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Picard: "Any professional reason?" Worf: "I'm busying tonight hosting the Bat'leth tournament on Forcas III." Picard: "We're not in the Forcas Sector." _Worf runs out the door mid-sentence_
"any professional reasons?" "Our complicated history will impair our ability to work together, which will only make this already difficult mission more dangerous. You'll need everyone operating at their best if we're to accomplish your goal. I believe that is a professional reason enough." "Too fucking bad do it"
Not Picard's style of command. But Picard did make an error here, and that is uncharacteristic of him, because he does know a great deal about how Klingons operate.
' 😮 Picard would _never_ say "Too fucking bad"! Other than that I agree with you. Of course, he might fix the problem by assigning Counselor Troi keep them working amicably, and away from each other's throats. I mean, that is her job, isn't it?
@@miguelle4756 I have seen every episode of TNG Many times, and I am never heard him say that When did he say that? .. And if it was. Patrick Stewart playing another character that does not count
@@missprimproper1022 Sometimes one just wants to see the world burn. ... Redundante's inferno. Seriously though, when even the medical profession causes more harm than good, you know your nasty sarcasm all those years was spot-on and any attempt to convince you otherwise constitutes attempted gaslighting. If only I had known sooner, then I could have saved a lot of effort on corrupt fools. - Now the prospect of somehow maintaining a healthy distance from the madness is far away.
Of all the crew aboard his ship, I believe Worf was Picard's most trusted. Riker might be tied with him, as well as Data, but only Worf has never lied to Picard.
@@OnlyTwoShoes yeah and Picard helped him when he had to go to the homeworld to try and clear his name. and when Picard got mad and called him a coward in first contact he just took it. he wouldn’t have let anyone else get away with that.
@@jessihawkins9116 Worf even said so, in so many words. He looked like he was damn close to killing Picard, though. That's the worst insult to any Klingon.
Picard is the epitome of Professionalism. Love that eyebrow raise, lol. I do sympathize with Worf's feelings but Picard is ultimately right and I give kudos to Worf for rising to the challenge despite his feelings.
Picard: "Any personal reason?" Worf: "Yes." Picard: "Any professional reason?" Worf: "No, but for the sake of our future child, I shouldn't be allowed to work with her because I'll be a terrible father, sir."
@@evm6177 Worf knew Picard was right - he needed the two Klingons on board the ship to work something out quick, because they're the only ones with enough first hand knowledge of Klingon culture and history.
Picard is the epitome of a Starfleet officer. The mission comes first. If it causes him personal problems, he still thinks first of the mission. When all goes wrong he returns to the mission. Of course, what else would you expect from the Commanding Officer of the Starfleet flagship?
There are so many great nuances in this scene besides the main interaction. Troi analyzing Worfs thoughts even as she is leaving. Picard not being able to help himself looking at K'Ehleyr's behind as she exits.
Imagining afterwards: Picard to Troi: _And if you ever undermine my sche... I mean authority again, then I will... I swear ... well, you will know then what I will do._ Troi: _Captain, I can sense that you are upset. ... Maybe take a chill pill._
I got the impression Picard was just verifying she and Troi were out of earshot before speaking with Worf. But if he did check out that stereo view, I wouldn't blame him.
I like that look on Worf's face, after he admits that he has no "professional reason" and Picard raises an eye-brow in response, his look just says "Shit, he's going to tell me to get over it".
2:33, this leadership-team interaction is superbly understated. We have been briefed on the situation, the problem has been presented, I have heard the recommendation, but I want alternative solutions. We have a capable team and I trust in your expertise to make that happen. Reconvene when we have an alternate plan to discuss. There is a beta-cannon novel where Colonel Kira (Bajoran) is participating in a staff meeting with Federation colleagues and takes a moment to marvel at the professional culture of Starfleet and comments to herself that it is the Federation’s greatest strength. No other power in the Alpha or Beta quadrant can quite match it.
I would go up to 3:38 with that time stamp. Personally, I think Picard should have been more sensitive to how their personal conflict was going to affect their professional collaboration. Remember, _Worf_ didn't do anything! *She* was the one who jumped all over _him!_ If he can work with her that's one thing, but if _she will not_ work with him, then Worf can't do anything about it, no matter how much he tries!
@@TheNoiseySpectator Yes, but we could interpret this two ways: 1) Meant as prompt/inspiration to stay on top of his personal issues in order to promote character growth. 2) Klingon view: 'Those do-gooder humans always want to force their hippie ideas of universal harmony on others whenever they smell a chance.' 😆
Suzie Plakson is *amazing*! When she turns on the allure, I swear she could convince Elton John to switch teams, LOL. Her acting all around is amazing.
