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Lanthanites and Pelia - speculation

Human looking aliens were the norm in TOS so it stands to reason we’d see some in the pre TOS era.
Actually TOS was really smart about that: Whenever they had single or very few aliens, they really went all in in doing all sort of alien Make-up (e.g Journey to Babel). Or they went with "a form you would recognize" yada yada.

Only whenever they had to show a full civilization, suddenly everyone looked human. Simply because they couldn't DO that much makeup. (TNG used the minimal "bumpy-forehead aliens"). It was purely technical limitations.

Notably, there were never any recurring human-looking aliens.

(Btw I'm fine with both Una's & Pelia's backstory - hiding among humans - I just think it's super weird having it TWICE, and not one "full-make-up alien" in the main cast)
 
Unless I missed a line in episode 3, no they didn't. Her people have a name, just like every group of humans, that doesn't make them aliens. And Spock specifically says "among other humans" when talking about them. They are a sub-species.
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Unless I missed a line in episode 3, no they didn't. Her people have a name, just like every group of humans, that doesn't make them aliens. And Spock specifically says "among other humans" when talking about them. They are a sub-species.

I’m pretty sure the intent wasn’t that ‘Lanthanite’ was supposed to be a sub-group of humans that have super long life spans, just because Pelia looks human.
 
The Lanthanites were probably named after the Greek word lanthánō.


I speculate that they were actually the origin of many of our myths and legends about witches or faeries. Pelia certainly comes off a little witchy (delightfully so). If there was a nigh-immortal race of human-like beings on Earth for centuries, acquiring knowledge and occasionally stepping in to meddle with Homo sapiens affairs, I could see them being credited with supernatural qualities by humans who began to suspect they weren't entirely what they appeared to be.

Now, did they co-evolve with humans, or did they take refuge on Earth after leaving their original world? I kind of like the former theory.
Pelia is VERY witchy. Look at her witchy hair. She is a free spirit, like a witch should be. She does what she wants. I kinda like her now. They must be listening to Voodoowoman who is a white witch too. Pelia inserts herself onto the Enterprise claiming she is "bored." Well, she has time anomaly work to do I think. She can't be alone.
White witches know that the universe is programmable. This is the basis of prayer. This is the basis of religion. Put your minds together in group pray and use your power to program the universe. It takes time, but it's worth it. The race is not always to the swift and the strong, but to the enlightened. White witches also know that the earth, the herbs, the water, the rocks and crystals amplify this mental power. What do you think prayer beads are for? Decoration? Hindus worship fire.
Pelia may be what we call a fairy. A fairy is an earth angel. They oversaw the "evolution" of life here. They are earth elementals and are tricky and stubborn and difficult to deal with. You can't command them until you reach a certain level of ascension.
I am not ranting and raving here. If you can program the future you can get what you want. Here's the thing. The fairies are creations of......Yes, you guessed it.....God. They obey the divine law so you can't go doing evil magic tricks with them. You do evil magic tricks with Ba'al and his demons which are angels that fell from divine grace.
I once bought a diamond wedding and engagement ring set at an estate auction. I got them, and put them on the dresser and went to bed. In the morning the engagement ring was gone but the wedding ring was there. I wanted them for the diamonds which help me clarify my channels. I never found the engagement ring, search though I might. I swear this is true. The lady that died wanted her rings back,or a Pelia wanted the shiny stone for its power.
Notice how in the children's story Spock is on the dark magic side and Chapel is on the light magic side?
 
Pelia is VERY witchy. Look at her witchy hair. She is a free spirit, like a witch should be. She does what she wants. I kinda like her now. They must be listening to Voodoowoman who is a white witch too. Pelia inserts herself onto the Enterprise claiming she is "bored." Well, she has time anomaly work to do I think. She can't be alone.
White witches know that the universe is programmable. This is the basis of prayer. This is the basis of religion. Put your minds together in group pray and use your power to program the universe. It takes time, but it's worth it. The race is not always to the swift and the strong, but to the enlightened. White witches also know that the earth, the herbs, the water, the rocks and crystals amplify this mental power. What do you think prayer beads are for? Decoration? Hindus worship fire.
Pelia may be what we call a fairy. A fairy is an earth angel. They oversaw the "evolution" of life here. They are earth elementals and are tricky and stubborn and difficult to deal with. You can't command them until you reach a certain level of ascension.
I am not ranting and raving here. If you can program the future you can get what you want. Here's the thing. The fairies are creations of......Yes, you guessed it.....God. They obey the divine law so you can't go doing evil magic tricks with them. You do evil magic tricks with Ba'al and his demons which are angels that fell from divine grace.
I once bought a diamond wedding and engagement ring set at an estate auction. I got them, and put them on the dresser and went to bed. In the morning the engagement ring was gone but the wedding ring was there. I wanted them for the diamonds which help me clarify my channels. I never found the engagement ring, search though I might. I swear this is true. The lady that died wanted her rings back,or a Pelia wanted the shiny stone for its power.
Notice how in the children's story Spock is on the dark magic side and Chapel is on the light magic side?
The fuck?
 
