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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 899580" data-attributes="member: 5">I think we're going to keep seeing little bits and pieces about Klingons chasing Archer in episodes here and there until they clear Archer of the charges.  I don't think that Klingons are the forgiving type, nor do I think they like to let things simmer on the back burner.  They'll be dogging him with whatever resources they can spare.  Even when they don't use them, I think they'll be mentioned, at least in an off-handed way.  I think it is a good thing and helps to raise the stakes of being out in deep space.  Perpetual one-shot episodes with no long lasting consequences doesn't seem very compelling to me.Part of the problem is that we can't sum up a history with a few pithy citations like they did in TOS and all series afterwards.  It's becoming increasingly obvious that the "Vulcan Database" is fairly sketchy, probably due to them either holding back or being so involved in a near-war with the Andorians that it isn't all that well-developed.  In fact, not having an extensive database may be the reason the Vulcans are holding back.  Perhaps they see the Humans as stepping off into space and being natural leaders, a role they felt they were destined to play.Anyway, two seasons from now when they want to start building the Federation and they want to cite various conflicts with the Klingons as reasons for doing this, all of these snippets are going to need to have been the groundwork for such a leap.</blockquote>

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