SPOCK: We're still on our side, Captain. But I wouldn't be. SPOCK: Debris on our scanners. SULU: Enemy vessel becoming visible, sir. Intruder bearing one eleven mark
engines and systems shut down, the Enterprise is also playing the
Two Commanders and several junior officers. On theories
all their energy. KIRK: Kirk here. KIRK: Phasers, fire. How? Now show our
STILES: Sir, at this distance? Spock then reports that the ship is heading back towards the Neutral Zone. All decks, standby alert. understand you. our position. STILES: Don't you mean interception course, sir? COMMANDER: Escape manoeuvre one, quickly! STILES: Aim with sensors. ← 14th of 80 released in TOS → alert. Visual contact between ships is somehow established as Kirk watches a severely wounded Romulan commander stagger to his feet. SULU: And hope for a lucky shot before they zero in on us? COMMANDER: Evasive action. ANGELA: Acknowledge. First aired: 15 December 1966 No need to tell you what happens when we
You run away from them and you guarantee
STILES: We'll enter the Neutral Zone in one minute,
"Perhaps so, but my judgment prevails. the Praetor's taste. Writer Paul Schneider successfully evoked war stories and submarine dramas, a la the film The Enemy Below , in his teleplay. ANGELA: I'm all right. Signal this to all decks, Lieutenant. outposts, killed our men. What do you have on the
ROMULAN: A signal, Commander. The balance of terror during the period of the cold war revealed the extreme vulnerability of human societies, and in particular the danger posed to them by the arms race. UHURA: Yes, Captain. The music featured during the opening scenes of the wedding ceremony is the 19th century English tune ", Although phasers are used throughout the episode, the visual effect seen is that which later was used for. COMMANDER: The body of the Centurion, too. ", "I had no idea that history was your specialty." MCCOY: War is never imperative, Mister Spock. Romulan would take, Jim, for the Neutral Zone and home. STILES: I'm alive, sir. And power is danger." debris into the tubes. En rejetant les doctrines qui reposent sur l' équilibre de la terreur , nous pourrons plus aisément fonder notre choix sur un véritable combat pour la paix. STILES: We know Outpost four has been attacked, sir, so if we intercept
violate the zone. If he has
Stardate:
COMMANDER: Its many particles will obscure their sensing device,
CREWMAN: Phaser two, fire. Not too soon for me
COMMANDER: How pleasing to the eye it is. There's a long silence and a lot
DECIUS: Yes Commander, but only for self-destruction. In
SPOCK: It is for them, Doctor. My chest. Only a glimpse of it. Fire! Check our course ahead, Mister Spock. Warn that ship off. of a falling beam)
We may defend ourselves. What vessel? war. condition red. Their weapon takes
KIRK: Go. Tomlinson. this conflict was fought, SPOCK [OC]: By our standards today, with primitive
SULU [OC]: All decks, condition red. Captain lying on his bed.) ", "He has friends. it's belly)
and the asteroids they were constructed on, pulverised. Kirk watches regretfully as the ship is destroyed. KIRK: What? Could be the
Phaser control room. through our deflectors, it did this. Reverse course. (A ship appears from nowhere on the screen)
takes Scott's arm and is escorted into the room, to the strains of
KIRK: Did Outpost 4 give anything at all on the attacking vessel,
We've lost them,
KIRK: Maybe we can pull them back to our side of the Neutral Zone. Since his information obviously comes from history books rather than from secret intelligence reports, the BoP must continue a Romulan tradition in ship design. KIRK: Call battle stations, Mister Sulu. This is
Don't destroy the one named Kirk. Mister Spock pulled me out
There's no room for it on the Bridge. KIRK: I don't see anything. COMMANDER: Perhaps we can yet save your Praetor's pride for him. In 2014, "Balance of Terror" was rated the best episode in the franchise by Io9. way? KIRK: Mister Stiles. colonising period. SULU: Five, four, three, two, one. think of Earth. De très nombreux exemples de phrases traduites contenant "a balance of terror" – Dictionnaire français-anglais et moteur de recherche de traductions françaises. If you refuse,
A set-up. ", "I wish I were on a long sea voyage somewhere. There would be
decode. Then they fired something at us, some form of
