What did the Romulan say?

[Wingsley]

In "Balance of Terror", in the final act, Spock rushes into the weapons control room and fires. We then see the Romulan bridge as the Enterprise's salvo devastates the Bird of Prey. The Romulan Commander howls in protest, but to this day I've never been able to understand what Mark Lenard shouts.

Can anyone make out what he said?

It's not listed in the transcript of that ep.

 

[Nerys Myk]

"Spock, I am your father!"

 

[ALF]

Spock's father should be constantly shouting.

 

[Shatinator]

"Spock, I am your father!"

That was geek brilliance!

 

[GSchnitzer]

In "Balance of Terror", in the final act, Spock rushes into the weapons control room and fires. We then see the Romulan bridge as the Enterprise's salvo devastates the Bird of Prey. The Romulan Commander howls in protest, but to this day I've never been able to understand what Mark Lenard shouts.

Can anyone make out what he said?

It's not listed in the transcript of that ep.

The Romulan Commander's scripted line from the shooting script (hard to make out since he screams it with all hell breaking loose around him) is:

"Weapons!"

(And after listening to it a fair number of times, it does indeed sound like Mark Lenard is delivering this "Weapons!" line.)

 

[Wingsley]

"Weapons"? Really?!?!

I would never have guessed that in a million years.

I thought he was cursing Kirk.

 

[Maurice]

Well, it makes sense, as they were about to fire when Kirk let them have it.

 

[Wingsley]

No, no, no. Spock pushed The Button. The Vulcan gets credit for walking into the toxic fumes to save the day.

 

[Ssosmcin]

When I was a kid, I always thought he was yelling "helllllllp!"

The Blu Ray subtitles of his shout make me laugh: "They're firing at us!" No shit, Sarek.

"Spock, I am your father!"

This is awesome on so many levels.

 

[T'Girl]

Romulan Commander: "Mommy."

")

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Rosebud

 

[Gil T.Azell]

"Kiiiirrrrrrrrkkkk!!!!!!"
or
Denny Crane rules!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Commander: What happen?

Decius: Somebody set up us the bomb.

Centurion: We get signal!

Commander: WHAT?

Decius: Main screen turn on.

Commander: It's you...

Kirk: How are you gentlemen! All your Neutral Zone are belong to us.

 

[7thsealord]

"Weapons"? Really?!?!

I would never have guessed that in a million years.

I thought he was cursing Kirk.

"KKIIIIRRRRKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!"

Gotta put some feeling into it.

 

[SRycroft66]

I always thought he called out "Praetor!", the Romulan leader.

 

[1001001]

I always thought he called out "Praetor!", the Romulan leader.

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