Episode Behind the Scenes

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Part 1 and Part 2 had to switch production order to accommodate Leonard Nimoy's schedule.
   
Michael Piller used the Germanic unification as his basic thematic metaphor but was disappointed his teleplay couldn't provide more chemistry in the Picard-Spock scenes: "We got some good moments, and Leonard was splendid, but I though a lot of it was flat, talky and dull."
   
Michael Piller took issue with fans who ridiculed the idea of invading Vulcan with just three ships: "That's the only way you could do it, with a Trojan horse. You couldn't launch an all out attack."
   
The size and scope of the Romulan street office complex built on Stage 16 rivaled the Victorian London set in "Elementary, Dear Data".
   
Richard James redressed the cargo bay to the Quaylor II piano bar set.
   
Rick Sternbach: "One of the show's major strengths, is how they can put these Tinkertoy set pieces together again and again in different ways and repaint them and come up with completely different looks".
   
Rick Sternbach based the design of the Vulcan ships on a central core surrounded by a wraparound circular generator.

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