Worst Character Assassination Episodes
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)DS9's Paradise has one of the most idiotic endings of the whole franchise. At least at the end of covenant, the people revolt against the asshole who's exploited them, but in that idiotic episode, the villain is vindicated, in fact, note that even the music endorses her, instead of sinister tones at the moment of truth, we get some mawkish sentimental crap!!!
She caused several people to die, she's tortured that guy for stealing a candle!!! And in the end, it looks like she's gonna come back as a hero after having spent some time in a federation jail. And her asshole of a son is an attempted murderer!!!
This episode is a character assassination of normal people!!!
She caused several people to die, she's tortured that guy for stealing a candle!!! And in the end, it looks like she's gonna come back as a hero after having spent some time in a federation jail. And her asshole of a son is an attempted murderer!!!
This episode is a character assassination of normal people!!!
Yes, but what would have happened if both twins had lived?
The older one becomes king.
Apparently, there was a concern that the unfortunate twin could conspire to take the place of his brother hence the man in an iron mask legend.
Reality and fiction are full of scheming relatives who want the throne. Wiki tells me the man in the iron mask was a real person. Probably not a relative of the King, though.
He must have been someone easily identified otherwise what would be the point of the mask?
How many people in the realm were that famous back then? Aside from the king that is.
Possibly due to illness, disfigurement. Not sure about France at the time but some Near East countries had the law that a king could not look upon a condemned man in the face. Covering the head was a sign of condemnation.
More than a few I would imagine. The list of "Suspects" incudes generals, princes, various illegitimate relatives, diplomats and scandal makers.
Wasn't it like a Golden Corral? A buffet menu?
Looks to be fast food
https://www.royrogersrestaurants.com/
https://www.royrogersrestaurants.com/
That's probably what it was. It just LOOKED like a buffet chain from the outside the way the franchises were designed. It has that Golden Corral kind of look to its building.
You forget that back then there were no photographs, no newspapers, in fact, most people couldn't read. Most news was delivered orally by itinerant merchants...
When he tried to flee France, Louis The XVIth was recognized because of a coin!!! And also because he looked rich and used to lots of ancillary help...
Normal people drink the kool aid and follow demagogues and fascist leaders.
Paradise is one of the most problematic and tone deaf episodes in Star Trek. The Federation should really have known better than just leave a bunch of people who are most likely the victims of cult-like brainwashing to fend for themselves.
A group of people forced to work all day just to barely feed themselves, tortured for "stealing" a stupid candle, and dying of diseases that would have been cured in an instant in the federation and the only "books" they're allowed to read are the scribblings of a power-mad psychopath who doesn't even allow them to have doors to protect their privacy...
Isn't that the definition of paradise?
Are we talking about the same Federation that thinks nothing of leaving a kid alone in his quarters hours after his mother's been killed?
The same that puts kids on starships facing destruction every other week...
