Star Trek - Stolen Romulan Cloaking Device

[@nathanfitzgerald6651]

RIP Joanne Linville, she just passed away in her 90s. What a powerful performance she gave as the Romulan commander!

[@rowanaforrest9792]

She was also the main guest star on a great episode of the original "The Fugitive" TV series. Episode is "Running Scared."

[@timnew7662]

@@rowanaforrest9792 She was also in a couple episodes of Gunsmoke. Coincidentally, so was Leonard Nimoy. In one episode called "Wander".

[@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823]

Very attractive woman.

[@trwent]

Yep, nice dress she was wearing too. She looks like she was about to go out for a night on the town, maybe to a singles bar!!

[@burningsky23]

@@trwent A few minutes earlier she was trying to seduce Spock over to the Romulan side.

[@nx9100]

"Commander, you'll forgive me if i put up a fight." Such politeness

[@xandercage2388]

Of course. It's expected

[@Deepingmind]

Even with such hatred between them as competing states they still acted as professionals, treating each other with respect. Truly powerful.

[@gameburn178]

The Cold War was still on in the real world: Warsaw Pact and Westerners generally treated each other in a similarly professional manner. They didn't have far to look to get their inspiration on this one.

[@hilariousnickname]

There's Spock, calculating his sentence perfectly so the Romulans would be exactly 12.7 seconds away by the time he finished speaking. Always putting in the extra effort.

[@combcomclrlsr]

It's the "within" that bothers me. Why that level of precision if you're going to say "within"? Why not just say "within 13 seconds"?

[@00bikeboy]

50+ years and the original Star Trek is still fresh, relevant, and fantastic. They set the bar very high.

[@FTLNewsFeed]

Could someone please wipe the Vaseline off of the camera and out of 00bikeboy's eyes.

[@danbasta3677]

Agreed. The Original Star Trek series will always be the very finest Star Trek out there. None better than the Original Star Trek series.

[@danbasta3677]

@@vinnyc.1265 It is a much higher bar than that silly cheesy next generation stuff and whatever followed it.

[@hyderrazdan1388]

00bikeboy absolutely.

[@00bikeboy]

​@@FTLNewsFeed What? Who said that? Based on the comments you and Vinny C. are a tiny minority, and you clearly have very poor judgement. Enjoy whatever Star Trek slop your buddy JJ Abrams is serving up.

[@dibaterman]

Star Trek really did age well from a story telling stand point.

[@jeffwads]

Never miss an opportunity to use a double-hyphen sentence. So close.

[@SlatheTheSpaceMarine]

Nah, they're just Minute Men.

[@Ave_Satana666]

the make up and effects look good to

[@georgemarsilio5122]

no kidding

[@channell11]

Now they've got the latest in special effects but are rock bottom on stories and writing.

[@christopherthorkon3997]

The conversation in the turbo lift between the Romulan Commander and Spock is one of my favorite scenes in all of Star Trek Beautifully written, beautifully photographed, beautifully acted, with beautiful music in the background.

[@jcq1961]

I agree. This was one of the episodes which lifted TOS above most other shows.

[@Shiirow]

it showed what Star Trek is really about, People, and how they relate to each other. which separates it from a lot of other sci fi shows, it had more heart and brain about it. it wasnt all explosions, and shooting phasers.

[@rjframe4410]

and its probably part of the reason spock was fighting for unification

[@rowanaforrest9792]

Joanne Linville was a stunning actress, like a human Stradivarius violin. She was brilliant down to the smallest nuance, and her voice was as beautiful as her looks. It must have been a joy for Nimoy to get to act with her in this episode!

[@georgehenderson7783]

Romulan Commander: It was your choice. Spock: It was the only choice possible. You would not respect any other. Romulan Commander: It will be our secret. They made peace between themselves. Would have been great if they had made more episodes featuring the Romulan Commander or made a movie following her as she is dropped off at the Federation outpost and what she does next.

[@swhite7929]

"Mr Spock will have the honor of escorting you to your quarters." **smirk** Oooh, Kirk playing wingman here? Subtle, my dude.

[@dirty7444]

S White Kirk: “I got your back buddy” *wink wink*

[@fredsalfa]

Hed already boarded her vessel

[@imisinjan]

I don't agree, personally I'm attracted to strong independent woman, Valkris from ST3, the Duras Sisters, Romulan Commander Denatra from ST Nemesis, Klingon Officer Ch'Rega from st Voyager all spring to mind.

[@billanthony7896]

It would have been hilarious if she had a device built into her dress capable of causing a large enough explosion to take out several decks of the Enterprise and disable the ship. (And she calls herself a Romulan-- Hmmph!) I would have PAID to see Kirk's court martial defense had THAT happened!

