History Recap / StarTrekLowerDecksS4E06ParthFerengisHeartPlace

* ExactWords: Freeman tells Rom and Leeta that they'll get massive signing bonuses in the agreement if they can bring a planet into the Federation. It's only after they sign that she points out that in the contract, "a planet" doesn't mean "any planet", it's "a ''specific'' planet: Qo'nos, the Klingon homeworld.

* ReadTheFinePrint: Unsurprisingly, this is one of the top ten Rules of Acquisition. Freeman pulls this on Rom and Leeta. She pretends to be willing to give a massive signing bonus in order to save Vassery from any more embarrassment, while noting the only condition is that the Ferengi must bring a planet into the Federation themselves. They believe that will be easy due to how many planets are in debt to them and sign the agreement, but Freeman points out afterwards that they don't get to choose the planet, with the fine print specifying it as the Klingon homeworld, an ImpossibleTask. This act of managing to successfully swindle like a Ferengi impresses Rom, who agrees to sign the original papers.

* TheEndOrIsIt: The episode of ''Pog & Dar: Cop Landlords'' that Boimler watches ends with the caption "The End?"

* CashGate: Boimler's hotel room has a for-profit minibar, a for-profit toilet, and a machine that you have to pay ''before'' you can pay for either amenity.

* MythologyGag: Rutherford and Tendi go to Quarks Federation Experience Bar and Grill, a themed restaurant with models of the Enterprise-D and Voyager hanging above them and Ferengi dressed in Starfleet uniforms. This is in reference to ''Star Trek: The Experience'', a UsefulNotes/LasVegas attraction that ran for ten years in the Hilton Hotel and had several motion control rides along with a themed restaurant based off Quarks. In dialogue Rutherford even shortens it to Starfleet: The Experience.
** In the ''Cop Landlords'' TV show, the landlords arrest a tenant for having a pet over 25 pounds. The pet is the horned antennae'd dog from [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekS1E5TheEnemyWithin ''The Enemy Within'']].

* ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat: At first it seems like Rom has been {{Flanderiz|ation}}ed from "appears to be an idiot by Ferengi standards because he doesn't have the ruthless pursuit of profit" to "is actually an idiot", but in fact the episode remembers something DS9 sometimes didn't: he's not ''completely'' terrible at being a Ferengi.

'''Rutherford: Totally. ''[shouting to passers-by]'' We got married at a wedding!

* PerplexingPlurals: When addressing our former Lower Deckers, Ransom gets momentarily confused on whether to refer to them as Lieutenant Junior Grades, Lieutenant Juniors Grade, or Lieutenants Junior Grade.[[note]]It's "Lieutenants Junior Grade".[[/note]]

* ReadTheFinePrint: Freeman pulls this on Rom and Leeta. She pretends to be willing to give a massive signing bonus in order to save Vassery from any more embarrassment, while noting the only condition is that the Ferengi must bring a planet into the Federation themselves. They believe that will be easy due to how many planets are in debt to them and sign the agreement, but Freeman points out afterwards that they don't get to choose the planet, with the fine print specifying it as the Klingon homeworld, an ImpossibleTask. This act of managing to successfully swindle like a Ferengi impresses Rom, who agrees to sign the original papers.

* SceneryCensor: A nude Ferengi female can be seen at the restaurant, with her top obscured by a bowl.

* ShrineToTheFallen: Ferenginar has one of these with a twist-- it is a memorial to lost ''profits'' during the Dominion War. Mariner lampshades that the Ferengi keep it "on-brand".

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Mariner immediately falls into bad habits and starting a BarBrawl for no reason. Qimp questions her about it since her career is actually starting to progress and she has a legitimate support network. Frustrated, she can't explain why because she is just so accustomed to this behavior she never considered it might have been coming from a bad place.

* GeniusDitz: Though Rom and Leeta are both fairly ditzy in nature, they’ve also got a lot of smarts as well, with Rom being an engineering expert and Leeta having experience in sociology. This gets shown off here where they play up a lot of their ditzier traits so that they can lure the Federation representatives into a false sense of security and try to swindle them blind.

* ContinuityNod: It was established in [=DS9=] that Ferengi women were not allowed to wear clothing in public. This was later changed when Ishka (Rom's mother) inserted her influence to then-Grand Nagus Zek. This episode shows that the changes have mostly caught on, with many Ferengi females shown fully-clothed. However, there appear to still be some who do still go out naked, as one can be seen behind Tendi in the Federation-themed restaurant.

* BittersweetEnding: The negotiations with the Ferengi joining the Federation are a success thanks to Freeman, and after Rutherford and Tendi have an awkward time pretending to be married they are fine with being JustFriends and resuming their usual work together (while being blissfully unaware of the chemistry that comes naturally when they aren't being forced into acting romantic). However, Mariner is left depressed wondering why she feels the need to rebel and start fights even when everything is going perfectly for her, and Boimler accidentally gets obsessed with watching Ferengi television instead of doing his assignment and is dragged out by the authorities, but is praised by Ransom for going with the flow and getting out of his own way for once. Also, the mysterious ship is still on the loose, going after a Ferengi ship this time and it's implied that it's part of some greater plan rather than some random acts of destruction.