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* CompanionCube: Picard is pretty attached to the ''Stargazer'', which is understandable since he spent twenty-two years on her. Louvouis tries to use his anthropomorphizing the ship as more ammunition in the court martial.
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* CourtroomAntics: Picard's tribunal for the loss of the ''Stargazer'', mainly thanks to JAG officer Phillipa Luvois, who acts ''massively'' unprofessionally in the proceedings, despite prior warning. And it's deconstructed; Phillipa's behaviour nearly gets the whole case thrown out repeatedly until she quits.
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* CourtroomAntics: Picard's tribunal for the loss of the ''Stargazer'', mainly thanks to JAG officer Phillipa Luvois, Louvois, who acts ''massively'' unprofessionally in the proceedings, despite prior warning. And it's deconstructed; Phillipa's behaviour nearly gets the whole case thrown out repeatedly until she quits.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Rule of Acquisition 73 basically states that if someone working for you has an idea, that makes it ''your'' idea.
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* GossipyHens: The prologue of ''The Buried Age'' has the ''Stargazer'' crew casually shooting the breeze, even ragging their captain, as they explore the Maxia system. Lovouis, jerk that she is, tries using this relaxed atmosphere as ammunition against Picard's case during the trial.
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* GossipyHens: The prologue of ''The Buried Age'' has the ''Stargazer'' crew casually shooting the breeze, even ragging their captain, as they explore the Maxia system. Lovouis, Louvois, jerk that she is, tries using this relaxed atmosphere as ammunition against Picard's case during the trial.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The B'nurlac, who are (or were, since they're extinct) a race of club-tailed ankylosaurids.
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* NiceHat: As always, wherever Guinan goes, the giant hats follow (it's practically a running gag that her hats are the first thing about her identified). Unless she's travelling, in which case she wears smaller, more practical ones.
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* AdultFear: Guinan's internal monologue mentions she lost at least one daughter to the Borg taking El-Auria.
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* BadassBeard: Subverted initally with Elias Vaughn. When he appears in ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'', he's clean-shaven. He finally grows his familiar beard during the second half of ''Art''.
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** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the longstanding contradictions between the 'threatening' Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation. As detailed under [[Culture Clash]], they understandably think that a civilization built entirely upon a post-scarcity economic structure and shuns profit is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors that the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevitably makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the longstanding contradictions between the 'threatening' 'threatening', militaristic characterization of Ferengi of in early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E8TheBattle the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), Maxima]], the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation. As detailed under [[Culture Clash]], CultureClash, they understandably think that a civilization built entirely upon a post-scarcity economic structure and shuns profit is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors that the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevitably makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they understandably think a civilization built entirely upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention here is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevitably makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the longstanding contradictions between the threatening 'threatening' Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and Federation. As detailed under [[Culture Clash]], they understandably think that a civilization built entirely upon a moneyless post-scarcity economic structure and shuns profit is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors that the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention here is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevitably makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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** The description Picard gives of why he chose Riker as his first officer is nigh-word for word the reason he gives Pressman in "The Pegasus".
** In their reunion, Data mentions he's been trying to ape human behaviour, and hasn't quite got the hang of it, even wavering between using contractions and not using contractions, just as he did in the show, before his characterization was nailed down.
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** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they understandably think a civilization built entirely upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention here is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevitibly inevitably makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Picard, with the ''Enterprise''-D.
* LudicrousPrecision: Even Data's ''internal monologue'' is overly precise and analytical.
* LudicrousPrecision: Even Data's ''internal monologue'' is overly precise and analytical.
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem reconcile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur succeeding Gorkon as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite TNG's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] previously establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by Ditagh and his fellow reactionaries, they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on the High Council. K'mpec does not rescind the band it remains in place through his and subsequently Gowron's administrations.]]
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem reconcile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur succeeding Gorkon as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite TNG's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] previously establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by Ditagh and his fellow reactionaries, they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on the High Council. K'mpec does not rescind the band upon becoming Chancellor and it remains in place through his and subsequently Gowron's administrations.]]
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem reconcile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur succeeding Gowron Gorkon as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite TNG's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] previously establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by Ditagh and his fellow reactionaries, they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on the High Council. K'mpec does not rescind the band it remains in place through his and subsequently Gowron's administrations.]]