"any personal reasons?" - Picard wishes to know what's going with his officer and Worf gets to inform Picard that he's got an issue without delving into details "any professional reasons?" - Picard subtly reminding Worf of his duty as a starfleet officer 2 questions to make Worf feel heard but also get in line, 10/10 good leader resolution
If you’re wondering why they didn’t just disable the engines and weapons it’s likely because they’d all Jill themselves in shame and die with no honor having failed. Yes… Jill themselves! Lol. Stupid spell check.
@@dawn8293 Perhaps it is now. The crew folds their arms… declares nothing is wrong, it’s fine. Waits for an apology. Eventually another ship shows up, sees them huff and puff and blows them up to avoid the ritual of sleeping on a couch several days.
Picard: Are there any personal reasons? Worf: Yes. Picard: Are there any professional reasons? Worf: Well, the personal can fed the professional, captain. Streetwise, it's hard to disentangle the two. Picard: Good point, I'll give Data a buzz. Worf: I think it's for the best.
Since Klingons of that era despised humans I wonder if she told the crew of the Tong she was half human when she took command of their ship. Knowing K'Ehleyr, she probably enjoyed rubbing it in.
Professionalism in Star Trek Next Gen... P: "Are there any personal reasons for this request?" W: "Yes." P: "Are there any professional reasons?" W: "No... I withdraw my request." Professionalism in Discovery: "He was an idiot"
Well, hold on! Kh'elar has already demonstrated that _she_ may not set aside her personal feeling to work with Worf! If personal reasons are so severe that two people _outright cannot_ work together, then that _is_ a professional reason.
Thing is, as a Federation Ambassador, she definitely outranks Worf and can even order the Enterprise to change its mission. So whatever her issues are, Worf is just going to have to deal with it
Such good writing. Depth. Feeling. Weight of meaning.. professionalism juxtaposed against personal disagreement. It's so easy.... What happened to this universe.?!?! Battles. Battles... Battles...... No characters. I really miss good Star Trek.
"are there any personal reasons why you wish to refuse the assignment?" "Yes several!" "are there any professional reasons why you wish to refuse the assignment?" "No....fuck!" "Go in there and talk to your ex-wife lieutenant that's an order."
Worf knows the unwritten rule of Star Fleet diplomacy....... IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT!!! IT'S BEAN FUN!... I can't help it! 🤗🤗🤗
I feel like this is at a point where the Federation has not fully diplomatically resolved war with the Klingon Empire -- it must be very difficult for Worf to have to choose between the Humans and his Empire.
This is one of the few times Picard is stupid. How the heck is it professional to assign someone with a personal, negative history with a guest to handle the guest's needs? He's not commanding a crew of androids. A personal history like that is bound to cause problems. Much better to avoid the conflict entirely and assign someone who has a neutral relationship with her.
Riker had limited experience with Klingons. Data could assimilate the entirely of Klingon history but lacks Klingon intuition. In spite of Worf suggesting his superior officers, Picard knew Worf was the best qualified. He expected Worf to work out those "personal matters." Which he did, in a very personal way.
@@josephsheranda Except she was already intimately familiar with human culture and had halfway rejected Klingon culture anyway. Worf's expertise as a Klingon was of little use for this assignment.
Yeah, I thought that too. There would be dozens of officers just as capable to work with her and yet he picks the one who has personal objections. I get that Picard expects his crew to perform their duty in spite of personal feelings, but why pick the one guy who very clearly feels uncomfortable with the situation. You get personal drama and the work together is gonna be impaired as a result.
Worf: Captain Picard, with all due respect, your decision here really doesn't make any sense. Picard: I'm sorry Mr. Worf, but I'm bound by scriptwriters who change week to week, and who sometimes don't know the lore, and just don't think things through.
@@BladeOfLight16 in a way Worf is the most qualified person possible because of what you were talking about, K'Ehleyr being so familiar with human culture and being a half human-half Klingon that leaned more towards human than Klingon. Worf is in a similar situation as a full blooded Klingon who was raised by human parents on Earth. He's a Klingaboo, and idolizes a Klingon culture he only ever read about, but is the least Klingon Klingon in existence, ironically by being the *most* Klingon Klingon in existence. K'Ehleyr is kind of his perfect foil and its why they were so attracted to each other, they were yin and yang and a perfect complement to one another. She's really the only woman that could have understood what being Worf was like, and Worf was really the only man who could understand both sides of her personality and relate to her in any way.
