Just finished refreshing myself with the Space Seed episode.
Lieutenant McGivers-I suppose Roddenberry was trying to show that it's not just the males whose tongues hang out the sight of a pretty girl: Women fall apart at the sight of a charismatic male. If done well, it's perfectly understandable and works. It was not so with McGivers. I wanted to hit her with a wet noodle at various times during the episode. I liked Kahn's statement to her......."Go. Or stay. But do it because it is what you wish to do." I was mentally agreeing with him.
But did you notice, Dr. McCoy also commented on Khan's magnetism and noted that Kirk was aware of it as well?
Dr. McCoy was a standout in the scene where Khan holds a knife to his neck. He wasn't taking any crap and turned the tables by telling Khan where to place his knife for the kill. Great interaction between him and Khan. Khan should have immediately realized that McCoy was never, ever going to be coerced into serving him after that.
But what about those easily removable knives placed so prominently in sick bay? I wondered what that was all about. My doctor has pictures of pastoral scenes on his office walls.
I thought the dinner for Khan was a really nice touch. That said, women in uniform from Engineering and Command attending to those seated at dinner party? Eyeroll.
One of the things I noticed was the nifty wardrobe that Khan sports, even at one point wearing a red Engineering uniform. I thought the gold tunic he wore was beautiful and symbolically pitted him against Kirk in a cool way. Why he was wearing an Engineering uniform is beyond me.
Note the doubles fighting near the end. That didn't help in trying to take the fight seriously at all.
Regarding the scene where Kirk is tortured before the crew. I actually thought it might have been a better scene if the crew were tortured and Kirk had to watch. Khan was looking for a weakness. He might have done better zoning in on Kirk's compassion. But then we would have never had a story.
This episode was not among my favorites, and I usually skipped it, even after the movie came out. Not a bad episode though, and although still not a favorite, there are some interesting things in it.
Lieutenant McGivers-I suppose Roddenberry was trying to show that it's not just the males whose tongues hang out the sight of a pretty girl: Women fall apart at the sight of a charismatic male. If done well, it's perfectly understandable and works. It was not so with McGivers. I wanted to hit her with a wet noodle at various times during the episode. I liked Kahn's statement to her......."Go. Or stay. But do it because it is what you wish to do." I was mentally agreeing with him.
But did you notice, Dr. McCoy also commented on Khan's magnetism and noted that Kirk was aware of it as well?
Dr. McCoy was a standout in the scene where Khan holds a knife to his neck. He wasn't taking any crap and turned the tables by telling Khan where to place his knife for the kill. Great interaction between him and Khan. Khan should have immediately realized that McCoy was never, ever going to be coerced into serving him after that.
But what about those easily removable knives placed so prominently in sick bay? I wondered what that was all about. My doctor has pictures of pastoral scenes on his office walls.
I thought the dinner for Khan was a really nice touch. That said, women in uniform from Engineering and Command attending to those seated at dinner party? Eyeroll.
One of the things I noticed was the nifty wardrobe that Khan sports, even at one point wearing a red Engineering uniform. I thought the gold tunic he wore was beautiful and symbolically pitted him against Kirk in a cool way. Why he was wearing an Engineering uniform is beyond me.
Note the doubles fighting near the end. That didn't help in trying to take the fight seriously at all.
Regarding the scene where Kirk is tortured before the crew. I actually thought it might have been a better scene if the crew were tortured and Kirk had to watch. Khan was looking for a weakness. He might have done better zoning in on Kirk's compassion. But then we would have never had a story.
This episode was not among my favorites, and I usually skipped it, even after the movie came out. Not a bad episode though, and although still not a favorite, there are some interesting things in it.
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