Where was the Enterprise E during the dominion war?
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The Enterprise can't be everywhere. I'm sure there were other fronts being fought in the war other than Bajor.
If anything, it was good to see that there were other ships in the fleet capable of fighting bad guys other than the Enterprise.
If anything, it was good to see that there were other ships in the fleet capable of fighting bad guys other than the Enterprise.
This is definitely true. I personally take issue more that we didn't see Sovereigns in general. I'm perfectly happy to let the Enterprise-E have heroic adventures elsewhere, but it's silly that we mysteriously never saw ANY of the badass new ship class for production reasons that are so mind-bogglingly stupid that I can sadly believe are totally true.
That also doesn't explain the rather steady stream of Galaxy-class ships we saw, and if the Federation saw fit to put the mantle of Enterprise on a Sovereign, I imagine it's a ship class they find worthy of committing resources to. Really, there ISN'T a good explanation. Just a serviceable one.
Well...during the war, I guess the Federation needed all the allies and resources it could get. SOMEONE had to negotiate these things. It would be wise to send the renowned diplomat, Picard to do the talking rather than someone like Sisko who's more valuable on the front lines.
Now, that said, it would make more sense to give Picard a less powerful ship for that, but I guess given how critical the war has got he still needs to be able to fight when necessary.
Now, that said, it would make more sense to give Picard a less powerful ship for that, but I guess given how critical the war has got he still needs to be able to fight when necessary.
I just assumed those ships were already around beforethe war.
The Enterprise herself is a diplomatic tool, Picard shows up in a Sovereign Class dreadnought and says "We think you should side with us" and does it in this embodiment of power and people are going to think the Federation looks strong and able to win!
I suppose it also works to suggest well things cannnot be that bad if the Flagships out here instead of on the front lines. Sisko still busy although he did flip the Romulans and deal with Klingons which was a bigger boost then any negotiations Picard was doing with what must be presumed is Federation Allies.
Well maybe they got crushed off panel during that fight where the combined fleet was crushed so they lost most of them there.
The thing about Insurrection is that Picard wasn't actually doing much diplomacy there. It was just a side job that was going to take a few days, after which he would dedicate himself and his ship to archaeology. And it was a job he dropped like a used preservative when he got news that his pal Data had gotten into what amounted to a bar fight and drunken desertion that might be bad for his career.
The idea that Picard was "fighting a different kind of battle" against the Dominion doesn't really work. He wasn't fighting at all, simple as that. Which would make perfect sense if the movie took place after the war had ended. That would be when the UFP and the Dominion could finally do diplomacy, and when the lesser representatives of the UFP would be sent to establish New World Order and grab members for a postwar alliance. That would be when the big warships would tour the neighborhood on missions of "goodwill".
Insurrection gives us every excuse for believing that the war is over. None of our heroes mention the war; none work against the Dominion, not seriously; yet they work with the Dominion now, or the local branch of it anyway. And there are no pesky stardates to confuse the issue!
Sure, Worf has failed to become an ambassador. But did that really surprise anybody?
Timo Saloniemi
The idea that Picard was "fighting a different kind of battle" against the Dominion doesn't really work. He wasn't fighting at all, simple as that. Which would make perfect sense if the movie took place after the war had ended. That would be when the UFP and the Dominion could finally do diplomacy, and when the lesser representatives of the UFP would be sent to establish New World Order and grab members for a postwar alliance. That would be when the big warships would tour the neighborhood on missions of "goodwill".
Insurrection gives us every excuse for believing that the war is over. None of our heroes mention the war; none work against the Dominion, not seriously; yet they work with the Dominion now, or the local branch of it anyway. And there are no pesky stardates to confuse the issue!
Sure, Worf has failed to become an ambassador. But did that really surprise anybody?
Timo Saloniemi
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