Canon on the Rommie War
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:18 pm
I took the opportunity to re-watch (although its been years) the TOS episode "Balance of Terror". Why? Well as my latest story is careening toward the Romulan War I decided to go to the real source of Trek Canon TOS.
It was a fun watch gotta love the old Rommie helmets and the future Sarek.
Some notes.
The teaser was about Kirk performing a wedding that is cut short by a red alert. Well it does mean that StarFleet eventually caves on fraternization doesn't it.
The reaction of the bridge crew when they see their first Romulan makes it abundantly clear to me the ST:E (see BnB-ARGGHH) way over played Romulan/Vulcan interactions. I find it incredulous that so little is known 100 years later given what was presented in the ST:E series. The future Enterprise had no clue they were Vulcans and Spock didn't either (although not specifically) Not sure how that can be written properly.
The Romulan ship travelled at impulse power.
The cloaking device used was not invisible to all sensors.
The Rommie ship was detectable by Enterprise's motion detectors.
Phasers were as usual mixed up with photon torpedoes and exploded by proximity detonators.
The cloaking device was an enormous power consumer (the Romulans said that) and so was not typically used.
"Lt. Styles" the navigator (this was pc as in pre-Checkov) lost many family members in the war 100 years previous, a captain, some commanders and lieutenants. Fertile ground for names....(i know thats sick)
The Rommie ship Kirk blasted was the Rommie Flagship.
The blond big haired human female who kept the log was very very comfy around Kirk......You also could have put a birdcage in her hair.
Red Alert did not necessarily mean battle stations, that was an additional command.
The fun part was the episode for all its goofy-ness was really good.
Please add any thoughts etc. you might have.
It was a fun watch gotta love the old Rommie helmets and the future Sarek.
Some notes.
The teaser was about Kirk performing a wedding that is cut short by a red alert. Well it does mean that StarFleet eventually caves on fraternization doesn't it.
The reaction of the bridge crew when they see their first Romulan makes it abundantly clear to me the ST:E (see BnB-ARGGHH) way over played Romulan/Vulcan interactions. I find it incredulous that so little is known 100 years later given what was presented in the ST:E series. The future Enterprise had no clue they were Vulcans and Spock didn't either (although not specifically) Not sure how that can be written properly.
The Romulan ship travelled at impulse power.
The cloaking device used was not invisible to all sensors.
The Rommie ship was detectable by Enterprise's motion detectors.
Phasers were as usual mixed up with photon torpedoes and exploded by proximity detonators.
The cloaking device was an enormous power consumer (the Romulans said that) and so was not typically used.
"Lt. Styles" the navigator (this was pc as in pre-Checkov) lost many family members in the war 100 years previous, a captain, some commanders and lieutenants. Fertile ground for names....(i know thats sick)
The Rommie ship Kirk blasted was the Rommie Flagship.
The blond big haired human female who kept the log was very very comfy around Kirk......You also could have put a birdcage in her hair.
Red Alert did not necessarily mean battle stations, that was an additional command.
The fun part was the episode for all its goofy-ness was really good.
Please add any thoughts etc. you might have.