A seventy five yr old D7 class warship.unless you have no shields or defenses how would a ship like that be a threat ?even a medical ship with class 3 phasers could put up a fight.
Picard’s been sympathetic to personal reasons sometimes so why is taking a hardline stance with this? Why is Worf so much better suited for this task? Just cuz he’s a Klingon?
Possibly, and he is kind of a do-gooder idealist who wants to help his crew grow and overcome their difficulties. Could also say he was instructed by the script to push the set up conflict there to generate screentime and plot advancement. 😉
@@Dowlphin well obviously you could say that but that would make it bad writing. I’m trying to think of a logical in-universe reason for it, but if that’s the only reason then maybe the writers just had a bad week.
Something was probably wrong with their core/engines and made it so that cryogenic freezing was required. Probably better than letting the crew die of old age from flying.
75 year journey and cryo sleep in the 23rd century? Doesn't make sense... besides 75 years prior to this there was no such war. A bit of an early-series weirdness there.
It's actually amazing that throughout TNG's run, particularly the earlier years, the writers apparently either didn't have a show 'bible' or a continuity type check to make sure major plot points and dialogue fit the canon established by TOS, the movies, other sources, and even other episodes of TNG itself (as imperfect as such canon was).
And, don't forget, just because the heros of a show say something, that does not mean they are correct. They were guessing about the cryogenic stuff. Another possibility is that... Let me start a new comment.
Another possibility is that their warp drive failed when they were approaching the speed of light. We have all seen how starships become stretched out just before going into warp, as predicted by Einstein's theory of Relativity. Einstein's theory of Relativity also says that time would slow down for them as they got very close to the light barrier. (Actually, Einstein send that what really happens is that time speeds up for the rest of the universe, but it is the same to think of it as slowing down for them). If the Klingons were close to breaking the light barrier, but their warp drive didn't activate, several hours might have passed for them in a matter of decades, for the rest of the Galaxy. And before anybody says anything, the Klingons probably realized they had failed to go to warp before reaching the speed of light and shut their engines down. Doing that would have taken them a few minutes, but could have been _years_ outside the ship!
@@TheNoiseySpectator Yyyyeah no. The Ship creates a warp bubble to travel at FTL speeds. Without the bubble, you can’t go FTL. Plus the bubble would protect them from relativism since the bubble is what moves FTL, not the ship
Hard to tell, at least for me. I did notice that nice wiggle though, and no panty lines. Klingon, Vulcan or Human, Suzie was a beautiful woman. Starfleet spandex fit her wonderfully.
There is some bad make-up going on here. Whomever did up Michael Dorn's face forgot to do his neck. It's a completely different shade and looks drier than the Sahara at noon.
He could have, but not without not being Worf. He was being straightforward about his reluctance to have to deal with her, and as soon as he realized he didn't have a leg to stand on and was disappointing the captain by requesting not to be assigned the task, he withdrew the request. It wouldn't have occurred to him to try to maneuver around the main issue and play it off as being a concern about choosing the best person when it really wasn't.
The stupid one here was Picard. (It's one of very few dumb moments he has.) You don't assign someone to duties where their personal feelings are likely to interfere.
@@BladeOfLight16 Eh, the counter-argument could be said, 'you do when there are literally only two people on the ship that have the best shot at understanding the mindset, beliefs, and likely responses of the enemy you're rushing to meet.'
Damn fine female! It's my fantasy that we'd be side by side in battle slaying innumerable foes and covered in their blood as we lovingly embrace after the final enemy has been slain. Yep, my imagination running away again...
Um , special emissary kaylar has the same attitude as single minded individual . Like the parent of a child . Which , destroy all sex offenders . While Picard has a different way to handle the situation with out anyone getting killed . See when an offender goes to prison , he is isolated from the world out side . He has no chance to learn what happened while he / they were away . Takeing the chance that they don’t want to fight either , he asked for other options . He also knows that the appearance of the enterprise just might get them to think twice , if the enterprise is shot at and nothing happens .
When the Klingons were awakened they would check the time and date and see that 75 years had passed, and would have undoubtedly considered whether the war was still on. Plot hole alert.
Picard: "Any professional reason?"
Worf: "I'm busying tonight hosting the Bat'leth tournament on Forcas III."
Picard: "We're not in the Forcas Sector."
_Worf runs out the door mid-sentence_
Lol, that ending was comedy gold.. Hardly a confrontation from Worf! 😆🤷♂️
Classic Worf.
"Do you think I wake up with my hair looking this good, sir?"
