Balance of Terror
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"Balance of Terror" is a landmark Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the Romulans and portrays a tense, submarine-style standoff between the USS Enterprise and a cloaked enemy ship.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdForSeriesBy | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsTechnology | cloaking device ⓘ |
| directedBy | Vincent McEveety NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 14 ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
duty
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prejudice ⓘ the cost of war ⓘ |
| featuresCaptain | James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hikaru Sulu
NERFINISHED
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Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyota Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ Romulan Commander ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresConflict | Federation–Romulan conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Romulans
NERFINISHED
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Vulcans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresStarship | USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByEpisode | Shore Leave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| guestStarsActor | Mark Lenard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesSpecies | Romulans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Mark LenardRole | Romulan Commander ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | submarine-warfare drama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first on-screen appearance of the Romulans
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influence on later Star Trek depictions of Romulans ⓘ portrayal of tactical cat-and-mouse battle in space ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1966-12-15 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotFocus | standoff between USS Enterprise and a cloaked Romulan ship ⓘ |
| precededByEpisode | The Conscience of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Gene L. Coon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 6149-9 ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| setInCentury | 23rd century ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Star Trek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starsActor |
DeForest Kelley
NERFINISHED
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Leonard Nimoy NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | space opera ⓘ |
| title | Balance of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Paul Schneider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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