Star Trek ~ Project: Potemkin "Do No Harm" S03-G NOW ON-LINE

[Potemkin_Prod]

For Immediate Release:
Star Trek ~ Project: Potemkin "Do No Harm" S03-G
NOW ON-LINE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKil1B7is_0

While on an away mission, a cave-in exposes a deadly secret that could have dire consequences for the crew of the Potemkin.

Starring Jeffrey Green as Captain Alec Grigory, Jeremy Ellenberg as Doctor Da-Nak, Leslie Lewis as Security Officer Layenna Ava, and Abby Evans as Lieutenant Tyler Landon. Written by David Eversole and Randy Landers. Directed and edited by Randall Landers. Music by Tony Lunn. VFX by Ross Trowbridge, Rick Foxx and Randall Landers. Produced by David A. Dave Mackenzie. Co-Executive Producer Rick Foxx. Series Creator/Executive Producer Randall Landers.

[YT]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKil1B7is_0[/yt]

 

[Karzak]

I watched “Do No Harm” last night at last. On the whole, I liked the general idea behind the webisode.

Spoiler: "Do No Harm"

Having an officer revealed to have been replaced by someone else (enemy or no) is not altogether new territory – we saw it on Deep Space Nine, and at least one of the audio dramas (sort of) did the same thing.

In the wrong hands this could have been just repeat of those same plot twist reveals. And while the story here leaves a little to be desired in terms of scope, it makes up for it I think with the final scene aboard the Potemkin with Captain Grigory and his dressing down of the doctor.

I liked that it wasn’t just that Grigory “knew” about the Romulan spy all along and that it wasn’t just a throwaway reference. He lists several reasons how he and other key personnel have figured it all out. I wasn’t much a fan of the hostility toward the doctor though for doing his medical duty. Surely the captain knows the doctors all have their default philosophical training in certain situations, and letting the spy die, while not tactically advantageous for Potemkin was also the humane thing to do. At least that’s what I think the webisode was trying to say. It’s sort of the Bashir wants to cure the Jem’Hadar of their dependence on Ketracel-White in “Hippocratic Oath” even though O’Brien wants to get the F off the planet” kind of dilemma, boiled down, whittled away and condensed into this twelve minute short.

Knowing the political climate of the era with the Romulans, it gives the revelation of the spy having been aboard all along a much more chilling and spooky after effect, which I hope the series will touch upon in future installments. What repercussions will this have for the Potemkin and her crew? Did T’Noshi ever suspect anything? Being a Vulcan, she’s mildly telepathic. Would she not have sensed something afoul, even if unintentionally? Is it possible the spy sabotaged the ship somehow? What will happen to Dr. Da’Nak? Surely letting an asset like Landon slip out of their grasp is not going to be just lightly ignored?

Overall I thought it was one of the stronger episodes and liked it quite a bit. I would also humbly add that the sound on this could have used a better recording. It was better than in previous installments but still needed some work.

Keep up the great work guys!

 

[Maurice]

I watched “Do No Harm” last night at last. On the whole, I liked the general idea behind the webisode.

Spoiler: "Do No Harm"

Having an officer revealed to have been replaced by someone else (enemy or no) is not altogether new territory – we saw it on Deep Space Nine, and at least one of the audio dramas (sort of) did the same thing.

In the wrong hands this could have been just repeat of those same plot twist reveals. And while the story here leaves a little to be desired in terms of scope, it makes up for it I think with the final scene aboard the Potemkin with Captain Grigory and his dressing down of the doctor.

I liked that it wasn’t just that Grigory “knew” about the Romulan spy all along and that it wasn’t just a throwaway reference. He lists several reasons how he and other key personnel have figured it all out. I wasn’t much a fan of the hostility toward the doctor though for doing his medical duty. Surely the captain knows the doctors all have their default philosophical training in certain situations, and letting the spy die, while not tactically advantageous for Potemkin was also the humane thing to do. At least that’s what I think the webisode was trying to say. It’s sort of the Bashir wants to cure the Jem’Hadar of their dependence on Ketracel-White in “Hippocratic Oath” even though O’Brien wants to get the F off the planet” kind of dilemma, boiled down, whittled away and condensed into this twelve minute short.

Knowing the political climate of the era with the Romulans, it gives the revelation of the spy having been aboard all along a much more chilling and spooky after effect, which I hope the series will touch upon in future installments. What repercussions will this have for the Potemkin and her crew? Did T’Noshi ever suspect anything? Being a Vulcan, she’s mildly telepathic. Would she not have sensed something afoul, even if unintentionally? Is it possible the spy sabotaged the ship somehow? What will happen to Dr. Da’Nak? Surely letting an asset like Landon slip out of their grasp is not going to be just lightly ignored?

Overall I thought it was one of the stronger episodes and liked it quite a bit. I would also humbly add that the sound on this could have used a better recording. It was better than in previous installments but still needed some work.

Keep up the great work guys!

I think the idea, which was fine, was undermined by the execution.

The cave stuff was too dark. I had to close the blinds in my office in order to even make out what was happening in the first few shots.

The script is overlong in the second half. The Captain's chewing out of the Dr. is far too drawn out and repetitive. The simplest fix would have been on the page.

One chronic problem remains in force here The. Slow. And. Pregnant. Pause. Delivery. Of. Dialog. It sucks any dramatic tension out of every scene.

Relatedly, I think this short could be much much better if the edit was tightened and the "air were let out", trimming out the redundancy in the latter half. A simple example: watch when the Dr. exits at the end. There's two seconds of a blank, featureless wall, and not even a door open/close sound effect. Dead air that should have been cut.

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

Actually, Captain Grigory admonishes Lt. Landon to "spare me the dramatic pauses." But we appreciate the feedback, thanks to you both.

 

[Maurice]

Grigory is the pot calling the kettle black, then, as he's just as guilty of the pregnant pauses as anyone.

 

[Potemkin_Prod]

Yes, he is. But he's the captain.