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Balance of Terror

  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on May 20, 2024
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Balance of Terror

This Story: Season 1 Episode 14 (production code 1.9)
TOS Overall: Story 14, Episode 15
Trek Overall: Story 14, Episode 15
Airdate: 15 Dec 1966
Written by Paul Schneider
Directed by Vincent McEveety

Notes

  • The Romulan commander was played by Mark Lenard who later went on to play Spock’s father Sarek in “Journey to Babel“, and the unnamed Klingon commander in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
  • This is the first on screen appearance of the Romulans as well as the concept of the cloaking device for starships.
  • In 2022, the Strange New Worlds episode “A Quality of Mercy” proposes an alternate version of the events of this episode.  It was most enjoyable.

Links

[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | Amazon US Blu-Ray | Amazon US Blu-Ray ]

#StarTrekMarathon Star Trek Ep 14 - Balance of Terror - 15 Dec 1966 1/2

Top 5 ep. Absolutely stellar. Kirk & crew investigate destroyed outposts to find out they've been attacked by a ship that's invisible. It's a badass story showing the two captains trying to outmaneuver each pic.twitter.com/ickqcCiZu1

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 20, 2024

#StarTrekMarathon Star Trek Ep 14 - Balance of Terror - 15 Dec 1966 2/2

other. Romulans introduced here. Their commander is played by Mark Lenard better known as Spock's father Sarek. The tension & characters are superbly realized here. Cannot say enough about how great this is. pic.twitter.com/wLRYAin6xQ

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 20, 2024

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