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem reconcile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur succeeding Gowron as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite TNG's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] previously establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by reactionary Klingons, they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on the High Council. The ban remains in place by the time of K'mpec and Gowron's administrations.]]
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years ''before'' "Yesterday's Enterprise"). [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and other influential Klingons successfully push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years ''before'' "Yesterday's Enterprise"). [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and other influential Klingons successfully push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem reconcile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur succeeding Gowron as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite TNG's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] previously establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by reactionary Klingons, Ditagh and his fellow reactionaries, they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on the High Council. The ban K'mpec does not rescind the band it remains in place by the time of K'mpec through his and subsequently Gowron's administrations.]]
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E15YesterdaysEnterprise "Yesterday'sEnterprise" Enterprise"]] (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years ''before'' "Yesterday's Enterprise"). [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and other influential Klingons successfully push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E15YesterdaysEnterprise "Yesterday's
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* BadassBeard: Subverted initally with Elias Vaughn. When he appears in ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'', he's clean-shaven. He finally grows his familiar beard during the second half of ''Art''.
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* AdultFear: Guinan's internal monologue mentions she lost at least one daughter to the Borg taking El-Auria.
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* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: ''The Buried Age'' depicts the first meeting between Picard and Data, with the latter being ''even worse'' about this at that point in time than he is at the beginning of ''The Next Generation''. After about a minute of the conversation, Picard feels like some of what's left of his hair is probably falling out from exasperation.
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* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: ''The Buried Age'' depicts the first meeting between Picard and Data, with the latter being ''even worse'' about this at that point in time than he is at the beginning of ''The Next Generation''. After about a minute of the conversation, Picard feels like some of what's left of his hair is probably falling out from exasperation. He even asks Data how, if he's programmed with an encyclopedic knowledge of humans languages, he cannot grasp simple idioms, and Data explains that these often rely on social context. Which he doesn't have.
** Picard's behaviour in the last third of the book has him becoming dangerously obsessed with finding and dealing with a threat. Again. And yes, the parallel to Ahab is brought up this time as well.
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* FreakOut: Ariel is twitchy for a few days as her memories start returning, but when the sheer ''weight'' of knowing she's 250 million years out and everyone she ever knew and loved is gone, she has a moment where she just runs off into the hills and sits there for four days as she processes it all.
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* FreakOut: Ariel is twitchy for a few days as her memories start returning, but when the sheer ''weight'' of knowing she's 250 million years out and everyone she ever knew and loved is gone, she has a moment where she just runs off into the hills and sits there for four days as she processes it all. [[spoiler:Later on, it's stated she didn't actually come out of the freak out until after she'd ruined things with Picard.]]
* FreeLoveFuture: The Manraloth are polygamous and polyamarous. It's only to avoid shocking Picard's quainter notions that Ariel goes for monogamy while they're together.
* FreeLoveFuture: The Manraloth are polygamous and polyamarous. It's only to avoid shocking Picard's quainter notions that Ariel goes for monogamy while they're together.
* KickTheDog: In order to free some of her fellow Manraloth in a hurry once she's rumbled, Ariel fast-forwards the process, killing several local lifeforms Picard had been trying to preserve, as well as leaving all the non-essential sentients (read: non-Manraloth) inside behind. Picard notes that her protestations about doing it for some greater good ring a little hollow with that, since she clearly didn't get their okay on that one.
* LiteralMinded: Data + pre-character development + human metaphor = very exasperated Picard. For example, when he says he called Data up to get to know "the man behind the machine", Data immediately turns around.
* NoodleIncident: As in [=TNG=] proper, much mention is made in ''The Buried Age'' of Picard's first encounter with Guinan, how it woke her up after her HeroicBSOD after the loss of El-Aurian and her time in the Nexus, but whatever it was that happened goes unspecified.
* NoSell: The Manraloth are a race of talkers, good at using their silver tongues at persuading just about anyone around to their way of thinking. Until they encounter someone who ''listens'', namely Guinan. They try several times to ply her, and it just doesn't work, because Guinan's listening skills means she can pick up on the underlying intent of their words.
