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* UptightLikesWild: Invoked by the commander, who holds out the attraction of the passionate Romulan female as opposed to the sterility of Vulcan logic and self-denial.
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* TakingYouWithMe: Scotty threatens this if the Romulans try to capture the ''Enterprise''.
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* TakingYouWithMe: Scotty threatens this if the Romulans try to capture the ''Enterprise''. This is why the Romulan commander tries to seduce Spock over to their side, so he can help them capture it intact.
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* HostageExchange: As Kirk and Spock beam over to the Romulan vessel, two Romulan officers beam over simultaneously as hostages. This comes in handy when Kirk needs to [[DressingAsTheEnemy borrow an enemy uniform]].
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* PrisonerExchange: As Kirk and Spock beam over to the Romulan vessel, two Romulan officers beam over simultaneously as hostages. This comes in handy when Kirk needs to [[DressingAsTheEnemy borrow an enemy uniform]].
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* ChairReveal: My God, the Romulan warbird is piloted by...a beautiful woman!
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* CustomUniformOfSexy: The Romulan uniform doesn't involve much fanservice, except for the female commander's DangerouslyShortSkirt.
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* HostageExchange: As Kirk and Spock beam over to the Romulan vessel, two Romulan officers beam over simultaneously as hostages. This comes in handy when Kirk needs to [[DressingAsTheEnemy borrow an enemy uniform]].
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* WeWouldHaveToldYouBut: The crew of Enterprise are kept in the dark so Starfleet can maintain PlausibleDeniability regarding Kirk's actions, if things don't work out according to plan.
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* ForbiddenZone: The guarded door that is restricted to "loyal Romulans" contains the cloaking device.
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* HesDeadJim: Or in this case: Jim's dead, Spock!
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* ForcefieldDoor: Kirk gets injured throwing himself at it, causing Dr McCoy to beam over.
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* ChewingTheScenery: At least this time Kirk has an excuse, as he's pretending to be insane.
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* HamToHamCombat: Kirk and the Romulan commander exchange mutual threats and bluster.
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* IfIWantedYouDead: The only reason the Romulans don't attack them on sight is because they want to capture the Enterprise intact.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: After announcing what he's really been up to, Spock calmly ask the Romulans what their preferred method of execution is.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: After announcing what he's really been up to, Spock calmly ask asks the Romulans what their preferred method of execution is.
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This episode is notable for marking the on-air debut of the Klingon D-7 Battle Cruiser... being flown by the ''Romulans!'' In-story, this is briefly explained by Spock relaying a Starfleet Intelligence report that confirms that Romulans now have Klingon ships in their fleet. Although the ship was designed and used in "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E13ElaanOfTroyius Elaan of Troyius]]", which was the second episode produced for the third season ("The Enterprise Incident" was the fourth), "Elaan" would be the thirteenth episode aired, ''after'' the D-7 appeared again in "[[StarTrekS3E7DayOfTheDove Day of the Dove]]". The 2006 remastered series would retroactively add D-7s to earlier episodes such as "[[StarTrekS1E26ErrandOfMercy Errand of Mercy]]" and "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E15TheTroubleWithTribbles The Trouble with Tribbles]]".
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This episode is notable for marking the on-air debut of the Klingon D-7 Battle Cruiser... being flown by the ''Romulans!'' In-story, this is briefly explained by Spock relaying a Starfleet Intelligence report that confirms that Romulans now have Klingon ships in their fleet. Although the ship was designed and used in "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E13ElaanOfTroyius Elaan of Troyius]]", which was the second episode produced for the third season ("The Enterprise Incident" was the fourth), "Elaan" would be the thirteenth episode aired, ''after'' the D-7 appeared again in "[[StarTrekS3E7DayOfTheDove "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E7DayOfTheDove Day of the Dove]]". The 2006 remastered series would retroactively add D-7s to earlier episodes such as "[[StarTrekS1E26ErrandOfMercy "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E26ErrandOfMercy Errand of Mercy]]" and "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E15TheTroubleWithTribbles The Trouble with Tribbles]]".
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-->It was really based on the ''Pueblo'' Incident, in the sense that here's this ship caught spying and they have to find a justification for their being there. Kirk's sanity is put on the line in terms of why they're there. Then, of course, they have to get out safely, preferably with the information they came for. Now that's not what happened with the ''Pueblo'', but the ''Pueblo'' Incident kicked off this line of thinking in my mind.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: D.C. Fontana's initial inspiration for this story and its title was the ''Pueblo'' incident which involved the capture of an American patrol boat, the USS ''Pueblo'' (AGER-2), by North Korean forces during UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar. The incident occurred on January 23, 1968, just two months before Fontana completed her first draft story outline.
