Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1x06 - "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach"
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Because as a society, they've decided that the math pans out. One child whose sacrifice is acknowledged, but whose actual suffering is kept out of sight, in exchange for an idyllic society with no deprivation or illness. It's not that they don't have the tech to evacuate or don't know how, it's that they've decided they're OK with the price of staying put.
I guess when they decided to call this show "Strange New Worlds". They were literal about how "Strange" it could get.
I think Kirk would have too. The same way he destroyed the war simulation computer and disintegration stations on Eminiar VII in A Taste Of Armageddon.Interesting premise. I was thinking what would the other captains have done in this situation. Sisko would have probably destroyed the machine.
Kirk would have talked them out of using the kid with his “charms”.
I actually liked this one. The plot felt more TNG than TOS to me, and I liked the dark ending, though I know some are opposed to dark endings in their Trek. It wasn’t my favourite of the season but I liked it and think it wasn’t the worst of the season by a long shot. 7.8 rounded up to an 8.
Maybe he just features heavily in the later episodes. I think Una is due a proper episode too. Spock took more of a back seat in this episode. I don’t think it gives an indication that they don’t know what to do with him.
Maybe he just features heavily in the later episodes. I think Una is due a proper episode too. Spock took more of a back seat in this episode. I don’t think it gives an indication that they don’t know what to do with him.
Not sure what to make of that one. Maybe a 6 or 7? It was good but like a meh S5 TNG episode. Good stuff with La'an and Uhurah, M'Benga and some with the captain but, I dunno, slow.
Good. But all of them so far I've wanted to rewatch right away. This one... Not so much. Again, its was good, just no elements that grabbed me.
Good. But all of them so far I've wanted to rewatch right away. This one... Not so much. Again, its was good, just no elements that grabbed me.
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Not bad, not great. I knew there'd be some sort of horrible plot twist right at the beginning. A bit telegraphed. Still, it was generally enjoyable. The crew and the designs are still the best part of the show.
In TWOK the transporters are on D deck.
I guess it needs a neural network at a time before it sets itself too much. Children have more "malleable" brains, in a way.
In this case, the whole city would've collapsed to the ground and killed everyone.
Damn. As a father, that episode was heartwrenching. I figured something else was going to have to do with the child’s ascension and Alora would be for it but the child’s fate was far worse than I expected. Very TOS in nature, this one. I can’t say I enjoyed it because of the horrific ending. But that’s kind of the point, right? It definitely resonated with me, particularly Gamal and M’Benga’s stories, though.
Damn. That one’s gonna stay with me for awhile.
Damn. That one’s gonna stay with me for awhile.
A bit Children of the Earth
The Enterprise has multiple transporters, so it could be that one of them is located on deck six.
It reminded me of "Spock's Brain", where a single organ was responsible for the maintenance and operation of an underground city. In the case of Majalis, it would be an organism doing this work for a whole planet.
It reminded me of "Spock's Brain", where a single organ was responsible for the maintenance and operation of an underground city. In the case of Majalis, it would be an organism doing this work for a whole planet.
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Yeah I thought about them moving as well, but seeing their ships it's possible that although their medical tech is very advanced, they don't have much in the way of space travel.
The ones who don't want to live on Majalis live on Prospect VII. This civilization has warp travel, just not any weapon capable of causing damage to a Federation starship.
