She felt Kirk’s actions were out of character, considering how quickly he went to the nuclear option of trying to incapacitate/potentially kill The Companion before trying to communicate and resolve the issue. I felt that his actions could be justified given that he had someone under his authority dying. I was more bothered by Cochrane’s attitude towards The Companion after finding out she was in love with him. My guy, she’s kept you alive for 150+ years and communicates via mind meld. How the hell did you not know she loved you? Is this how blind all men are to affection? I can’t say I haven’t been just as ignorant about it, but I haven’t been joining my consciousness with theirs for over a century and a half.
My wife and I have been watching TOS for the first time recently. Never seen any trek before. We’re almost at the end of season 3. There are a lot of points that we’ve just had to chalk up to the 60s were just still kinda gross on TV, despite Star Trek being a more progressive show for the period.
I’ve watched through TOS a few times now, this is my first time watching with someone else and this just stuck out to me. What really bothered me is how Cochrane didn’t accept The Companion until she had joined with the dying ambassador and had a traditional female body. Feels like a plot line that Strange New Worlds would be able to adapt more effectively. There are very few TOS episodes that I think suffer from “product of its time syndrome”, and I think that low percentage is kinda miraculous. Are there any episodes that have stuck out to you and your wife so far? Favorites? Disliked?
We thought it was interesting how the costume design clearly took a major leap in season 3, despite trying to figure out something different with Scotty’s hair each episode and getting it wrong each time and eventually settling back on basically what he has before.
We hate Mudd and both episodes he’s in because of it. Sorry we’ve been binging so I’m not remembering titles. The gorgon(?) fight episode and the Ok corral episode come to mind. Both had excellently done yet wonderfully cheesy set design.
We love the cheesy sci-fi of the series as a whole.Bones is both of our favorite characters he cracks me up.
It’s funny that you say you dislike Mudd because I love him for the stereotype that he is and how he’s constantly getting foiled for it. The end of his second episode, where he’s trapped with copies of his wife, is so fitting.
Bones is a vital part of the trifecta that is Bones, Kirk, and Spock. Personally, I’m a Spock guy. I relate to him the most.
The camp and cheese are major reasons for why I love TOS over the rest of the Star Trek universe. Same with the original animated series. Nothing else seems to scratch that itch, although, Strange New Worlds comes close.
See with Mudd it’s obvious that’s what they were trying to do, but it still is gross about how it does it along the way. The nagging wife trope being his punishment is fitting but also not the nicest portrayal of women. Again, product of the time that occasionally it feels a little weird.
That S1 episode with the kids that die when they hit puberty? I don’t care that they’re “technically” like 150 or something, Kirk was leading on a Teenager and it felt kinda gross. No one should play by loli rules. Good episode aside from that though.
A Piece of the Action was fun. Tomorrow is Yesterday and Balance of Terror are both good. Idk if I have a favorite episode or not. I do think Season 1 had the best writing, and it’s almost like bit by bit they traded writing quality for budget or set/costume consistency. For example: in Day of the Dove, the Klingon constumes have an intricate and very well done chainmail aspect to them that is a very cool addition. Something the early seasons cheap out on unless the weekly hot lady is wearing it. And while Day of the Dove was good, Season 3 has been a little harder to get through because we tend to watch late and this season the episodes keep putting me to sleep lol
My wife did say later that she changed her mind and Spock is her favorite after we watched the Methuselah episode last night and Spock made Kirk forget Rayna at the end.
We’re very excited for TAS next, we’re both into animation. We’re planning on watching it all in release order unless there’s something we should change in that?