Its still a damn shame that they killed K'Ehleyr off
@@grundian In an alternative time line, they're peacefully living with Alexander on Earth.
Instead, we got all those Alexander episodes that everyone loves
She was toxic af. What kind of woman doesn't disclose to a father that he has a son?
@@dartdragon4785 lol I'm sure you are loving Picard Season 3 now.
@barneys4326, for more than 20 years to boot…
Alternate title: "Worf Gets Owned by Picard's Eyebrow"
That subtle eyebrow lift was executed beautifully. What a skilled actor is Patrick Stewart.
COMMENT SO AWSOM 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
Stewart’s ability to communicate without saying anything is one of the things that made TNG so special
Yes
Professional reasons?
No
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Genius!
"any professional reasons?" "Our complicated history will impair our ability to work together, which will only make this already difficult mission more dangerous. You'll need everyone operating at their best if we're to accomplish your goal. I believe that is a professional reason enough."
"Too fucking bad do it"
Not Picard's style of command.
But Picard did make an error here, and that is uncharacteristic of him, because he does know a great deal about how Klingons operate.
' 😮
Picard would _never_ say "Too fucking bad"!
Other than that I agree with you.
Of course, he might fix the problem by assigning Counselor Troi keep them working amicably, and away from each other's throats.
I mean, that is her job, isn't it?
@@victorfinberg8595 He knew his crewman, and put that specific knowledge above his general knowledge of klingon culture. No error there.
@@TheNoiseySpectator
Picard also said “You *MFs* are going to kill all my lilies!”
*. . .* albeit it’s from a _different show._
@@miguelle4756 I have seen every episode of TNG Many times, and I am never heard him say that
When did he say that?
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And if it was. Patrick Stewart playing another character that does not count
One of the hardest things about being an adult is sometimes having to work with people you utterly despise.
You're goddamn right!
@@missprimproper1022 Sometimes one just wants to see the world burn.
... Redundante's inferno.
Seriously though, when even the medical profession causes more harm than good, you know your nasty sarcasm all those years was spot-on and any attempt to convince you otherwise constitutes attempted gaslighting.
If only I had known sooner, then I could have saved a lot of effort on corrupt fools. - Now the prospect of somehow maintaining a healthy distance from the madness is far away.
I love that look when Worf knows Picard's got him
And as a man of honour he just withdraws his request. Class act.
@@Argumemnon And Picard didn't even have to say it.
Of all the crew aboard his ship, I believe Worf was Picard's most trusted. Riker might be tied with him, as well as Data, but only Worf has never lied to Picard.
@@OnlyTwoShoes yeah and Picard helped him when he had to go to the homeworld to try and clear his name. and when Picard got mad and called him a coward in first contact he just took it. he wouldn’t have let anyone else get away with that.
@@jessihawkins9116 Worf even said so, in so many words. He looked like he was damn close to killing Picard, though. That's the worst insult to any Klingon.
Picard is the epitome of Professionalism. Love that eyebrow raise, lol. I do sympathize with Worf's feelings but Picard is ultimately right and I give kudos to Worf for rising to the challenge despite his feelings.
And remember, Worf is the soul of duty. That's why Picard's silence was so eloquent and so effective.
got to love picard he is quite the convincer
Patrick Stewart is such a skilled actor, he can convey so much, so many subtleties, without saying a word.
Picard: "Any personal reason?"
Worf: "Yes."
Picard: "Any professional reason?"
Worf: "No, but for the sake of our future child, I shouldn't be allowed to work with her because I'll be a terrible father, sir."
Now that's good.
3:25
"Any professional reasons?"
"No"
And that look of "Ok. So are you a professional and going to do you JOB, or what?"
...
Picard: Are there any personal reasons?
Worf: Yes!
Picard: Are there any professional reasons?
Worf: Crap!
LOL!!
Lol, that ending was comedy gold.. Hardly a confrontation from Worf! 😆🤷♂️
@@evm6177 Worf knew Picard was right - he needed the two Klingons on board the ship to work something out quick, because they're the only ones with enough first hand knowledge of Klingon culture and history.
well said made me smile.
Suzie Plakson is smokin' hot, but even more than that I love the dry sarcasm she injects into her character's dialogue and facial expressions.
She made a good vulcan too.
Suzie Plakson could dress herself in a burlap potato sack and it would still burst into flames.
And she spun that attitude into playing a Q as well.
Supreme actress. 👍
@@tbeller80 Not just any Q,... his Q
Picard is the epitome of a Starfleet officer. The mission comes first. If it causes him personal problems, he still thinks first of the mission. When all goes wrong he returns to the mission. Of course, what else would you expect from the Commanding Officer of the Starfleet flagship?