And no responsibility. Spock demonstrates the effect of the Romulan weapon on Outpost 4's protective shields, and Scott reports that the Romulan ship's power is "simple impulse". SCOTT [OC]: We now have aboard debris from Outpost four, Captain. Can you
Not accurate, but if we blanket them
UHURA: Picking up communication. Maximum warp. STILES: Outpost four now five minutes away, sir. Lieutenant? UHURA: Sir, regaining contact with Outpost four. ROMULAN: It moves as we move. COMMANDER: No need. Therefore, no human,
Control circuit burnout. They're painted like a giant bird-of-prey. warheads aboard? Not too much deck
KIRK: Maintain course to outpost four. When Kirk requests communication with the Romulan, Gene Roddenberry picked this as one of his ten favorite episodes for the franchise's 25th anniversary. KIRK: Cease fire. Are you ready, gentlemen? Stiles quotes his experience with phasers and Kirk sends him down to assist. Terrain. practical invisibility screen. guarding the neutral zone between planets Romulus and Remus and the
Are phasers ready? Remastered aired: 16 September 2006 Acknowledge. In a different reality, I
(He goes to the control console, turns a switch, and the whole ship
DECIUS: Yes, Commander. COMMANDER: That Earth outpost called to an Earth vessel. We both have to know that there was a reason," Kirk says softly to Martine. MCCOY [OC]: Twenty two so far. either. SPOCK: They did, Doctor. He then reports that the ship has reappeared. UHURA: Yes, sir. Full ahead, Mister Sulu. I won't underestimate him
on this subject are precise and inviolable. UHURA: Tied in, sir. SPOCK: Do you want a galactic war on your conscience? KIRK: Energise main phasers, Mister Styles. Play dead. to see the stars of home. KIRK: What's our position? How many comrades have we lost in this
Could have been much, much worse, Captain. The Romulan BoP was purposefully designed … (Spock is walking slowly when he hears the
Have lost contact with the intruder. UHURA [OC]: Course unchanged, sir. moment. Enterprise is moving to investigate and assist. STILES: Traverse pattern. I know they are following. Kirk orders the Enterprise crew to attack the Romulans. Kirk confesses that he wishes he were on a cruise somewhere with no responsibility. offshoot of my Vulcan blood, and I think this likely, then attack
DECIUS: The Earth vessel? KIRK: Pipe it in. ship), KIRK: Mister Sulu, prepare to move in on the
Lieutenant Stiles assumes the attacking vessel is Romulan, but Kirk points out that after a century, no one would know what a Romulan ship looks like. course, sir. Paul Schneider them with a reasonable possibility of victory? He then rebukes and demotes another officer, Decius, for dispatching a subspace message in violation of orders for radio silence. MCCOY: You're discussing tactics. Steady
KIRK: Battle status? COMMANDER: A message was dispatched. The massive explosion causes damage to the Enterprise but despite now having the upper hand, the Romulan commander decides to head for home. weapon. Commander, it is our judgment that we run from a reflection." of stares.) UHURA: All decks standing by, sir. KIRK: It never makes any sense. Despite Kirk's offer to beam aboard any survivors, the Romulan commander informs him that it is not the Romulan way. To inform our Praetor of this glorious
SULU: Security alert, sir. And in all of that, and perhaps more, only one of
What's your status? UHURA: (still at the navigation station) Hailing frequencies open, sir. KIRK: Our chance, gentlemen. KIRK: Confirm what hit you, Hansen. ROMULAN: Commander, the reflection returns. "Which neither retreats nor grows near, which turns as we turn. Do you realise what this really comes
(Everyone gets thrown about a bit)
KIRK: Stay with him, helm. All weapons
Meanwhile, on the bridge of the Romulan ship, the Romulan commander has noticed the Enterprise following them. SPOCK: Damage reports, Mister Stiles? SPOCK: Will you require assistance here? Battle stations. You're reduced two steps in rank. Kirk learns that Earth Outpost 4 is under attack as everyone runs to battle st… Now motionless for
STILES: I was suggesting that Mister Spock could probably translate it
Switching to visual. KIRK: After a whole century, what will a Romulan ship look like, Mister
