I listened to this episode in the morning but didn't have time to post earlier. My thoughts:
The Great Debate between Sulu and Lear about Khan. Nice to see Sulu be able to sink his teeth into a steadfast position. As steadfast in support of Kirk and Spock as he was in "Flashback" as well as in TUC. Perfectly in character for Sulu during this period and it makes sense that he'd be set in his beliefs. These beliefs happen to be right in this case, but he's set in them, nonetheless. Lear's line, "This is the part where you say you've served under them for years... " was pitch perfect. It's nice to see someone who thinks Kirk and Spock aren't infallible. Before someone says I'm not on Kirk, Spock, or Sulu's side, I am. I just appreciate that there's someone like Lear who's willing to challenge what Sulu thinks.
Lear has an open mind. But the question is: is her mind open to the possibility that she's the one who's wrong about Khan? In a previous episode, I said that we were seeing Khan in a different context because we're seeing him only among his own people, not among anyone who he would consider to be an enemy. As soon as the Elborians crash land on Ceti Alpha V, we see how Khan deals with other peoples, and how he wants to kill them, since he sees it as either Them or Us.
Marla tries to reason with Khan, and that's interesting to hear. She has a perspective as a former Starfleet Officer that Khan never had. Aside from meeting Spock, how much experience has Khan had with encountering alien life? Exactly.
No surprise that Ceti Alpha VI exploded in the fifth episode, at the exact midpoint of this series. The big surprise was Khan and his people encountering any other alien life from another planet while exiled on Ceti Alpha V. Neat idea for Khan to encounter them and to have them communicate with him telepathically.
I'll be honest, I've been a Star Trek fan for 35 years and never in ALL of that time have I ever thought about where Khan might've gotten water from. It's just something I never thought of. Nice for this episode to answer a question that never even occurred to me.
I'm going to give this entire series another listen, once it's finished. Sometimes I have a hard time being able to tell who's who. Not that I need much reason. Star Trek: Khan is the real Star Trek find of 2025. I give this episode another 10.
The Great Debate between Sulu and Lear about Khan. Nice to see Sulu be able to sink his teeth into a steadfast position. As steadfast in support of Kirk and Spock as he was in "Flashback" as well as in TUC. Perfectly in character for Sulu during this period and it makes sense that he'd be set in his beliefs. These beliefs happen to be right in this case, but he's set in them, nonetheless. Lear's line, "This is the part where you say you've served under them for years... " was pitch perfect. It's nice to see someone who thinks Kirk and Spock aren't infallible. Before someone says I'm not on Kirk, Spock, or Sulu's side, I am. I just appreciate that there's someone like Lear who's willing to challenge what Sulu thinks.
Lear has an open mind. But the question is: is her mind open to the possibility that she's the one who's wrong about Khan? In a previous episode, I said that we were seeing Khan in a different context because we're seeing him only among his own people, not among anyone who he would consider to be an enemy. As soon as the Elborians crash land on Ceti Alpha V, we see how Khan deals with other peoples, and how he wants to kill them, since he sees it as either Them or Us.
Marla tries to reason with Khan, and that's interesting to hear. She has a perspective as a former Starfleet Officer that Khan never had. Aside from meeting Spock, how much experience has Khan had with encountering alien life? Exactly.
No surprise that Ceti Alpha VI exploded in the fifth episode, at the exact midpoint of this series. The big surprise was Khan and his people encountering any other alien life from another planet while exiled on Ceti Alpha V. Neat idea for Khan to encounter them and to have them communicate with him telepathically.
I'll be honest, I've been a Star Trek fan for 35 years and never in ALL of that time have I ever thought about where Khan might've gotten water from. It's just something I never thought of. Nice for this episode to answer a question that never even occurred to me.
I'm going to give this entire series another listen, once it's finished. Sometimes I have a hard time being able to tell who's who. Not that I need much reason. Star Trek: Khan is the real Star Trek find of 2025. I give this episode another 10.
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