Which is why he needs a first officer who is more sensitive to the crew,
To be someone who's job is to run the ship, itself.
She has such a charming face, and the way she speaks... I don't know, it's just quite appealing.
🎶he wants to fuck a kingon... He wants to fuck a klingon...🎶
So do I, other Barry.
She would snap you like a twiglet
I'd like to bring in another species with her as well! How's that for appealing!
Sorry, it's bean a hard day at the academy. 🤗🤗🤗
Yes, that affectation is not something easy to find in the wild anymore...
There are so many great nuances in this scene besides the main interaction. Troi analyzing Worfs thoughts even as she is leaving. Picard not being able to help himself looking at K'Ehleyr's behind as she exits.
Imagining afterwards:
Picard to Troi: _And if you ever undermine my sche... I mean authority again, then I will... I swear ... well, you will know then what I will do._
Troi: _Captain, I can sense that you are upset. ... Maybe take a chill pill._
I got the impression Picard was just verifying she and Troi were out of earshot before speaking with Worf. But if he did check out that stereo view, I wouldn't blame him.
I like that look on Worf's face, after he admits that he has no "professional reason" and Picard raises an eye-brow in response, his look just says "Shit, he's going to tell me to get over it".
"He's telling me to get over it." More words were unnecessary.
Picard runs a tight ship. No excuses!
Tight ship indeed! 👍🚢
Picard leadership style is just… amazing. He can be strong-minded without been and asshat.
He asks questions.
"Are there any personal reasons you don't want the assignment?"
"Well no shit Sher--uh, yes sir."
Captain Picard is one of those rare breed of characters when you just wished he was your boss instead of the wankr who is your boss in reality
I like my bosses.
@@RaynmanPlays good for you
Which is the unfortunate part about reality. It's real...
10 thumbs
Don't wish for a Picard. Be the Picard today! Starting by shaving your head and practicing France.
of all the star ships
in all the systems
in all of the galaxy
you had to transport onto mine.
LT Worf
Here's lookin' at you, Bean..
2:49 Pretty good moment where I think Picard was going to have Worf escort her to quarters, and Deanna jumped in to offer.
I agree. Nice writers touch.
2:33, this leadership-team interaction is superbly understated. We have been briefed on the situation, the problem has been presented, I have heard the recommendation, but I want alternative solutions. We have a capable team and I trust in your expertise to make that happen. Reconvene when we have an alternate plan to discuss.
There is a beta-cannon novel where Colonel Kira (Bajoran) is participating in a staff meeting with Federation colleagues and takes a moment to marvel at the professional culture of Starfleet and comments to herself that it is the Federation’s greatest strength. No other power in the Alpha or Beta quadrant can quite match it.
3:30-3:33. 3 seconds, and says so much about Picard as a commander and Worf as a person.
I would go up to 3:38 with that time stamp.
Personally, I think Picard should have been more sensitive to how their personal conflict was going to affect their professional collaboration.
Remember, _Worf_ didn't do anything! *She* was the one who jumped all over _him!_
If he can work with her that's one thing, but if _she will not_ work with him, then Worf can't do anything about it, no matter how much he tries!
@@TheNoiseySpectator Yes, but we could interpret this two ways:
1) Meant as prompt/inspiration to stay on top of his personal issues in order to promote character growth.
2) Klingon view: 'Those do-gooder humans always want to force their hippie ideas of universal harmony on others whenever they smell a chance.' 😆
Suzie Plakson is *amazing*! When she turns on the allure, I swear she could convince Elton John to switch teams, LOL. Her acting all around is amazing.
Such a great character that should not have been killed off
Worf was such a great character on TNG! So much depth and development!
He was better on DS9. He got shit on so much on TNG...
He got very little development. On DS9 he became a real character.
Lol, that ending was comedy gold.. Hardly a confrontation from Worf! 😆🤷♂️
Suzie Plakson was (and for all I know still is) smoking hot
I agree, and she sure was one smoking hawt Klingon, rawr !!!!
Suzie Plakson. Damn, what a hunk of woman. And her portrayal of K'Ehleyr would turn anyone's head.
Slight widening of Eyes By Patrick says it all . " I withdraw my Request , Sir " .
a raise of the eyebrow, that's all it took!! one of my favorite scenes!!
