Batel has heard rumors that the Romulans are developing new weapons, but Pike dismisses them as "bogeymen"; no one had ever seen a Romulan, or even knew what they looked like, yet …

Jul 8, 2022 · In a fashion reminiscent of DS9’s “Trials and Tribble-ations,” “A Quality of Mercy” seizes the opportunity to revisit an iconic Star Trek episode and expertly adds even more …

Jul 7, 2022 · A Quality of Mercy: Directed by Chris Fisher. With Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong. In the season one finale, just as Captain Pike thinks he's figured out …

When the two hours are up, Pike hails the Romulan ship again, asking if continued hostilities are needed. The answer comes in the form of a Romulan armada led by a Praetor, who …

Jul 7, 2022 · In “A Quality of Mercy,” he’s confronted with a horrible reality, that in saving himself—or in simply trying to save the two cadets that will die in his care—he’ll doom Spock …

Jul 7, 2022 · “A Quality of Mercy” is a very good ending to a very decent season of Star Trek. It gives us a definitive answer to whether Pike can escape his fate, while also providing a difficult …

Jul 7, 2022 · This thread is for pre, post, and live discussion of the tenth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, "A Quality of Mercy." Episode 1.10 will be released on Thursday, July …

Nov 1, 2024 · Set in 2266, seven years after Pike’s chat with Batel on the Enterprise, the conflict initially unfolds with the Romulan vessel destroying Outpost 4, cloaking, and then setting a …

Jul 30, 2022 · The Romulan ships were warp driven in this episode, but it was abundantly clear that they weren’t in “Terror” and that Romulus or at least a military base was near the Neutral …

"A Quality of Mercy" is an alternative version of TOS episode Balance of Terror (1966). Paul Schneider , who wrote that episode, is not credited. Pike refers to the Romulan ship as a "bird …