COMMANDER: Perhaps we can yet save your Praetor's pride for him. KIRK: What you do not know and must be told is that my command orders (At the door, a young lady in gold uniform and a pretty head-dress course toward it. ← 14th of 80 released in TOS → Back on their original COMMANDER: Activate our cloak. his feet) (We're given a lovely shot of the bird painted on KIRK: Put it on the screen. SPOCK: It is for them, Doctor. Despite his reservations, and the crippled status of his ship, the Romulan commander is reminded by Decius that it is the commander's duty to crush the enemy. Attend the cloaking system. KIRK: Can you locate the intruder for us? CENTURION: Our portion, Commander, is obedience. In COMMANDER: How pleasing to the eye it is. had one happy privilege. switches to Hansen as the outpost is hit, then just bright light. KIRK: I wish I were on a long sea voyage somewhere. (Spock enters just as Stiles tries and fails to reach the firing KIRK: Their invisibility screen may work both ways. Stiles notices the Romulan captain's physical resemblance to Spock. SULU: Ten seconds to impact. Realizing the danger, Spock runs back and manages to fire the phasers in time, severely damaging the Romulan ship. HANSEN [on viewscreen]: No identification. Assuming, of course, that we don't turn back. A space KIRK: Stay with him, helm. Lay down a pattern. DECIUS: We are beaten. colonising period. ← 14th of 798 released in all → KIRK: Negative. Lieutenant Stiles assumes the attacking vessel is Romulan, but Kirk points out that after a century, no one would know what a Romulan ship looks like. But I wouldn't be. Behold a Battle stations. They may have solved that problem. (They are hit by phaser fire again). got. KIRK: Outpost 2 was the first to go silent, Lieutenant? Theatrical premiere of "The Enemy Below": Theatrical premiere of "Run Silent, Run Deep": The plot of this episode is based on the 1957 film, The "Revised Final Draft" of the script was disseminated on 18 July 1966. (He goes to the control console, turns a switch, and the whole ship They must become visible in order to launch it. Previously a “balance of terror” has kept the threat of nuclear war in check. Impossible. Stiles, can you hear me? SULU: Captain, are they surrendering? Stiles is humbled and amazed that Spock saved his life after everything he had said to him. vessel, identity unknown. MCCOY [OC]: McCoy here. visible. SCOTT [OC]: We now have aboard debris from Outpost four, Captain. Kirk then tells the crew that while self-defense is permitted, they are forbidden by Starfleet Command's orders to violate the Neutral Zone. KIRK: Bring it to the briefing room. Episode Name: Production: Airdate: Beyond The Farthest Star: 22004: 8 Sep, 1973: Yesteryear: 22003: 15 Sep, 1973: One Of Our Planets Is Missing: 22007: 22 Sep, 1973 UHURA [OC]: This is Uhura, Captain. She tearfully assures the captain that she will be fine and leaves. SPOCK: Outpost four disintegrated, Captain. A set-up. Earth-type planets. Kirk anticipates this and manages to fire on the Romulan ship. He tries to My chest. KIRK: Captain to Bridge. KIRK: I don't see anything. (Spock carefully closes the cover on his repairs, A shot filmed for scene 171, but cut from the finished episode shows Kirk saluting the Romulan commander, which the latter acknowledges with a courteous nod, before destroying his ship. SPOCK: Captain, I must make further repairs on the transfer coil. our laws and our many beliefs so that you may pledge your as they rig for silent running) KIRK: Affirmative. Fire! Furious, the Romulan commander orders more debris into the disposal tubes, including a nuclear warhead. move. "Since the days of the first wooden vessels, all ship masters have had one happy privilege: that of uniting two people in the bonds of matrimony. happened? KIRK: Are you suggesting we fight to prevent a fight? UHURA: Cryptography is working on it, sir. UHURA: Sounds like code, sir. "Star Trek: The Original Series" Balance of Terror (TV Episode 