That’s where the “fifth dentist” comes in, they recommended no gum chewing at all, trident, sugarless, otherwise.
Marketing spin.
Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1x06 - "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach"
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Marketing spin.
Good point, I didn't do the story right and that gets closer to the right plot. Fun tool to play with.
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Write a story where Captain Kirk discovers a planet has an AI machine that keeps the land from falling into lava but requires sacrificing a child to run.
Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise are investigating a strange energy field near a planet when they are suddenly attacked. They are able to retreat, but not before the damage is done and they are forced to land on the planet below. As they explore, they discover that the planet is home to a machine that keeps the land from falling into lava but requires sacrificing a child to run. Kirk is horrified at this and tries to find another way to power the machine, but the locals are unwilling to help. He is left with no choice but to sacrifice a child, but he is torn apart by the decision.
"As it turned out, all the sacrificed children were Force-sensitive, and their Force essence or aura kept the cities and structures levitated in this Utopian world."
If only the AI in DSC had been that creative or interesting.
You mean the Sphere data? Yeah all it was good for was as a plot device and to babble about its own needs and feelings.
No, Control and Section 31.
The Sphere was actually sort of clever and wasn't a degrading, boring addition to the show.
The Sphere was actually sort of clever and wasn't a degrading, boring addition to the show.
I assume it must have just been a turn of phrase and not accurate odds but at any odds at all I'll take losing a few teeth over losing jaw control.
Well, that's actually what I was refering to. Removing teeth shouldn't have any bearing on jaw function.
And this is why even well-intentioned interference with alien civilizations is a bad idea. There are already forces at work in this society to end the practice of child sacrifice. But the Enterprise thwarted them at every turn because the primary agent of the status quo was a pretty lady who seemed like a reasonable, enlightened person.
I feel like Picard's crew might have answered the initial distress call, but would have immediately smelled shenanigans and saved the kid, or at least refused to participate further and allowed the "rebels" to do so.
I feel like Picard's crew might have answered the initial distress call, but would have immediately smelled shenanigans and saved the kid, or at least refused to participate further and allowed the "rebels" to do so.
A friggin' Soong probably designed the child harvester device.
Cool. A Brent Spiner guest slot on SNW after all. Can’t wait.
This is an old, tired, joke. Medical School is Pass/Fail. You're either a doctor or you're not.
And has the extra bonus of being true.
My least favorite episode of the season. Gave it a 7. For me, this episode would have been stronger if it went more toward either making it a full-blown mystery and investigating it (via Uhura and La'an but more) or making it not a mystery and instead devoting more time to depicting the society and the whys of it and the potential points of debate. The approach some modern shows use of this "mystery box" approach too often leads to underdeveloped/underexplained motivations for the antagonists and robs the stories of a lot of audience investment or engagement. There was a little too much of that here for my taste.
I also really wanted Pike to push back on the whole "Federation child suffering" thing. Maybe, as some have argued, Pike is too disgusted and resigned to argue rather than his silence implying it is true. I need to rewatch it and see if I get that impression this time. Lots of good discussion here about the episode and it's meanings - which at the least is a sign of some success on its part.
I also really wanted Pike to push back on the whole "Federation child suffering" thing. Maybe, as some have argued, Pike is too disgusted and resigned to argue rather than his silence implying it is true. I need to rewatch it and see if I get that impression this time. Lots of good discussion here about the episode and it's meanings - which at the least is a sign of some success on its part.
Raffi is very unreliable. See Bashir's father for a better example. Raffi is more like our modern homeless problem - many homeless people have other issues than just homelessness and often choose not to accept public services and instead panhandle. Raffi is likely similar - in her case she blames Picard and others for her condition rather than accepting her own responsibility and seeking what help is available. Trek hasn't always had a good track record in accepting/addressing/depicting mental issues and treatment (see everything from Barclay to traumas). They are getting there, but it's a work in progress much like representation/gender/sexual norms are still a developing depiction even when it should be normal for 2 to 3 centuries hence.
This makes me interested in a Trek episode that examines the Federation's view of it's own history. Often characters mention the end of poverty or war, or say they have moved beyond hatred and bigotry or materialism, but there always seem to be examples remaining. Maybe an examination of that trend in Federation history (to whitewash their past or even the present) could be a good allegory for us today - for example the "post-racial" world we thought we were moving into until birtherism and Trumpism revealed all the old racist and sexist crap is still there (possibly simmering under the surface until 'someone' showed it was a-ok for those people to bring their hatreds back into the open).
Trip said in the premiere episode of ENT that Earth abolished war, poverty and hunger within two generations of First Contact, roughly 2113. But we know that's unlikely unless one defines abolishing as "mostly getting rid of with surviving artifacts from the previous system still in existence, just well-hidden or so small they don't affect the overall averages." TNG said Earth was still recovering from World War III in the early 22nd century which means you can't have EVERYONE eating three square meals a day and having all the basic necessities of life by that time.
There's an untold story to be explored there. Earth was only a paradise in the 23rd and 24th centuries compared to what it was in the 20th and 21st.
There's an untold story to be explored there. Earth was only a paradise in the 23rd and 24th centuries compared to what it was in the 20th and 21st.
A scan showed that my back 2 lower teeth crossed a nerve in my jaw. If the nerve was damaged pulling the root I would lose the motor skills required for proper speech.
Many people get their back teeth pulled with no danger but some like me have risks.