And just as during the first run, the debate continues.
Phlox was a Great Doctor
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Phlox has to be a great doctor. He's the man who figured out a way to not be Borg... something the best scientist and medical professionals who still can't figure out 200 years in the future.
I really liked Phlox in the Enterprise sequel novel after Uncertain logic by Christopher L.Bennett Phlox has a great story arc we get to see him on Denobula visiting his family and find out more the planet and it's culture. Live by the cod e is the name of the Enterprise novel.
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The irony is I didn’t even think about dear doctor when I created this thread. I was mostly thinking about his role in season 3.
He was great in Season 3. "Similitude" and "Damage," wow.
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Doctor's Orders is another strong season 3 Phlox episodes. A ripoff of a Voyager episode but I think it improves on the original.
They reversed roles though as Phlox played the part of Seven and T'Pol the part of the Doctor.
Thus, the Prime Directive.
The only question for whether Dear Doctor is genocide is whether 'murder by inaction' is considered murder. The hypothetical question, if you see a person's life is in danger, you can save that life by pressing a button, and you decide not to press that button, have you committed murder? And the answer is, legally probably not, morally, absolutely.
If you're afraid your actions may have a butterfly effect consequence of causing the next Hitler, you should be afraid to leave your house.
I suppose in Phlox's case you could argue in his defense that if one group is oppressing another, and you give non-military aid to that group, you are still taking their side in the conflict. In some ways, you could compare it to the episode of House where Chase kills the dictator. The counterargument to that of course is, Chase only killed the dictator, not the family of the dictator.
Otherwise, I think he did a great job as Doctor. It's absurd that he managed to cure assimilation in five minutes while being assimilated, but in season three and four he was good. I'd place him over Crusher and Bashir, at least.
If you're afraid your actions may have a butterfly effect consequence of causing the next Hitler, you should be afraid to leave your house.
I suppose in Phlox's case you could argue in his defense that if one group is oppressing another, and you give non-military aid to that group, you are still taking their side in the conflict. In some ways, you could compare it to the episode of House where Chase kills the dictator. The counterargument to that of course is, Chase only killed the dictator, not the family of the dictator.
Otherwise, I think he did a great job as Doctor. It's absurd that he managed to cure assimilation in five minutes while being assimilated, but in season three and four he was good. I'd place him over Crusher and Bashir, at least.
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For a while there I thought he would be another Neelix but it turns out he wasn't, thankfully! I was a bit grossed out by some of his remarks like when he thought about asking people to watch them having sex... but aside from the genocide, if I just pretend that this episode never happened that is, I can construe him as an OK character. I definitely have to burn a hole in my memory about the infamous episode though. It's no reflexion on John Billingsley who's a competent actor and likely doesn't often agree with his character about the most bizarre of his decisions.
I was watching the Season 3 blu ray features and he was pretty outspoken about that entire arc. It was refreshing honesty.
Billingsly did a one-man show based in the writings of Ambrose Bierce (Devil's Dictionary) at a small theater in LA. About 25 Enterprise fans went that night to see the show with a promise that he would come out and talk with us afterward. After the rest of the audience had filtered out, a stage hand brought out a washtub full of iced beer and wine. Ten minutes later, Billingsly emerged wearing a Shuttlepod One T-shirt and spent the next 90+ minutes thoroughly entertaining all of us with tales from the set and answering questions from the fans. My only cast member meeting and an extremely high mark.
..yeah, He even got to use a variation of the Bones' "I'm a Doctor, Not a..." line.
He did? When?
According to Memory Alpha he said "I'm a physician, not an engineer." in the episode "Doctor's Orders."
Next time I watch the episode, I'll listen for it.
'Doctor's Orders" (S3 E16) (Which seemed to be a retread of an episode of "Voyager" - Please do NOT ask me which one).
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