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'"The Emissary"' is an episode from the second season of ''. It is not to be confused with "Emissary", the premiere episode of ''.
The ''USS Enterprise-D'' receives an urgent confidential message from Starfleet Command. The crew is informed of a Klingon battlecruiser called the ''T'Ong'' which was launched from the Klingon homeworld seventy years ago, during the Klingon war, to attack a Federation outpost. Ever since the launch, its crew have been in suspended animation, to awaken only upon reaching the target.
Thus, the crew of the ''T'Ong'' are unaware of the peace between the Federation and the Klingons, and will attack the outpost on sight, killing everyone aboard it. To prevent this, Starfleet Command has ordered the ''Enterprise-D'' to take a special Federation envoy aboard to help in negotiations with the Klingons.
The envoy turns out to be Lieutenant Worf's former girlfriend, K'Ehleyr. Instantly upon seeing each other, Worf and K'Ehleyr get into heated emotional conflicts, only barely managing to concentrate on the job at hand. During a holodeck scenario, Worf goes as far as to take the Klingon vow of marriage, by shouting "''tlhIngan jIH''" (Klingon for "I am a Klingon"), but K'Ehleyr refuses to take the vow for her side.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard wants a peaceful solution to the Klingon war problem, but K'Ehleyr is adamant that the Klingons won't listen and will have to be destroyed. When the ''Enterprise-D'' encounters the ''T'Ong'', the crew have awakened from their suspension, and instantly fire on the Federation ship.
However, Worf engineers a cunning plan. While Picard and Riker conceal themselves, Worf and K'Ehleyr, clad in full traditional Klingon command uniforms, appear as captain and first officer of the ''Enterprise-D'', informing Captain K'Temoc of the ''T'Ong'' that the war is over and ordering them to surrender. After a moment's hesitation, K'Temoc agrees, and K'Ehleyr beams onboard to escort them back to the Klingon homeworld.
Before departing for the ''T'Ong'', K'Ehleyr admits to Worf that she was indeed tempted to take the marriage vow with him and implies that their paths will likely cross again.
This episode is the first appearance of K'Ehleyr, who is half-Klingon, half-human. In the fourth-season episode "Reunion", K'Ehleyr returns with Alexander, her son with Worf. K'Ehleyr would die in that episode, but Alexander would go on to be a recurring character in ''TNG'' and ''DS9''.
The Emissary is considered one of the most important TNG episodes. The producers and writers had tried but failed to establish a truly interesting romantic tension between Picard and Crusher, but The Emissary created an electric relationship between K'Ehleyr and Worf which would influence several later episodes in TNG, as well as Deep Space Nine.
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'"The Emissary"' is an episode from the second season of ''. It is not to be confused with "Emissary", the premiere episode of ''.
| Contents |
| Plot |
| Continuity |
| Significance |
| External links |
Plot
The ''USS Enterprise-D'' receives an urgent confidential message from Starfleet Command. The crew is informed of a Klingon battlecruiser called the ''T'Ong'' which was launched from the Klingon homeworld seventy years ago, during the Klingon war, to attack a Federation outpost. Ever since the launch, its crew have been in suspended animation, to awaken only upon reaching the target.
Thus, the crew of the ''T'Ong'' are unaware of the peace between the Federation and the Klingons, and will attack the outpost on sight, killing everyone aboard it. To prevent this, Starfleet Command has ordered the ''Enterprise-D'' to take a special Federation envoy aboard to help in negotiations with the Klingons.
The envoy turns out to be Lieutenant Worf's former girlfriend, K'Ehleyr. Instantly upon seeing each other, Worf and K'Ehleyr get into heated emotional conflicts, only barely managing to concentrate on the job at hand. During a holodeck scenario, Worf goes as far as to take the Klingon vow of marriage, by shouting "''tlhIngan jIH''" (Klingon for "I am a Klingon"), but K'Ehleyr refuses to take the vow for her side.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard wants a peaceful solution to the Klingon war problem, but K'Ehleyr is adamant that the Klingons won't listen and will have to be destroyed. When the ''Enterprise-D'' encounters the ''T'Ong'', the crew have awakened from their suspension, and instantly fire on the Federation ship.
However, Worf engineers a cunning plan. While Picard and Riker conceal themselves, Worf and K'Ehleyr, clad in full traditional Klingon command uniforms, appear as captain and first officer of the ''Enterprise-D'', informing Captain K'Temoc of the ''T'Ong'' that the war is over and ordering them to surrender. After a moment's hesitation, K'Temoc agrees, and K'Ehleyr beams onboard to escort them back to the Klingon homeworld.
Before departing for the ''T'Ong'', K'Ehleyr admits to Worf that she was indeed tempted to take the marriage vow with him and implies that their paths will likely cross again.
Continuity
This episode is the first appearance of K'Ehleyr, who is half-Klingon, half-human. In the fourth-season episode "Reunion", K'Ehleyr returns with Alexander, her son with Worf. K'Ehleyr would die in that episode, but Alexander would go on to be a recurring character in ''TNG'' and ''DS9''.
Significance
The Emissary is considered one of the most important TNG episodes. The producers and writers had tried but failed to establish a truly interesting romantic tension between Picard and Crusher, but The Emissary created an electric relationship between K'Ehleyr and Worf which would influence several later episodes in TNG, as well as Deep Space Nine.
External links
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