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In the original script, the crew of the '' Enterprise-D '' came upon a derelict spaceship whose crew had all been killed off by Regulan Bloodworm s. Since these creatures are highly dangerous and can kill within hours, any ship or space station found to be infested with bloodworms must be sterilized and/or destroyed, as per Starfleet orders. The concept of Regulan bloodworms, mentioned in dialogue in the original '' Star Trek '' series (but never actually explained until this episode), was intended to be a metaphor for the AIDS crisis, as AIDS was a similarly lethal disease. This episode was also noted for its inclusion of two openly '' episode " Stigma ". Herbert Wright rewrote the script under the name "Blood and Ice", which also was left unproduced.1 With Gerrold's permission, Carlos Pedraza rewrote ''Blood and Fire'' for the fan series ''''. {Link without Title} Gerrold did a final draft polish (possibly to expand the gay relationship to something more than a hint) and also directed the episode. SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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