The Way The Red Shirt Died

[Alpha_Geek]

This was discussed in an earlier thread. Those of us who have parachuting experience have seen it before. Also pilots who take off their mask experience it. Lack of oxygen to the brain can cause a narcosis which impairs judgment. At the moment I cannot recall the proper name for it... it has been a long day.

Hypoxia. Unrelated to Nitrogen Narcosis.

 

[shapeshifter]

I think it was a fresh new way to whack a red shirt. It had the advantage of never being done before in Trek.

 

[Sector 7]

This was discussed in an earlier thread. Those of us who have parachuting experience have seen it before. Also pilots who take off their mask experience it. Lack of oxygen to the brain can cause a narcosis which impairs judgment. At the moment I cannot recall the proper name for it... it has been a long day.

Hypoxia. Unrelated to Nitrogen Narcosis.

Thanks, I new some geek would come along to correct or clarify.

 

[the Dagman]

Olsen's death was for two reasons:

1. The first red shirt to die under Kirk's command. (Pike had promoted him to First Officer, thus outranking both Sulu and Olsen even though he was still technically a cadet then.)

2. To make room in the engineering crew for Scotty to join up later in the film.

 

[Yeoman Randi]

I felt it was a dumb way to go but i loved the homage.

 

[Hartzilla2007]

At least he didn't step on an exploding rock.

Especially if it was pointed out what the exploding rocks look like by Spock before hand.

 

[cooleddie74]

He was the engineer. And we all know Scotty was going to come on board by the end of the movie and take his place.

Hence...the bastard was going to die.


End of story.

 

[Focus Abbey]

I can't remember if I laughed or cried
as Engineer Olson fried,
but something touched me deep inside
the way the redshirt died.

So bye, bye ensign redshirt, goodbye
Mr Spock said it was safe
but that was a lie.

Them good ol boys on the Romulan side
sayin' that's a really bad way to die,
that's a really bad way to die

I got a little teared up reading that. Good stuff.

 

[cooleddie74]

I can't remember if I laughed or cried
as Engineer Olson fried,
but something touched me deep inside
the way the redshirt died.

So bye, bye ensign redshirt, goodbye
Mr Spock said it was safe
but that was a lie.

Them good ol boys on the Romulan side
sayin' that's a really bad way to die,
that's a really bad way to die

I got a little teared up reading that. Good stuff.

My, my, this here J.J. guy...

 

[Rush Limborg]

GUYS...guys, on the Enterprise,

Never failin' to be sailin', all over the skies,

Beamin' down, with a red-shirted guy,

Who's sayin, "This could be the day I die..."

Oh, "This could be the day I die...."

 

[cooleddie74]

GUYS...guys, on the Enterprise,

Never failin' to be sailin', all over the skies,

Beamin' down, with a red-shirted guy,

Who's sayin, "This could be the day I die..."

Oh, "This could be the day I die...."

Not bad.

 

[Sector 7]

GUYS...guys, on the Enterprise,

Never failin' to be sailin', all over the skies,

Beamin' down, with a red-shirted guy,

Who's sayin, "This could be the day I die..."

Oh, "This could be the day I die...."

 

[Rush Limborg]

Thank you!

I'm actually thinkin' of writing verses--all having to do with dark moments in Trek history--such as the cancellation of TOS....

 

[cooleddie74]

^
And don't forget to do ENTERPRISE's early demise and "TATV" while you're at it.