As the Star Trek Compendium puts it, think of the Enterprise as a "surface vessel" and the invisible Romulan ship as a "submarine" and you've got the basic concept. SPOCK: Insufficient mass, sir. She gets up and hugs him.) SPOCK: Lab theorises an enveloping energy plasma forcing an implosion. Had our deflector
sir. No reaction on our
first message. SPOCK: I have a blip on the motion sensor. KIRK: Phasers, Mister Spock? about a people we've never even met face to face? We're a mile deep on an asteroid. SULU: Our speed is now maximum, sir. Soon even enough for
Augustin's In Enemy Hands quite some time ago, and never forgot the characters of Srin and Moon. SPOCK: We're losing sensor contact, Captain. KIRK: What purpose will it serve to die? STILES: A phaser hit at this distance would be the wildest stroke of
(Spock enters just as Stiles tries and fails to reach the firing
SPOCK: Motion sensor signal stopped. Captain. Fire! L’“ équilibre de la terreur ” a ainsi tenu en échec la menace d’une guerre nucléaire. capable of no other feelings in such matters. COMMANDER: I think you do. It's still overtaking us. Stiles notices the Romulan captain's physical resemblance to Spock. message terminates. His fiancée
Identity? SPOCK: Captain, I must make further repairs on the transfer coil. KIRK: Thank you, Doctor. KIRK: He'll only be visible for a moment. (The viewscreen shows a wrecked room and just the Commander still on
Unknown weapon. KIRK: How many men did we lose, Bones? DECIUS: Only in code, Commander. ← 14th of 798 released in all → The Praetor's finest and
COMMANDER: First study the enemy, seek weakness. SPOCK: Blip has changed its heading. HANSEN [OC]: Outposts two, three, and eight are gone. KIRK: Back to his old course. CENTURION: We've seen a hundred campaigns together, and still I do not
Spock picks up the "metal-cased object" on his sensors and the Enterprise fires upon it. Star
A barrage of phaser fire damages the Romulan ship. KIRK: I had no idea that history was your specialty. CENTURION: Our portion, Commander, is obedience. KIRK: We know their Achilles heel, Mister Stiles. STILES: You'll know, sir. Kirk orders full astern and as the Enterprise backs up, they find that the weapon has a range limit which causes the shot to partially dissipate, resulting in reduced impact. However, McCoy puts his hand on Kirk's shoulder and gently says, "In this galaxy, there's a mathematical probability of three million Earth-type planets. And in all of that, and perhaps more, only one of each of us. HANSEN [on viewscreen]: Enterprise, can you see it? Spock's sensors detect a moving object, but nothing is visible on the screen. KIRK: He did exactly what I would have done. MCCOY: Only one. KIRK: Discontinue. STILES: Twenty seconds to Neutral Zone, sir. SPOCK: He's maintaining that bearing, Captain. If they hit us again with our deflector shield gone. Stay with him. to the attacking ship, which then vanishes.) Meanwhile, the phaser circuits on the Enterprise burn out as the Romulan ship fires its primary weapon. phaser working, sir, one shot might detonate it. KIRK: Weapons status? Uhura picks up a communication signal, through which Spock is able obtain a view of the Romulan ship's interior, providing the Federation their first visuals of the Romulans. Why me? ANGELA: You won't get off my hook this easily. Later on the bridge, Spock, while making repairs, accidentally activates a panel, and the Romulan ship detects the Enterprise and moves in to attack. SPOCK: Yes, very well, thank you, Captain. He is there, somewhere. UHURA: Yes, Captain, then Outpost three an hour later. You and I are of a kind. stations show green. circumstances are you to cross into the Neutral Zone without my direct
COMMANDER [on viewscreen]: We are creatures of duty, Captain. The centurion pushes the Romulan commander out of the way of falling debris but is fatally injured himself. KIRK: Casualties? Coffee, at least? TOS, Episode 1x08 Kirk goes to sickbay and discovers that not only did Spock fire the phasers, he also rescued Stiles. KIRK: Feed this to the space recorder and jettison immediately. KIRK [OC]: Will be considered sufficient reason to
It is time. It has come down to a waiting game and both ships have powered down in the Neutral Zone to prevent detection. The Romulan BoP was designed by Wah Chang and appears in TOS: "Balance of Terror" and in "The Deadly Years" too. treaty after the Earth-Romulan conflict a century ago. Continue log entries. then Stiles notices purple gas escaping from a seal)
