tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post169419685291161798..comments2024-03-20T02:40:27.028-07:00Comments on Warp Speed to Nonsense: Season 3, Episode 76 "Requiem for Methuselah"Last of the Archonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05235468580971451512noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-18744118021774761832016-10-05T23:30:23.126-07:002016-10-05T23:30:23.126-07:00This episode is so stupid. Kirk's crew is dyin...This episode is so stupid. Kirk's crew is dying and he and his friends are dicking around in that weird guy's house and then he and Spock continue to dick around and let McCoy deal with the medicine and let the suspicious guy's robot do the preparation? And then when the medicine is bad they send Bones to get it again and dick around some more? I get that this weird guy's house is cool and his ward is bangin' hot but THEIR CREW IS DYING. This is not the time to be having a drink, dancing, playing pool or piano. Why is McCoy the only one actively involved in getting the cure? Also, in an earlier episode didn't Spock say Vulcans can't get drunk? Are we supposed to assume he was lying, or that Kirk and McCoy are wrong but he doesn't bother to correct them? Or that the writers forgot/retconned that detail?<br /><br />Kirk finds out that the girl he likes this week is an android a lonely man made for his own companionship and he starts a freaking fight about it? Let the guy have his robot, don't you have a crew that needs saving? Oh, and I guess Spock knew she was a robot and didn't say anything to Kirk about it even though he was falling in love with it. Because of course he knew, he apparently knows everything, like what Brahms' handwriting looked like. And what a great friend, not telling Kirk the girl he was falling in love with wasn't real. And then apparently feeling bad that Kirk was supposedly heartbroken about her later. Bro, you could have prevented this. You sat there and watched it happen.<br /><br />Bones railing on Spock about how it sucks for him that he didn't get into dramatic love affairs was pretty dumb. Why would you feel bad for him for being smart enough not to get into that sort of mess? (Also his whole speech was off, previous episodes have made it clear that Bones is pretty aware that Vulcans have feelings, especially Spock. Heck, he understands Spock better than Kirk does.) McCoy's idiotic speech leads to Spock doing some non-consensual mind melding on a sleeping Kirk when no one is watching. A creepy ending to a creepy episode. Good job McCoy, you inadvertently encouraged Spock to violate your captain. Kirk always goes on about how humans need their pain and adversity etc, it makes them who they are, but he didn't get a choice here, did he? Spock screws around with his head without permission in a way that he would've never agreed to.<br /><br />This episode would make a little more sense from a character perspective if we were told they were all suffering early effects of the plague and not thinking clearly. There was a lot of bad judgement all around from our main three. Maybe this is just a distorted fever dream version of what actually happened.Outsider65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-39378750110331606132016-07-05T11:20:02.122-07:002016-07-05T11:20:02.122-07:00I agree with you 100% about that bullshit McCoy pu...I agree with you 100% about that bullshit McCoy pulled at the end. What a dick, Vulcans do have emotions they just suppress/hide them. I also agree this episode was like they just took a bunch of ideas out of a hat and used them all. Still, it was an entertaining episode, Kirk really needs to stop thinking with his dick though. XD Great review, as always.Ebonywolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17183373576664933684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-90065617202318453852015-05-25T08:13:05.769-07:002015-05-25T08:13:05.769-07:00Oh, that makes sense. This show was simultaneously...Oh, that makes sense. This show was simultaneously blessed and cursed by its budget. I did know that "Intruder" was shown several weeks late because of coverage of Eisenhower's death, but it does stand to reason that some were cut from production altogether, as we only got 24 episodes from season three, rather than the standard 26.Last of the Archonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235468580971451512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-68150844879427846922015-05-24T11:20:04.599-07:002015-05-24T11:20:04.599-07:00I just found your blog today and have read your re...I just found your blog today and have read your reviews of about half a dozen late third season (Star Trek: The Senility Years) episodes. They are absolutely delightful. You've captured the essence of their thunderously misguided endgame perfectly. All of the tropes and rehashes and formula shows collapsing under their own deadweight is hilarious. Well done!<br /> <br />On why "Turnabout Intruder" was the last episode. I have read that, originally, there were supposed two more episodes, then studio budget cuts reduced it to one. (To be directed by William Shatner. What could go wrong?) Then further cuts reduced it to zero. Apparently, some (most?) people found out the show was over by just being told not to show up for work the next day.<br /> <br />I was sorry to read about Grace Lee Whitney. Sad, so many gone.<br /> <br />I look forward to reading your take on the earlier episodes.<br />Thanks and cheers!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457899239165250941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-69695982872546449902015-04-29T09:16:06.851-07:002015-04-29T09:16:06.851-07:00getting more comments would be fun, but I guess my...getting more comments would be fun, but I guess my audience are more of the "read, chuckle, and move on" types? That's okay. I know not everyone is up for commenting, but I do appreciate the ones I get. Thanks for reading, Kirksbooks! :)Last of the Archonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235468580971451512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2003285003112358537.post-55413458531754539702015-04-29T06:23:27.103-07:002015-04-29T06:23:27.103-07:00This is a very fun blog. I think you should get mo...This is a very fun blog. I think you should get more comments. But I thought you might to like to know that there is another blog that did this same reviewing exercise for the show.<br /><br />I thought you might be interested in checking it out and comparing it:<br />http://markwatches.net/reviews/category/star-trek/the-original-series/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com