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The ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|Enterprise]]'' is patrolling along the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]], a border between the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and the [[Romulan Star Empire]]. As [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] is performing a wedding ceremony for crewmembers [[Martine, Angela|Angela Martine]] and [[Tomlinson, Robert|Robert Tomlinson]], an outpost along the border announces that it is under attack from the [[Romulans]]. Kirk witnesses the destruction of the outpost, but is helpless to assist. The Romulans have perfected an invention that renders their ships invisible, and Kirk reasons he must overtake and destroy the enemy vessel before it can return home. To the surprise of all, transmissions intercepted from the Romulan ship reveal that they look almost exactly like [[Vulcans]], which causes [[Starfleet Ranks#Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Stiles, Andrew|Stiles]] to express his distrust of [[Spock]]. When the [[Romulan Commander (TOS08)|Romulan Commander]] is finally cornered, he destroys his ship rather than surrender—and Stiles, whose life was saved by Spock, realizes his prejudicial attitude is wrong.
 
The ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|Enterprise]]'' is patrolling along the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]], a border between the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] and the [[Romulan Star Empire]]. As [[Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] is performing a wedding ceremony for crewmembers [[Martine, Angela|Angela Martine]] and [[Tomlinson, Robert|Robert Tomlinson]], an outpost along the border announces that it is under attack from the [[Romulans]]. Kirk witnesses the destruction of the outpost, but is helpless to assist. The Romulans have perfected an invention that renders their ships invisible, and Kirk reasons he must overtake and destroy the enemy vessel before it can return home. To the surprise of all, transmissions intercepted from the Romulan ship reveal that they look almost exactly like [[Vulcans]], which causes [[Starfleet Ranks#Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Stiles, Andrew|Stiles]] to express his distrust of [[Spock]]. When the [[Romulan Commander (TOS08)|Romulan Commander]] is finally cornered, he destroys his ship rather than surrender—and Stiles, whose life was saved by Spock, realizes his prejudicial attitude is wrong.
  
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Revision as of 15:08, 28 January 2022


"Balance of Terror"
"Balance of Terror" (TOS 08)

"Balance of Terror" (TOS 08)
Series Star Trek
Season 1
Episode 14
Production Number 09
Released 15 December 1966
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Stardate 1709.2: After attacking an outpost, Romulans battle the Enterprise.

The Enterprise is patrolling along the Romulan Neutral Zone, a border between the Federation and the Romulan Star Empire. As Captain Kirk is performing a wedding ceremony for crewmembers Angela Martine and Robert Tomlinson, an outpost along the border announces that it is under attack from the Romulans. Kirk witnesses the destruction of the outpost, but is helpless to assist. The Romulans have perfected an invention that renders their ships invisible, and Kirk reasons he must overtake and destroy the enemy vessel before it can return home. To the surprise of all, transmissions intercepted from the Romulan ship reveal that they look almost exactly like Vulcans, which causes Lieutenant Stiles to express his distrust of Spock. When the Romulan Commander is finally cornered, he destroys his ship rather than surrender—and Stiles, whose life was saved by Spock, realizes his prejudicial attitude is wrong.

Image Gallery

  • Comet Icarus IV

  • Wedding

  • Romulan Neutral Zone

  • Centurion

  • Decius

  • Fields

  • Commander Hansen

  • Harrison

  • Lieutenant Angela Martine

  • Yeoman Janice Rand

  • Redshirt

  • Romulan

  • Romulan Commander

  • Lieutenant Andrew Stiles

  • technician-tos08.jpg

    Technician

  • Lieutenant Robert Tomlinson

  • Phaser coolant

  • Plasma Torpedo

  • rodinium

  • Romulan Bird of Prey

  • Enterprise chapel

  • Corridor

  • Phaser control room

  • Romulan bridge

  • Science station

Related Data
Astrometrics asteroids; Comet Icarus IV; Earth; Earth Outposts 1-8; Remus; Romii; Romulan Neutral Zone; Romulus; sector; Sector Z-6; Vulcan
Chronology Prime Timeline; c.2160; 2266; Stardate 1709.2-1709.6
Culture cruise; dancing; engagement; marriage; sorcerer; tennis; wedding
Education doctor; doctorate; physician
Food coffee
People Centurion; Decius; Fields; Hansen; Harrison; Kirk, James T.; Martine, Angela; McCoy, Leonard; Rand, Janice; Romulan Commander; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Stiles, Andrew; Stiles family; Sulu, Hikaru; Technician; Tomlinson, Robert; Uhura, Nyota
Politics Command Base; Federation law; Romulan Neutral Zone; Romulan Praetor; Romulan Ranks (Centurion, Commander); Romulan Star Empire; Romulan War; Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); treaty; yeoman
Science & Technology asteroid; bearing; bed; camera; cloaking device; comet; communications; companel; computer; cryptography; deflector; distress call; fire; heading; impulse drive; iron; meter; microtapes; mile; nacelle; nuclear weapons; PADD; phaser coolant; phasers (shipboard); plasma torpedo; plastiform; radiation; radiation sickness; recorder-marker buoy; rodinium; sector; self-destruct; sensors; shields; subspace; subspace radio; time (cycles, hour, minute, second);transporter; tricorder; viewscreen; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; Romulan Bird of Prey
Xenology Humans; hybrids; Romulans; Vulcans
Miscellaneous Achilles heel; battle stations; bigotry; bridge; briefing room; captain's quarters; chapel; chief engineer; chief medical officer; commanding officer; first officer; galley; logs; Main Engineering; phaser control room; port; Red Alert; science officer; sickbay; sorcerer; sorcery; starboard; Starfleet Uniforms (Starfleet Uniforms (2266))
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