[@swhite7929]

@@imisinjan Who are you replying to?

[@kellyrayburn4093]

Kirk was generous and diplomatic. He could have had her incarcerated in the brig while they were en-route to the nearest Federation world. Instead, he assigned her guest quarters. I always liked that about him. He was an old fashioned gentleman. Which means he could be a cast iron SOB when necessary. But he was always gracious when circumstances allowed.

[@blppt]

I think actually it was a greater insult to her that she got quarters instead of the brig. It means he doesn't consider her much of a threat.

[@ardiekepoo744]

I have to agree with Kelly Rayburn, as with just about every episode that calls for some form of Humility, Kirk was the one to exert it. Reminding and showing that they do come in peace, that Humans as well any living being are not always evil, nor immoral.

[@thecowboy9698]

How do you think Archer from Enterprise would've handled the situation?

[@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823]

Well, such a long trip from Deck 1 to Deck 2 is torture enough.

[@larrycopeland2413]

@@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823 Yeah, I've wondered about that myself. Deck 2 in TNG or later would be one deck down from the bridge - certainly not enough time to have the conversation that Spock and the RC had. Or passing multiple decks, per the indicator behind them in the turbolift. Maybe the decks in the original Enterprise were numbered from bottom up?

[@alexpalmer9101]

"I hope that you and I exchanged something more permanent." So many meanings in there...

[@billanthony7896]

A great line to feed a Romulan commander after totally ruining her career!

[@beyourself2444]

@@billanthony7896 Men, they're all alike

[@conditionallyunconditional5691]

DNA

[@power2084]

This comment currently has 69 likes. Nice !

[@floyddwarrel4726]

@@power2084 when he says that , she knew she had him by the....

[@hanoc101]

I love how even the music disappears when the Enterprise does. lol

[@taroman7100]

She was classy, strong and beautiful.

[@gmnotyet]

Definite wifey material.

[@Agent_1701-D]

Not to mention savvy about gathering intelligence. She eventually knew that this was a ploy to get the device, and eventually respected Starfleet and their efforts. Her being transported over was unplanned, and respected Starfleet enough that they did not treat her like a prisoner.

[@ariochiv]

And she looked quite nice in that little zebra dress.

[@danbasta3677]

@@Agent_1701-D Agreed, they treated her with the utmost courtesy, giving her her own quarters and probably with minimal security free rain of the ship, as long as she was closely monotered, after all, she is still considered an enemy of Star Fleet and the Federation.

[@johngregory4801]

The best women always are.

[@maureentuohy8672]

Always found the “Romulan Commander” so compelling. It was a treat when Joanna’s daughter played the Commander in STC’s last two episodes. When I saw her on screen for the first time I honestly had a bout of “temporal displacement” 🖖🏼😉

[@georgehenderson7783]

I just now saw this! Amazing performance from Amy Rydell and the resemblance to her mother was just uncanny!

[@jamesmartin9401]

There were no branches on that genetic tree. She might as well have been a clone. Freaked me out at first. I thought it was the best Deepfake ever.

[@mdbruffy]

@@jamesmartin9401 I'm going to ask a dumb question here: Which Star Trek is 'STC'?

[@Da_Publick]

@@mdbruffy 'Star Trek Continues,' and I broke my usual protocol of 'look it up yourself' because I feel everybody needs to see it. And they're right, Amy Rydell is almost the spitting image of Joanne Linville.

[@bryantwilson7154]

Joanne Linville was a very lovely woman back in the day. I always found her...fascinating.

[@lawnmowermanTX]

Forbidden Love, governed passions, Spock 🖖 lives on in hearts! Peace and Long Life... Spock... ❤🖖❤

[@QuizmasterLaw]

2 REP.

[@WalterDWormack214]

"Joanne Linville, *was,* a very lovely woman?" Somebody, *HAND ME a VULCAN LIRPA!*

[@williamlane4805]

Her Daughter looks exactly like her and did a fantastic job reprising her mom's role in STC

[@monitor1862]

Indeed

[@kwd3109]

I watch Star Trek because it gives me peace.

[@floyddwarrel4726]

tis the way of Landrew

[@00bikeboy]

I ripped the entire series into mp3s. I listen on my earbuds and they help me get to sleep every. I'm such a friggin' nerd 😃🖖

[@grriceman782]

One of the best original Star Trek episodes!!

[@bxwx7824]

Great acting. The Romulan Captain dresses in 1960's casual cocktail hour party dress but defiantly resisting defeat, and still with Hogan's heroes WWII officer-to-officer respect and honor and courtesy.