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", "Happy wedding day, almost." We'll swing around the other side and
Not a vessel, a trick. Metal moulds, conduit, plastoform and a body,
picture of their Bridge. Our fuel reserve is gone. ROMULAN: It consumes much power, Commander. Living on a planet where instability rules / Nations now are governed by selfindulgent fools / Bickering eachother, pretenders to the throne / The outcome of this battle is as yet COMMANDER: Perhaps so, but my judgment prevails. Can you see? Captain's log, supplemental. COMMANDER: No. Don't destroy the one named Kirk.". Perhaps necessary when they use their
Neutral Zone. matrimony. KIRK: Comet Icarus four. SULU: Something visual ahead, Captain, at extreme range. HANSEN: Negative. tennis, no frantic dancing, and no responsibility. (The lights are being dimmed and systems shut down
Continue evasive manoeuvres. Captain. KIRK: Yes, well gentlemen, the question still remains. Theatrical premiere of "The Enemy Below": Theatrical premiere of "Run Silent, Run Deep": The plot of this episode is based on the 1957 film, The "Revised Final Draft" of the script was disseminated on 18 July 1966. SULU: And if they could report they destroyed us? The commander quietly expresses distaste for the mission, but assures the centurion of his devotion to his duty. STILES [OC]: Energise. STILES: Negative, sir. Under no circumstances is the Enterprise to enter the Romulan Neutral Zone without a direct order from Kirk. Centurion, I find myself wishing for destruction
Completely destroyed, even though we were alerted. Not yours. Vincent McEveety ", "We are creatures of duty, Captain. Don't destroy the one named Kirk. Captain James T. Kirk is officiating at a wedding between two crew members, Angela Martine and Robert Tomlinson, when suddenly a red alert klaxon interrupts the ceremony, followed by a request for Captain Kirk to report to the bridge. Kirk anticipates this and manages to fire on the Romulan ship. turns from it, gagging with pain. MCCOY: Do we violate the treaty, Captain? (They are hit by phaser fire again). MCCOY: Amen to that. The Commander looks worriedly at him - then lowers his head back onto the. people, always left out that one point. Memories of a war over a century ago? By rejecting doctrines that rely on the balance of terror, we can more readily base our choice on a genuine struggle for peace. KIRK: Very well. Weapons crew dead. Commander, I remind you of your duty. Captain's commands over the intercom)
course toward it. Glorious. SCOTT [OC]: Yes, sir. Original Airdate: 15 Dec, 1966. here. STILES: Family history. accidentally touches a button, turning on a system)
CENTURION: You spoke of entrapment. And Bones, what if I'm wrong? UHURA [OC]: Approximately three hours before receiving a reply to our
HANSEN [on viewscreen]: Switching. The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory. No act, no provocation. retain this martial philosophy, then weakness is something we dare not
KIRK: Fully operable, Scotty? (runs the tape through his computer)
UHURA: Cryptography is working on it, sir. But it's out
TEC 2: Starboard and midship weapons show ready. - Raymond Saroli on Dailymotion Lay down a pattern. (There's a big explosion, everyone gets thrown across the Bridge. STILES: Coming around, sir. ROBERT: (the groom) Happy wedding day, almost. SPOCK: He may think we're destroyed, Captain. intruder. My command post
deflector shield. "Balance of Terror" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series, Star Trek. this galaxy, there's a mathematical probability of three million
He saved my life. Each commander, having failed in his plans, reflects on the other's intelligence. Don't forget it. By rejecting doctrines that rely on the balance of terror, we can more readily base our choice on a genuine struggle for peace. Spock? STILES: Captain, may I respectfully remind the Captain what has
(Angela is kneeling in front of the altarpiece,
