The Defector

The original large scale model of the Enterprise D, created for the pilot, was six feet long. Its size made it difficult to work with, and it was decided to create a new, four-foot model, which appears for the first time in this episode. The new model had greater surface detail, and was much easier to work with. There were a number of subtle changes to the ship, including the addition of a row of windows on the leading edge of the saucer to match the location of Ten Forward.

In The Enemy (1989), the Enterprise had a visual conversation with a Romulan ship that was over "6 hours away" from the Enterprise. But in the beginning of this episode Lt. Worf states that the scout ship is too far out of range for a visual conversation, even though within a few moments the ship is within visual range and even able to put their shields around it.

Featured in The Chronic Rift: The 1990 Roundtable Awards (1991)