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Speculation that better fits under fridge.
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* KarmaHoudini: While somewhat mitigated by the loss of three warships, the Breen, as part of the peace treaty that they as Dominion members had signed, where they surrendered to the Federation Alliance, would have provisions that they would not attack the Federation nor their ships. By attacking, disabling and attempting to board the Cerritos, the Breen have just committed an act of war against the United Federation of Planets, which could have brought all Alliance members back together to remove the Breen threat.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Ross Scott of ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' did an [[https://youtu.be/8lQ1XIrXjls analysis]] of TNG's "Symbiosis" discussing the potential outcomes of Picard's actions in that episode. Come this episode, his predictions about the two societies turned out to be fairly accurate, leading commenters to suggest the writers watched the video.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Ross Scott of ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' did an [[https://youtu.be/8lQ1XIrXjls analysis]] of TNG's "Symbiosis" discussing the potential outcomes of Picard's actions in that episode. Come this episode, his predictions about the two societies turned out to be fairly accurate, leading commenters to suggest the writers watched the video.video.
* KarmaHoudini: While somewhat mitigated by the loss of three warships, the Breen, as part of the peace treaty that they as Dominion members had signed, where they surrendered to the Federation Alliance, would have provisions that they would not attack the Federation nor their ships. By attacking, disabling and attempting to board the Cerritos, the Breen have just committed an act of war against the United Federation of Planets, which could have brought all Alliance members back together to remove the Breen threat.
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* KarmaHoudini: While somewhat mitigated by the loss of three warships, the Breen, as part of the peace treaty that they as Dominion members had signed, where they surrendered to the Federation Alliance, would have provisions that they would not attack the Federation nor their ships. By attacking, disabling and attempting to board the Cerritos, the Breen have just committed an act of war against the United Federation of Planets, which could have brought all Alliance members back together to remove the Breen threat.
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This isn't really an "Alternate" explanation anymore, as the following episode confirms this is exactly what he did.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.[[note]]In the next episode, Buenamigo himself confirms this.[[/note]] And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Project Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral[[note]]as of the next episode, he is[[/note]], but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship. And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Project Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral[[note]]as of the next episode, he is[[/note]], but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship. [[note]]In the next episode, Buenamigo himself confirms this.[[/note]] And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Project Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral[[note]]as of the next episode, he is[[/note]], but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship. And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral[[note]]as of the next episode, he is[[/note]], but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship. And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Project Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral[[note]]as of the next episode, he is[[/note]], but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship. And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral, but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship. And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral, InsaneAdmiral[[note]]as of the next episode, he is[[/note]], but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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** Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
*** And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral, but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
** Notice that Buenamigo's knickknacks include a model of the Alamo; he's clearly a fan of Texas.
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** Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
*** And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral, but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
** Notice that Buenamigo's knickknacks include a model of the Alamo; he's clearly a fan of Texas.
** Resolved in the next episode
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
**AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
***ship. And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral, but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
** Notice that Buenamigo's knickknacks include a model of the Alamo; he's clearly a fan of Texas.
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** Notice that Buenamigo's knickknacks include a model of the Alamo; he's clearly a fan of Texas.
** Resolved in the next episode
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*** And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Swing By. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral, but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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*** And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Swing By. Note that he has a presentation on the new ship ready to go when he calls in. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral, but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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*** And even if he didn't specifically know about the Breen, the timing very much implies that he had the ''Aledo'' standing by to jump in and very publicly save the day if the ''Cerritos'' found any trouble whatsoever, whether they could handle it or not... which was the whole point of Operation Swing By. And if he was any kind of actual friend to Carol Freeman, he'd know exactly how she'd react to being upstaged in a moment of triumph. Admiral [[NonIndicativeName Buenamigo]] might not be a full InsaneAdmiral, but he's definitely NOT a "good friend".
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* HilariousInHidsight: Ross Scott of ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' did an [[https://youtu.be/8lQ1XIrXjls analysis]] of TNG's "Symbiosis" discussing the potential outcomes of Picard's actions in that episode. Come this episode, his predictions about the two societies turned out to be fairly accurate, leading commenters to suggest the writers watched the video.
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* HilariousInHidsight: HilariousInHindsight: Ross Scott of ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' did an [[https://youtu.be/8lQ1XIrXjls analysis]] of TNG's "Symbiosis" discussing the potential outcomes of Picard's actions in that episode. Come this episode, his predictions about the two societies turned out to be fairly accurate, leading commenters to suggest the writers watched the video.
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** Notice that Buenamigo's knickknacks include a model of the Alamo; he's clearly a fan of Texas.
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** Notice that Buenamigo's knickknacks include a model of the Alamo; he's clearly a fan of Texas.Texas.
* HilariousInHidsight: Ross Scott of ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' did an [[https://youtu.be/8lQ1XIrXjls analysis]] of TNG's "Symbiosis" discussing the potential outcomes of Picard's actions in that episode. Come this episode, his predictions about the two societies turned out to be fairly accurate, leading commenters to suggest the writers watched the video.
* HilariousInHidsight: Ross Scott of ''WebVideo/FreemansMind'' did an [[https://youtu.be/8lQ1XIrXjls analysis]] of TNG's "Symbiosis" discussing the potential outcomes of Picard's actions in that episode. Come this episode, his predictions about the two societies turned out to be fairly accurate, leading commenters to suggest the writers watched the video.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
** Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Texas''-class ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.ship.
** Notice that Buenamigo's knickknacks include a model of the Alamo; he's clearly a fan of Texas.
** Notice that Buenamigo's knickknacks include a model of the Alamo; he's clearly a fan of Texas.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Aleda'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Aleda'' ''Aledo'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', coupled with the fact that Freeman didn't send a DistressCall, a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Given the rather perfect timing of the ''Aleda'' coming to the aid of the ''Cerritos'', a number of fans have theorized that Admiral Buenamigo knew about the Breen presence in the system and sent the ''Cerritos'' knowing it would be potentially attacked so that he could demonstrate his new automated ship.
