One of the biggest tropes in Star Trek is a character encountering their dual self. Geordi also proves to be just as good with people as he is with machines, as he manages to convince Bochra to work with him to survive. At this point in time, the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Empire were not on the best of terms, so for a Romulan and a Starfleet officer to help each other was a big deal. The best Star Trek episodes often use their conflict to hold up a mirror to society's problems and 'The Enemy' is no different. As if matters couldn't get worse, the planet they're on is bombarded by storms containing radiation that affects neurology, causing Bochra to suffer from injuries in his leg and Geordi's VISOR to short out. When the Enterprise responds to a Romulan distress signal, La Forge is separated from the landing party and encounters a Romulan named Bochra ( John Snyder). With his technical knowhow, the brilliant engineer pulled his crewmates out of the fire time and time again - and 'The Enemy' put this to the ultimate test. It's a well-known fact among The Next Generation fans that the Enterprise-D wouldn't have survived as many clashes as it did if it wasn't for Geordi La Forge ( LeVar Burton).

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