ā€¢ The Orion starship we see in the opening is visually similar to the Orion interceptors seen in ā€œBorderlandā€ with some distinct differences.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Notably, this interceptor has a pair of arms extending from the underside of the ship, similar to the Orion starship seen in the TAS episode, ā€œThe Pirates of Orion.ā€

ā€¢ Starting with Risikā€™s tattoos, we see several examples of the Orion alphabet introduced in ā€œBorderlandā€.

ā€¢ Among the plunder the Orion lower deckers are sorting is:

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ A Batā€™leth

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ A number of 24th century Starfleet type-2 phasers

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ A Vulcan harp

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ A 23rd century Starfleet type-2 phaser

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ A Starfleet compression phaser rifle

ā€¢ ā€Hey, did you guys see that Maleer got big pieces of metal attached to her head?ā€ In ā€œBorderlandā€ we were introduced to the idea that Orion body modification practices do include grafting bits of what appears to be scrap metal to their bodies.

ā€¢ The captainā€™s chair aboard the Orion ship is similar in shape to the one seen in ā€œThe Pirates of Orionā€.

ā€¢ The Mysterious Threat destroys the Orion vessel, just as it did the Klingon Bird-of-Prey, IKS Cheā€™Taā€™ in ā€œTwovixā€, and a Romulan ship in ā€œI Have No Bones Yet I Must Fleeā€.

ā€¢ ā€œI have put my foot in my mouth enough when it comes to Orion stuff.ā€ Tendi was hurt by Marinerā€™s insistence that all Orions are pirates who love to pillage in ā€œCrisis Pointā€, and Mariner again insulted Tendi by suggesting she use her pheromones to influence a dom-jot game they were attempting to hustle in ā€œWeā€™ll Always Have Tom Parisā€.

ā€¢ Among his possessions on display, Boimler has a USS Cerritos commemorative plate.

ā€¢ Tendi, Mariner, and Tā€™Lyn take the Yosemite II shuttle on their away mission/girlsā€™ trip. The original Yosemite was destroyed in when Mariner and Boimler were caught in a gravity well and forced to crash land in ā€œWhere Pleasant Fountains Lieā€, and the Yosemite II was introduced in ā€œGroundedā€.

ā€¢ As the shuttle approaches Orion, we see an Orion barge of the type operated by Harrad-Sar in ā€œBoundā€.

ā€¢ Several of the buildings on the Orion skyline bear the symbol worn by the Orion crew in ā€œThe Pirate of Orionā€.

ā€¢ ā€œYou grew up in a castle, like frigginā€™ Billups?ā€ We learned that chief engineer Billups grew up as heir to the throne of the human colony Hysperia, which is populated entirely by ā€œren faire types.ā€

ā€¢ Tendi confirms that her family is part of the Orion Syndicate, a criminal organization first mentioned in ā€œThe Ascentā€.

ā€¢ Bā€™rt Tendi is played by Nolan North, whoā€™s portrayed several Trek characters, including:

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Bridge officer of the USS Vengeance - ā€œStar Trek Into Darknessā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ The Half a Rascal - ā€œMuch Ado About Boimlerā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Cerritos transporter chief, Lundy

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Sokel - ā€œwej Dujā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Kā€™ranch - ā€œThe Least Dangerous Gameā€

ā€¢ The A.B. Chambers is the steamboat that Mark Twain briefly worked on.

ā€¢ Boimler and Rutherford both show up dressed as Mark Twain. The real Samuel Clemens encountered the crew of the USS Enterprise D when they travelled back to 1893 in ā€œTimeā€™s Arrowā€.

ā€¢ Tendi was first referred to as the Mistress of the Winter Constellations in ā€œWeā€™ll Always Have Tom Parisā€.

ā€¢ The bottle the Slit Throat bartender pours from features an image of the Orion captain from ā€œThe Pirates of Orionā€.

ā€¢ The stir stick in Madam Gā€™s drink is topped with the symbol worn by the Orion crew in ā€œThe Pirates of Orionā€.

ā€¢ New Seattle is a colony on Penthara IV, a world the Enterprise D responded to a disaster on in ā€œA Matter of Timeā€.

