238: Bored Romulans

Romulans in "The Enemy" and "The
Defector."
 
The third season episodes "The Enemy" and "The Defector" aired
within a few months of each other and provided the first episodes
of The Next Generation to show Romulan characters in such depth.
The Romulans appeared in The Next Generation in more episodes
than in any other Star Trek series, but how much do we really
know about this iconic species? 


In this episode of Earl Grey, hosts Justin Oser, Amy Nelson, and
Richard Marquez are joined by special guest John Krikorian of the
Trek Profiles podcast to talk about "The Enemy" and "The
Defector" to uncover what we learn about the Romulans from these
episodes. Topics discussed include why the Romulans seem to
prefer deception and elaborate plotting, what the range of
characters we see in the episodes tell us about Romulan behavior
under different circumstances, and what we may be able to
determine about Romulan culture.



Chapters 
Introduction (00:00:00)  


Babel Conference Feedback (00:02:45)


Welcome, John! (00:06:23)


Trek Profiles (00:08:04)
John's Star Trek Story (00:10:24)
Thoughts About Romulans (00:13:51)
"The Enemy" (00:17:29)
"The Defector" (00:41:54) 
Final Thoughts (01:01:50) 


Closing (01:16:36)



Runtime: 1 hour 20 minutes 50 seconds


 
Hosts
Richard Marquez, Justin Oser, Amy Nelson

GuestJohn Krikorian
 
Production
Justin Oser (Editor and Producer) Richard Marquez (Producer) Amy
Nelson (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones
(Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken
Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate
Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez
(Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala
(Patreon Manager)