1966) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. SPOCK: Debris on our scanners. On the board, sir. SULU: Sir, nothing in KIRK: All right, Mister Spock, work quietly. The Romulan BoP was purposefully designed … They're painted like a giant bird-of-prey. Savage, even by Earth standards. KIRK: Forward phasers, stand by. SPOCK: He may think we're destroyed, Captain. Continue firing. No act, no provocation. STILES: What? Kirk confesses that he wishes he were on a cruise somewhere with no responsibility. MCCOY: Based on what? KIRK: Battle status? Can we engage this galaxy, there's a mathematical probability of three million Despite Kirk's offer to beam aboard any survivors, the Romulan commander informs him that it is not the Romulan way. COMMANDER: Perhaps so, but my judgment prevails. First attack blew our Our gift to the homeland, another war. En rejetant les doctrines qui reposent sur l' équilibre de la terreur , nous pourrons plus aisément fonder notre choix sur un véritable combat pour la paix. Warn that ship off. They were reused in ". Stardate: again. He is there, somewhere. Studios Inc. Acknowledge. Their weapon takes Phasers gone. Contact remaining outposts. SULU [OC]: Alert! COMMANDER: I think you do. lived my life by it. Captain to the Hit by enormous power. Had our deflector SPOCK: From the outpost's protective shield. Switching to speakers. I know they are following. KIRK: Helm, hard over. STILES: Give it to Spock. CENTURION: Take care, Commander. MCCOY: Captain, I And Bones, what if I'm wrong? UHURA: Picking up communication. (The lights are being dimmed and systems shut down Can it be true? UHURA [OC]: Course unchanged, sir. KIRK [OC]: But if necessary to avoid interspace DECIUS: Only in code, Commander. STILES: Sir, at this distance? (The Centurion pushes his Commander out of the way SPOCK: Lab theorises an enveloping energy plasma forcing an implosion. UHURA [OC]: Affirmative, Captain. to see the stars of home. as we go, Mister Sulu. Hold UHURA: Sir, regaining contact with Outpost four. KIRK: Phasers, fire. No motion out there at all. As Uhura attempts to interpret the Romulan signals, Stiles sarcastically suggests giving the job to Spock. This is the only time in the series that the Below decks Phaser weapons room is seen. He then says, with admiration, "I regret that we meet in this way. Centurion, I find myself wishing for destruction The Romulans have crossed the Neutral Zone, attacked our bending of light. KIRK: How many men did we lose, Bones? KIRK: Good. will destroy him. COMMANDER: A message was dispatched. After his defeat, the Commander of the Romulan flagship bestows his respect to the victor. Directed by "Family history. Directed by Vincent McEveety. SPOCK: I agree. I am Are you ready, gentlemen? all their energy. (Spock goes under his station to put out the flames) KIRK: Confirm what hit you, Hansen. commander, that is what I would do. STILES: I'm alive, sir. SPOCK: I have a fix on it, Captain. Do you read me, Enterprise? When Kirk requests communication with the Romulan, Gene Roddenberry picked this as one of his ten favorite episodes for the franchise's 25th anniversary. shield on maximum. Cast Despite objections from Stiles, Kirk orders a parallel course instead of an intercept course. Alert! But the power cost is enormous. COMMANDER: Evasive action. HANSEN [on viewscreen]: Enterprise, can you see it? Soon even enough for Don't forget it. Comment by Pandorai So I'm at the final part of this quest in Moonguard trying to absorb the power but the extra ability "Ancient Power" isn't working for me. None of those quite reach the level of fury exposed on "Balance Of Terror", however. luck. KIRK: Go to sensor probes. KIRK: Kirk here. ROMULAN: At last the screen is clear, Commander. KIRK: Pipe it in. After a moment, Kirk gives the order to attack. ROMULAN: Which neither retreats nor grows nearer. STILES: Negative. kind mean power. Watch Star Trek 1966 Balance of Terror. Not too much deck SPOCK: I saved a trained navigator so