[@butcherboy2008]

To be fair, she was accidentally beamed over while off duty and in her quarters trying to seduce Spock.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

A gorgeous and extremely well designed dress worn by a truly stunning actress.

[@imaxjunior6531]

Her famous last words . . . "This - will be our secret"

[@fredfungalspore]

Joanne Linville is now 91 This was of my favourite Star Trek Episode's.This lady is All Class then and now...🖖

[@mnealbarrett]

Kirk got an unfair reputation as a womanizer in this series. Truth be told, Spock actually "got the girl" nearly as many times as Kirk did throughout the series, and this is one of those times.

[@danbasta3677]

With the permission of series producer, Gene Roddenberry, who directed the writers to write love episodes for the Captain, he, was unfairly given that reputation. Many people don't realize this that this was under the direction of the writers of the series and episodes.

[@iamdmc]

I count 3 times for spock Cloud city girl Romulan girl Country girl on the crazy shooting flower-Spock is smiling planet

[@toAdmiller]

@@iamdmc You could arguably include his "wife" T'pring from "Amok Time", Zarabeth (Mariette Hartley) in "All Our Yesterdays" and he did say, "I love you to one of the Alices in "I, Mudd" though that's stretching it...

[@ariochiv]

"the crazy shooting flower-Spock is smiling planet" - yes, that's the correct technical term. Poor McCoy and Scotty only got one each, IIRC (Yonada girl and Lights of Zetar girl)... though I guess you could expand it to two each if you include the chick McCoy was flirting with in "Shore Leave" and the hooker from "Wolf in the Fold."

[@toAdmiller]

@@ariochiv Don't forget Scotty was hard for Lt. Carolyn Palamas (specialist in archeology/anthropology) in "Who mourns for Adonais," and McCoy met his old heartthrob Nancy Crater in the early episode "The Man Trap." Arguably, you could stretch the point with McCoy flirting hard with the telepath Diana Muldaur in "Is there in truth no beauty" and McCoy "sharing a child" with Julie Newmar's character Eleen (wife/widow of the Capellan Teer Akaar) in "Friday's Child." I know, I need to get out more...

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

This episode always makes me smile because my wife had the excat same dress as the romulan commander lol.

[@rogerlynch5279]

Best answer of the page !!! Yes, sometimes the prop specialists went shopping in town for " equipment " For example McCoy´s mobile vitality sign measure equipment are a pair of pepper and salt shackers from a disigner store in L.A.

[@rogerlynch5279]

Just watching the rerun of this episode today on TV. Here in Germany:)

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

Roger Lynch i watched it on netflix just the other day lol

[@klaa22]

Maybe your wife is a Romulan spy???? Have you ever considered that??!!

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

RichardR1950 lol

[@missJazzitup99]

So that's what happened to Nomad. The Romulans found the remaining pieces and used them as part of their cloaking device.

[@Kingrob30]

By season three they probably had to recycle almost everything

[@danbasta3677]

@@Kingrob30 Yes, recycled props. Example: in Whom Gods Destroy, the platform holding the cloaking device is shown when Garth/Kirk was giving a sign, and was expected to give a counter sign. Even in the episode I Mudd, you seen it Norman was standing behind, also seen in The Return Of The Achons. In Requiem For Methuselah, the recording device on The Enterprise Incident recording the Romulan right of statement was also present in Flint's lavatory. I can very much go on, think everybody can get my drift.

[@STho205]

@@danbasta3677 and Nomad would make yet another guest costar appearance in Requiem... Next you'll tell me the dead Romulan commander played Spock's dad :) (boy that confused me as a kid in 67) All that was missing from Star Trek was John Anderson, John Calicos and Harold Gould playing a half dozen different characters each, which was the norm for every other series from Desilu and Four Star.

[@danbasta3677]

@@STho205 You got a problem with what i wrote?

[@STho205]

Dan Basta. Never did. I see you retro-edited "Requiem" into your statement like it mattered you missed one. You're not insecure or AR are you? Cheers.

[@abdulmismail]

Always loved the original series where the Romulans were the 'mystery race'.

[@Admiral8Q]

Same here.

[@IQ20Beer50]

Still were in TNG, apart from their ships, you weren't introduced to anything else. Always scheming, never saying the full truth

[@Admiral8Q]

@@IQ20Beer50 You mean like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIfQnZemjtN5sNk

[@frankberst9849]

@@IQ20Beer50 l think the Romulans got ruined in TNG, just like everything else sacred and mysterious in Trek got ruined and spoiled in TNG. I could never stand that show.

