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* CaptainObvious: "Sir, my sensors read it. Well, it's half there. It does look as if it were partly transparent."
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[[caption-width-right:350:Edo fashion, in all its barely-there glory.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Edo fashion, in all its barely-there glory.]]
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** A bit of Fridge, especially for older and athletic viewers: those slippers they're wearing have no support whatsoever.
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* FreeLoveFuture: The Edo [[PlanetOfHats hat]]. As quoted in the report of the planet, "they make love at the drop of a hat. ''Any'' hat." [[InformedAttribute Supposedly]], the Federation itself is also such a society to a lesser extent, and they don't seem put out by the Edo at all beyond their ''very'' friendly greeting hugs.
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* FreeLoveFuture: The Edo [[PlanetOfHats hat]]. As quoted in the report of the planet, "they make love at the drop of a hat. ''Any'' hat." "[[note]]Although we never see same-sex displays of affection in this.[[/note]] [[InformedAttribute Supposedly]], the Federation itself is also such a society to a lesser extent, and they don't seem put out by the Edo at all beyond their ''very'' friendly greeting hugs.
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* PlentyOfBlondes: Every one of the Edo is blonde. Also toned, waxed and bronzed to perfection. It's an Aryan dream come true!
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-->'''Picard:''' [[PatrickStewartSpeech There can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions.]]\\
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-->'''Picard:''' [[PatrickStewartSpeech There can be no justice no]] [[TitleDrop justice]] [[PatrickStewartSpeech so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions.]]\\
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* IdiotBall: Tasha failed to learn what the actual punishment of the Edo was, despite her claim that she reviewed their laws.
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* IdiotBall: Tasha failed to learn what the actual punishment of the Edo was, despite her claim that she reviewed their laws. At no point does she ever try to assume responsibility for completely failing at her job.
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-->'''Picard:''' [[PartrickStewartSpeech There can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions.]]\\
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-->'''Picard:''' [[PartrickStewartSpeech [[PatrickStewartSpeech There can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions.]]\\
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* PatrickStewartSpeech: See TalkingTheMonsterToDeath.
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-->'''Picard:''' [[PartrickStewartSpeech There can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions.\\]]\\
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The ''Enterprise'' is pretty clearly violating the Prime Directive just by ''going'' to the Edo world, let alone subverting their system of justice.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** The ''Enterprise'' is pretty clearly violating the Prime Directive just by ''going'' to the Edo world, let alone subverting their system ofjustice.justice.
** When Worf hears "When in Rome" from Riker, he has no idea what Rome is. It's later revealed that Worf was raised on Earth by human parents.
** The ''Enterprise'' is pretty clearly violating the Prime Directive just by ''going'' to the Edo world, let alone subverting their system of
** When Worf hears "When in Rome" from Riker, he has no idea what Rome is. It's later revealed that Worf was raised on Earth by human parents.
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* DystopianEdict: Commit any crime within a certain area and the punishment is instant death. These areas are chosen randomly each day so that no one risks any crime at all. At the same time, these areas are clearly marked by white barriers.
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* DystopianEdict: Commit any crime within a certain area and the punishment is instant death. These areas are chosen randomly each day so that no one risks any crime at all. At the same time, these areas are clearly marked by white barriers. Too bad no one bothered to explain the significance of the barriers ''before'' sending Wesley off to run around.
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* ProtocolPeril: The Edo can't see anything wrong with capital punishment for any and all crime, since it serves as a perfectly effective deterrent among themselves. Picard has to try and honor that viewpoint and the Federation's own rather rigid code while saving Wesley's life anyway.
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* AlienNonInterferenceClause: Picard wrestles with how to apply the Prime Directive to the case; it calls for allowing Edo laws to apply without interference, but (he says) was never meant to require the sacrifice of a crewmember Federation citizen in such a circumstance. Ultimately he decides to violate the letter of the law, but attempts to make the Edo and their god understand his point of view; whether this constitutes less interference than simply jail-breaking Wesley (as the Edo themselves suggest) is a matter for debate.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The ''Enterprise'' is pretty clearly violating the Prime Directive just by ''going'' to the Edo world.world, let alone subverting their system of justice.
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* FreeLoveFuture: The Edo [[PlanetOfHats hat]]. As quoted the report of the planet, "they make love at the drop of a hat. Any hat." [[InformedAttribute Supposedly]], the Federation itself is also such a society to a lesser extent, and they don't seem put out by the Edo at all beyond their ''very'' friendly greeting hugs.
* HumansAreCthulhu: Rivan becomes convince the ''Enterprise'' crew are gods after seeing the ship in the same orbit as the multi-dimensional entity.
* HumansAreCthulhu: Rivan becomes convince the ''Enterprise'' crew are gods after seeing the ship in the same orbit as the multi-dimensional entity.
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* FreeLoveFuture: The Edo [[PlanetOfHats hat]]. As quoted in the report of the planet, "they make love at the drop of a hat. Any ''Any'' hat." [[InformedAttribute Supposedly]], the Federation itself is also such a society to a lesser extent, and they don't seem put out by the Edo at all beyond their ''very'' friendly greeting hugs.
