Trek's best HAIL MARY

[RobertScorpio]

A Hail mary is when the captain, or heck anyone, comes up with such an outlandish plan to "deal" with a situation (usually happening in the last five minutes of the given episode)...

Which one of these 'last second' ideas was the best, meaning, when it was suggested you said to yourself..."ummmm...okay"...

Picard telling Data to tell the Borg to sleep is one that I always think of. It comes out of left field, and works. But I remember just cocking my head and shaking my head in disbelief...

Kirk's gamble at the end of TMP. When he has his showdown with the Ilya probe and tells her that he knows why the creator hasn't contacted V'gr.

What are some of yours?


Rob

 

[Finn]

Janeway deciding to crash into Annorax's timeship at the last minute without any input or any new information, just something that had occured to her after everybody left.

 

[RobertScorpio]

Janeway deciding to crash into Annorax's timeship at the last minute without any input or any new information, just something that had occured to her after everybody left.

Yep..I do remember sitting there with my nephew watching that and just looking at each other and saying "Bullshyt"..

Rob

 

[NickInABox]

Janeway deciding to crash into Annorax's timeship at the last minute without any input or any new information, just something that had occured to her after everybody left.

See, I had always interpreted that as Janeway's last ditch effort to destroy the ship. I mean, she had no weapons and Voyager was torn to shit. What else could she have done?

 

[sbk1234]

Back to basics: THe Corbomite Maneuver.

THen in The Deadfy Years he reused a variation of the Corbomite scam.

 

[Sector 7]

Back to basics: THe Corbomite Maneuver.

This.

 

[Finn]

Janeway deciding to crash into Annorax's timeship at the last minute without any input or any new information, just something that had occured to her after everybody left.

See, I had always interpreted that as Janeway's last ditch effort to destroy the ship. I mean, she had no weapons and Voyager was torn to shit. What else could she have done?

No. It was clear that Janeway knew it may reset the timeline. Why else would she tell the other ships to drop the sheilds when it was just Voyager ramming into the timeship?

 

[NickInABox]

Janeway deciding to crash into Annorax's timeship at the last minute without any input or any new information, just something that had occured to her after everybody left.

See, I had always interpreted that as Janeway's last ditch effort to destroy the ship. I mean, she had no weapons and Voyager was torn to shit. What else could she have done?

No. It was clear that Janeway knew it may reset the timeline. Why else would she tell the other ships to drop the sheilds when it was just Voyager ramming into the timeship?

Oh.

Pffffft. Gay.

 

[Kirkman1987]

It has to be Spock igniting his shuttle fuel at the end of The Galieo Seven to create a flare.

 

[Lor'Vela]

ENT's Judgment... Reed strolls into Rura Penthe, and then strolls out with his Captain without attracting attention. Brilliant!

 

[Alidar Jarok]

The first thing I thought of was having the Defiant enter the wormhole to face thousands of Dominion ships by herself. Year of Hell is another good choice, though. I actually like the former, since it makes sense that the prophets can control their wormhole. Year of Hell just confused me when I saw it the first time, though.

 

[Garm Bel Iblis]

"The Expanse" when the producers said "crap, we're doomed," and they re-did the premise of the series and turned into a serial action adventure story.

 

[T'Girl]

Fizzbin.

 

[TiberiusMaximus]

The Defector, when Tomalak (I think) tells Picard the Enterprise could not survive 'their' attack. Picard counters that the Romulans wouldn't survive either, and two Klingon birds of prey decloak beside the Enterprise.

 

[Garm Bel Iblis]

The Defector, when Tomalak (I think) tells Picard the Enterprise could not survive 'their' attack. Picard counters that the Romulans wouldn't survive either, and two Klingon birds of prey decloak beside the Enterprise.

Three Klingon birds-of prey

"Shall we die together?"

 

[Agenda]

The Corbomite Maneuver.

 

[RobertScorpio]

The Corbomite Maneuver.

Fizbin and Corbormite were KIRK at his prime!!!

Rob

 

[caisson2delta]

I have to say, in STIII, when Kirk lures the Klingons onto the enterprise and cleverly self destructs the ship (although this wasn't in the last five minutes, still quite cool).

 

[RobertScorpio]

I have to say, in STIII, when Kirk lures the Klingons onto the enterprise and cleverly self destructs the ship (although this wasn't in the last five minutes, still quite cool).

^^ agreed.

Another good one is when Picard makes Moriatry believe he has won the day in SHIP IN A BOTTLE...

Rob

 

[Anji]

Star Trek II. Nobody believed the franchise could be revived.