References To Other Star Trek Media
- Originally, T'Pol was to be the character T'Pau. The prospect of royalty payments to the estate of Theodore Sturgeon (the writer of "Amok Time") lead to the name being changed to T'Pol.
- The Romulan that appears briefly at the end of this episode is physically different from those seen in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Balance of Terror." He has cranial ridges much like the retcon Romulans' appearance when they appeared in later Trek series – a similar continuity fudge to that concerning the Klingons' differing appearances over the different timelines of the various movies and television shows. The difference in the Klingon's appearances was the basis of a multi-part story in Enterprise's fourth – and final – season, but the explanation for the disparity in Romulan appearances was never addressed – possibly because of the show's cancellation before it could reach the planned Earth/Romulan war arc (though its possible that not all Romulans have cranial ridges given that Spock was able to move about Romulus without suspicion.).
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