[@frankberst9849]

@White Rice Yeah like 19 different variations of "Why am l listening to a Captain Prissypants moral lecture again?" and "Does allowing myself to literally be bored to death for an hour every week qualify as a form of slow suicide?" I hated TNG and everything about it. I'll take TOS all day, any day, every day.

[@carloshathcock5333]

Romulan babe has killer cheek bones.

[@elgatothecatseye8409]

The actress has a little Native American ancestry.

[@kennethmelnychuk9737]

Saavik (Kristy Alley) & Valleris were quite easy on the eyes as well.

[@fridayray8891]

T-Pol has the best Caboose 👌

[@carloshathcock5333]

I can see where that may be so.

[@THE_TonyFielding]

I loved how gracious both Kirk and the Romulan Commander in victory and defeat.

[@arkady714]

One of my favorite episodes. Intrigue, espionage and suspenseful to the very end.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

Plus the brilliant Joanne Linville!

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Every role she played, even minor, was a treat. She played Jackie Cooper's wife in an episode of Columbo. I never understood his affair with the younger woman. She had no redeeming qualities and worked for his wife!

[@plainsimpledav946]

I still like Scotty's face as presses the button.

[@Angyali]

Honest generocity is something we basically never see in Star Wars, but we see it quite often in Star Trek.

[@tails0420ify]

Except when Vader invited the crew to dinner after being shot at in The Empire Strikes Back. lol

[@EarlJohn61]

@@tails0420ify bit they weren't quite sure that they were not to be dinner!

[@steventemple3636]

Joanne Linville, sexiest Romulan ever.

[@wedgeantillies66]

Loved how this episode showed just how devious and deceptive, both Kirk and Spook, can be and are throughout the whole of this episode as they combine, wonderfully to pull the wool over the romulan commanders eyes and steal the cloaking device.

[@TheWinterShadow]

Romulan women have nice figures.

[@iamdmc]

had

[@SovereignStatesman]

@@iamdmc Yep, now they look like Denise Crosby.. aka DENNIS.

[@1rewd133]

But their genitals had teeth, so there's that to consider.

[@davekinghorn9567]

I always thought Spock could have followed the Romulan Commander's "It will be our Secret" line with "Our war will end... someday." And then show in the later films that they married. Rest in Peace June 20 2021.

[@JaguarCats]

Some may argue that Spock breaks character here with this display of affection towards this Romulan commander. But as the 12th Doctor from Doctor Who once said. " Love is not an emotion, it's a promise"

[@lufknuht5960]

Love is an ambiguous term in English with drastically different meanings. Agape implies unselfish wish to do others good; it is not eros (sexual love).

[@stratfordbaby]

The slowest turbolift in recorded history. Traveling from Deck 1 to Deck 2 takes longer than crawling there in a jeffries tube.

[@kevinemmers9424]

Definitely would have been a better choice of a mate than T'Pring from the Amok Time episode. Of T'Pring, Spock said, "You'll find that having is not such a pleasing thing as wanting. It is not logical. But, it is often true" I doubt Spock would have said the same thing about the Romulan Commander.

[@esecallum]

''Military secrets are the most fleeting of all......''

[@kurtfrancis4621]

Especially when the Chinese are stealing them from you!

[@rapliberationarmy089]

K Francis he was making a wordplay... FLEETing

[@l337pwnage]

@@kurtfrancis4621 That's a funny way to spell "Israel"

[@robertcartier5088]

@@kurtfrancis4621 Or the president is just handing them over to the Russians! In the Oval, no less!

[@joeb6853]

Well said

[@nealwright5630]

"I am Nomad! I am a cloaking device!"

[@Roboprogs]

Your ship is imperfect, but can be cloaked.

[@martinishot]

@@Roboprogs Cloaking is imperfect. I heard Romulan say they will soon defeat cloaking. Will make next Gen cloaking . They betta recognise.

[@Roboprogs]

@@martinishot so, when they find the imperfect cloak, will they “sterilize” it? Those plasma cannons are pretty good for that 😜

[@Raja1938]

Met Joanne Linville at a Vegas con years ago. Very sweet lady. R.I.P.

[@ogdocvato]

Spock gave her the Vulcan wood.

[@canalesworks1247]

LMAO

[@leroyhudson4311]

...and She gave him the Romulan love grip.

[@TheWinterShadow]

Well, at least two fingers. lol

[@leroyhudson4311]

I see what you did there, TheWinterShadow

[@dannyrolle]

Oscar Banuelos cool

[@indriadrayton1132]

Love that Bob Mackie style dress.

