Corrected entry: When Data and Picard meet up on the bridge near the end of the movie, they just stare at each other for a long time while the machine that's about to destroy the Enterprise counts down. Why isn't Picard, the Captain of his ship, doing everything he can to protect it? Even if he's in shock from killing his clone, Data is an android and his emotion chip is turned off in this movie. There's no reason he shouldn't realize the urgency of the situation, transport Picard to safety, and destroy the machine well before it's done counting down. Instead, he waits until literally the last second.
Corrected entry: Quantum Torpedos are supposed to be the newly advanced torpedo-system used in Starfleet as introduced in DS9 and used on the Enterprise-E in First Contact. But Photon Torpedos are used in this movie.
Correction: It makes sense that the Enterprise-E would only use Photon Torpedoes when they can't see the target. When Troi finds the Scimitar, Quantum torpedos are used. Also, the Enterprise would have more photon torps than Quantums.
Corrected entry: Where are all of the cool weapons and armour that Captain Janeway brought with her from the future at the end of "Star Trek Voyager"?
Correction: Because the technology came from the future they wouldn't use it, it would be against the Temporal Prime Directive. A rule the future Janeway broke by bringing it to the past.
Corrected entry: At Troi and Rikers wedding, Worf gets drunk on illegal Romulan wine. He also recoginizes the composer of the circa 1940 song that Data sings. Neither of these sound like actions of a Klingon Warrior.
Correction: He was raised on Earth and most Starfleet officers do indulge in drinking Romulan ale.
Corrected entry: Data sings off key at Troi and Rikers wedding. This doesn't fit the character of a being that is a violin prodigy, has super strength, and highly intelligent. His voice should be perfect.
Correction: Although Data has many extraordinary physical abilities, that does not make him perfect. Even from the first episode (Encounter At Farpoint) it was made clear that he was not perfect as exemplified by his inability to whistle. In addition, even though he is "highly intelligent" he has lost at least one game of chess to Troi. (Conundrum)
Corrected entry: After being rammed by the Enterprise Shinzon tells his officer to destroy the Enterprise with the radiation weapon and then head for Earth. How far did he think he would make it without his cloak and a huge hole in the ship?
Correction: By this point Shinzon is senile and deluded. And he knows he is going to die anyway, so if he must die, then atleast he knows he will have given everything he's got.
Corrected entry: If the Remans are supposed to be the best fighters in the whole Romulan empire (apparently they won many battles aginst the Dominion), how come Picard manages to kill about 20 of them without breaking a sweat?
Correction: Not all Remans have the same fighting skills. It mentions earlier they were used as cannon fodder. You don't have to shoot well to get in the way of things. Plus, all the Remans who fight well may be dead from the battles with the Dominion.
Corrected entry: Given the Enterprise crew's former troubles with Data's brother Lor, would they really be so quick to activate B-Four, and give him ready access to computer consoles?
Correction: Data is also a highly respected officer, he's about to be promoted to First Officer in command of a starship. One of his main interests is his origins, and the discovery of a brother would drive him to activate the other android, just to see. Lor may have caused problems, but there's an equal chance the other android will take after Data. Also, as Geordi said quite clearly, none of the systems accessed were classified and there was little reason to be concerned, it was just odd. Furthermore, they managed to use the breach to get Data onto the Scimitar in B-four's place, which was highly helpful.
Even if Data wanted to activate B-4 to discover his origins, and give him access to the computer consoles, it's unlikely he or Geordi or any other members of the enterprise crew would have the time since they would have other pressing matters to attend to.
Corrected entry: The population of Kolarus III (the planet where the crew finds B4) is supposed to be a 'prewarp civilization at an early stage of industrial development'. If they're in such an early stage, how is it that the Kolaruns that attack the landing party are advanced enough to have machine guns and all terrain vehicles? (00:16:03)
Correction: In the eyes of the 24th century, we would be pre warp, as we do not have warp drives. But we do have cars and guns.
Corrected entry: Dr. Crusher states that Shinzon's weapon destroys all organic life at the sub-atomic level. At this level, there is no difference between organic and inorganic matter. It is simply all protons, electrons and neutrons.
Correction: She said it destroys it at the sub-atomic level. That doesn't mean it destroys EVERYTHING at the sub-atomic level, just organic material. The DESTRUCTION occurs at the sub-atomic level, but there is obviously something that can "identify" the targeted organic matter first. Perhaps it only destroys certain elements in certain combinations; the radiation may only affect things that way, so that it only destroys organic tissue.
