Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 2, Episode 20 - "The Emissary"
Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
Roddenberry Entertainment
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2015
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Emissary," a couple of blasts from the past. First, an old flame of Worf's shows up. Then, a ship full of Klingons - frozen for 75 years and looking for a fight. She's already been stuffed in a torpedo, so it should not hurt too much.
Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray
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| 0:00.0 | Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast. |
| 0:21.4 | I'm John Champion. |
| 0:22.4 | And I'm John Champion. |
| 0:22.6 | And I'm Ken Ray. |
| 0:24.2 | Each week on Mission Log, we watch Star Trek. |
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| 0:30.7 | By the way, though, we're taking apart episodes for messages, morals, and |
| 0:34.0 | meanings and seeing whether the whole thing stands the test of time. This week |
| 0:38.5 | the Emissary. Hey and if you've got a note or a comment or a question or an idea please let your |
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