A series revolving around a ship that patrols the federation border to the romulans. Lots of lonely space, lots of terrifying encounters (cuban missile crisis esq), lots of being the first to respond to the enterprise (yet again) getting into a skirmish at the border, lots of politics and thinly veiled insults. A crew made up of a lot of diplomats, anthropologists, experts on romulan culture, with a rotating cast of politicians, and then the security officers and the racist or generally distrustful officers who absolutely do not believe in negotiating with them. Conflict within the crew on exactly how to handle it. Ensigns who transfer there and immediately attempt to start a war, spies (both romulan and not), vulcan ambassadors who are most definitely not there to make sure the federation isnt dealing with their violent cousins. Refugees and long stranded federation members stuck in romulan space. Trade vessels who are definitely not smuggling anything. The whole first season the core principle is DO NOT CROSS THE BORDER. They don’t cross it at all the entire time, until the final episode. Pure tension and political drama, with infighting within the crew. Thinly veiled allegories for real politics in several episodes