2:39 Picard tells Worf to go to DS9 right here
What a gorgeous statuesque woman she was. Love the way she speaks and torments worf 😅😅😅😅😅😅
"any personal reasons?" - Picard wishes to know what's going with his officer and Worf gets to inform Picard that he's got an issue without delving into details
"any professional reasons?" - Picard subtly reminding Worf of his duty as a starfleet officer
2 questions to make Worf feel heard but also get in line, 10/10 good leader resolution
3:04 " Mr. Worf I can't have you hide every time another Klingon is aboard this ship!". Captain Picard
If you’re wondering why they didn’t just disable the engines and weapons it’s likely because they’d all Jill themselves in shame and die with no honor having failed.
Yes… Jill themselves! Lol. Stupid spell check.
I was wondering if Jilling was a Klingon ritual/act that I wasn't familiar with
All female crew?
@@dawn8293
Perhaps it is now. The crew folds their arms… declares nothing is wrong, it’s fine. Waits for an apology.
Eventually another ship shows up, sees them huff and puff and blows them up to avoid the ritual of sleeping on a couch several days.
Realistically? They'd self destruct the ship so the Federation doesn't get their hands on it even though it's a 50 years obsolete relic by that point.
@@nunyabuizness2953
50 years? I thought 100… being so slow.
Not interested in fact checking
The love was in the air in this one!
Hilarious!
3:28 - this is what a respected, strong leader does - says nothing and lets body language do it
Troi "Captain, I'm sensing some tension between these two."
Picard: Are there any personal reasons?
Worf: Yes.
Picard: Are there any professional reasons?
Worf: Well, the personal can fed the professional, captain. Streetwise, it's hard to disentangle the two.
Picard: Good point, I'll give Data a buzz.
Worf: I think it's for the best.
My favorite line from her "I don't bite. Well, that's not true, I DO bite."
Since Klingons of that era despised humans I wonder if she told the crew of the Tong she was half human when she took command of their ship. Knowing K'Ehleyr, she probably enjoyed rubbing it in.
From an anthropological view, her not being pure klingon would have been very obvious especially to that crew from a time of war.
picard: any personal reason?
worf: she's my ex..
picard: sucks to be you then..
*picard looks at worf with a smirk*
Worf: i redraw my request sir..
More like: Your ex? Are you stupid??? If you don't go tap that I will. I still have a Hohr'gon from Risa that I haven't used yet! 😂
"Wolf"???
@@davidmennomoyer sighs..i changed it, guess the Q joke is to much for some people
"Mr. Worf, if I have Commander Riker assist her, he'll spend half his time trying to sleep with her." "You're right. And then I'd have to kill him."
🤣🤣🤣
Nice cut to beans at the end.
Professionalism in Star Trek Next Gen... P: "Are there any personal reasons for this request?" W: "Yes." P: "Are there any professional reasons?" W: "No... I withdraw my request."
Professionalism in Discovery: "He was an idiot"
The only thing professional on the STD is how they shit on Trek's legacy at any and all chances.
i don't remember this episode
a rare treat to be sure
It was titled 'The Emissary'. Sisko's encounter with the prophets/wormhole aliens was a LONG way off.
Well, hold on!
Kh'elar has already demonstrated that _she_ may not set aside her personal feeling to work with Worf!
If personal reasons are so severe that two people _outright cannot_ work together, then that _is_ a professional reason.
You took the words outta my mouth.
Thing is, as a Federation Ambassador, she definitely outranks Worf and can even order the Enterprise to change its mission. So whatever her issues are, Worf is just going to have to deal with it
Such good writing. Depth. Feeling. Weight of meaning.. professionalism juxtaposed against personal disagreement.
It's so easy.... What happened to this universe.?!?!
Battles. Battles... Battles...... No characters.
I really miss good Star Trek.
Well! I miss you too. 😊❤
There's enough subtext in that scene to make two episodes. Shame we didn't get to see them
Suzie Plakson...my goodness!
K'Ehleyr was a solid character. Afraid of nothing. Not even Worfs shitty attitude lol
To be fair, no one like to be stalked by an ex girlfriend.
A 75 year old Klingon ship should not stand a chance against a Galaxy Class starship.
Don't rule out the Klingons, and the Humans reticence to fighting.
" it's just that everytime she's around beans the gas is horrendous " 💨🤢
Worf the lucky guy. 😍💕
I kinda wish she had a scene with Q.
Ironically the actress played the female q on voyager
@@MegaVenom2099 Waaait she is the one who wasn't talking about the puppy? Hah
@@yaddle92 That's the line! That's it right there!!! "I wasn't talking about the _puppy._ " So *perfectly* presented!! Thank you for that memory.
"There are 13 Federation colonies with MINIMAL defences in that sector" The usual story...