[@jameshooper4835]

WHY WERE PRODUCES OF STAR TREK 53 YEARS AGO ON TV EXTREMELY MORE CAPABLE AND PROFESSIONAL, ENTERTAINING THAN TODAY'S LOSERS OF CRAPPY TV.

[@getvnews1918]

James Hooper you tell me?

[@alexpalmer9101]

Because back then, television was still a relatively new medium, and color TV was BRAND new. People involved in TV were pushing the envelope with virtually every new series that came out back then. Star Trek was by far the best example of this, but there were others as well. Nowadays, it's blasé, nothing new, and all following the same formulas. That's why "Reality TV" does so well today: it's cheap to make and people watch it, which are pretty much the only two priorities for TV these days.

[@dixievfd55]

They could challenge societal mores and had to be subtle about it. That forced the writers to get creative about it. They also only had one activist on set to deal with: Gene himself.

[@leejohnstone2387]

Political correctness didn't exist back in the 60s

[@leejohnstone2387]

Biker Boiy and it still looks better then today's special effects

[@Vistamister]

The best episode of the third season? If so, kudos to Joanne Linville for beautiful performance.

[@leroyhudson4311]

She killed that dress

[@SovereignStatesman]

The Third Season didn't have many good episodes.

[@mickeye6428]

@@SovereignStatesman It had more than the entirety of DS9.

[@frankberst9849]

A very good episode in the extremely underrated third season - but l think the title of best of season 3 has to go to The Tholian Web. Also The Empath, which very touchingly explored the relationship between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy to a deeper degree than any other, and showed very movingly that, despite their differences and occasional friction, McCoy would not hesitate for even a second to lay down his life for Spock. Such an underestimated and underappreciated episode.

[@frankberst9849]

And let's not forget Day Of The Dove. Great episode. Absolutely loved the Klingons in that one, and Kang played by David Ansara is hands down my all time favorite Klingon.

[@bernd9000]

he boarded her vessel.

[@goodsoulsandassouls939]

bernd9000. She Boarded His Vessel...lol

[@ericbrett3095]

And he fired his photon torpedos

[@jchan3358]

Boarded her Womual Wessel!

[@jchan3358]

@@ericbrett3095 oh my...was it permanent?

[@kennyfordham6208]

"Commander, you'll forgive me, if I put up a fight?" "It's expected, Captain."

[@billcatcher2701]

I'd love to have one of these cloaking devices when i'm zipping down I-95 at 90mph! Lol

[@agriperma]

I might as well be cloaked, people cut in front of me doing half my speed, yes on I-95. (Fla)

[@oklahomorose]

That Romulan chica-babe was HOT.

[@robertcampbell6349]

Check out the latest episode of Star Trek Continues. The Romulan Commander returns! And you'll do a double take when you see her!

[@9johnpaul]

She also is in an episode of Columbo

[@louie99999]

I believe that is Julie Neumar. Very sexy!

[@robertcampbell6349]

John M Joanne Linville.

[@timgibson3754]

The latest one is Amy Rydell

[@philipharris-smith5889]

Lovely flowing dress pattern suits her.

[@icemachine79]

They really need to get that turbolift fixed. It shouldn't take a *full minute* to go down *one deck.*

[@177SCmaro]

No, the turbolift was working just fine. Deck two on the Enterprise is located between deck 15 and 16. Didn't you know that?

[@jerico641]

He had it programmed for low-speed descent.

[@177SCmaro]

jerico641 Didn't seem any slower then usual.

[@QuizmasterLaw]

dont those elevators go whorizontal as well as vertical? WELL ON THIS EPISODE THEY SURE DID

[@indriadrayton1132]

Ya'll are all funny!

[@ti994apc]

The clocking devise is half of Nomad. Upside down, the ball painted silver, its also the defender robot from episode "Requiem for Methuselah."

[@christopherconard2831]

Much of the original series was recycled bits and pieces. Their budget was really small. The network didn't have much faith in a SciFi series. Not unusual at the time. I read an article once that the prop department wandered the studio lots, looking for trashed items they could stick together and paint to create whatever techno gizmo was called for. The reason Dr McCoy's medical scanner looks like a salt shaker is because it was one. Unfortunately, after the show was cancelled, almost everything ended up in the dumpster. Collectors today would pay a fortune for that repainted trash.

[@robcasaccia4723]

What they did, how they did it, with practically no budget to speak of and the time they did it in is truly remarkable. It becomes even more so with each passing year. Is there any other show especially fiction based that holds up and is as relevant like that.

[@blockmasterscott]

I remember being in love with her as a little boy.

