Intendant and Dukat: I hadn't thought about it before, but immediately after I had read the comment, I thought: How could I miss it? Because the parallels are so obvious.

Let's hope that the make-up for L'Rell (and any future Klingons) will be modified for s2, not least because Mary Chieffo is so endearingly enthusiastic about the show, her role and all things Klingon.