The Next Generation was still growing its legs, a reference to Leonard Nimoy's Spock would have been legendary.

The Next Generation producer Rick Berman forbid writers from mentioning Spock in the episode "Sarek" about his own father.

While some feel the creators could have chosen a different path, many support the references to the fascist regime as being portrayed as villains. On Reddit and X, fans shared, “I think that N*zism is ...