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Re: DS9 S4: Our Man Bashir
"Do you care about the plot? In all honesty, one of the weaknesses of this episode is how it tries to give us a plot to digest which turns out to be a fairly meaningless exercise simply because it doesn't matter. "
No, but neither do we care about the plots of the James Bond movies.
"Do you care about the plot? In all honesty, one of the weaknesses of this episode is how it tries to give us a plot to digest which turns out to be a fairly meaningless exercise simply because it doesn't matter. "
No, but neither do we care about the plots of the James Bond movies.
Re: VOY S5: Latent Image
I like this episode a great deal. When the plot is fully revealed, my first reaction was that I wish I could forget some of my experiences by deleting them and my life would have been better. My second reaction was that the doc is a vital member of the crew being the only physician on board and he can't go insane. In that case, they needed to point that out and the doc should have realized that himself, if not at first, at least later when he stops functioning.
I would like to see the conclusion to be that the doc realizes this and asks the insanity memory to be removed and thoroughly like in TNG:Clues.
I like this episode a great deal. When the plot is fully revealed, my first reaction was that I wish I could forget some of my experiences by deleting them and my life would have been better. My second reaction was that the doc is a vital member of the crew being the only physician on board and he can't go insane. In that case, they needed to point that out and the doc should have realized that himself, if not at first, at least later when he stops functioning.
I would like to see the conclusion to be that the doc realizes this and asks the insanity memory to be removed and thoroughly like in TNG:Clues.
Re: VOY S5: Counterpoint
What kind of telepaths are those when they can’t sense Kashyk’s intentions?
What kind of telepaths are those when they can’t sense Kashyk’s intentions?
Re: TNG S7: Homeward
@James G
Yeah, I agree with you about the scene when the native showed up in 10 forward. I am not big on Woke and identity politics, but my immediate reaction to that scene was: what a bunch of privileged jerks. An intelligent species had just been wiped out and you are enjoying the scene while drinking synthehol?
@James G
Yeah, I agree with you about the scene when the native showed up in 10 forward. I am not big on Woke and identity politics, but my immediate reaction to that scene was: what a bunch of privileged jerks. An intelligent species had just been wiped out and you are enjoying the scene while drinking synthehol?
Re: VOY S5: Thirty Days
While Janeway was not nearly as bad as Picard in Homeward, she was the ultimate bureaucrat, quoting rules and regulations when chances were she wouldn’t make it home alive or a very old woman.
While Janeway was not nearly as bad as Picard in Homeward, she was the ultimate bureaucrat, quoting rules and regulations when chances were she wouldn’t make it home alive or a very old woman.
Re: DS9 S6: Rocks and Shoals
Remata'Klan is a sympathetic character the moment we realize that he is fully intelligent but has no freedom of choice.
Remata'Klan is a sympathetic character the moment we realize that he is fully intelligent but has no freedom of choice.
Re: VOY S3: Sacred Ground
This thing puts the usual science vs. religion debate on its head. I usually ignore the technobbable as a plot device to get the writer through some impossible dilemma.
However here the theme is to pit "science" in the form of technobbable directly against the "spiritual". The only reason I (or rather my unconscious mind) find the "spiritual" non-explanation more convincing is because the "scientific" technobbable sounds even more ridiculous, as usual.
This thing puts the usual science vs. religion debate on its head. I usually ignore the technobbable as a plot device to get the writer through some impossible dilemma.
However here the theme is to pit "science" in the form of technobbable directly against the "spiritual". The only reason I (or rather my unconscious mind) find the "spiritual" non-explanation more convincing is because the "scientific" technobbable sounds even more ridiculous, as usual.
Re: VOY S4: One
The fatal radiation nonsense is too contrived, but otherwise, it is a nice episode. I agree with Jammer that the fake alien is a bad idea.
The fatal radiation nonsense is too contrived, but otherwise, it is a nice episode. I agree with Jammer that the fake alien is a bad idea.
Re: VOY S4: Year of Hell, Part I
I used to hate alternative timeline stuff, but then I realized that it was just a way to reset things at the end of the day. Wow isn’t it exacting we beat up the ship with fires and spectacles and get a lot of important regulars killed, except we reset everything at the end by resetting the timeline. It is a modern day Deux ex machina.
I used to hate alternative timeline stuff, but then I realized that it was just a way to reset things at the end of the day. Wow isn’t it exacting we beat up the ship with fires and spectacles and get a lot of important regulars killed, except we reset everything at the end by resetting the timeline. It is a modern day Deux ex machina.
Re: VOY S4: Prey
Oh, by the end of the show, I reached the conclusion that Janeway was unfit for command and that the Hirogens were nice guys. I mean they let Voyager go. Or perhaps they thought humans were so dumb and unworthy to be their preys.
Oh, by the end of the show, I reached the conclusion that Janeway was unfit for command and that the Hirogens were nice guys. I mean they let Voyager go. Or perhaps they thought humans were so dumb and unworthy to be their preys.
Re: VOY S4: Prey
Seven makes far more sense than Janeway in this situation. By the end of the show, I began to wonder how these people lasted so long. It is even more puzzling that the rest of the crew doesn't challenge Janeway while she makes not just one, but a series of real bad decisions over time.
Okay, so this is fantasy TV show, but I still hope for a slim of realism: the universe runs on utterly impersonal mathematical laws without mercy. You are one ship on the run and with a very slim margin of survival.
Seven makes far more sense than Janeway in this situation. By the end of the show, I began to wonder how these people lasted so long. It is even more puzzling that the rest of the crew doesn't challenge Janeway while she makes not just one, but a series of real bad decisions over time.
Okay, so this is fantasy TV show, but I still hope for a slim of realism: the universe runs on utterly impersonal mathematical laws without mercy. You are one ship on the run and with a very slim margin of survival.
Re: VOY S2: Tuvix
The crew's change of reaction to Tuvix when they figure out a way to separate him is entirely believable and very human. This was very well explored in the TNG episode of Mark Twain. They found the five hundred year old Data's head in the mine. There was this wonderful conversation between Riker and Troi about death and then Data showed up and the conversation stopped. Data asked them why people changed their behavior lately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X5FXl_55VQ
The crew's change of reaction to Tuvix when they figure out a way to separate him is entirely believable and very human. This was very well explored in the TNG episode of Mark Twain. They found the five hundred year old Data's head in the mine. There was this wonderful conversation between Riker and Troi about death and then Data showed up and the conversation stopped. Data asked them why people changed their behavior lately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X5FXl_55VQ
Re: VOY S5: Course: Oblivion
It may not be well executed, especially the Janeway decision making part, but the main idea is quite original.
It may not be well executed, especially the Janeway decision making part, but the main idea is quite original.
Re: VOY S6: Muse
This is one of the best. A thing about these so called "science fictions" on TV. There is no science in them, but technobabbles and excuses to blow up in unrealistic ways to satisfy certain juvenile impulses that we all have.
The fictions are more important and this writer always put fiction first and spectacles last. Darmok is another.
This is one of the best. A thing about these so called "science fictions" on TV. There is no science in them, but technobabbles and excuses to blow up in unrealistic ways to satisfy certain juvenile impulses that we all have.
The fictions are more important and this writer always put fiction first and spectacles last. Darmok is another.
Re: TOS S1: The Devil in the Dark
I like this one very much, except for Spock's over the top acting during the mind-melt.
I like this one very much, except for Spock's over the top acting during the mind-melt.
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