7x24 Preemptive Strike

Episode Quotes

Mistakes/Goofs

• Goof (incorrectly regarded as a mistake): In the opening battle with the Maquis, when the Enterprise disperses two of the ships with phaser fire, space appears to be shaking. This, however, seems to be a common effect whenever explosions occur, in order to simulate the shock wave.
• Goof (incorrectly regarded as a mistake): Ro says she was sent to the stockade on Jaros II after being court-martialed. This is not to be confused with Garon II, where the incident occurred that got her the court martial, as mentioned in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Ensign Ro (#5.3)}.
• Goof (incorrectly regarded as a mistake): Picard tells Ro that two years ago, Starfleet would never have considered sending her on the mission at hand. She later tells the Maquis that she was released from prison three years ago because Starfleet wanted her to work for them in Bajoran matters. What Picard means here is that Ro would not have been chosen for this type of mission shortly after being reinstated by Starfleet, obviously because of its much more sensitive nature. In the meantime, however, she must have gained a lot of credit with Starfleet, which Picard suggests as well.

Trivia

• Some of the chairs the Maquis use would later be added to the sets for the USS Voyager.
• Macias was named after a Cuban freedom fighter in Cuba's War of Independence from Spain.
• The penultimate episode of the show before the series finale. To mark the occasion, TV Guide presented a special retrospective issue devoted to the long-running show, which had been on the air for seven years and was now about to end.
• Per the title, a preemptive strike refers to an attack made upon an enemy as a precautionary response to an anticipated or impending war.
• The Bajoran food hasperat makes its debut here. It is more often found in DS9.