Q; How can it be that Danar can wreak such havoc upon the Enterprise when he comes from a technologically inferior background?
A; The Angosians were indeed in many ways technically inferior to the Federation, but this does not necessarily mean that their enemies, with whom Danar had recently (ish) been in combat with, were inferior. They may have well have had a technology similar to that of the Federation, which would explain how Danar could operate so effectively. Anyway, who is to say that they are inferior in the first place? When Picard asks what is wrong with Danar, Beverly reels off a list of things that they've done to him, but adds that there are some other chemicals in his system that she simply doesn't recognise. This doesn't sound to me like the product of technical inferiority. On the same theme, close inspection of the wall on Angosia which Danar blasts a chunk out of reveals that in a remarkably short space of time it has been mended, apparently without assistance. Not something which the Enterprise is capable of, is it?
Incidentally, it was nice to see a good, old-fashioned punch-up in this show. It took me back to the old days, when Kirk was getting in scraps all the time. We should see more of this occasionally.
Evolution The Ensigns of Command The Survivors Who Watches the
Watchers? The Bonding Booby
Trap The Enemy The Price The Vengeance Factor The Defector The Hunted
The High Ground Deja Q A
Matter of Perspective Yesterday's Enterprise
The Offspring
Sins of the Father Allegiance Captain's Holiday
Tin Man Hollow Pursuits The Most Toys Sarek
Menage á Troi
Transfigurations The Best of Both Worlds
Part One