Originally posted by Fesarius
Others have pointed out that we already know what the Romulans look like, so no such constraints apply now.
But it would be nice that the show stays consistent, and that the crew of the Enterprise doesn't see what they look like. Or, at least, noone who lives to tell sees what they look like.
Davy Jones
"Frightened? My dear, you are looking at a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe! I was petrified."
-- The Wizard of Oz