47. Pride And Prejudice In The Original Romulan

Anika and Liz discuss the classic TOS tie-in novel My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane, particularly: 

• Duane's take on Roman culture, and its ties to canon, especially in the wake of Star Trek: Picard
• Romulan language -- and how the heck do you pronounce "Mnhei’sahe"?
• Ael: a character we adore beyond reason
• Liz's elaborate headcanon about Romulan culture and politics in the 24th century
• Anika's eternal grief at not getting to learn Romulan, when Klingon is on Duolingo
• Fancasting Ael
• Liz pitches a loose adaptation for season 2 of Picard
• The sequels

Is Ael a Mary Sue? Do we care? Is it racist to compare your officer to pizza? These are just some of the important issues we cover!

Links: 

• The rec.arts.startrek.fandom post outlining Roddenberry's (alleged) problems with the Rihannsu books
• Rihannsu on TV Tropes