* HumansAreCthulhu: Rivan becomesconvince convinced the ''Enterprise'' crew are gods after seeing the ship in the same orbit as the multi-dimensional entity.
* HumansAreCthulhu: Rivan becomes
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* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: When the transporter beam is interdicted by the multi-dimensional entity, Picard gives a short speech regarding the lack of justice inherent in absolute law. A comment from Riker seals the deal, convincing the Edo god to allow the crew to leave with Wesley.
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* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: When the transporter beam is interdicted by the multi-dimensional entity, Picard gives a short speech regarding the lack of justice inherent in absolute law.law (both that of the Edo and the Prime Directive). A comment from Riker seals the deal, convincing the Edo god to allow the crew to leave with Wesley.
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* TemptingFate: The initial away team report on the planet sounds too good to be true, and Picard says as much.
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* AlienNonInterferenceClause: Picard wrestles with how to apply the Prime Directive to the case; it calls for allowing Edo laws to apply without interference, but (he says) was never meant to require the sacrifice of a crewmember in such a case.circumstance.
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* AlienNonInterferenceClause: Picard wrestles with how to apply the Prime Directive to the case; it calls for allowing Edo laws to apply without interference, but (he says) was never meant to require the sacrifice of a crewmember in such a case.
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* {{Fanservice}}: The Edo women. Holy god, the Edo women.
** And the Edo men. If their skort-y things were any shorter or that one guy getting a massage any more oiled...
* [[FreeLoveFuture Free Love Planet]]: included in the report of the planet, "they make love at the drop of a hat. Any hat."
** And the Edo men. If their skort-y things were any shorter or that one guy getting a massage any more oiled...
* [[FreeLoveFuture Free Love Planet]]: included in the report of the planet, "they make love at the drop of a hat. Any hat."
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* {{Fanservice}}: The Edo women. Holy god, the Edo women.
**women. And the Edo men. If their skort-y things were any shorter or that one guy getting a massage any more oiled...
*[[FreeLoveFuture Free Love Planet]]: included in FreeLoveFuture: The Edo [[PlanetOfHats hat]]. As quoted the report of the planet, "they make love at the drop of a hat. Any hat."" [[InformedAttribute Supposedly]], the Federation itself is also such a society to a lesser extent, and they don't seem put out by the Edo at all beyond their ''very'' friendly greeting hugs.
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* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: The Edo "god" is an inter-dimensional ship that appears translucently in orbit near the ''Enterprise''. When they scan Data's mind he picks up that they used to be flesh-and-blood creatures in the distant past, but have evolved beyond such forms.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: When the transporter beam is interdicted by the multi-dimensional entity, Picard gives a short speech regarding the lack of justice inherent in absolute law. A comment from Riker seals the deal, convincing the Edo god to allow the crew to leave with Wesley.
-->'''Picard:''' There can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions.\\
'''Riker:''' When has justice ever been as simple as a rulebook?\\
'''Picard:''' ''[as they begin to beam up]'' Seems the Edo Lord agrees with you, Number One.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: When the transporter beam is interdicted by the multi-dimensional entity, Picard gives a short speech regarding the lack of justice inherent in absolute law. A comment from Riker seals the deal, convincing the Edo god to allow the crew to leave with Wesley.
-->'''Picard:''' There can be no justice so long as laws are absolute. Even life itself is an exercise in exceptions.\\
'''Riker:''' When has justice ever been as simple as a rulebook?\\
'''Picard:''' ''[as they begin to beam up]'' Seems the Edo Lord agrees with you, Number One.
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* [[FreeLoveFuture Free Love Planet]]: included in the report of the planet, "they make love at the drop of a hat. Any hat."
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* TheissTitillationTheory: Taken to pretty much its logical extreme.
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* TheissTitillationTheory: Taken to pretty much its logical extreme. If those Edo women were wearing any less fabric, there would be no need to bother with fabric at all.
* VaporWear: Apparently a common form of traditional dress on Edo.
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* TheissTitillationTheory: Taken to pretty much its logical extreme. If those Edo women were wearing any less fabric, there would be no need to bother with fabric at all.\n
* VaporWear: Apparently a common form of traditional dress on Edo. If those Edo women were wearing any less fabric, there would be no need to bother with fabric at all.
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* TheissTitillationTheory: Taken to pretty much its logical extreme. If those Edo women were wearing any less fabric, there would be no need to bother with fabric at all.
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* VaporWear: Apparently a common form of traditional dress on Edo.
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** And the Edo men. If their skort-y things were any shorter or that one guy getting a massage any more oiled...
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* HumansAreCthulhu: Rivan becomes convince the ''Enterprise'' crew are gods after seeing the ship in the same orbit as the multi-dimensional entity.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The ''Enterprise'' is pretty clearly violating the Prime Directive just by ''going'' to the Edo world.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Wesley is sentenced to death for ''trampling a flowerbed.''
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Wesley is sentenced to death for ''trampling a flowerbed.''
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The ''Enterprise'' is pretty clearly violating the Prime Directive just by ''going'' to the Edo world.
!'''This episode contains the following tropes:'''
* DisproportionateRetribution: Wesley is sentenced to death for ''trampling a flowerbed.''
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The ''Enterprise'' is pretty clearly violating the Prime Directive just by ''going'' to the Edo world.
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