The Defector (Star Trek: The Next Generation) The Defector (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "The Defector" is the tenth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", and the 58th episode of the series overall. A Romulan defector requests asylum aboard the "Enterprise" after claiming to possess vital information about an imminent Romulan invasion. The episode begins with Data exploring the human condition through acting in a Shakespearean play, "Henry V". Captain Picard is giving Data some constructive criticism when he is notified by Commander Riker that a Romulan scout vessel is being pursued in the Neutral Zone. The scout vessel is under attack
Emergence (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Emergence (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Emergence" is the 175th episode of the American science fiction television series "". The 23rd episode of the . Lieutenant Commander Data, while practicing acting in an "Enterprise" holodeck, is surprised when the Orient Express train drives through his set of Shakespeare's "The Tempest". Later, the "Enterprise" suddenly jumps into warp on its own; subsequent investigation shows that the ship had been undergoing a deadly theta flux distortion, and only by jumping into warp was the ship saved from destruction. Data postulates that this may be a previously unknown safety feature of the "Enterprise",