complex relationship between Worf and K'Ehleyr. The science fiction premise, of a Klingon vessel coming out of cryogenic suspension, makes an effective backdrop for this interesting story.

Picard plays a key role with some well-aimed comments about the separation of the professional and the personal. K'Ehleyr is played with a wonderful (if at times slightly overacted) blend of humor, intelligence, stubbornness, and sexiness, and she brings the episode to life.

The poker game at the beginning fits right in, too, with Worf as "the iceman" at the poker table -- is he also the iceman in his romances?