he could return to duty. Captain James T. Kirk is officiating at a wedding between two crew members, Angela Martine and Robert Tomlinson, when suddenly a red alert klaxon interrupts the ceremony, followed by a request for Captain Kirk to report to the bridge. As the Romulan ship moves in to attack, Kirk gives the order to fire phasers. STILES: Position, eight minutes from Outpost four at this velocity, SPOCK: Steady on one eleven mark fourteen. (They are taking damage) Two of the actors playing Romulans in this episode later played Vulcan characters, namely, The Romulan helmets shown aboard the Romulan bridge were designed to cover the ears of the actors. Prepare to abandon your vessel. power consumption, they may not be able to see us. 1709.2 deflector shield. Stay with him. KIRK: Since the days of the first wooden vessels, all shipmasters have KIRK: Do you have phaser capacity? Millions and millions of lives hanging on what this vessel Stiles! KIRK: No, I don't really expect an answer. RAND: Yes, sir. And power is danger." UHURA: Trying to, sir. Captain. ROMULAN: A signal, Commander. does. Lieutenant? STILES: You'll know, sir. Just one more duty to perform. ", "Happy wedding day, almost." starboard, helm! In 2014, "Balance of Terror" was rated the best episode in the franchise by Io9. Leave any condition red. Vulcan, like Earth, had its aggressive Spock picks up the "metal-cased object" on his sensors and the Enterprise fires upon it. How do we aim our phasers? CREWMAN: Phaser two, fire. Bridge. COMMANDER: First study the enemy, seek weakness. KIRK: Meaning we can outrun them? one minutes. UHURA: Yes, Captain. Could have been much, much worse, Captain. ", "It is for them, doctor. COMMANDER: Escape manoeuvre one, quickly! Meanwhile, on the bridge of the Romulan ship, the Romulan commander has noticed the Enterprise following them. Displaying restrained emotion as his friend dies, the Romulan commander orders all debris and, sadly, the body of his friend into the escape chute as a decoy. Before we enter the Neutral Zone. Romulan would take, Jim, for the Neutral Zone and home. course, Captain, toward the Neutral Zone. SPOCK: It leaves a visible trail. All hands to battle stations. And no responsibility. them with a reasonable possibility of victory? Living on a planet where instability rules / Nations now are governed by selfindulgent fools / Bickering eachother, pretenders to the throne / The outcome of this battle is as yet (the Romulan becomes a clear image) KIRK: After a whole century, what will a Romulan ship look like, Mister ROMULAN: We enter it, Commander. COMMANDER: No. [Ship's Chapel] SCOTT: The ceremony will be carried on all viewing screens, sir. Unfortunately, Spock was unable to save Robert Tomlinson. Put this on the screen. Following the Romulan ship's path towards a comet's tail, Kirk orders the Enterprise to jump forward and attack the Romulan ship when its trail becomes visible. STILES [OC]: Energise. Memories of a war over a century ago? UHURA: Yes, sir. of war. Why me? SULU: I agree, sir. ", "I wish I were on a long sea voyage somewhere. "Balance of Terror" is, to this Star Trek fan, what the series is all about. and the asteroids they were constructed on, pulverised. And then the whole vessel disappeared. KIRK: Do we have emergency warp? KIRK: What's our position, navigator? proof. SPOCK [OC]: Still no answer from Earth Outpost number two, Captain, and Trek ® is copyright of CBS He admits to McCoy that when his crew looks to him to make the next move, he wonders, "What if I'm wrong?" DECIUS: Now twenty full cycles, Commander. "Balance of Terror" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series, Star Trek. And even Still no response. Our fuel reserve is gone. SULU: Enemy vessel becoming visible, sir. "Their war, Mr. Stiles," says Kirk. If we can get one SPOCK [OC]: As you may recall from your histories, KIRK: Go to full magnification. SULU: They're turning, sir. us. 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