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  1. The use of the story and much of the script from Balance of Terror really highlighted the weaknesses of this show, which on the whole has been better than I expected it to be. One feels that this production really didn't get it, like a junior varsity production playing dress-up. That's a little harsh, but to this day that TOS episode keeps me on the edge of my seat. This did not. There were little elements that I liked, but on the whole... no. The drama was missing, the human story, the themes... this just felt rote. Oh look, her fiancee died. Oh look, they're like Vulcans (only now with big plastic heads). No impact. Some nits: There is no way Pike would have been promoted to admiral after that fiasco. He more likely would have been court-martialed (or, at best, given a desk job in some backwater). The whole point of destroying the Romulan in BOT was to keep it from getting home and reporting the weakness of the Federation. But in this the Romulans were within two hours flight (let alone radio) of their entire armada.
  2. Then I'd appreciate a reference. Is there any literary example of it being used to refer to a woman? It sounds odd. I'm not insisting I'm right, but I'd certainly appreciate a reference. It seems to me a vassal would say "milady" or, in the case of royalty, your highness or majesty.
  3. Actually, I've done some research. The feminine form is "liegewoman."
  4. It has nothing to do with her hair. I have no issue with her hair. She simply isn't the radiant beauty that Nichols is. Neither was the girl in the recent movies. It doesn't help that they've made the character so goofy and lacking in confidence, despite being The Most Competent Person In The Room At All Times, And Don't You Forget It. It's just a totally different character, sharing nothing in common with the original but her name, her race and her (in the case of TOS mostly presumed by the fans) skill set. I get that it's a different take on the character; so is Chapel (to an even greater degree). But yes, looks are part of it, and this is not the drop-dead gorgeous character that TOS featured. Why would it have to do with her hair? I said nothing about her hair. Her hair is not a problem.
  5. That's not what the PD is. It's a very specific starfleet regulation. The fact that some of the writers in modern Trek didn't understand that doesn't retroactively change the conception of it from TOS. Remember the ridiculous TNG episode with Paul Sorvino in which he was supposed to let a whole civilization die rather than help it, supposedly due to the PD (despite not being in Starfleet)? No, General Order #1 is a regulation regarding specific behavior in a certain circumstance. It is not some zen "non-interference" BS.
  6. No. The Prime Directive -- General Order #1 -- is not a philosophy of live and let live. It's a starfleet regulation with specific conduct required in specific circumstances. It's even quoted from in Bread and Circuses. It governs how starfleet personnel may act and behave when interacting with natives who are unaware of the existence of life on other planets. Not the case here.
  7. Running list of comments: Nice to see Pike razzing Uhura. Raise shields but no general quarters/red alert? THEN we get the red alert, which seems to make no difference to the crew whatsoever. Crewmen should be running to their battle stations and manning the torpedo bays! Leaving the bridge without giving someone the conn? Why are all the interiors so huge? You could hold a cotillion in the transporter room. The M'Benga thing with his daughter is heatbreaking, and a great touch. Still, I wonder if stasis wouldn't make more sense. The moon has nitrogen/oxygen atmosphere? Really like the city, exterior and interior. awww come on: it had to be the one white male?? Isn't that the garden from Westworld (the movie)? Why is a cadet on the ship? and why isn't Uhura the elegant beauty she was in TOS? Yeah, ok, she's up to no good. Whoa. Mount is jacked. I really like M'Benga/the actor playing him. His reactions as a father are spot-on (and resonate with me because I have young children) oh, I do like that bridge. It's too big, but otherwise, I really like it. Beautifully based on the original, plus some motifs from the movies. While I really like the boatswain's whistle when Pike boards the bridge, I'd still rather hear someone say "Captain on the bridge." Yeah, well, obviously, he's not dead. That's insulting to the intelligence. "Yes Sir" to a woman? Ugh. "Captain to bridge" without them using any intercom. We KNOW they have intercoms a la TOS, we've seen them. Are they just decoration? That's gotta be the LA Library. No chemistry whatsoever between Pike and that girl. yeah. they're gonna try to kill him. Music is terrible. So generic and unsuited to the action. No happy ending. Good. Very good.
  8. So... anyone else think Cole looks like the guy who had his way with Ned Beatty in Deliverance (only with better teeth)?
  9. Not remotely. She's playing her as though she'd had a stroke.
  10. It has a number of meanings, including "amateur." I was teasing you for not watching back when George Dzundza was the mentor cop in the first season. People forget about him, Sorvino and Moriarty.
  11. I have no idea who Dylan McDermott is, but that was Chazz Palminteri as the gangster. That's just who he is. Pretty offensive that you find the characteristics of Italian NYers to be a stereotype. But whatever.
  12. So... no matter what time of year it is, it's always autumn. And Daryl has looked exactly the same for every moment of the past 5 years....
  13. So... why did the wrench suddenly fly away during the space walk?
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