Top 10 Klingon Episodes
There have been a plethora of great Klingon episodes throughout the Star Trek franchise. From a few in the original, to bringing things to Chronos in Next Generation. Deep Space Nine got much more into Klingon culture when the war with the Dominion began and Worf joined the cast. Voyager only ventured into Klingon-related episodes a couple of times, as they were pretty far from all but one Klingon. Here are the top 10 Klingon episodes in order.
#10 The Emissary (NG)
A mysterious rendezvous with a Federation emissary. The Enterprise rushes to the probe’s location to pick up a half-Klingon/human woman who calls herself K’Ehleyr. She apparently knows Worf, who is not happy to see her. She informs the crew that a Klingon battlecruiser is heading to a location that has been out of touch for 75 years. K’Ehleyr wants to destroy the ship before she attacks the Federation outposts, but Captain Picard wants to avoid killing. Worf and K’Ehleyr work together, have a heated argument, and produce no results. They meet on the holodeck and regain their romantic feelings. Worf wants to get married, but Kehleyr refuses and leaves. Worf comes up with a plan and is given control of the Enterprise from Captain Picard. She convinces the Klingon battlecruiser that the Federation is not at war. K’Ehleyr hints that she will return.
#9 Redemption (2 part episode)
Worf leaves for Kronos to restore his family’s honor. Worf convinces his brother to side with Gowron instead of the Duras family. The Duras sisters challenge Gowron’s claim as High Chancellor. Picard is involved again when the Klingons decide that he would be a neutral moderator. The Duras sisters look suspicious when they come across a Romulan woman. A battle ensues between the Klingon ships and the Enterprise remains neutral and moves away from the battle. Finally, Picard gives the position of High Chancellor to Gowron and restores the honor of the Worf families.
Picard assembles a fleet of Federation ships to prevent Romulan ships from reaching the Duras sisters. Data must overcome prejudice as he is selected to command one of the fleet’s ships. Sela (the Romulan woman) reveals herself to Picard as Tasha’s daughter. Curious Picard meets her and discovers that he is telling the truth. Picard asks Gowron to attack Duras’s fleet, so they must call for Romulan reinforcements. As Duras’s fleet is close to being defeated, the Romulans attempt to disable the Federation’s detection network. The Romulans target Data’s ship to disrupt it, rendering the federation unable to continue the detection network. Data demonstrates his leadership when he discovers on his own where the Romulan ships are. Worf escapes after being kidnapped by the Duras sisters and rejoins the Enterprise.
#8 A Question of Honor
Commander Riker joins a Klingon crew as second in command in an officer exchange program. While researching for the assignment, Cmdr. Riker learns from Worf that he may have to assassinate his Klingon Captain if he is unable to fulfill his duties. Riker must prove his worth quickly when he attacks one of the Klingon crew members. The Enterprise discovers an alien in its hull and must find the Klingon ship to warn them as well. The Klingons discover the same life form on her helmet, eating away at it, and blame the Enterprise and Riker for putting it there. Riker must decide to help the Klingons attack the Enterprise or find a way to convince them otherwise. He shows a lot about life on a Klingon ship.
#7 Sins of the Father
Worf’s brother, Kurn, is assigned as a first mate aboard the Enterprise as part of an exchange program. After angering several members of the crew, Kurn reveals to Worf that they are brothers. Kurn tells Worf that the Klingon High Council accused he Mogh’s father of being a traitor in Khitomer, resulting in the deaths of over 4,000 Klingons. Worf, being the older brother, goes with Kurn and Captain Picard to fight the council’s decision. They discover that there is much more to the charges than they previously realized. Ultimately, Worf decides to sacrifice his honor for the good of the Klingon Empire.
#6 Birthright (2 part episode)
The Enterprise visits Deep Space 9, where Worf meets an alien named Jaglom Shrek. He claims that Worf’s father, Mogh, is still alive. That he was captured in Khitomer by the Romulans. After initial anger, Worf finds the alien and demands that he take him to the Romulan camp. Worf travels through the jungle to discover that there were, in fact, Klingons being held at a camp. He finds several Klingons who tell him that he shouldn’t be there and is later captured by the Romulans. As Worf lives with the Klingons and Romulans, he learns some disturbing facts, but wins over the younger generation. Eventually, they let go of Worf and the willing Klingons, and return to the Enterprise.
#5 Meeting
Worf’s former love interest, K’Ehleyr, comes aboard the Enterprise to moderate a dispute between two houses vying for the Chancellorship of the Klingon Empire. Chancellor K’mpec has been poisoned and he wants Captain Picard to find out who did it, Gowron or Duras. After a bomb goes off, the Enterprise investigates and Picard drags the process along as slowly as possible. K’Ehleyr informs Worf that the boy he brought aboard (Alexander) is Worf’s son. K’Ehleyr investigates Worf’s dishonor, when Duras finds out about her, he kills her. Worf finds her, goes to Duras’s ship to take revenge on her, and kills Duras.
#4 Legitimate heir
Worf has a crisis of faith, which leads him to embark on a journey to immerse himself in Klingon culture. Worf sees a vision of Kahless, the Klingon messiah, and it turns out to be more than a vision. The real Kahless seems to have returned. Gowron meets them on the Enterprise and brings back an ancient weapon stained with Kahless’s blood to test if he is the real Kahless. Despite passing Gowron’s test, they battle, and Gowron defeats Kahless. Worf does not believe that he could be the true Kahless, for the greatest warrior would not have been so easily defeated. The High Priest informs him that Kahless is a clone of the original, when Gowron finds out, he wants them executed. Worf convinces him to give Kahless the title of Emperor to help unite the Klingon race.
#3 Tackle against the wind
Gowron’s military strategies appear to be hurting the war effort, which Worf suspects will hurt General Martok. Worf tries to get Martok to challenge Gowrong to stop him. As Gowrong draws up suicidal battle plans that threaten the Federation’s chances in the war, Warf challenges him in battle, Warf kills Gowron and is granted the title of Grand Chancellor. Warf rejects it and instead gives it to General Martok.
#2 Sword of Kahless
Kor recruits Dax and Worf to find the ancient Klingon weapon, called the Sword of Kahless. The goal is to unite the Klingon Empire. Fighting mercenaries and a telepath, they finally find him. Worf and Kor fight each other to gain possession of the sword, but Dax brings them back to his senses. They decide that the Klingon Emprie isn’t ready for the sword, so they send it into space, until the empire is ready for it.
#1 Problem with Tribbles
One of the funniest and funniest episodes of Star Trek to date. The story begins with a priority distress call from a space station to the company. When Kirk travels to the space station, he discovers that the Klingons are already there. According to an agreement, the Klingons must be allowed to enter the station. Kirk reluctantly allows it, as long as there are the same number of Starfleet officers at all times. Things heat up when the Klingons start taunting the Enterprise and its crew. It turns into a hilarious all-out brawl that ends the “vacation” at the station. The Klingons’ true intent is discovered later in the episode from an unexpected source.
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