What are your controversial Star Trek opinions?

[Shawnster]

It has not been confirmed onscreen whether the Remans are an offshoot of the Romulans/Vulcans or if they are completely separate species. While certain Reman features, e.g., their telepathic abilities, pointed ears and their forehead patterns, are in agreement with a genetic relation to the Romulans/Vulcans, production sources have typically referred to them as a "species".
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Reman?so=search

Reman blood was dark purple in color. (LD: "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee")

As a slave caste, Remans were not allowed to participate in Romulan society and were often subjected to harsh and dangerous working conditions in the dilithium mines of their homeworld, Remus. Their society was largely underground due to their extreme photosensitivity.

 

[Nyotarules]

The novels are not canon but they tell the tale of the Remans being a result of genetic manipulation by some of the Vulcans who left the system to acclimatise themselves to the harsh environment of Remus.
The Vulcan Soul trilogy

 

[Nyotarules]

Not sure if I wrote this before BUT

The Novelverse Trek is better than the TV and Movie Trek

 

[drt]

Also, I wonder if the Vulcan Pon Farr might be connected to the Vulcan's self control (and not strictly part of biological evolution).

This was always my assumption.

 

[Farscape One]

The pointed ears and telepathic powers heavily imply they're mutated Vulcans/Romulans. 2000 years isn't really long enough for that kind of change but the planet is probably radioactive too.

Centuries of radiation exposure and cell mutation could produce the Remans. Dilithium mining isn't exactly the safest job in any quadrant and NEM revealed how toxic and dangerous continuous exposure to dilithium ore is.

For precedence and a comparable example, look at ENT's "TERRA NOVA".

It only took 70 years of radiation and living underground to alter them enough that they were only very superficially human. Imagine what 2 millennia of those conditions could do.

 

[fireproof78]

Or you could get a "V" on your forehead.

 

[cooleddie74]

Yep. The descendants of the Novans had a mangled form of English and had reverted to a form of tribal society. And all that happened between 2081 and 2151. Two millennia of radiation and exposure to other toxic substances could have turned normal, Vulcan-looking Romulans into the Remans we begin to see in the 22nd century in ENT.

 

[Deks]

Well it wouldn't be a first time a planet affected a population in terms of biology quickly and permanently.
So its still possible the Romulans just settled on Romulus itself, but then discovered the Remans (as a less developed species) and conquered them some time later.

 

[Tallguy]

While it would be nice to have one of these Empires actually have subjects all the visual cues seem to be meant to say "Hey these are Vampire Vulcans."

 

[fireproof78]

Funny, I never heard such an idea until just now.

I always thought they were natives and subjugated by the Vulcans who landed on Romulus.

 

[eschaton]

My understanding is that the actress chosen to play Vash was already Stewart's girlfriend and was chosen for the part at his insistence. Personally I liked her portrayal.

I think it's the inverse, actually. Stewart was still married, and decided to date Hetrick after snogging her in Captain's Holiday.

They didn't publicly become a couple until later in the third season.

 

[Deks]

While it would be nice to have one of these Empires actually have subjects all the visual cues seem to be meant to say "Hey these are Vampire Vulcans."

I never got that vibe from the Remans.
To me, the movie Nemesis indicated they were a less advanced (and separate) species which the Romulans conquered after settling on Romulus. Since Remus was rich in Dilithium, it stands to reason the Romulans detected and wanted it for their future shipbuilding... but because they were smaller in numbers (although technologically superior), they decided conquering the Remans would give them the necessary numbers to establish their empire along with an abundant source of Dilithium.

 

[MikHutch]

Plus Remans are the only thing showing the actual impact of the Romulan empire

 

[Nyotarules]

I think it's the inverse, actually. Stewart was still married, and decided to date Hetrick after snogging her in Captain's Holiday.

They didn't publicly become a couple until later in the third season.

Oooooo Patrick Stewart was a cad....naughty!

 

[Tosk]

My understanding is that the actress chosen to play Vash was already Stewart's girlfriend and was chosen for the part at his insistence. Personally I liked her portrayal.

Patrick Stewart did not meet Jennifer Hetrick until the second day of filming on Captain's Holiday. As @eschaton mentioned, Stewart ended up having an affair with her. (And it wasn't the last time he cheated on a wife, either.)

 

[Nerys Myk]

Yep. The descendants of the Novans had a mangled form of English and had reverted to a form of tribal society. And all that happened between 2081 and 2151. Two millennia of radiation and exposure to other toxic substances could have turned normal, Vulcan-looking Romulans into the Remans we begin to see in the 22nd century in ENT.

Sci-Fi evolution rules.

 

[cooleddie74]

The kids of Miri's world basically remained unevolving tykes and prepubescent kids for three centuries. I'm surprised the city on that planet didn't look even more disorganized, broken and run down.

 

[TREK_GOD_1]

The kids of Miri's world basically remained unevolving tykes and prepubescent kids for three centuries. I'm surprised the city on that planet didn't look even more disorganized, broken and run down.

Probably due to Desilu not allowing Mayberry to be torn down for one episode of that science fiction show.

Honestly, the various rooms were filthy and disorganized enough with just enough "in place" to suggest the children tried to make certain rooms livable.

 

[Nerys Myk]

The kids of Miri's world basically remained unevolving tykes and prepubescent kids for three centuries. I'm surprised the city on that planet didn't look even more disorganized, broken and run down.

And one unevolved trike.

 

[cooleddie74]

Nice tires.

I mean, 300 years old and they look recent or new. Those kids took care of their stuff.