Or the one based on the Ursula K. LeGuin story... the ending hits like one of Kirk's double-fisted punches to the gut.
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That was my favorite episode of the first season.
When I watched the episode, my feelings were basically "F those people" who would sacrifice children just to live in a floating city. But the story also connects thematically to the season 1 finale, where Pike has to make a similar choice, not only for himself but for all of the kids that will die in the accident that puts him in the chair. He chooses not to save them because it's necessary for the greater good of a non-Romulan war timeline.
Didn't say it wasn't good, just that the ending is brutal. It's the opposite of the feel-good nature of episodes like Subspace Rhapsody, or Those Old Scientists, or even the pilot.
Humans are very good at rationalizing things for the greater good.
Isn't that the case today already? At least in the developed countries? And we still quite frequently see it happen.
Ok whats so bad about musicals?
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Indeed, but chemical birth control has only had about 65 years to develop. Imagine that in another 300, there's an implant or series of routine injections that simply sets your reproductive status to "OFF", no further actions required. And when you're ready to be parents, you talk to your doctor. I would think that would be available by then, and that a responsible person like Picard would use it.
I agree that probably we would see a far more '(semi)-permanent' solution than the monthly injections Sisko apparently still required.
And why would Beverly, a physician, OR Picard, a responsible person, do the wild mambo without it? They're not a couple of hormone-crazed 17-year-olds, after all.
Doesn't explain the late-in-life "oops" children.
It was a Great episode.
Another controversial opinion, though I'm still happy to keep discussing "Oops" children like Jack and Ziyal, and probably David...
Captain Janeway's initial actions in "Latent Image" were right. Voyager had only one medical doctor available, and the memories threatened to destroy him. In light of that, Janeway should have quietly and firmly told him that she would allow him to remain aware of her actions, but that he would not be allowed to access the memory of the incident itself. Just as she told B'Elanna that Voyager needed her, so she was just going to have to take Crell Moset's treatment and deal with it.
If he still wanted to restore the memory a year later, that would have been another matter. At that point, they were in regular contact with Starfleet, and if the Doctor wound up decompiled, Zimmerman could send another EMH. At that point, while losing the Doc would still have been tragic, it would not have put the whole ship at risk.
Captain Janeway's initial actions in "Latent Image" were right. Voyager had only one medical doctor available, and the memories threatened to destroy him. In light of that, Janeway should have quietly and firmly told him that she would allow him to remain aware of her actions, but that he would not be allowed to access the memory of the incident itself. Just as she told B'Elanna that Voyager needed her, so she was just going to have to take Crell Moset's treatment and deal with it.
If he still wanted to restore the memory a year later, that would have been another matter. At that point, they were in regular contact with Starfleet, and if the Doctor wound up decompiled, Zimmerman could send another EMH. At that point, while losing the Doc would still have been tragic, it would not have put the whole ship at risk.
I believe this is the "controversial" opinion thread.
I stand by my controversial opinion. I love musicals. I did not enjoy that one.
That's exactly what has happened in developed countries, but people refuse to take responsibility for their actions.
Fair.
Anomaly of the week makes the crew do odd things is a Trek staple. Suddenly it's a problem when the odd thing is music?
I haven't seen it, so I don't know if they did it well. But it doesn't seem out-of-bounds as far as Trek plots go.
Anomaly of the week makes the crew do odd things is a Trek staple. Suddenly it's a problem when the odd thing is music?
I enjoyed that episode.
Assumption that it is considered odd.Anomaly of the week makes the crew do odd things is a Trek staple. Suddenly it's a problem when the odd thing is music?
Or that individuals who disliked it dislike musicals.
Sometimes, a thing doesn't work for individuals that works for other individuals.
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