In avoidance of proper writing
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petroniaSome brief comments on TOS eps I watched previously:
S01E08 Balance of Terror: "Quiet on the bridge, the Romulans will hear us!"
NO
NO THEY WILL NOT HEAR YOU
S1E09 What Little Girls Are Made Of: I was saying to Subdee that one of the most salient characteristics of TOS!Kirk is nerdery. So far he hasn't gotten into trouble because of women; women are how he gets out of trouble. What gets him into trouble is FANBOYING OVER SCIENTISTS. Invariably said scientists turn out to be ME GO TOO FAR! ME AM PLAY GODS!! I'm not sure what the creators are trying to say. XD;
I like how the pr0n version of Andrea's outfit is less revealing as the Hustler crew apparently couldn't figure out how the original was constructed. True couture genius.
S01E10 Dagger of the Mind: like the Gary Mitchell one in that I'm really not sure what you're supposed to assume Helen Noel is thinking. The way that I parse it is that Kirk is so obviously reluctant to deal with her, talking over her to shut her down etc., that she just starts messing with him (and she is at times borderline unprofessional during the mission). She's very effective w/r/t "action" stuff and is genuinely upset when Kirk is made to fall in love with her, which suggests she came up with her imaginary seduction scenario for teh lulz. Which... >_> One suspects Kirk was no match for her at the Christmas party.
S01E11 Miri: it's worth noting that nowadays the networks would risk an interracial makeout or a gay crew member, but they wouldn't risk this. I do think that's the prudery du jour: it's silly to treat a tweenager's crush on an adult - which Kirk handles as reasonably as possible - in the same way as one would treat a toddler masturbating (which also happens in the wonderland known as Real Life), although I wouldn't give it the undertone of wistful romantic untouchability a la David Hamilton that was perfectly acceptable at the time. XD; Luckily one can always turn to the Japanese, who even now must assume the indispensibleness of a visit to Planet Loli.
S01E08 Balance of Terror: "Quiet on the bridge, the Romulans will hear us!"
NO
NO THEY WILL NOT HEAR YOU
S1E09 What Little Girls Are Made Of: I was saying to Subdee that one of the most salient characteristics of TOS!Kirk is nerdery. So far he hasn't gotten into trouble because of women; women are how he gets out of trouble. What gets him into trouble is FANBOYING OVER SCIENTISTS. Invariably said scientists turn out to be ME GO TOO FAR! ME AM PLAY GODS!! I'm not sure what the creators are trying to say. XD;
I like how the pr0n version of Andrea's outfit is less revealing as the Hustler crew apparently couldn't figure out how the original was constructed. True couture genius.
S01E10 Dagger of the Mind: like the Gary Mitchell one in that I'm really not sure what you're supposed to assume Helen Noel is thinking. The way that I parse it is that Kirk is so obviously reluctant to deal with her, talking over her to shut her down etc., that she just starts messing with him (and she is at times borderline unprofessional during the mission). She's very effective w/r/t "action" stuff and is genuinely upset when Kirk is made to fall in love with her, which suggests she came up with her imaginary seduction scenario for teh lulz. Which... >_> One suspects Kirk was no match for her at the Christmas party.
S01E11 Miri: it's worth noting that nowadays the networks would risk an interracial makeout or a gay crew member, but they wouldn't risk this. I do think that's the prudery du jour: it's silly to treat a tweenager's crush on an adult - which Kirk handles as reasonably as possible - in the same way as one would treat a toddler masturbating (which also happens in the wonderland known as Real Life), although I wouldn't give it the undertone of wistful romantic untouchability a la David Hamilton that was perfectly acceptable at the time. XD; Luckily one can always turn to the Japanese, who even now must assume the indispensibleness of a visit to Planet Loli.
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Date: 2009-11-10 11:37 am (UTC)NO
NO THEY WILL NOT HEAR YOU
YOU ARE IN SPACE
I love you.