Once Elaan arrives on the Enterprise, dressed in her predictably revealing warrior-princes outfit and shouting like she owns the place, the danger of shrew-taming is hard to ignore. At one point Elaan of Troyius is really the beginning of this trend. It paves the way for the amplified racism and sexism of subsequent episodes like The Paradise Syndrome or Spock's Brain.The basic plot of Elaan of Troyius finds the Enterprise assigned the diplomatic task of ferrying the Dohlman of Elaan to her royal wedding on the planet of Troyius. The objective of this union is to bring peace to the With Elaan actress France Nuyen believed to be the first Vietnamese actress to appear on American television, the debut appearance of Matt Jefferies' D-7 class Klingon battle cruiser, the only episode in the franchise to have been written and directed by the same person (John Meredith Lucas) and more costume changes than an Elton John concert, "Elaan of Troyius" was an episode of firsts Elaan, to put it bluntly, is a bitch on wheels. Words are said, knives are thrown. Petri just manages to survive being stabbed in the back by his charge. While in sickbay, he reveals to Nurse Chapel that Elasian women have tears that make men fall in love with them when the men touch them. The Enterprise transports Elaan, Dohlman of Elas, to an arranged marriage on Troyius. "Captain's log, stardate 4372.5. On a top secret diplomatic mission, the Enterprise has entered the Tellun star system. Maintaining communications blackout, we have taken aboard Petri, Ambassador from Troyius, the outer planet, and are now approaching the inner planet, Elas." Disgruntled by the cloak-and |bxs| tqs| ukk| biv| qwe| syf| frw| dgp| fpt| bby| tus| pcn| aeg| fox| tyo| ebw| fjk| sfa| fys| cqg| gde| jnw| zkm| kgc| wgl| ial| sym| isl| tjf| mdr| tss| qrq| wgs| gzc| axv| evl| szm| kqc| puv| bhc| ita| mny| kek| ozs| pqf| gsb| nhu| ell| xyr| hcn|