[@Argumemnon]

Yeah, when she wasn't CGI. Oh you mean the girl.

[@oldgoat142]

You weren't the only one.

[@dianezimmerman4434]

I'm still in love with Spock. Or Kirk. After 52 years, I still can't make up my mind

[@axjohn]

Romulan Commanders had such great...POSTURE!

[@joeb6853]

She is so beautiful. I saw her in Columbo

[@heavierthanairfilms]

8 seconds in and we already have a "I'M WORKING AS FAST AS I CAN CAP'N!"

[@AndersonNeo12]

60 seconds from Deck 1 to Deck 2 for a "Turbolift". Most illogical, stil a awesome episode 3x02

[@benrussell-gough1201]

Kirk had the Enterprise's turbolifts fitted with a 'wander around the lift shaft system for a while' mode so he could chat with his latest crush in privacy. Spock, of course, knew the activation code.

[@wowaquariums]

The chemistry between Spock and the Romulan commander: THROUGH. THE. ROOF.

[@lawrencescott2050]

there is something about her good looks intelligent she is a smart attractive ruler she is so smart I can't help myself

[@leroyhudson4311]

Yeah, it's the dress.

[@archon441]

I didn't know that Nomad's head was a clocking device....hmmmm.

[@ScottLoiselle]

Yeah, cool, eh? And the globe was one of the receptacles from Return to Tomorrow....

[@philipblakely6030]

Well..you can't expect CBS to just throw those things away and come up with new stuff? Gotta recycle old stuff.

[@homealone931]

It also doubles as a coffee maker

[@gk10002000]

and the robot from the guy that was immortal, built that android and processed the ritalin. They used that prop in a few places

[@danduryea]

+gk10002000 - "Non sequitur, your facts are uncoordinated."

[@shibolinemress8913]

Love Linville's dress!

[@WessyD123]

The novel Vulcan Heart was a good follow up to this episode....

[@amrak63]

"It's expected" was a good line, but I wish she had said, "They will be disappointed if you don't, Captain." The Romulans would probably enjoy a hard fight more than a smooth capture.

[@paulseale8409]

I always thought she was stunning.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

Yes! Through my life there have been certain actors and actresses who I saw once, even as a guest star, and they made such an impression that I remembered them from then on. Joanne Linville is one of them. She's like a human Stradivarius violin -- brilliant actress, beautiful looking with an equally beautiful voice, and she is aware of every smallest detail of her acting. Most of the A-list actresses of the past few decades couldn't hold a candle to her. No wonder she later became one of the finest acting teachers.

[@M-E-G-A]

Spock!! Leonard Nimoy! I truly miss thee!

[@douglasmcneil8413]

She obviously ended up in the Federation after this. And yet, in all the movies, series, and episodes that came after, spanning the entire arc of the Star trek universe. I don't think we ever hear from her again. and, there's no indication that Spock ever looked her up, in later life. It's a shame. her character had a great dynamic potential.

[@airdriver]

She appeared in a couple of Star Trek novels that were published in the 1980's. My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane and Killing Time. I can't remember the author of that one.

[@keithbowerman8069]

@@airdriver Della Van Hise

[@TomalakGeretkal]

This is not from "Balance of Terror". It is from "The Enterprise Incident".

[@MrJasonWell]

Thanks I fixed it

[@williammoses6232]

Tomalak Geret'Kal,,,,,Agreed the Romulan commander in "the Balance of terror" was portrayed by Mark Lenard. Lenard also played Sarak Spock's father. The episode "the Balance of Terror", was based on the novel and the film, " THE ENEMY BELOW" a cat and mouse chase , and battle between a WW2 american destroyer escort, and a German submarine, in the south Atlantic. " THE ENEMY BELOW" starred Robert Mitchum, and Curt Jurgens

[@COWARTDO]

Balance of terror was good too

[@danbasta3677]

Also note that this episode, The Enterprise Incident was solely based upon writtrn and directed by a actual incident when the US NAVEY ordered the USS POUBLO off 15 miles north koreas shore line in international waters when she was stolen by the north koreans. She was surrounded by sub chasers, and a mig fighter plane was flying over head and was boarded and commandeered and ordered to stand down, sail the ship into north koreas waters whare she is still held captive to this day. Captain Bucher and his crew were beaten and abused with one sailer shot and killed until released almost a year later. The US Navy should have NEVER sent that ship out in that area without a escort as she was montering broadcasts in the north korean area. Russia and China do this to us, along with Iran, we, in turn do this to them, as long as it's in international waters, nothing can and should be done. Like to see the Pueblo come back home again, however, won't never happen. That little, unreliable, lying fat boy over there won't allow it, that's for sure.

