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Spoilers Are we learning more about the Romulans in this show, more so than some past shows?
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Well in the latest episode we learned there is an order of female Romulan Warrior Monks who always wear their emotions on their sleeves, which is certainly new and welcome since we never really delved into Romulan religion before. It makes the Romulans seem more interesting to have different factions, from these noble warrior monks to the sinister Zhat Vash.
In past shows all the Romulans we met were military, government or secret agency. We’re learning about civilian life now. I think the only other civilian we ever saw was the woman in Unification who thought Picard and Data were secret Tal Shiar trapping her into admitting disloyalty.
Weren't Spock's followers in Unification mostly civilians?
Well this is 14 years in from a probable "east Germany stasi" type of place.. So now they have freedom to express what they want..
I guess they were but they didn't have much in the way of lines, that encounter with the woman sticks out more.
Now we know there are Irish Romulans and Australian Romulans.
Other than being women in a religious order I'm not seeing much of a similarity. The Bene Gesserit were about political manipulation. Often behind the scene. The Qowat_Milat don't seem political or interested in manipulation. They sound more like samurai with a religious bent.
Not just political manipulation but also genetic manipulation with an eye towards breeding their ultimate tool in cementing their political power.
well the Kumquat Milan directly oppose the Tal Shiar, which is - WAS - a governmental organization. This opposition by itself can be considered highly political.
The swords in "Absolute Candor" kinda reminded me of the Rihannsu Honor Blade. Even though they werent the same kinds of swords.
Regarding Romulans like the ones on Picard's vineyard...
I actually think it makes sense they have a bit of human-like qualities. Never mind the argument of 'we are all the same', but the one trait that seems to be present in virtually all Romulans is being a covert driven mentality.
What's the one quality of a spy or covert ops person needed to be a good one? Chameleonism. I think Romulans are probably a living representation of that, not only as a matter of the instinctual need for being covert but just as a survival tool.
Sort of the reverse of the Borg. The Borg assimilate others into their collective... Romulans assimilate themselves into whatever society they are in. This may not be a coincidence, given the Borg cube and ex-Borg are a feature of this series.
Makes me wonder if the writers thought of that connection as well as the tie-in with Data and other artificial life when creating the series.
I actually think it makes sense they have a bit of human-like qualities. Never mind the argument of 'we are all the same', but the one trait that seems to be present in virtually all Romulans is being a covert driven mentality.
What's the one quality of a spy or covert ops person needed to be a good one? Chameleonism. I think Romulans are probably a living representation of that, not only as a matter of the instinctual need for being covert but just as a survival tool.
Sort of the reverse of the Borg. The Borg assimilate others into their collective... Romulans assimilate themselves into whatever society they are in. This may not be a coincidence, given the Borg cube and ex-Borg are a feature of this series.
Makes me wonder if the writers thought of that connection as well as the tie-in with Data and other artificial life when creating the series.
