The Emissary (Star Trek: The Next Generation) The Emissary (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "The Emissary" is the 20th episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", the 46th episode overall, first airing on June 26, 1989. In this episode, the "Enterprise" is sent a half-Klingon, half-human emissary to help them deal with a three-quarter century-old Klingon sleeper-ship who believes they are still at war with the Federation. The Federation starship "Enterprise", under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, receives an urgent message from Starfleet Command ordering them to a set of coordinates without stating a reason. While en route, they are contacted by
Tapestry (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Next Generation" and more generally for the entire franchise. It ranked ninth on TV Guide's list of the top 10 "Star Trek" episodes for the franchise's 30th anniversary, fourth in "Entertainment Weekly"s list of top 10 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes, 22nd out of the top 100 of the entire franchise in Charlie Jane Anders' list for io9, and 7th out of the various "Star Trek" episodes involving time travel by James Hunt at Den of Geek. Witney Seibold, on the website Crave Online said that "Tapestry" was the best installment of "The Next Generation", describing it as "one