KIRK: Lieutenant Uhura, inform Command base, In my opinion, no option. The story is tense, compelling, and thought-provoking. will destroy him. Just then, Dr. McCoy arrives as Rand leaves. (Kirk leaves). SULU [OC]: Alert! KIRK: Steady as she goes. Original US DVD release (single-disc): Volume 4. as we go, Mister Sulu. On my responsibility, we are proceeding into the Neutral Zone. ", "It is for them, doctor. KIRK: Ship damage? STILES: Phasers, fire! 1st of 80 released in TOS-R → ", While Kirk rests in his quarters, Rand enters to check up on him, "In this galaxy, there's a mathematical probability of three million earth-type planets… and in all the universe, three million million galaxies like this one. Fire! I can't understand it. STILES: These are Romulans! They say
Phaser crews ready? Quarter hour reports
SPOCK [OC]: Still no answer from Earth Outpost number two, Captain, and
KIRK: And you, Stiles? Standing by to beam your survivors aboard our ship. make us waste energy. KIRK: I wouldn't make that assumption. TEC 1: Port weapons show ready. Kirk orders him to keep his bigotry to himself. DECIUS: My Commander sent for Decius. SPOCK: We have engine power now, Captain, if you'd like to move off and
as they rig for silent running)
Romulan vessel. He reads the thoughts in my
The Romulan commander hopes to double back to intercept the Enterprise, but, on learning that his target is no longer following, orders an evasive maneuver. KIRK: Can you locate the intruder for us? SCOTT [OC]: We've only the forward phaser room, Captain. Millions and millions of lives hanging on what this vessel
SCOTT: No question. Ship-to-ship, Uhura. Scripts are updated, they work now for Patch 9.0.1 (Shadowlands Pre-Patch). Almost solid iron. I'll be there in a
CENTURION. STILES: Yes, sir. At long last I read the sequel and was not disappointed. and is reaching up to his station to help himself up when he
SULU: They're turning, sir. COMMANDER: Quickly! crying, when Kirk enters. Spock agrees, pointing out that Vulcan had begun to colonize space before giving up its warlike ways, and that if the Romulans are indeed descended from ancient Vulcans, they are more dangerous than Kirk might realize. of Terror
Listen carefully. Behold a
on our position and status. of the phaser room. I feel it. KIRK [OC]: Fire! UHURA: Outpost 4 reported under attack, sir. All decks acknowledge. SULU: I agree, sir. officer. Kirk shakes his head and tells Rand to get him coffee and have it on the bridge, as he will be heading up there soon. SPOCK: Nothing, sir. But Specialist Tomlinson is manning it alone. was there even ship-to-ship visual communication. his feet)
The USS Enterprise investigates in the vicinity of the Romulan Neutral Zone, where an unknown assailant is methodically destroying each of the Earth outposts bordering the Zone. MCCOY: There was a call for you from the Bridge. SCOTT: I've talked to my engine room, sir. Fire! Impact! All phasers fire. ROBERT: Well, meanwhile, temporarily at least, I am still your superior
entertainment purposes only. All decks, condition red. Decius, do we have the old-style nuclear
I'm pointing our that we could have Romulan
And in all of that, and perhaps more, only one of each of us. balance of terror - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. around that Bridge, and I see the men waiting for me to make the next
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ROMULAN: Which neither retreats nor grows nearer. Neutral Zone, entry into which by either side, would constitute an act
A space
Constructed on asteroids, they monitor the Neutral Zone established by
DECIUS: Why don't we fire, Commander? particles. Both Earth
SULU: Debris scatter ahead, sir. that war, sir. KIRK: Sit down, Mister. They may have solved that problem. Our gift to the homeland, another war. Attack. SULU: Phaser crew signal ready, sir. SPOCK: Phasers operational, Captain. under us. KIRK: When they opened fire. And friends of his kind mean power. COMMANDER: We've damaged ourselves. with the object on our sensors exactly, move for move. SPOCK: I saved a trained navigator so he could return to duty. Kirk goes to the rostrum.) us. (Spock goes under his station to put out the flames)
And then the whole vessel disappeared. All hands to battle stations. Back
The rarely seen command work utility jumpsuit is worn by several crew members in this episode. Production number: 6149-09 KIRK: Meaning we can outrun them? KIRK: Power on. Hold
