What Episode Was It?

[Kei Fox]

I recall watching the Next Generation series on television many years when it was still in original broadcast. There was a scene from an episode that fascinated me for some odd reason. It involved someone or some group arriving on the surface of a planet or moon, against a night mountainous/rocky landscape with a blue/greyish coloration. Process of elimination so far: I don't remember it as being "Power Play" (since I don't recall stormy weather) or "I, Borg" (close, but it was not that episode).

 

[Arpy]

I recall watching the Next Generation series on television many years when it was still in original broadcast. There was a scene from an episode that fascinated me for some odd reason. It involved someone or some group arriving on the surface of a planet or moon, against a night mountainous/rocky landscape with a blue/greyish coloration. Process of elimination so far: I don't remember it as being "Power Play" (since I don't recall stormy weather) or "I, Borg" (close, but it was not that episode).

Doesn’t immediately ring a bell. At first I thinking early season episodes — maybe Haven or Datalore? Code of Honor, Arsenal of Freedom, Hide and Q also have alien skies, but I think they’re daytime. Identity Crisis was at night.

 

[NCC-73515]

The Enemy?

 

[Romulan Loyalist]

Identity Crisis? I agree with Arpy - -

 

[Arpy]

Identity Crisis? I agree with Arpy - -

A wise Romulan.

Have you seen the preview for next week’s DSC? It’s entitled “Unification III.” I’m curious to see which way they’ll take it.

BTW, we’re you a DS9 fan? What did you think of the Romulans there? Is it just me or...like how between TOS and TNG the Klingons and Romulans switched identities, I think as DS9 went on, the Romulans and Cardassians switched identities. The Cardies became more Roman-like and the Romulans became more Nazi-like.

 

[Romulan Loyalist]

A wise Romulan.

Have you seen the preview for next week’s DSC? It’s entitled “Unification III.” I’m curious to see which way they’ll take it.

BTW, we’re you a DS9 fan? What did you think of the Romulans there? Is it just me or...like how between TOS and TNG the Klingons and Romulans switched identities, I think as DS9 went on, the Romulans and Cardassians switched identities. The Cardies became more Roman-like and the Romulans became more Nazi-like.

I am indeed a Ds9 fan - and actually enjoyed the RSE being looked at as an entity that meant something, versus the 'boogeyman' that lurked behind every corner such as seen in prior incarnations.

I think the Romulans were pretty stable up through DS9 - I never really saw them as Nazi-esque, as they were not bent on genocide typically and were for the most part set on remaining left alone in the galaxy. I know that they were a little paranoid when it came to the Federation, however they, in my mind, presented a more interesting rival to the Federation, than the Klingons -

I never really considered the Romulans as switching with the Klingons, or any other entity to be honest. Just that the Klingons decided the Federation would make a better friend than foe in the long run. The Romulans, being more on par with the Federation technology wise, saw them more as a rival. Now, writing wise, they were written to be ultra-paranoid and extremely distrustful, however as smart as they truly were, I believe they would have went farther down the path of unification eventually and become a strong friend to the Federation.

I havent looked into the DSC episodes much - they are grating and not something I have been able to get into.

 

[Arpy]

They are grating, but I'm watching anyway. There 's stuff in there I do like.

In TOS, the Romulans were more the honorable warriors who did battle because it was the way things are. The Klingons were scheming mustache twirlers (literally lol). In TNG, the Klingons were honorable warriors (if more viking than Roman) and the Romulans were the scheming boogeymen as you noted.

On DS9 the Cardassians started out slippery Nazis and in later seasons seemed to me still Nazi-like but tinged with more Roman...I dunno, honor? Earnestness? The Romulans on the other hand get this makeover to be, per Garak, "gray" (ironic given the Cardassians are probably the grayest Trek aliens ever) and cool calculating fascists as the Cardassians started out.

 

[at Quark's]

The Romulans are cold and calculating.The Cardassians are calculating too, but they feel 'hot', they do it with a certain passion. They seem to actually love the intrige, whereas for the Romulans it's just a thing you do because nobody can ultimately be trusted.

 

[gakelly]

I havent looked into the DSC episodes much - they are grating and not something I have been able to get into.

I agree. I haven't been able to watch Enterprise with any desire either. Voyager seemed so predictable and every 3rd episode was a time travel/alternate reality show. Outside of Paris, the actors and characters were not very intersesting.

 

[NCC-73515]

The Doctor and Seven were interesting

 

[Arpy]

I recall watching the Next Generation series on television many years when it was still in original broadcast. There was a scene from an episode that fascinated me for some odd reason. It involved someone or some group arriving on the surface of a planet or moon, against a night mountainous/rocky landscape with a blue/greyish coloration. Process of elimination so far: I don't remember it as being "Power Play" (since I don't recall stormy weather) or "I, Borg" (close, but it was not that episode).

Did you ever figure it out?