* NoSell: The Manraloth are a race of talkers, good at using their silver tongues at persuading just about anyone around to their way of thinking. Until they encounter someone who ''listens'', namely Guinan. They try several times to ply her, and it just doesn't work, because Guinan's listening skills means she can pick up on the underlying intent of their words.
** Why Liriaean is so determined to stop the Federation exploring, as she says to Picard. They are like the Manraloth were, and she's terrified this will lead to the exact same disaster.
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* ThatManIsDead: On regaining all her memory, Giriaeann insists Ariel is dead. Picard and Data agree with her.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Ariel, in ''The Buried Age'', who finds herself in a time period 250 million years after her people's extinction.
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* {{Handwave}}: The fact the Organians stopped a Federation-Klingon war once and then were a complete no-show all those other times is brought up in ''The Buried Age''. It's figured they only intervened because both sides were on their turf. Essentially, they wanted those friggen kids off their lawn.
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* MisplacedRetribution: ''The Art of the Impossible'' reveals Colonel Worf was on the receiving end of this after ''Star Trek VI''. While Worf was selected as Kirk and [=McCoy=]'s legal advocate by General Chang for the show trial, he was ''not'' part of the conspiracy. Indeed, the Colonel ''genuinely'' believed the Captain and Bones were innocent of Gorkon's murder and rightly concluded they'd been set up. Neverthless, following Chang's death and the exposure of his treason, Azebetur punished the Colonel for his tangential link to the conspiracy. Azebetur ensured Worf was denied advancement in either rank or position throughout her tenure as Chancellor. [[spoiler: This blacklisting would last 20 years and only end with her assassination in ''Serpents Among the Ruins''.]]
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** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they understandably think a civilization built entirely upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention here is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevitability inevitibly makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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** [[spoiler: Q's initial interest in Picard and the accompanying cryptic statements also double as foreshadowing. It's intentionally setting up Keith R.A. DeCandido's then-upcoming TNG Relaunch novel ''Q&A'', which reveals Q's long game and what role Picard played in it.]]
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** [[spoiler: Q's initial interest in Picard and the accompanying cryptic statements statement that “Even [Picard] could be the one” also double doubles as foreshadowing. It's intentionally setting up Keith R.A. DeCandido's then-upcoming TNG Relaunch novel ''Q&A'', which reveals Q's long game and what role Picard played in it.]]
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem reconcile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur succeeding Gowron as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by the reactionary Klingons, they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political agenda and legacy. They use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on the High Council. and the ban is not rescinded by the later administrations of K'mpec or Gowron.]]
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before "Yesterday's Enterprise"). [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they think a civilization built upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevtibitly makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before "Yesterday's Enterprise"). [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they think a civilization built upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevtibitly makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem reconcile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur succeeding Gowron as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] previously establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by the reactionary Klingons, they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political agenda and legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on the High Council. and the The ban is not rescinded remains in place by the later administrations time of K'mpec or Gowron.and Gowron's administrations.]]
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 yearsbefore ''before'' "Yesterday's Enterprise"). [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others other influential Klingons successfully push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they understandably think a civilization built entirely upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention here is that when the Ferengi Allianceinevtibitly inevitability makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they understandably think a civilization built entirely upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi supposedly eat their competitors). Zek's intention here is that when the Ferengi Alliance
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** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before "Yesterday's Enterprise".Enterprise"). [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
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** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''. [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
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** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''."Yesterday's Enterprise". [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
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** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''. [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
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** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible' Impossible'' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''. [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
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** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins']]' and ''The Art of the Impossible' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''. [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they think a civilization built upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completley'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi suppousedly eat their comeptitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevtibitly makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they think a civilization built upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completley'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi suppousedly eat their comeptitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevtibitly makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins']]' Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible' also reconciles the Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''. [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolation, and to honor the sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they think a civilization built upon a moneyless economic structure is''completley'' ''completely'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi suppousedly supposedly eat their comeptitors).competitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevtibitly makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they think a civilization built upon a moneyless economic structure is
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem recouncile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur succeeding Gowron as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by the reactionary Klingons at the end of ''Serpents'', they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political agenda and legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on the High Council.
