Edited sentence: In both episodes, it turns out that the primitive people is actually an advanced alien race that was in no danger from the "bad guys" at any point.This episode's story closely parallels that of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode Errand of Mercy, where the Federation and the Klingons both try to rally a seemingly primitive alien people to their side, with the "good guys" intending to protect them against the "bad guys" who intend to use force against them