The Enterprise engages in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a Romulan spaceship.
This episode marks the first appearence of the Romulans. Although 'Earth' is said to have fought a Romulan War prior to the establishment of the Federation, the Romulans have never been seen before. I have no idea what was wrong with their viewscreens, and I also suspect that 'Enterprise' will retrospectively alter this. Not introducing the Romulans before the end of the series will be too hard for them.
One of the few epiosdes to deal straightforwardly with prejudice -- Spock looks suspiciously like a Romulan, you see! Even Spock himself raises his eyebrows in amazement -- or is that because his father is the Captain of the Romulan ship?
Kirk's monologue at the wedding at the start of the episode is re-used as part fo Miles and Keeiko O'Brien's wedding in 'Data's Day' TNG.
The dramatic sequences are inspired by the submarine warfare movies Run Silent, Run Deep and The Enemy Below. The Enterprise is the surface ship, the cloaked Romulan vessel is the 'invisible' submarine, complete with a 'periscope' like device and cramped quarters. When they all play dead in space, they even whisper -- don't they know that "in space no one can here you scream!"
Every time Kirk orders them to fire phasers, they fire photon torpedoes!
At the beginning of the episode they say it would take Starfleet Command 3 weeks to send word. They must chase the Romulans around along time, because at the end Rand comes in and says they have responded.
This episode marks the first appearence of the Romulans. Although 'Earth' is said to have fought a Romulan War prior to the establishment of the Federation, the Romulans have never been seen before. I have no idea what was wrong with their viewscreens, and I also suspect that 'Enterprise' will retrospectively alter this. Not introducing the Romulans before the end of the series will be too hard for them.
One of the few epiosdes to deal straightforwardly with prejudice -- Spock looks suspiciously like a Romulan, you see! Even Spock himself raises his eyebrows in amazement -- or is that because his father is the Captain of the Romulan ship?
Kirk's monologue at the wedding at the start of the episode is re-used as part fo Miles and Keeiko O'Brien's wedding in 'Data's Day' TNG.
The dramatic sequences are inspired by the submarine warfare movies Run Silent, Run Deep and The Enemy Below. The Enterprise is the surface ship, the cloaked Romulan vessel is the 'invisible' submarine, complete with a 'periscope' like device and cramped quarters. When they all play dead in space, they even whisper -- don't they know that "in space no one can here you scream!"
Every time Kirk orders them to fire phasers, they fire photon torpedoes!
At the beginning of the episode they say it would take Starfleet Command 3 weeks to send word. They must chase the Romulans around along time, because at the end Rand comes in and says they have responded.
