- For other uses, see Emergence.
"Emergence" was the 175th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 23rd episode of the show's seventh and final season, first aired during the week of 7 May 1994. The episode was written by Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky and directed by Cliff Bole.
Summary
Log entries
- Captain's log, stardate 47869.2.
- After weathering an unexpected magnascopic storm, we are continuing our search for new Federation colony sites.
- Captain's log, supplemental.
- The Enterprise is back under our control. All traces of the emergent intelligence are gone, and the object it created has disappeared into space.
References
Characters
- Beverly Crusher • Data • Gates • Jae • Kellogg • Geordi La Forge • Jean-Luc Picard • William T. Riker • Dennis Russell • Deanna Troi • Worf • emergent lifeform
- Referenced only
- Sigmund Freud • Willian Shakespeare • Gertrude Stein
Starships and vehicles
Locations
- Cordannas system • Cordannas system • Mekorda sector • Tambo Beta-6 • Tambor Beta-6
- Referenced only
- Istanbul
Shipboard areas
Races and cultures
Science and classification
- anatomy • communications • computer • dwarf star • energy • forcefield • holodeck • holographic program • language • lifeform • light • magnascopic storm • matter • orbit • pulsar • space • star • technology • time • universe • weapon • white dwarf • white star
Technology and weapons
- communicator • intercom • combadge • tricorder • sensors • starship • viewscreen • photon torpedo • revolver • telephone • torpedo • train
Materials and substances
- atmosphere • blood • gas • metal • oxygen
Lifeforms
- humanoid • emergent lifeform
States and organizations
Ranks and titles
- captain • chief engineer • commander • commanding officer • counselor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2350s-2360s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • operations manager • flight controller • officer • scientist • second officer • security chief • weapons officer • tactical officer
Other references
- boot • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise-D • |captain's log, USS Enterprise-D, 2370 • clothing • colony • Federation colony • government • jacket • jumpsuit • nation-state • pants • races and cultures • rank • sentience • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2366-2373) • title • tunic • uniform • shoe
Chronology
- 1880s decade
- Edwardian era (1900–1914)
- stardate 47869.2, 2370 (2360s chronology, Enterprise-D voyages)
- USS Enterprise travels with the emergent lifeform.
Appendices
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Bloodlines |
TNG episode produced | Next episode: Preemptive Strike |
| Previous episode: Preemptive Strike |
TNG episode aired | Next episode: All Good Things... |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Cardassian Imps |
Next Adventure: The Wire | |
| Previous Adventure: Bloodlines |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) |
Next Adventure: Preemptive Strike |
External link
- Emergence (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