Pelia is VERY witchy. Look at her witchy hair. She is a free spirit, like a witch should be. She does what she wants. I kinda like her now. They must be listening to Voodoowoman who is a white witch too. Pelia inserts herself onto the Enterprise claiming she is "bored." Well, she has time anomaly work to do I think. She can't be alone.
White witches know that the universe is programmable. This is the basis of prayer. This is the basis of religion. Put your minds together in group pray and use your power to program the universe. It takes time, but it's worth it. The race is not always to the swift and the strong, but to the enlightened. White witches also know that the earth, the herbs, the water, the rocks and crystals amplify this mental power. What do you think prayer beads are for? Decoration? Hindus worship fire.
Pelia may be what we call a fairy. A fairy is an earth angel. They oversaw the "evolution" of life here. They are earth elementals and are tricky and stubborn and difficult to deal with. You can't command them until you reach a certain level of ascension.
I am not ranting and raving here. If you can program the future you can get what you want. Here's the thing. The fairies are creations of......Yes, you guessed it.....God. They obey the divine law so you can't go doing evil magic tricks with them. You do evil magic tricks with Ba'al and his demons which are angels that fell from divine grace.
I once bought a diamond wedding and engagement ring set at an estate auction. I got them, and put them on the dresser and went to bed. In the morning the engagement ring was gone but the wedding ring was there. I wanted them for the diamonds which help me clarify my channels. I never found the engagement ring, search though I might. I swear this is true. The lady that died wanted her rings back,or a Pelia wanted the shiny stone for its power.
Notice how in the children's story Spock is on the dark magic side and Chapel is on the light magic side?
Jesus Christ.
 
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Pelia is VERY witchy. Look at her witchy hair. She is a free spirit, like a witch should be. She does what she wants. I kinda like her now. They must be listening to Voodoowoman who is a white witch too. Pelia inserts herself onto the Enterprise claiming she is "bored." Well, she has time anomaly work to do I think. She can't be alone.
White witches know that the universe is programmable. This is the basis of prayer. This is the basis of religion. Put your minds together in group pray and use your power to program the universe. It takes time, but it's worth it. The race is not always to the swift and the strong, but to the enlightened. White witches also know that the earth, the herbs, the water, the rocks and crystals amplify this mental power. What do you think prayer beads are for? Decoration? Hindus worship fire.
Pelia may be what we call a fairy. A fairy is an earth angel. They oversaw the "evolution" of life here. They are earth elementals and are tricky and stubborn and difficult to deal with. You can't command them until you reach a certain level of ascension.
I am not ranting and raving here. If you can program the future you can get what you want. Here's the thing. The fairies are creations of......Yes, you guessed it.....God. They obey the divine law so you can't go doing evil magic tricks with them. You do evil magic tricks with Ba'al and his demons which are angels that fell from divine grace.
I once bought a diamond wedding and engagement ring set at an estate auction. I got them, and put them on the dresser and went to bed. In the morning the engagement ring was gone but the wedding ring was there. I wanted them for the diamonds which help me clarify my channels. I never found the engagement ring, search though I might. I swear this is true. The lady that died wanted her rings back,or a Pelia wanted the shiny stone for its power.
Notice how in the children's story Spock is on the dark magic side and Chapel is on the light magic side?
Check your meds.
 
I wonder if the El-Aurians visiting Earth during the 19th century were aware of the Lanthanites and vice versa.
 
I wonder if the El-Aurians visiting Earth during the 19th century were aware of the Lanthanites and vice versa.

I'm half-convinced "Lanthanite" is just an alias for "El-Aurian."

Which, if the Lanthanites and El-Aurians are the same species? Well, there's a nice symmetry in both Guinan and Pelias being played by beloved female comedians from the 1980s.
 
Pelia is VERY witchy. Look at her witchy hair. She is a free spirit, like a witch should be. She does what she wants. I kinda like her now. They must be listening to Voodoowoman who is a white witch too. Pelia inserts herself onto the Enterprise claiming she is "bored." Well, she has time anomaly work to do I think. She can't be alone.
White witches know that the universe is programmable. This is the basis of prayer. This is the basis of religion. Put your minds together in group pray and use your power to program the universe. It takes time, but it's worth it. The race is not always to the swift and the strong, but to the enlightened. White witches also know that the earth, the herbs, the water, the rocks and crystals amplify this mental power. What do you think prayer beads are for? Decoration? Hindus worship fire.
Pelia may be what we call a fairy. A fairy is an earth angel. They oversaw the "evolution" of life here. They are earth elementals and are tricky and stubborn and difficult to deal with. You can't command them until you reach a certain level of ascension.
I am not ranting and raving here. If you can program the future you can get what you want. Here's the thing. The fairies are creations of......Yes, you guessed it.....God. They obey the divine law so you can't go doing evil magic tricks with them. You do evil magic tricks with Ba'al and his demons which are angels that fell from divine grace.
I once bought a diamond wedding and engagement ring set at an estate auction. I got them, and put them on the dresser and went to bed. In the morning the engagement ring was gone but the wedding ring was there. I wanted them for the diamonds which help me clarify my channels. I never found the engagement ring, search though I might. I swear this is true. The lady that died wanted her rings back,or a Pelia wanted the shiny stone for its power.
Notice how in the children's story Spock is on the dark magic side and Chapel is on the light magic side?
I realize the irony of this coming from me, but: Drugs are not your friends!
 
no, because witches, just like Bigfoot, Santa Claus and Adam Smith's Invisible Hand aren't real.

Hoax (based on an Amerind fable), based on a real guy (a monk), and a metaphor for a type economics that existing sense forever (more "real" than central planning). LOL.
 
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