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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Pressman is clearly meant by the episode to be in the wrong, but whether the episode sticks the landing is a subject of some debate. On the face of it, giving up cloaking technology for peace certainly sounds foolish, and the Romulans are clearly established before and after to have a NotCheatingUnlessYouGetCaught attitude to TheNeutralZone, so one could argue that the Federation is under no obligation to uphold the treaty, making Pressman UnintentionallySympathetic. However, there's an alternate viewpoint: being banned from using cloaking devices doesn't inherently prevent the Federation from developing technology to ''defeat'' them, and given the previously established limitations of cloaking devices, they're most useful in a preemptive strike scenario--something that is generally very against the Federation's ethos. Especially given their present alliance with the Klingon Empire, the Federation can potentially afford to cede the tactical initiative in the interests of maintaining the peace, since the Romulans cannot possibly defeat both Starfleet and the Imperial Klingon Defense Forces simultaneously.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Admiral Pressman developing cloaking technology in secret doesn't seem like the heinous crime the episode makes it out to be given the Romulans routinely violate their treaties with the Federation and are actively engaged in clandestine military action against the Federation. Having it as a trump card, illegal or not, would also be a good weapon against things like the Borg or Dominion (and was in the later case). It was clearer in the story that the ''way'' he did it was the problem; running the experiments in secret and jeopardizing his ship and the lives of his crew.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Admiral Pressman developing cloaking technology in secret doesn't seem like the heinous crime the episode makes it out to be given the Romulans routinely violate their treaties with the Federation and are actively engaged in clandestine military action against the Federation. Having it as a trump card, illegal or not, would also be a good weapon against things like the Borg or Dominion (and was in the later case). It was clearer in the story that the ''way'' he did it was the problem; running the experiments in secret and jeopardizing his ship and the lives of his crew.
crew. It's also in-character for the Federation to prefer the HonorBeforeReason approach, i.e. upholding its end of the treaty regardless of whether its counterpart does the same.
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* MemeticMutation: Trekkies still celebrate Captain Picard Day every June 16th, which is the date that corresponds to the stardate in the episode. Even the trailer for ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' shows what a big deal Captain Picard Day was, and the pilot episode shows that despite his misgivings about the holiday, Picard kept the banner stored with other cherished keepsakes.
* PopCultureHoliday: Thanks to this episode, June 16th has been designated "Captain Picard Day".
* PopCultureHoliday: Thanks to this episode, June 16th has been designated "Captain Picard Day".
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* MemeticMutation: PopCultureHoliday: Trekkies still celebrate Captain Picard Day every June 16th, which is the date that corresponds to the stardate in the episode. Even the trailer for ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' shows what a big deal Captain Picard Day was, and the pilot episode shows that despite his misgivings about the holiday, Picard kept the banner stored with other cherished keepsakes.
* PopCultureHoliday: Thanks to this episode, June 16th has been designated "Captain Picard Day".keepsakes.
* PopCultureHoliday: Thanks to this episode, June 16th has been designated "Captain Picard Day".
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: The episode largely exists to answer the question fans had been asking the show's whole run: why doesn't the Federation have cloaking technology?
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Terry O'Quinn was already a well-established character actor by the time of his appearance in this episode, but he would later become a big TV star with his performance as John Locke in ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Admiral Pressman developing cloaking technology in secret doesn't seem like the heinous crime the episode makes it out to be given the Romulans routinely violate their treaties with the Federation and are actively engaged in clandestine military action against the Federation. Having it as a trump card, illegal or not, would also be a good weapon against things like the Borg or Dominion (and was in the later case). It was clearer in the story that the ''way'' he did it was the problem; running the experiments in secret and jeopardizing his ship and the lives of his crew.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Admiral Pressman developing cloaking technology in secret doesn't seem like the heinous crime the episode makes it out to be given the Romulans routinely violate their treaties with the Federation and are actively engaged in clandestine military action against the Federation. Having it as a trump card, illegal or not, would also be a good weapon against things like the Borg or Dominion (and was in the later case). It was clearer in the story that the ''way'' he did it was the problem; running the experiments in secret and jeopardizing his ship and the lives of his crew.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Terry O'Quinn Creator/TerryOQuinn was already a well-established character actor by the time of his appearance in this episode, but he would later become a big TV star with his performance as John Locke in ''Series/{{Lost}}''.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Admiral Pressman developing cloaking technology in secret doesn't seem like the heinous crime the episode makes it out to be given the Romulans routinely violate their treaties with the Federation and are actively engaged in clandestine military action against the Federation. Having it as a trump card, illegal or not, would also be a good weapon against things like the Borg or Dominion (and was in the later case). It was clearer in the story that the ''way'' he did it was the problem; running the experiments in secret and jeopardizing his ship and the lives of hiscrew.crew.
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* FoeYay: A few people have seen it between Pressman and Riker. Some of those long, smoldering looks...plus the reason young Riker was so hellbent on defending Pressman might have been that he had a crush on him.