"are there any personal reasons why you wish to refuse the assignment?"
"Yes several!"
"are there any professional reasons why you wish to refuse the assignment?"
"No....fuck!"
"Go in there and talk to your ex-wife lieutenant that's an order."
Worf!!! Macho que se respeta 😂
K’Ehleyr looks happy to see Worf but he doesn’t look happy to see her
Her "happiness" is tempered with the desire to get some digs in on Worf. She never makes things easy for him.
Worf knows the unwritten rule of Star Fleet diplomacy....... IT IS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT!!! IT'S BEAN FUN!... I can't help it! 🤗🤗🤗
Oh, all klingons know each other, don't you know that?
Kill innocent bloodthirsty warriors???
Jean Luc: No....
Based
"Any personal reasons"
"Yes:"
\Any professional reasons?"
"No, I withdraw my request"
Picard wins by default.
I feel like this is at a point where the Federation has not fully diplomatically resolved war with the Klingon Empire -- it must be very difficult for Worf to have to choose between the Humans and his Empire.
I wonder if that Klingon lady got them buns tho?!
Picard: _And now make up and kiss._
I just wanna know what the mission of that klingon ship was
This is one of the few times Picard is stupid. How the heck is it professional to assign someone with a personal, negative history with a guest to handle the guest's needs? He's not commanding a crew of androids. A personal history like that is bound to cause problems. Much better to avoid the conflict entirely and assign someone who has a neutral relationship with her.
Riker had limited experience with Klingons. Data could assimilate the entirely of Klingon history but lacks Klingon intuition. In spite of Worf suggesting his superior officers, Picard knew Worf was the best qualified. He expected Worf to work out those "personal matters." Which he did, in a very personal way.
@@josephsheranda Except she was already intimately familiar with human culture and had halfway rejected Klingon culture anyway. Worf's expertise as a Klingon was of little use for this assignment.
Yeah, I thought that too. There would be dozens of officers just as capable to work with her and yet he picks the one who has personal objections.
I get that Picard expects his crew to perform their duty in spite of personal feelings, but why pick the one guy who very clearly feels uncomfortable with the situation.
You get personal drama and the work together is gonna be impaired as a result.
Worf: Captain Picard, with all due respect, your decision here really doesn't make any sense.
Picard: I'm sorry Mr. Worf, but I'm bound by scriptwriters who change week to week, and who sometimes don't know the lore, and just don't think things through.
@@BladeOfLight16 in a way Worf is the most qualified person possible because of what you were talking about, K'Ehleyr being so familiar with human culture and being a half human-half Klingon that leaned more towards human than Klingon. Worf is in a similar situation as a full blooded Klingon who was raised by human parents on Earth. He's a Klingaboo, and idolizes a Klingon culture he only ever read about, but is the least Klingon Klingon in existence, ironically by being the *most* Klingon Klingon in existence. K'Ehleyr is kind of his perfect foil and its why they were so attracted to each other, they were yin and yang and a perfect complement to one another. She's really the only woman that could have understood what being Worf was like, and Worf was really the only man who could understand both sides of her personality and relate to her in any way.
Puckard is so sorry...
and in DS9 Sisko was intimidating for Worf, what was Picard then, just watch this scene
'Still at War' double entendre @ :45
An Irish Klingon
A seventy five yr old D7 class warship.unless you have no shields or defenses how would a ship like that be a threat ?even a medical ship with class 3 phasers could put up a fight.
Picard’s been sympathetic to personal reasons sometimes so why is taking a hardline stance with this? Why is Worf so much better suited for this task? Just cuz he’s a Klingon?
Possibly, and he is kind of a do-gooder idealist who wants to help his crew grow and overcome their difficulties. Could also say he was instructed by the script to push the set up conflict there to generate screentime and plot advancement. 😉
@@Dowlphin well obviously you could say that but that would make it bad writing. I’m trying to think of a logical in-universe reason for it, but if that’s the only reason then maybe the writers just had a bad week.
Picard was the perfect teacher for Worf.
They never say why the ship went into stasis though for the crew.
Probably chasing that Klingon ship from Voyager
@@andreww2098 Nice catch. 🌟🌟🌟
Something was probably wrong with their core/engines and made it so that cryogenic freezing was required. Probably better than letting the crew die of old age from flying.
WTH? No "Beans"?!?
75 year journey and cryo sleep in the 23rd century? Doesn't make sense... besides 75 years prior to this there was no such war. A bit of an early-series weirdness there.
