TOS was often a horror show, and this time they use psychological warfare instead of something more visually disturbing:
Simulated attacks leading to real deaths.
Scotty's subplot about diplomacy is a tad cynical for his character, but Doohan makes it feel authentic.
David Opatoshu really goes into overdrive to sell the layers of complexity Anan7 has, and within the span of 45 minutes. He's very effective. Anan comes across legitimately sincere in his actions and remorse; no double crossings or underlying mustache twirling in a grand super-big epic attempt to take over Vendikar, moo-ha-ha-ha-ha. This is indeed a refreshing episode.
The use of the fictional technology had not been fully fleshed out by this point, though I like the use of "screens" instead of a lengthy discussion on deflector dish's sonic barrier being the reason Eminiar's sonic weapons (not the usual pew pew blasters or torpedoes) didn't trash and turn into the ship into Enterprise puree.
Kirk destroys a computer, but this time it's with a phaser and not nagging it to death with a repeating loop via voice interface. But with TOS, computers (all except for the ship and Spock) were metaphor for big evil things (typical for several 1960s and 70s shows) and I'd say "camped up" except "campy" implies an intentionally humorist bent where TOS played it all straight...)
Definitely worth a viewing, even if by 1990s standards it's pacing is a tad leisured.
What's left:
5. “Space Seed”, TOS Season 1
11. “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield”, TOS Season 3
12. “A Piece Of The Action”, TOS Season 2
15. “The Trouble With Tribbles”, TOS Season 2
16. “Q Who”, TNG Season 2
21. “Ship In A Bottle”, TNG Season 6
24. “The Naked Time”, TOS Season 1
25. “Year Of Hell, Parts I & II”, VOY Season 4
26. “Elementary, Dear Data”, TNG Season 2
27. “The Devil In The Dark”, TOS Season 1
28. “Amok Time”, TOS Season 2
30. “Equinox, Parts I & II”, VOY Seasons 5 & 6
33. “The Enterprise Incident”, TOS Season 3
36. “Redemption I & II”, TNG Seasons 4 & 5
39. “All Our Yesterdays”, TOS Season 3
40. “What You Leave Behind”, DS9 Season 7
42. “Journey To Babel”, TOS Season 2
44. “Soldiers Of The Empire”, DS9 Season 5
45. “The Corbomite Maneuver”, TOS Season 1
46. “The Drumhead”, TNG Season 4
47. “Past Tense, Parts I & II”, DS9 Season
49. “Inquisition”, DS9 Season 6
50. “Lower Decks”, TNG Season 7
51. “Once More Unto The Breach”, DS9 Season 7
53. “A Taste Of Armageddon”, TOS Season 1
54. “Endgame”, VOY Season 7
55. “Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy”, VOY Season 6
57. “The Siege Of AR-558”, DS9 Season 7
58. “Hope And Fear”, VOY Season 4
59. “Yesteryear”, TAS Season 1
60. “Future’s End, Parts I & II”, VOY Season 3
61. “Take Me Out To The Holosuite”, DS9 Season 7
62. “Relics”, TNG Season 6
63. “Timeless”, VOY Season 5
64. “Worst Case Scenario”, VOY Season 3
66. “Little Green Men”, DS9 Season 4
67. “The Galileo Seven”, TOS Season 1
68. “Frame Of Mind”, TNG Season 6
70. “Cause And Effect”, TNG Season 5
72. “Deadlock”, VOY Season 2
73. “The Pegasus”, TNG Season 7
74. “The Infinite Vulcan”, TAS Season 1
75. “The Tholian Web”, TOS Season 3
76. “Brothers”, TNG Season 4
77. “Damage”, ENT Season 3
78. “Crossover”, DS9 Season 2
80. “Broken Bow”, ENT Season 1
81. “Mortal Coil”, VOY Season 4
82. “Shore Leave”, TOS Season 1
83. “Phantasms”, TNG Season 7
84. “Caretaker”, VOY Season 1
85. “Similitude”, ENT Season 3
86. “Flashback”, VOY Season 3
88. “In A Mirror, Darkly, Parts I & II”, ENT Season 4
89. “Skin Of Evil”, TNG Season 1
90. “Spectre Of The Gun”, TOS Season 3
91. “The Lorelei Signal”, TAS Season 1
92. “E2”, ENT Season 3
93. “His Way”, DS9 Season 6
94. “Demons”/”Terra Prime”, ENT Season 4
95. “Home”, ENT Season 4
96. “Borderland”/”Cold Station 12”/”The Augments”, ENT Season 4
97. “Someone To Watch Over Me”, VOY Season 5
98. “Shuttlepod One”, ENT Season 1
53. “A Taste Of Armageddon”, TOS Season 1
Simulated attacks leading to real deaths.
