Like just, that plot would never get filmed in TNG imo.
I mean, they kinda did, in Up The Long Ladder...
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Like just, that plot would never get filmed in TNG imo.
I had forgotten about this episode, but it's pretty different from how it plays out in Enterprise. The big factor is that Archer chooses to create a clone that he knows will have a short life-span, despite the ethical considerations that this clone will be a fully sentient being (he admits that much in the beginning, even). And then it gets further messed up once it's revealed that clone won't even survive the transplant procedure. So Archer and Phlox basically condemned this person to live an accelerated existence as a self-aware clone that only lasted like 8 days, and whose only purpose was to provide "neural matter" for the real Trip.I mean, they kinda did, in Up The Long Ladder...
It's a very similar scenario to Tuvix. Honestly it feels like a refinement and better execution. They're not exactly the same, but they're close enough in the feelings and ethical dilemmas evoked that it's a good comp. It also helps that ENT S3 offers a better context for why the Captain has to basically hand out a death sentence. You can't ever forget the stakes in S3 of ENT, but Voyager's TNG2.0 formula makes it easy to forget that they're a starship stranded in hostile space in the middle of nowhere and urgently needs all hands on deck. (Especially easy to forget when the show itself forgets frequently. ) I think Tuvix's biggest flaw (besides the fact that they obviously weren't going to write-off two main characters in an episodic show, and that the two men Tuvix replaced were better characters and actors) is that it happened so early in the show's life. In Season 2, the characters hadn't really grown all that much, nor did we get the same sense of camaraderie that would help inform a decision to get their friends back. In Season 3 on ENT, Trip is demonstrably Archer's best friend/closest confidant and you can tell it kills him to have to condemn an identical clone of him to death, in order to save his best friend.Similitude - Enterprise, Season 3, Episode 10
...Like just, that plot would never get filmed in TNG imo. Mayyyybe Voyager?
Tempers but not alleviates. For the most part, those scenes read to me that it's not like Spock was intentionally being snarky, he was just stating facts and being Vulcan. Spock and Vulcans in general weren't intended as much, but you can do a really good reading of them as being on the spectrum. And Spock comes off to me as more not understanding that what he's doing is being a snarky ass that would rub some people the wrong way. So it's not like he's getting his revenge on Bones on purpose or willingly participating in friendly mutual ribbing, but it does help that Bones usually loses those back-and-forths regardless of intent, since it feels like Spock can take care of himself and doesn't need someone to interject on his behalf.What tempers Bones/Spock for me is that Spock is a huge smart-ass, at least early on before they refine the Vulcan personality a bit.
Last night's episode was pretty good. Not as good as episode 4, but still plenty of fun. It was a lot of fun to watch Mariner act like someone who has watched too much Star Trek/is too genre savy inform her borderline neurotic behavior. Tendi and Rutherford continue to be precious precious people I love them so much. Also I like how the bridge officers basically didn't even interact with the main characters this episode, but it was fun to watch them deal with their own (very classic Trek) problem as a C-plot and how it set the stage for the main characters to do their thing as a backdrop (and also look competent in the process). All around good stuff. Also, no cold open. I wonder if that was planned from the beginning or cut out at the last minute, because I won't really miss the show's cold openings as they were previously done. Also also wik DS9 cameo squeeeeeeeeEEEE!!!!Been watching Lower Decks, and, by gar, I likes it.
Show does feel like if Rick & Morty didn’t actively hate all its characters and the people who want to watch it. Or else like if Galaxy Quest was actually allowed to use the license (and dropped the meta commentary). And Tawny Newsome is always a delight.
For the most part, those scenes read to me that it's not like Spock was intentionally being snarky, he was just stating facts and being Vulcan. Spock and Vulcans in general weren't intended as much, but you can do a really good reading of them as being on the spectrum. And Spock comes off to me as more not understanding that what he's doing is being a snarky ass that would rub some people the wrong way. So it's not like he's getting his revenge on Bones on purpose or willingly participating in friendly mutual ribbing, but it does help that Bones usually loses those back-and-forths regardless of intent, since it feels like Spock can take care of himself and doesn't need someone to interject on his behalf.
Spock also disdains what Bones considers the core of humanity. Bones sometimes goes over the line, but the friction between them is both mutual and understandable.What tempers Bones/Spock for me is that Spock is a huge smart-ass, at least early on before they refine the Vulcan personality a bit.
Its not my favorite but I'm glad that it allows James Avery to go into hyper-ham mode and really chew all the scenery. And any time Garak plays a significant role in an episode, there's a good chance its going to help it a lot.My Deep Space Nine watch got to "Our Man Bashir" this afternoon. That's a fun episode. Garak and Bashir make a cute couple.
I admit, I'm a bit shocked they got John de Lancie for this series and not Star Trek: Picard, but I'm not exactly complaining.
Would that be the first guest appearance by a Star Trek alum in the series? Or is it a soundalike? Hard to tell from a single word. I admit, I'm a bit shocked they got John de Lancie for this series and not Star Trek: Picard, but I'm not exactly complaining.
My guess is it was already a bit of a stretch on Voyager for this all-powerful entity to clearly be aging, and another 20 years' worth would suspend that disbelief even further.
It's definitely him. The trailer came out of Star Trek's Comic-Con replacement: "Star Trek Day" and was discussed during their Lower Decks panel:For the international folks.
Would that be the first guest appearance by a Star Trek alum in the series? Or is it a soundalike? Hard to tell from a single word. I admit, I'm a bit shocked they got John de Lancie for this series and not Star Trek: Picard, but I'm not exactly complaining.
Waltz - A great episode but I'm a little disappointed its setting us up for Dukat: Independent Terrorist/Super-Villain. I kind of was hoping we were reaching the end of this character's arc, great character though he is. Still, I liked it a lot, focusing on a man so obsessed with his own superiority and so deeply insecure about the fact that he might be wrong, that even getting into his headspace reveals while there's richness in the character, very little of it reveals much more than a piece of shit.
Honor Among Thieves - A sort of disappointingly generic undercover crime story. Its not like the show seemed interested before in making the Orion Syndicate anything more than a utilitarian and generally off-screen threat, but still its disappointing that the show didn't find a way to use the sci-fi setting of Star Trek to maybe make crime look or behave differently, even if the heart is the same. Its not a bad episode but its more of a competent space filler for the season.
It's actually a thing with all Betazoids. Pay attention to other Betazoid characters, like Troi's mom, or that serial killer on Voyager. It's both fascinating and also kinda unsettling to look at.