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* IfIDoNotReturn: Kirk leaves Scotty with orders saying that if he and Spock don't return from the Romulan flagship, the ''Enterprise'' must not be captured, even if it means [[SelfDestructMechanism self-destructing]].
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* ThatsAnOrder: The Romulan commander orders her NumberTwo to destroy the ''Enterprise'', even though she's currently aboard.
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* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: It helps that until halfway through the episode, there's no indication that there's a plan going on.
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* IntertwinedFingers: For Vulcans, this is practically sex. Romulans get off on it too.
** It's more along the lines of kissing. Spocks parents do a more reserved variation of it in [[Recap/StarTrekS2E10JourneytoBabel Journey to Babel]].
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* IntertwinedFingers: For Vulcans, this is practically sex. passionate kissing. Romulans get off on it too.
** It's more along the lines of kissing. Spockstoo. Spock's parents do a more reserved variation of it in [[Recap/StarTrekS2E10JourneytoBabel Journey to Babel]].Babel]].
** It's more along the lines of kissing. Spocks
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* TwoDSpace: The Enterprise is surrounded by three ships, which should still leave them free to go up or down. This is given a LampshadeHanging (possibly unintentional?) in the remastered episode, when [[spoiler:the Enterprise does exactly that]].
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* TwoDSpace: The Enterprise is surrounded by three ships, which should still leave them free to go up or down. This is given a LampshadeHanging (possibly unintentional?) in the remastered episode, when [[spoiler:the the Enterprise does exactly that]].that.
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* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: The Romulan Commander threatens Kirk with this, after admitting that a Vulcan like Spock would NoSell it.
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* JustFollowingOrders: The Romulan commander uses this as justification to not hold the ''Enterprise'' crew responsible for Kirk's transgression.
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* ThroughHisStomach: The Romulan commander uses her people's cuisine as further incentive for Spock to defect.
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** It's more along the lines of kissing. Spocks parents do a more reserved variation of it in [[Recap/StarTrekS2E10JourneytoBabel Journey to Babel]].
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* LensmanArmsRace: Starfleet has to steal the cloaking device to keep the BalanceOfPower with the Romulans. Ironically it's revealed in TNG that Starfleet gave up their right to use cloaking devices as part of a peace treaty with the Romulans.
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* LensmanArmsRace: Starfleet has to steal the cloaking device to keep the BalanceOfPower with the Romulans. Ironically it's revealed in TNG that Starfleet gave up their right to use cloaking devices as part of a peace treaty with the Romulans.Romulans - possibly because of their cloak being stolen Romulan tech, although it's never directly stated.
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* BlatantLies: Kirk tells the Romulan commander that the ''Enterprise'' crossed the Neutral Zone because of a navigational error. She immediately calls bullshit.
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* LensmanArmsRace: Starfleet has to steal the cloaking device to keep the BalanceOfPower with the Romulans. Ironically it's revealed in TNG that Starfleet gave up their right to use cloaking devices as part of a peace treaty with the Romulans.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Despite his talents, Spock is [[FantasticRacism subject to his own glass ceiling in Starfleet.]]
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* ObfuscatingInsanity: Kirk pretends to go off the deep end to explain why he ordered the ship into Romulan space.
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* CannotTellALie: Spock. He will refuse to divulge the truth, however. It's hinted that all Vulcans are compulsively honest.
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* CannotTellALie: Spock. He will refuse to divulge the truth, however. It's hinted Discussed. The Romulan Commander asks Spock if it's true that all Vulcans are compulsively honest.incapable of lying, and he replies that they are incapable of making statements that they know to be untrue, but are capable of selectively withholding the truth. He then proceeds to lie like a rug for the rest of the scene.
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* [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine No, Mr. Spock, I Expect You To Dine]]: NeverGiveTheCaptainAStraightAnswer: [=McCoy=] calls Scotty, who's in acting command of the ''Enterprise'', to sickbay, and refuses to explain in advance why. Justified in this case because he's being called down so he can be let into the conspiracy surrounding Kirk's fake death, which [=McCoy=] can hardly tell him over the intercom.
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: The Romulan commander invites Spock to dinner in her personal quarters. She tries to get to him ThroughHisStomach by offering him traditional Vulcan fare.
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: The Romulan commander invites Spock to dinner in her personal quarters. She tries to get to him ThroughHisStomach by offering him traditional Vulcan fare.
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** Of course, it's stolen from a ship of Klingon design, so who knows?
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* TwoOfYourEarthMinutes: The Romulans initially give the ''Enterprise'' "one of your hours" to surrender.
