Christopher wrote:

plynch wrote:

In universe, was it conical, or just so long, perspective made it look tapered?
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We did see it in a straight-on side view when the phaser beams were hitting it. It was definitely a cone.
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Yeah, watched it last night. Conical. And dammit, comical at the end (the ep), where Kirk has a one liner and the orch plays the cutesy music. ARRGHH! O for a serious ending after such great drama, a la COTEOF. or even PrivateLi'l War.