They killed Hengist!
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Seems to me that the most sexist part is Spock (of all characters!) declaring that Redjac targets women because they ". . . are more easily and more deeply terrified, generating more sheer horror than the male of the species."
And I don't recall any strippers. Just a belly dancer. Nor did I catch any implication or insinuation that sex was on the menu.
You meant to say " ...And what of Hengist? What of Hengist?" didn't you?
That's the most obviously sexist part, but I wouldn't call it more sexist than the other things I mentioned.
Why else do you think Scotty and Kara went off together after her dance? To review technical manuals? As Henoch said, we were told up front that this was a planet of hedonists. Obviously a 1960s TV series couldn't come out and say they were there to get laid, but any adult viewer of the day would have taken it as a given that when sailors take leave in a friendly port, they're only looking for one thing from the local women.
You do realize that I was a prudish 5th-grader when I first saw the episode in strip syndication, right? I wouldn't develop into a dirty old man until a few years later.
Are you saying you never saw the episode between then and now? I mean, the whole point of TV censorship was so that any kids watching wouldn't catch these implications, but I caught them once I grew up.
Not exactly a favorite episode. And first impressions tend to last a long time.
No, but given Scotty's history with failing engines, they might have decided to simply drink up for the night.
If I were asked to film this episode today pretty much as is I would change next to nothing except a couple of small things.
1. Initially I would say little about Scotty’s accident. I would establish they were simply on leave after a diplomatic port of call. I would comment Scotty seemed to be doing better after his accident which threw him against a bulkhead, but make no mention of who caused the accident.
2. After the first murder I would have Kirk ask McCoy if he think’s Scotty’s amnesia could be related to his accident. McCoy could answer, “I don’t know. Maybe. There’s still a lot we don’t understand about the human brain.” Again you needn’t make any mention of a woman causing Scotty’s accident.
3. When Kirk asks why women are the only ones being targeted Spock need only reply, “They are the only victims that we know of. But many still believe women are generally frightened more easily men and that they experience terror intensely. Illogical, but it is a common (or prevalent) perception.”
1. Initially I would say little about Scotty’s accident. I would establish they were simply on leave after a diplomatic port of call. I would comment Scotty seemed to be doing better after his accident which threw him against a bulkhead, but make no mention of who caused the accident.
2. After the first murder I would have Kirk ask McCoy if he think’s Scotty’s amnesia could be related to his accident. McCoy could answer, “I don’t know. Maybe. There’s still a lot we don’t understand about the human brain.” Again you needn’t make any mention of a woman causing Scotty’s accident.
3. When Kirk asks why women are the only ones being targeted Spock need only reply, “They are the only victims that we know of. But many still believe women are generally frightened more easily men and that they experience terror intensely. Illogical, but it is a common (or prevalent) perception.”
"Killers have a logic all their own, Captain. Who can know the twisted machinations of its mind?"
(aside from melding with it, that is; who can guess why it does what it does by pure speculation?)
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