It's actually amazing that throughout TNG's run, particularly the earlier years, the writers apparently either didn't have a show 'bible' or a continuity type check to make sure major plot points and dialogue fit the canon established by TOS, the movies, other sources, and even other episodes of TNG itself (as imperfect as such canon was).
maybe to try passing as a rogue object like a meteor
And, don't forget, just because the heros of a show say something, that does not mean they are correct.
They were guessing about the cryogenic stuff.
Another possibility is that...
Let me start a new comment.
Another possibility is that their warp drive failed when they were approaching the speed of light.
We have all seen how starships become stretched out just before going into warp, as predicted by Einstein's theory of Relativity.
Einstein's theory of Relativity also says that time would slow down for them as they got very close to the light barrier.
(Actually, Einstein send that what really happens is that time speeds up for the rest of the universe, but it is the same to think of it as slowing down for them).
If the Klingons were close to breaking the light barrier, but their warp drive didn't activate, several hours might have passed for them in a matter of decades, for the rest of the Galaxy.
And before anybody says anything, the Klingons probably realized they had failed to go to warp before reaching the speed of light and shut their engines down.
Doing that would have taken them a few minutes, but could have been _years_ outside the ship!
@@TheNoiseySpectator Yyyyeah no. The Ship creates a warp bubble to travel at FTL speeds. Without the bubble, you can’t go FTL. Plus the bubble would protect them from relativism since the bubble is what moves FTL, not the ship
Anybody else notice that K'Ehleyr appears to be wearing a _thong_ under her outfit?
Hard to tell, at least for me. I did notice that nice wiggle though, and no panty lines. Klingon, Vulcan or Human, Suzie was a beautiful woman. Starfleet spandex fit her wonderfully.
It's my understanding that EVERYONE had Federation standard clothing.
2:57 ? That's a tanga ..not a thong.
There is some bad make-up going on here.
Whomever did up Michael Dorn's face forgot to do his neck. It's a completely different shade and looks drier than the Sahara at noon.
Budget constraints? 😆
Yeah, I forget if they suffered the smooth virus😮but think 🤔 not🤓😎🖖🏻
Worf was pretty dumb here. He could have argued Data was better suited easily.
He could have, but not without not being Worf. He was being straightforward about his reluctance to have to deal with her, and as soon as he realized he didn't have a leg to stand on and was disappointing the captain by requesting not to be assigned the task, he withdrew the request. It wouldn't have occurred to him to try to maneuver around the main issue and play it off as being a concern about choosing the best person when it really wasn't.
The stupid one here was Picard. (It's one of very few dumb moments he has.) You don't assign someone to duties where their personal feelings are likely to interfere.
@@BladeOfLight16 Eh, the counter-argument could be said, 'you do when there are literally only two people on the ship that have the best shot at understanding the mindset, beliefs, and likely responses of the enemy you're rushing to meet.'
He should've argued that Wesley was better suited, then Picard would've realized how desperate Worf was to avoid K'Ehleyr and granted his request.
@@woodrobin good point
Bullshit. Even in the 23th century a journey would not last that long with Warp 5-8 :D
You know how it is, sci-fi writers have no sense of scale
Were they really "at war" in the 2280's? I mean they weren't allies but they had diplomatic relations.
Damn fine female! It's my fantasy that we'd be side by side in battle slaying innumerable foes and covered in their blood as we lovingly embrace after the final enemy has been slain. Yep, my imagination running away again...
Where do I find myself a Klingon woman like this?
What are you doing with that dog?
This makes no sense. Why did it take 75 years for this ship to travel to federation space?
Is this the same chick who played a female Q in Voyager?
indeed 🖖
I hated the way they made warf unloving, and an asshole.
Worf you are crap with females, even the Klingon ones. She is still DTF
Keey'lahh. Soooo hot !
K'Ehleyr greater than Dax imo
Um , special emissary kaylar has the same attitude as single minded individual . Like the parent of a child . Which , destroy all sex offenders . While Picard has a different way to handle the situation with out anyone getting killed . See when an offender goes to prison , he is isolated from the world out side . He has no chance to learn what happened while he / they were away . Takeing the chance that they don’t want to fight either , he asked for other options . He also knows that the appearance of the enterprise just might get them to think twice , if the enterprise is shot at and nothing happens .
What on earth are you on about???
@@Anonie324 I’m sorry , I was comparing my self and my life experiences to what happened on startrek .
I withdraw my request, Captain lol Worf thought about fucking around but found out way sooner
When the Klingons were awakened they would check the time and date and see that 75 years had passed, and would have undoubtedly considered whether the war was still on. Plot hole alert.
Worf *does* call the Klingon captain out on that later in the episode.