Today's SF Debris updated review is "Coming of Age" and the following occurs to me...
PNQ: We know that the conspiracy was eventually revealed to be the bluegills, but what if it was Section 31 being sloppy and Starfleet's response was equally sloppy because they didn't have experience in such things?
Think about it for a second. The Sherman's Planet plot was only foiled because the tribbles were there, sheer luck. The Chang plot was only foiled because of Valeris' sloppiness, sheer luck. The E-D's mission was supposed to represent a new era of peace and exploration following the Kllingon treaty, but they still weren't really ready, as Q neatly showed.
Frankly the bluegill stuff should've been returned to after Gene died.
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Zeke: It comes nateurally to him.
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