Scotty's subplot about diplomacy is a tad cynical for his character, but Doohan makes it feel authentic.
David Opatoshu really goes into overdrive to sell the layers of complexity Anan7 has, and within the span of 45 minutes. He's very effective. Anan comes across legitimately sincere in his actions and remorse; no double crossings or underlying mustache twirling in a grand super-big epic attempt to take over Vendikar, moo-ha-ha-ha-ha. This is indeed a refreshing episode.
The use of the fictional technology had not been fully fleshed out by this point, though I like the use of "screens" instead of a lengthy discussion on deflector dish's sonic barrier being the reason Eminiar's sonic weapons (not the usual pew pew blasters or torpedoes) didn't trash and turn into the ship into Enterprise puree.
Kirk destroys a computer, but this time it's with a phaser and not nagging it to death with a repeating loop via voice interface. But with TOS, computers (all except for the ship and Spock) were metaphor for big evil things (typical for several 1960s and 70s shows) and I'd say "camped up" except "campy" implies an intentionally humorist bent where TOS played it all straight...)
Definitely worth a viewing, even if by 1990s standards it's pacing is a tad leisured.
What's left:
5. “Space Seed”, TOS Season 1
11. “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield”, TOS Season 3
12. “A Piece Of The Action”, TOS Season 2
15. “The Trouble With Tribbles”, TOS Season 2
16. “Q Who”, TNG Season 2
21. “Ship In A Bottle”, TNG Season 6
24. “The Naked Time”, TOS Season 1
25. “Year Of Hell, Parts I & II”, VOY Season 4
26. “Elementary, Dear Data”, TNG Season 2
27. “The Devil In The Dark”, TOS Season 1
28. “Amok Time”, TOS Season 2
30. “Equinox, Parts I & II”, VOY Seasons 5 & 6
33. “The Enterprise Incident”, TOS Season 3
36. “Redemption I & II”, TNG Seasons 4 & 5
39. “All Our Yesterdays”, TOS Season 3
40. “What You Leave Behind”, DS9 Season 7
42. “Journey To Babel”, TOS Season 2
44. “Soldiers Of The Empire”, DS9 Season 5
45. “The Corbomite Maneuver”, TOS Season 1
46. “The Drumhead”, TNG Season 4
47. “Past Tense, Parts I & II”, DS9 Season
49. “Inquisition”, DS9 Season 6
50. “Lower Decks”, TNG Season 7
51. “Once More Unto The Breach”, DS9 Season 7
53. “A Taste Of Armageddon”, TOS Season 1
54. “Endgame”, VOY Season 7
55. “Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy”, VOY Season 6
57. “The Siege Of AR-558”, DS9 Season 7
58. “Hope And Fear”, VOY Season 4
59. “Yesteryear”, TAS Season 1
60. “Future’s End, Parts I & II”, VOY Season 3
61. “Take Me Out To The Holosuite”, DS9 Season 7
62. “Relics”, TNG Season 6
63. “Timeless”, VOY Season 5
64. “Worst Case Scenario”, VOY Season 3
66. “Little Green Men”, DS9 Season 4
67. “The Galileo Seven”, TOS Season 1
68. “Frame Of Mind”, TNG Season 6
70. “Cause And Effect”, TNG Season 5
72. “Deadlock”, VOY Season 2
73. “The Pegasus”, TNG Season 7
74. “The Infinite Vulcan”, TAS Season 1
75. “The Tholian Web”, TOS Season 3
76. “Brothers”, TNG Season 4
77. “Damage”, ENT Season 3
78. “Crossover”, DS9 Season 2
80. “Broken Bow”, ENT Season 1
81. “Mortal Coil”, VOY Season 4
82. “Shore Leave”, TOS Season 1
83. “Phantasms”, TNG Season 7
84. “Caretaker”, VOY Season 1
85. “Similitude”, ENT Season 3
86. “Flashback”, VOY Season 3
88. “In A Mirror, Darkly, Parts I & II”, ENT Season 4
89. “Skin Of Evil”, TNG Season 1
90. “Spectre Of The Gun”, TOS Season 3
91. “The Lorelei Signal”, TAS Season 1
92. “E2”, ENT Season 3
93. “His Way”, DS9 Season 6
94. “Demons”/”Terra Prime”, ENT Season 4
95. “Home”, ENT Season 4
96. “Borderland”/”Cold Station 12”/”The Augments”, ENT Season 4
97. “Someone To Watch Over Me”, VOY Season 5
98. “Shuttlepod One”, ENT Season 1