Heart of Glory is the twentieth episode of the first season of the
American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next
Generation, first broadcast March 21, 1988. The story was created by
Herbert Wright and D. C. Fontana, and was made into a script in two
days by executive producer Maurice Hurley. The episode was directed by
Rob Bowman.Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures
of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this
episode, the crew rescue three Klingons from a damaged freighter in
the neutral zone. Once aboard they befriend Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn)
and attempt to hijack the Enterprise so they can live as true
Klingons, forcing Worf to choose between them or Starfleet.The episode
explained the backstory to the character of Lt. Worf and Michael Dorn
was pleased with the outcome. Rob Bowman thought that the episode
worked well. He included an overhead shot on the engineering set which
had not been done before on the show and tweaked the ending. Shots of
the Klingon starship were reused from Star Trek: The Motion Picture,
while the freighter model would be reused as various freighters
throughout the various Star Trek television series. Guest stars
included Vaughn Armstrong as Korris in his first role in the franchise
and only appearance in The Next Generation. He appeared in a further
eleven roles in the franchise, including the part of Admiral Maxwell
Forrest in Star Trek: Enterprise. The episode was watched by 10.7
million viewers during the initial broadcast, and reviews by critics
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