A diferent topic, but a return to the theme of classical episodes that allow the audience to think and connect with the script.
Cap. Kirk in trial, accused of killing a crewmam. Cap. Picard in trial, accused of sedition. Commander Riker in trial, accused of murder. Data first fighting to be recognized as a sentient being, and then to keep his daughter. Dax, in a hearing while her acuser tries to force her to inherit responsability for a crime that a previous host supposedly commited.
In particular, I LOVED that they brought back a technology from the original series that SHOULD have appeared in every trial.
Lately, Star Trek shows have been using too much action and leaving narrative hooks behind. Not that it never happened before, like on ST-TNG S04E19, where Picard should have received a new type of propulsion from the Cytherians, and don't mention it again even when it's found out that warp speed destroys the fabric of space on ST-TNG S07E09.
Even so, so much is left behind on fast-paced episodes, one after another, without time to breathe, that seeing an episode like this, where you can sit back and relax, is amazing.
Just leave the plot of the Gorn behind. A race based on feral babies that MUST eat meat, grows exponentialy fast to be combat-worthy and kill each other until there's only only survivor... I don't see how it could evolve to develop space travel. (Not that the Klingons are much better, seeing how they disregard science, but we love them anyway. ;-)
Anyhow... Congratulations to the writing staff. Amazing episode.
Cap. Kirk in trial, accused of killing a crewmam. Cap. Picard in trial, accused of sedition. Commander Riker in trial, accused of murder. Data first fighting to be recognized as a sentient being, and then to keep his daughter. Dax, in a hearing while her acuser tries to force her to inherit responsability for a crime that a previous host supposedly commited.
In particular, I LOVED that they brought back a technology from the original series that SHOULD have appeared in every trial.
Lately, Star Trek shows have been using too much action and leaving narrative hooks behind. Not that it never happened before, like on ST-TNG S04E19, where Picard should have received a new type of propulsion from the Cytherians, and don't mention it again even when it's found out that warp speed destroys the fabric of space on ST-TNG S07E09.
Even so, so much is left behind on fast-paced episodes, one after another, without time to breathe, that seeing an episode like this, where you can sit back and relax, is amazing.
Just leave the plot of the Gorn behind. A race based on feral babies that MUST eat meat, grows exponentialy fast to be combat-worthy and kill each other until there's only only survivor... I don't see how it could evolve to develop space travel. (Not that the Klingons are much better, seeing how they disregard science, but we love them anyway. ;-)
Anyhow... Congratulations to the writing staff. Amazing episode.