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins']]' and ''The Art of the Impossible' also recounciles the Continuty Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enteprrise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''. [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors favoro a return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP and it looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitible. The Romulan attack on Narendra III ultimately changes everything. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolaton, and to honor the sacrific of the ''Enterprise''-C, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins']]' and ''The Art of the Impossible' also recounciles the Continuty Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enteprrise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''. [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors favoro a return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP and it looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitible. The Romulan attack on Narendra III ultimately changes everything. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolaton, and to honor the sacrific of the ''Enterprise''-C, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem recouncile reconcile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur succeeding Gowron as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by the reactionary Klingons at the end of ''Serpents'', Klingons, they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political agenda and legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on the High Council.
Council. and the ban is not rescinded by the later administrations of K'mpec or Gowron.]]
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins']]' and ''The Art of the Impossible' alsorecounciles reconciles the Continuty Continuity Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enteprrise" Enterprise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''. [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors favoro a return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP and it UFP. It looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitible. The inevitable...until the Romulan attack on Narendra III ultimately changes everything. III. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolaton, isolation, and to honor the sacrific sacrifices of the ''Enterprise''-C, ''Enterprise''-C and its crew, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins']]' and ''The Art of the Impossible' also
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem recouncile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur suceeding Gowron as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by the reactionary Klingons at the end of ''Serpents'', they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political agenda and legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on he High Council and this ban thus remains in place into TNG.]]
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely recounciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they think a civilization built upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completley'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi suppousedly eat their comeptitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevtibitly makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
** ''The Buried Age'' nicely recounciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they think a civilization built upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completley'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi suppousedly eat their comeptitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevtibitly makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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* FixFic: ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible'' in tandem recouncile the longstanding Continuity Snarl about Azebetur suceeding succeeding Gowron as the Klingon Chancellor in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' despite [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E26S5E1Redemption ''Redemption'']] establishing Klingon women are barred from the High Council. [[spoiler: After Azebetur is assassinated by the reactionary Klingons at the end of ''Serpents'', they unsurprisingly begin dismantling her entire political agenda and legacy. They also use Azebeteur's tenure and policies as an excuse for legally barring Klingon women from ever again serving on he the High Council Council.
** The Klingon politics arc of ''Serpents Among the Ruins']]' andthis ban thus remains in place into TNG.''The Art of the Impossible' also recounciles the Continuty Snarl of TNG's "Yesterday's Enteprrise" (the Battle of Narendra III leading to a Federation-Klingon Peace Treaty) with ''Star Trek VI'' (the later-established Khitomer Accords being signed 50 years before ''Yesterday's Enterprise''. [[spoiler: As part of the rejection of Azebetur's legacy, her reactionary successors favoro a return to the pre-Gorkon policies and militarism. This, combined with the Betreka Nebula Incident and hostilities with the Cardassians, inflames tensions with the UFP and it looks more and more like a renewed Federation-Klingon conflict is inevitible. The Romulan attack on Narendra III ultimately changes everything. Having dropped the ball on the Romulans due to their post-Tomed Incident isolaton, and to honor the sacrific of the ''Enterprise''-C, K'mpec and others push for renewed, stronger ties with the UFP.]]
** ''The Buried Age'' nicelyrecounciles reconciles the contradictions between the threatening Ferengi of early TNG and their later, now-familiar depiction from [=DS9=]. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Maxima (from TNG's "The Battle"), the Ferengi Alliance becomes aware of the Federation...and they think a civilization built upon a moneyless economic structure is ''completley'' batshit crazy and dangerous. In response, Grand Nagus Zek orders a military buildup and sanctions the spread of the malicious rumors the ''Enterprise''-D will hear come "Encounter at Fairpoint" (like how the Ferengi suppousedly eat their comeptitors). Zek's intention is that when the Ferengi Alliance inevtibitly makes contact with the UFP again, it'll be from a position of strength.
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* NoodleIncident: Two of the more notable Noodle Inicdents of the TNG era (The Romulan-centric Federation/Romulan-centric Tomed Incident from "The Neutral Zone" and the Klingon-Cardassian-centric Klingon/Cardassian-centric Betreka Nebula Incident from "The Way of the Warrior" are respectively finally dramatized in ''Serpents Among the Ruins'' and ''The Art of the Impossible''.