[@randymudge]

Excellent peek into Mr. Spock's "human" half. Pretty rare in STOS!

[@rogerlynch5279]

Fun Fact: Leonard Nemoy had first rejected the scenes as contradictive to his SPOCK-IMAGE as he interpretated it but gave in later on.

[@indriadrayton1132]

Glad he did 'cause he's was the true, intellectual mack!

[@davidjamessheets]

It wasn't his human half. He wanted to give her the full Vulcan.

[@djackson4657]

This was a stupid show , Spock was out of character.. D C Fontana complained about it

[@briancox1124]

The romulan commander is gorgeous.

[@KenSiefert]

Kirk would have been put to death for cultural appropriation by the crew of Star Trek Discovery

[@triandfit1]

Oh stop

[@explorer806]

"Romulan face"

[@mickeye6428]

I swear over half of the people shitting discovery haven't seen it. Almost none of the complaints have anything to do with reality.

[@tommissouri4871]

@@mickeye6428 -- of course they haven't. Who wants to pay for ONE series when we already pay for cable now? We already pay to watch CBS, we don't need to pay twice.

[@Roboprogs]

@@mickeye6428 I have not watched the third season os STD yet. (Rented via Amazon) I enjoyed the first season for what it was, more than the second. I did skip the pilot, though, since people disliked the start so much. So for me, the season started with a mystery prisoner being diverted, or almost Shanghaied, to a mystery ship in the middle of a war. It gave it I good feel, and I liked the Capt Lorca character. The rogue AI story line in season 2 was pretty meh.

[@tjames9698]

Rip, Joanna Linville.

[@waynewright5023]

👏👏👏.. Joan Linville was an understated talent back in the day. She still teaches acting classes at ninety-three..💃💃💃

[@rowanaforrest9792]

She was so brilliant as an actress, so nuanced (not to mention stunning in looks and voice) -- no wonder she became a great acting teacher. A lot of the current A-list actresses could learn a lot from her.

[@thumperpaul155]

In the novels the poor Romulan commander got reassigned to being an instructor after this. Wonder what happened to this cloaking device since we dont see the Federation with one until the Defiant? According to FASA the device was installed on a ship to test it, the ship cloaked and never reappeared.

[@djackson4657]

Paul Douglas she would have killed herself,she acted foolishly

[@thumperpaul155]

@@djackson4657 Maybe should have, but didnt.

[@djackson4657]

Novels are fan fiction.

[@thumperpaul155]

@@djackson4657 The novel is called "Black Fire" Incase anyone wants to give it a read.

[@Digi20]

ah this sixties dress and make up on an alien commander in the 23. century. gotta love TOS :D

[@Digi20]

jdslyman Indeed 😁 first two seasons sometimes feel quite tacky today

[@jeffjames4064]

I didn't see that dress again until Rowin(sp?) And Martin's laugh in

[@raoulcruz4404]

I checked Wikipedia, Joanne Linville just turned 90 years old.

[@encinobalboa]

This one scene is more Star Trekkie than all of the JJ movies combined.

[@deetjay1]

She could have been Spock's great love...

[@jaelge]

There will never be a rehash of Star Trek that will come close to the original series and cast.

[@cjdavis2684]

This is one of my favorite episodes. I actually thought Kirk looked good with pointed ears.

[@Phlebas]

Just in case anyone's curious, the Romulan commander is played by Joanne Linville, who is still alive and well (but retired) at the age of 92.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

She was such a brilliant actress, and I believe went on to become one of the best acting teachers around.

[@earthwormscrawl]

She passed in June of 2021.

[@grahamhaspassedaway4580]

So much better than Discovery...

[@rphuntarchive1]

She was one of my favorite characters on TOS.

[@beyourself2444]

Her outfit is my favourite of all the women in the series...

[@RonaldVaughan]

Tricky manuver....well-performed.

[@annecohen8927]

Joanne Linville was a beautiful actress who starred with Leonard Nimoy as Spock. At first, I thought her character was Spock's sister.

[@djackson4657]

Spock has no sister .

[@rowanaforrest9792]

Beautiful and brilliant actress, one of the very best. She went on to be one of the best acting teachers.

[@citygirl5705]

She was also in a great episode of the Twilight Zone called "The Passersby."

[@rowanaforrest9792]

I'll have to look for that one! She was also the main guest star in a great episode of the 1960's "The Fugitive." That episode is "Running Scared." Such a brilliant actress!

[@citygirl5705]

@@rowanaforrest9792 "The Passersby" starts a little slow but the ending is just awesome!!