ā€¢ The pattern on the privacy screens of the hump dungeon mirror those of the fence in the fantasy Captain Pike experienced of Vina as an Orion ā€œslave girlā€ in ā€œThe Menagerie, Part IIā€.

ā€¢ Tā€™Lyn observes that the male Orions in the hump dungeon appear to be under the influence of pheromonal chemical manipulation. It was established in ā€œBoundā€ that Orion culture is actually matriarchal, with women controlling the men via the use of pheromones.

ā€¢ ā€Tendiā€™s made it clear that Starfleet made those pheromones up.ā€ Actually, all Tendi ever said in ā€œWeā€™ll Always Have Tom Parisā€ is that sheā€™s, ā€not even that kind of Orion.ā€

ā€¢ Coqqor is played by Eric Bauza, whoā€™s portrayed several PRO and LDS characters, including:

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Barniss Frex - ā€œAsylumā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Scotā€™Ee and Soolā€™U - ā€œAll the Worldā€™s a Stageā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Assface and Screwhead - ā€œSkin a Catā€

ā€¢ Though there has previously not been any canon Chalnoth ships, the design here appears to be based on the ships seen on the cover of DC Comicsā€™ ā€œStar Trek: The Next Generationā€ #61, published in 1994.

ā€¢ The starship boneyard that Tendi and Dā€™Erika used to play in as children contains a Federation exploration vessel of the same design as the USS Raven, which Seven of Nineā€™s parents used to study the Borg and get assimilated. Ship type was first seen in ā€œThe Ravenā€.

ā€¢ Coqqor devours Rutherford and Boimlerā€™s bonsai tree. In ā€œAllegianceā€ the Chalnoth Esoqq was unable to eat the food disks provided to Picard and the others by their captors, but did strongly imply that he could subsist on the Mizarian prisoner.

ā€¢ ā€I may not be a pirate, but Iā€™ve rerouted my share of EPS conduits.ā€ Tendi demonstrated her shipjacking abilities in ā€œHear All, Trust Nothingā€.

ā€¢ ā€A report without the subjectā€™s consent would be unethical.ā€ Vulcans monitor other species without their consent all the time, such as in ā€œStar Trek: First Contactā€, ā€œThe Andorian Incidentā€, and ā€œCarbon Creekā€.

ā€¢ Boimler and Rutherford end the episode on the holodeck, both dressed as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The works of Mozart have been featured in:

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ ā€œWhere No One Has Gone Beforeā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ ā€œThe Ensigns of Commandā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ ā€œSarekā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ ā€œA Matter of Timeā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ ā€œA Fistful of Datasā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ ā€œCogenitorā€

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    I was immediately excited to see a Chalnoth show up. I thought LDS could have some fun with a species that is, at least according to ā€œAllegianceā€, completely lawless trying to do science.

    The bit about the Chalnoth not trusting Starfleet scans because theyā€™re too nuanced and through I thought was good, but the rest of the b-plot after that didnā€™t really work for me. Maybe if Coqqor had actually engaged in the Mark Twain conflict resolution strategy. That would have been fun.

    Fortunately the a-plot was really strong on this one.

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        Yeah, I donā€™t want to rewrite the episode too much, because thatā€™s not what Iā€™m here for, but what Rutherford and Boimler showed up on the bridge, still struggling to get their Twain cosplay off? The episode already had Rutherford decrying how complicated vests are. They get called to the bridge, and theyā€™re still half in costume when they interrupt Freemanā€™s negotiations with Coqqor and he demands an explanation. They stumble over one another trying to provide context for who Twain is, and that they were in an argument, but by both engaging with the character they were able to sort out their differences. The camera pulls in tight on Coqqorā€™s face as his eyes narrow, and after a pause he says, ā€œShow me.ā€

        Freemanā€™s willing to entertain anything at this point but isnā€™t convinced. However, Coqqor really gets into the character. After some coaching from Boimler and Rutherford, Freeman is able to reach an agreement with Coqqor, and in addition to scanning access, they agree to a cultural exchange. They give Coqqor the Cerritosā€™ library of Twain writings, including a printing of ā€œA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurā€™s Courtā€ thatā€™s been in Boimlerā€™s family for generations, but heā€™s willing to part with for the sake galactic diplomacy. Coqqor then immediately eats the book.