This week we discuss:
The Empath, Elaan of Troyius, and Whom Gods Destroy
Star Trek: Saw
What do you do if you have limited resources and can’t save everyone?
Low-percentage vs no-percentage
Intellect alone is not sufficient
Kirk acting in slow motion?
Book recommendation – Shadow Divers – don’t get the bends!
Star Trek’s Helen of Troy?
Stories about things that the stories aren’t about
Elaan hit first
Tony Soprano is a bad person who does bad things
Kirk has bad moments but isn’t a bad guy
How was non-slapstick violence received in the late-1960s?
Old tropes that are uncommon today
Power struggles over resources
When does the Prime Directive apply?
Warp speed, physics, and suspension of disbelief
Baggage when watching Star Trek
A Spaceballs connection
Litmus tests for how much I enjoy an episode
Two Kirks and memories of X-men
Pirates of the Caribbean and too much of a good thing
Ensemble strength
Powerful, yet helpless. Art imitating reality
Episodes that are less than the sum of their parts
Fan fiction from a simple line
The Cochrane Deceleration
High-stress turns in space?
Planning some competitive trivia