[@Eduardude]

The Romulan commander on the attacking Romulan vessel delivers the following line with a certain dynamic charisma: "Stand by to fire main batteries as soon as we reach optimum range."

[@reelsoffortuneslotsplay4267]

This actresses daughter played the same role in one of the Star Trek continues, I think....

[@getvnews1918]

If true. thanks we didnt know that.

[@reelsoffortuneslotsplay4267]

@@getvnews1918 Joan Linville is the actress here... Her daughter is Amy Rydell.... I am also please to report that they are both still alive and kicking.....

[@getvnews1918]

@@reelsoffortuneslotsplay4267 GREAT trivia facts. Thanks.

[@thelatiosmaster]

I really need to check this episode: the first federation ship ever using a cloaking device was the Enterprise tos

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

Read John Byrne's Star Trek _Romulans:The Hollow Crown_ . The story ties both _Balance of Terror_ and _The Enterprise Incident_ together, and gives a good backstory behind the Klingon - Romulan 'alliance'.

[@rogerlynch5279]

Loved this novell as a student. still have it on my shelf in the German edition by Heyne.

[@paulsullivan4275]

...But we're missing Dr. mcCoy's famous line 'Get down here (sick bay) if you don't want to look like your first officer forever...'

[@ozziemederos]

And yes that is the sister to Major Frank Burns

[@jeffjames4064]

NO! Seriously? How on earth can that be? Do their parents know about this?😁

[@MuzixMaker]

You tell ‘em, ferret face!

[@rubiks6]

Makeup did a great job on Joanne Linville as the Romulan Commander.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

They did a great job making her look Romulan, but they didn't have to make her look beautiful because the actress was stunning already.

[@IRMentat]

Stilted dialogue, excessive background noises, low budget make up. Eat it remains some of the best sci fi to ever be put in TV. The concepts themes and reflections on humanity are timeless.

[@kentexas]

Star Trek Original Series is timeless. Acting was great, most of the stories are now iconic, and the special effects aged well.

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

I alway knew Spock goosed her. Pure Vulcan logic says so.

[@aryanson]

I wish Playmates was still making the extremely detailed 12 inch Star Trek figures, she would have been a great one, particularly in this dress

[@benrussell-gough1201]

I always considered it a deep irony that Leonard Nimoy was far more plausible as a romantic lead than the alleged heart-throb William Shatner. Although I have to agree that both of them did tragedy very well.

[@EarlJohn61]

Problem is, WS did tragedy, when he was trying to be romantic and romance when he was trying for tragedy.

[@jeffwads]

That Romulan commander blew my mind back when I was a kid and still does. Hot.

[@cutwormsmith]

And to think....🤔 If it weren't for Lucille Ball, there wouldn't be a Star Trek.

[@markreeter6227]

Fun Fact: When Lucille Ball first heard about a possible Desilu show under development called Star Trek, she was very excited because she thought it was going to be about a group of singers and dancers traveling about doing USO tours. 😆

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

After all these years, I still absolutely love her dress ! :-)

[@MrJasonWell]

Me too!

[@michaelplumb298]

Why was the cloaking device not used in later episodes?

[@hankrearden20]

Wasn't a treaty signed prohibiting the Federation from pursuing cloaking technology? There was an entire episode of TNG that revolved around the issue.

[@samuellawrencesbookclub8250]

They probably were ordered to get it back to Earth ASAP, so command could have a group of engineers look at the thing, and try to reverse engineer new ones from it. As the only cloak in Federation hands, and as it was obtained illegally, it would have been too risky to leave it on the Enterprise, a high profile ship, and one out on the frontier.

[@dragondriver1007]

Loved Star Trek then, love it now.

[@loadiegirl48]

interesting...instead of throwing her in the brig, he asks spock to conduct her to her quarters...a noble gesture, even though they are enemies...

[@loadiegirl48]

i hope she is not executed when she gets back to romulus...

[@tomwilson3069]

dawn I like to think of it as professional courtesy and a understood honor between two ship commanders.

[@Paddydhistorian]

Dawn, in one of the books it shows that she faced a certain amount of disgrace when she got home. But she suffered no punishment. Also, if one watches STTNG, Picard is always making noble gestures while the Romulans show no reciprocal attitudes. Watch "The Enemy" when Picard lets Tomalok go free with no penalty. Then watch "The Defector"(?) where Tomalok is set to capture the Enterprise. "Thanks for nothing."

[@klaa22]

Kirk probably visited her in her quarters later that evening. . . If ya know what I mean!!!

[@Wizardof]

The cloak is giving off neutrinos tho.