PIXIE DUST | Star Trek Reaction S01E19
Added 2020-05-09 15:09:00 +0000 UTCHi guys! HEre's my reaction to episode 19, hope you enjoy!
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V was inspired by Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel "It Can't Happen Here." Basically a Hitler analog gets elected as President of the United States. Think "Animal Farm" but with humans and denouncing fascism instead of communism. The villains were initially human scientists, but they were changed to aliens to capitalize on the popularity of Star Wars. As for the Metrons, I can't honestly think of any other way they could try and figure out which of the two races were the more violent and dangerous than to pit them in combat. They admit to planning on destroying one of the two vessels and over 400 lives (assuming Gorn ships have similar crews to Starfleet vessels) so they obviously are willing to commit violence as long as they can justify it as future self-preservation. I forgot to talk about this in my original comment, but I totally agree with Sora's comment about humanity. Life has existed on Earth for 3.5 billion years, yet more damage has been done in the 200,000 years since homo sapiens first evolved than any other period. I wrote an entire paper detailing the "evils of humanity" in one of my college English classes. We're the only members of the animal kingdom that kills itself for sport, etc. I do remember concluding it something like this: "Do I wish for the extinction of the human race though? No. Despite our many foibles, we are young on a galactic scale, and we have much growing up to do as a race. I have no faith in gods, but I do have faith that humanity will survive despite itself. After all, if humans were to die, the next most likely species to take over the world would be our chimpanzee cousins, and I for one do not wish for that. I've seen Planet of the Apes. It doesn't end well for Earth." And that's really the point of Star Trek. With all the science fiction of the '50s and early '60s detailing how humans would destroy themselves or be destroyed by alien invaders, Gene wanted to show a future where humanity survived and came out better for it. That humans could evolve beyond war, greed, famine, and disease. Just before the release of Star Trek III, Gene gave an interview where he stated that during all three seasons of Star Trek, NBC constantly worried that all the subjects they touched on in the series would bring tons of angry fan mail. Gene finished the interview with this, my favorite quote of his: "In the eighteen years since Star Trek first came on the air, I have yet to see one angry fan letter. Not one. Now I think that says something about the human race." And I honestly couldn't agree more.
MamoruChiba1
2020-05-10 01:02:13 +0000 UTCCan't help but wonder from time to time if this inspired V. Great 80's miniseries. What I find most interesting about this is highly advanced peaceable race finds two small races fighting on its lawn and assuming they are violent immediately proceed to force mortal combat π€,an act of violence. Fun none the less. As for people, my view is likely colored by my spirituality and my Montessori experience. I appreciate human capacity and respect the law of opposites. We are capable of great evil, but also an equal amount of good. I believe this life is like college, with a slight case of amnesia. You're away from home, and blindly grasping. Messing up is inevitable but you learn more by doing so in a temporal setting than any incorporeal way I know. It's overcoming those imperfections that makes the world a better place and it works out, just maybe not in this lifetime and varies, as it should, from individual to individual.
Barbara Ann Baker
2020-05-10 00:19:56 +0000 UTC"Set them up to scare people." That's freaking hilarious!
Barbara Ann Baker
2020-05-09 21:20:33 +0000 UTCThe shadow that crosses Kirk, Spock, and Kelowitz before they fire the grenade launcher was probably a gaffer walking in front of one of the stage lights. They used live explosives on the set, and the proximity ended up giving Shatner and Nimoy tinnitus. The tube Kirk uses for his cannon actually had a sort of wall inside to keep things from falling out. A show called Mythbusters tested the cannon to see if it would work in real life...it didn't lol. The cannon either did nothing or exploded, killing Kirk and leaving the Gorn unharmed. The Gorn was meant to emulate 50's horror movie creatures whose constant sounds would cause fear in the audience. Lizards, among other reptiles, bleed red, so it's no surprise that the Gorn do as well. There's a deleted scene where Kirk is talking to the Metron, that explains that the Metron planned to destroy the victor's ship the entire time and spare the loser's since they would prove to be the bigger threat in a couple thousand years. Kirk's act of mercy to the Gorn captain actually saved the Enterprise. That's also why the Metron interfered and started the battle, they wanted to discover which of the two violent species was more aggressive and savage. There were actually two Gorn costumes made, which producer Robert Justman kept. He dressed one up as a girl and set them up in his office to scare visitors. Without spoiling anything, the next episode starts off very differently than what you're used to. I just want to warn you because you will think you're watching the wrong show at first lol.
MamoruChiba1
2020-05-09 17:28:22 +0000 UTC
