<Scotty> Turn off those damn light's, man! Doncha know I need all the power I can muster, mister?
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<Scotty> Turn off those damn light's, man! Doncha know I need all the power I can muster, mister?
When visibility is impaired you should turn your headlights on.
Or everyone is going why the fuck are we so close to a city I want to look.....
Though in fairness one of my favorite scenes in Enterprise is the 3rd episode where everyone rushes to the windows to see the planet they are approaching.
That's something I wish we got a shit load more of....
That's exactly what I assume is happening. We just need to fill in the blanks with what ceremony happens at each 7 year interval.
7: mental joining
14: ?
21: ?
28: ? Seen in SNW
35: wedding
We can also fudge years a bit, it's biology so it's not 7 years on the dot (also Vulcan years). Spock might be late in TOS, which is why he thought he might be spared (and why T'pring got impatient).
Wait isn't "Amok Time" explicit that it's Spock's FIRST pon farr?
Not only that, but it also kind of sounds like he might be a late bloomer.
"I'd hoped I would be spared this, but the ancient drives are too strong. Eventually, they catch up with us, and we are driven by forces we cannot control to return home and take a wife. Or die."
It's definitely his first blood fever, but there's nothing preventing other earlier ceremonies/different biological events. However, I'm not sure the writers can thread that needle to our satisfaction, guess we will find out.
It seemed to be the first time Spock and T'Pring had been together since both were seven. Of course since TOS never says that explicitly the SNW writers can run with it, but at this point I'm just glad they seem to be getting relatively minor things like T'Pring's hair right. It's a victory of a hundred small steps with these producers.
No, they cannot.
The legs should be angled backward and the neck should be much shorter.
Of course, the Vulcan Seven Year Itch wasn't established in Amok Time. That wasn't brought up until season 3 in The Cloud Minders.
More Jefferies Tube action
Is that nurse Chapel?
Yep. And not only is the straw color of her hair right for this time but those red and yellow pipes and conduits and that red metal ladder are a joy to behold.
Well, in an elimination game over in the General Trek forum Nurse Chapel just got third in line for the title "Most Disliked Regular Character" (and I have to say rightfully so, in my opinion)
It will be interesting to see whether this version of Chapel will be better written and utilized than the original.
It will be interesting to see whether this version of Chapel will be better written and utilized than the original.
Spock: Come over, Christine.
Chapel: I can't, the turbolift network is down for maintenance.
Spock: I'm going through Pon farr.
Chapel:
Chapel: I can't, the turbolift network is down for maintenance.
Spock: I'm going through Pon farr.
Chapel:
Jess Bush, who's playing Chapel, posted an Instagram photo of her and the actor playing Noonien-Singh in front of the corridor access to the Jefferies Tube, and you'd swear the set piece was right out of TOS. It's that recognizable and perfect.
Perfect.
Though it is only 22 minutes and not 45, Lower Decks manages to tell great episodic stories.
The TNG tech manual says that the Federation uses solar collectors in solar orbit and some kind of inverters to generate antimatter. Doesn't really matter how efficient the process is if all the incoming energy is free from the sun. But if I remember right, the manual says the overall process is about 75% efficient. Antimatter in Trek is is basically like today's liquid transportation fuel (but renewable) - valuable due to its high energy density and portability. Safety would be more of the concern for planetside use of antimatter.
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