Spoilers Star Trek: Khan 1x08 - "Original Sin"

[Paul755]

Finally had a chance to catch up with the last 3 episodes.

At this point Lear not being Kali would be a surprise.

Something felt…off…about Khan wanting to leave his people to die on the planet while he escapes.

I’m guessing all/most of the “older” augments join what is sure to be an uprising by Ivan and Ursula to explain why all/most of the augments we see in WoK are of the younger variety. In fact, I’m gonna guess the uprising is what distracts Khan long enough for Delmonda to grab Kali and escape.

Very curious to see how they wrap it up.

 

[Zarm]

Yes... generally, to me, at least, the existence of the Elboreans itself has been the only twist or reveal that was in any way surprising in this series so far...

Which doesn't mean it hasn't been listenable, well-written, or well-performed! Just that it follows a very predictable path.

 

[JD]

I think the reason Khan is willing to abandon the rest of his people is because he's determined to Kahli somewhere safe, even if it means dooming the rest of his people. So at this point, I'm assuming Delmonda betraying him and taking Kahli and then Ivan, Urusala and the other older Augments turning on him is what finally breaks Khan and turns him into the person we saw in Wrath of Khan.

 

[Zarm]

I don't necessarily dispute that interpretation, but again... after establishing a specific set of core traits very consistently for 7 episodes, completely changing that characterization to its direct opposite- in a manner that can be extrapolated, but happens offscreen during a time jump- in the second-to-last episode just feels... narratively clumsy.

Like, I think you have correctly deduced what was intended by the authors, but arguably, at this stage in the game... you shouldn't have to deduce in order to figure out the progression of characterization of your main character. :-)

 

[NCC-73515]

At some point I do wanna watch Space Seed, then listen to these again, then watch WoK, and see if it changes my perception of WoK somehow...