Corrected entry: Shinzon needs an infusion of Picard's blood in order to live. If the technology was available to clone Shinzon from a hair follicle off of Picard, then why couldn't they clone another being from Shinzon to provide the genetic material he needs to live? Also, couldn't they simply use a replicator to make more genetic material?
Correction: A clone from Shinzon would be of the exactly the same altered DNA, therefore having the same faults. Shinzon needed pure DNA from Picard because his own had already started to break down. Also, a further clone would be a totally different person, which is what the film is about anyway.
Corrected entry: Worf holds the rank Lt. Commander in this movie. He was made the ambassador to Kronos at the end of DS9. His presence in the movie could be explained by his friendship with Troi and Riker, but his friendship would be no cause for demotion.
Correction: When he became ambassador he resigned his Starfleet commission and when he returned he regained it meaning he is still a Lt. Commander.
Corrected entry: If Worf is the security chief of the Enterprise, his uniform should be tan rather than red.
Correction: He is no longer a security officer. Worf was the security chief of the Enterprise-D, which was destroyed in the movie 'Generations'. He is not an official member of the crew of the current Enterprise-E. His red uniform comes from the DS9 episode 'Way of the Warrior'.
Corrected entry: Before entering the rift, we learn that the Enterprise is en route to a fleet of Starfleet vessels to stop the Scimitar. Once they enter the rift, all long range communication goes out and until the Romulans show up, the Enterprise is by itself. Did no one think to fire off a long-range communications probe to call for help?
Correction: The Scimitar would have easily destroyed any probe launched by the Enterprise, especially since they were still cloaked.
Corrected entry: At the wedding, Worf moans that Romulan Ale should be illegal, and is told, 'It is'. While it was illegal when last seen in a Star Trek movie (VI: The Undiscovered Country), it was in fact legalised during the Dominion War (Deep Space Nine episode 'Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges'), as part of the Federation-Romulan relations that get everyone so interested in Romulus in this movie.
Correction: The truce is only during the war. As Sloan states in the SAME EPISODE, after the war is over two powers will remain to fight for control of the quadrant: the Federation and the Romulans. And without an common enemy I doubt the Romulans would maintain a truce with those they hate.
Corrected entry: When Shinzon's viceroy and his boarding party beam on board the Enterprise, intruder alarms go off. Yet when Picard beams over to the Scimitar, no alarms go off and Shinzon looks surprised when Picard comes onto the bridge. Fifty-two disrupters, primary and secondary shields, but no intruder alarm?
Correction: This takes place after Picard rams Shinzon's ship. Both ships suffered extensive damages, and obviously the intruder alarm of the Scimitar was one of the damaged systems.
Corrected entry: The Enterprise is tiny compared to Shinzon's ship, yet ramming it does massive damage to Shinzon's ship, effectively crippling it, without doing any discernable damage to the Enterprise whatsoever. It seems unlikely that the Enterprise's bridge, already open to space with only a force field to hold it together, would have survived the impact.
Correction: True, the Enterprise is smaller, but still large enough to cause significant damage. And the Enterprise takes a beating as well in the collision, they couldn't even self-destruct, remember? Plus, in most collisions, the object moving will cause more damage to the other, more stationary object, all things being equal.
Corrected entry: Worf doesn't know that Romulan Ale is illegal? You would think the former Chief of Security of the Federation flagship, the former Strategic Operations Officer for coordinating Klingon Activity in the Bajoran Sector and current Klingon-Federation Ambassador would know this.
Correction: Worf was apparently drunk, and is known for his sarcastic quips, much like this one. Given his history, Worf was making a joke. The joke was then extended with Cmdr. Data's response.
Corrected entry: Janeway is an Admiral, Riker is now a Captain, yet Picard is still only a Captain, too? Talk about needing connections in order to advance within the system. Obviously the Federation isn't a meritocracy.
Correction: Picard was offered a promotion to rank of Admiral in the first season of The Next Generation, but turned it down. Also, in the movie Generations, Kirk advises Picard to never give up the Captain's chair.
Corrected entry: Since emergency transporters are only about the size of a quarter, why didn't Picard take one with him when he went to Shinzon's ship at the end of the movie?
Correction: One had to remain on Shinzon's ship to destroy the weapon, not giving the individual time to use the transporter. It is understood that Picard going onto Shizon's ship is a suicide mission.
Correction: According to the director's commentary on the DVD, Picard is "transfixed by the realization of what he's done", i.e. killing his clone. Data waits until the last moment to destroy the ship in order to give the Enterprise as long as possible to get away from the blast. (Picard had ordered the Enterprise to move away before he transported to the other ship.)