Emissary
Production Number: 721 (401 and 402 as a two-parter)
Original air week: 1/04/93
Written by: Michael Piller (Teleplay);
Rick Berman & Michael Piller (Story)
Directed by: David Carson
Guest Stars:
Notes:
- This episode starts with a scene from the battle of Wolf 359 from the
TNG episode "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II". Locutus is shown.
- This is the first of three episodes with Kai Opaka, played by Camille
Saviola. She returned in "Battle Lines" and "The Collaborator".
- This is the first of two episodes with Jennifer Sisko, played by Felecia
M. Bell. She returned in "Through the Looking
Glass".
- This is the first of several episodes with Gul Dukat, played by Marc
Alaimo. He returned in "Duet".
- The Enterprise's transporter chief, played by April Grace, was
also in several episodes of The Next Generation.
- Jadzia Dax is the third Trill shown in Star Trek. The other two
were in the TNG episode, "The Host". Dax's former host, Curzon, is
shown here, portrayed by Frank Owen Smith.
- The first use of the Cardassian computer's voice, read by Judi Durand,
is in this episode. Judi also portrayed the Space Dock Controller in
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
- This episode is the first appearance of Rom and Nog, played by Max
Grodénchik and Aron Eisenberg. Max also portrayed various
Ferengis in The Next Generation.
- A novelization of this episode was made,
written by J.M. Dillard.
- The Runabouts "Rio Grande", "Yangtzee
Kiang", and "Ganges" are introduced in this episode.
The Stars Speak:
- From an Orlando, Florida Convention:
Nana Visitor: "But what it signifies is the fact that you can
almost tap into our [Bajorans'] souls, like a computer, through our
ears. You can know a person's past. The Opaka is so good at it,
that she could do it with the Commander, if you remember in the
pilot episode, she touches his ear and finds that he, indeed, had
tragedy in his past."
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