• @mkwt
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    202 months ago

    There are two TOS episodes that directly referenced the “United Earth Space Probe Agency” as the operational command for the Enterprise.

    Basically, the United Federation of Planets did not exist when the show started, and its basic structure wasn’t settled on until well into TNG. There’s a second season TNG where the Klingons are federation members.

    • @InverseParallax
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      112 months ago

      There’s a second season TNG where the Klingons are federation members.

      Was it? Will have to rewatch, but I thought they just lied to the waking Klingon crew.

      • @mkwt
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        62 months ago

        S2E17, “Samaritan’s Snare”. Wesley said it on screen, so it’s canon.

        There’s a decent write-up on the stack exchange.

        • @InverseParallax
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          32 months ago

          I remember that now, it felt like an out of place throwaway line later that just didn’t fit.