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Star Trek 1x23 Full Reaction! (Patreon)

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2022-01-15 18:01:02
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2026-06
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Star Trek 1x23 Full Reaction

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Thomas Corp

Yes, this is quite a disturbing episode. Watching it this time it felt like WarGames by way of Thanos. I imagine when they originally pitched the idea of disintegrating people on the planet, the leaders probably even quoted Thanos saying, “But random. Dispassionate, fair, to rich and poor alike.” It says something that although Spock understood the situation from a purely logical point of view, he still did not agree with the set-up of the imaginary war and the subsequent disintegrations. Scotty really is the mvp of the episode. The ambassador is quite annoying at first. I got particularly annoyed when he stated that the attack must have been a mistake and that there was no proof that Kirk was in any danger. I yelled at the screen, “They employed a mimicry of Kirk’s voice to lure you to the planet’s surface! Stands to reason there’s some type of subterfuge at hand here!” I like how once the ambassador realizes that he screwed up, to his credit, he owns up to that and steps up to the plate. I love how Kirk goes the route of point of no return by destroying the machines so that the Eminians and Vendikans are left with the options of peace or utter destruction. It’s like the line in The Hunt for Red October, “When he reached the new world, Cortez burned his ships. As a result, his men were well motivated.” I think it’s very smart of the show that they never actually show and/or tell us the outcome of the peace talks, they just say that it’s hopeful, thus leaving you with the ambiguity of it could go either way. I really liked your reaction to this episode.

Dave Hampton

I could be wrong but I assume this is a commentary on the Vietnam war going on at the time of this episode being made and the media coverage of it. Actual brutal footage of war (on tv news...) had not been common before this time and now it was. It made people have a different opinion on war. In this world they did not have to see war so it was easier to accept it. Kirk hoped making them see war would make them want to stop. That is an oversimplification of the issue but I assume that is what the writers were going for. On a separate note I said before that I have not seen most of Star Trek TOS and I have always wanted to just to see what inspired one of my favorite shows of all time Star Trek TNG. I am enjoying your reactions to this very much because it is helping me to watch it. I am not sure I would make it through TOS on my own for several reasons but when watching along with you it makes it easier. So I thank you for reacting to this show.