"You won't get off my hook this easily. Our sensors show that much. "Not yours.". Unable to stop the Romulan ship, and aware of the consequences, Kirk orders the Enterprise into the Neutral Zone. I look
screens, sir. Can it be true? to be warlike, cruel, treacherous, and only the Romulans know what they
KIRK: Well, here's one thing you can be sure of, Mister. As Uhura attempts to interpret the Romulan signals, Stiles sarcastically suggests giving the job to Spock. duty to permit it. Their power is simple impulse. show. Alerte concert Cet artiste n'a aucun concert programmé. KIRK: Analysis, quickly. SULU: Ten seconds to impact. After Spock leaves however, a phaser coolant leak erupts. Phasers, fire point-blank. UK re-release (three-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 1.3. The sole survivor of Outpost 4, Commander Hansen, describes a powerful blast of energy from a ship they couldn't track and the destruction of Outpost 8. (Up shimmers an image of a group of four humanoids around a console. We both have to know that there was a
Just one more duty to perform. The Star Trek Transcripts - Balance of Terror. (Rand stands as close as humanly possible to Kirk)
MCCOY: Once inside, they can claim we did. proof. The centurion warns the commander that Decius has powerful friends. sightings or sensor readings in their area. I believe I can lock on it, get a
Furious, the Romulan commander orders more debris into the disposal tubes, including a nuclear warhead. outposts gone,
Switching to speakers. KIRK: Mister Spock, put this star sector on our screen. KIRK: Thank you, Yeoman. It also explains Mr. Stiles reference to spies in the televised version of the script. They don't acknowledge. Captain out. "Balance of Terror" was the 14th episode of season one. One leaves his post and salutes the figure with his back to us. He reads the thoughts in my brain! KIRK: Let's get him, Mister Sulu. there somewhere. ", "It never makes any sense. MCCOY: But I've got one. And power is danger. "Danger and I are old companions. With William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Mark Lenard, Paul Comi. ROMULAN: Our reflection no longer follows us. nine hours, forty seven minutes. (the Romulan becomes a clear image)
Earth Outposts 2 and 3 are found to be destroyed, and the Enterprise briefly contacts Outpost 4. (the lights come back on) Report, Mister
brain. RAND: We finally received an answer from Command base, sir. position. (. At least it's still there. SPOCK: Intruder now bearing directly for comet's tail. motion sensors
UHURA: Yes, sir. Cast
KIRK: Put it on the screen. make myself clear? KIRK: What's our position, navigator? Copy to clipboard spies aboard this ship. considered expendable. STILES: Estimate it'll overtake us in two minutes, sir. L' équilibre de la terreur … "Family history. SPOCK: Impossible, Captain. one minutes. Fire! DECIUS: We are in the Neutral Zone. The revised final draft script for "Balance of Terror" fleshed out Stiles' suspicion that Romulan spies might have been aboard the Enterprise. He then says, with admiration, "I regret that we meet in this way. A shot filmed for scene 171, but cut from the finished episode shows Kirk saluting the Romulan commander, which the latter acknowledges with a courteous nod, before destroying his ship. KIRK: Kirk … ROBERT: Phaser two, fire. The Earth ship again. The Centurion is dead. They'll be back. Both Spock's eyebrows hit the ceiling. COMMANDER: Clear? Stiles? Meanwhile, Spock checks on the phaser crew and Stiles coldly remarks that they "will handle things without your help, Vulcan." The commander then reluctantly gives the order to attack. SPOCK: Sweeping the area of Outpost two. ", "He's a sorcerer, that one! Soyez le premier à être averti des prochains concerts de Balance Of Terror KIRK [OC]: But if necessary to avoid interspace
KIRK: Full astern! Back on their original
shield on maximum. Vulcan, like Earth, had its aggressive
Captain. SPOCK [OC]: As you may recall from your histories,
Estimating treaty boundary in twenty
Proximity fuse. Despite objections from Stiles, Kirk orders a parallel course instead of an intercept course. I'm going to marry you,
COMMANDER: Once fully obscured, we will turn suddenly back upon our
SULU: Sir, nothing in
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