I totally agree that killing Bjayzl was murder, or lynching (not so sure about Rizzo, would have to watch the ight again), just not that they were Fed citizens.
And again, regarding the Mind Meld, the scene with Jurati killing Maddox was shot in a way that has me believe she was perfectly conscious and herself. While I don't remember the McCoy incident, I do feel whenever Trek has shown that a person is "possessed" or controlled by someone, it would be clearly shown to the viewer, by a completely different personality, speech patterns, etc.
I think it would really have helped if they had shown us what happened between J. and Oh, and subsequently how Jurati felt, istead of trying to make it a "surprise", which it wasn't anyway. We could, for exaple, have seen her as she almost confided in Rios or Picard what had happened; the suspense would have been: Does she or does she not go through with it?
And again, regarding the Mind Meld, the scene with Jurati killing Maddox was shot in a way that has me believe she was perfectly conscious and herself. While I don't remember the McCoy incident, I do feel whenever Trek has shown that a person is "possessed" or controlled by someone, it would be clearly shown to the viewer, by a completely different personality, speech patterns, etc.
I think it would really have helped if they had shown us what happened between J. and Oh, and subsequently how Jurati felt, istead of trying to make it a "surprise", which it wasn't anyway. We could, for exaple, have seen her as she almost confided in Rios or Picard what had happened; the suspense would have been: Does she or does she not go through with it?