tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1925918846549101425..comments2024-03-29T06:56:12.797-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Star Trek: The Gamesters of TriskelionBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-53252913085202573772023-08-28T09:23:23.300-04:002023-08-28T09:23:23.300-04:00I'm never a fan of sexual assault, attempted o...I'm never a fan of sexual assault, attempted or no, and I agree that Uhura should have gotten similar treatment to the others for balance!<br /><br />I do love Angelique Littlejohn here and the story about the signing Ben. She was not only awesome here (in more ways than one), but she was also in the Batman series and Get Smart! That's quite the TV pedigree! That poster looks awesome too, in either version, yes I went and looked it up! <br /><br />I do love how the 3 brains are gambling addicts, a serious subject in real life, and I'd hazard a guess that was part of the 'lesson' here, but I also agree that it could have been presented better, to give the story more weight and oomph. But the 3 brains wagering and counter-wagering is something I recall well over these years.Morellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852528242739450099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50192389966458806122016-09-13T14:22:50.722-04:002016-09-13T14:22:50.722-04:00I really wasn't impressed with the attempted r...I really wasn't impressed with the attempted rape scene, especially when the rest of the episode was generic Sci-fi fare. It was an all-too-real moment in an otherwise hokie episode. <br /><br />Scottie and McCoy arguing with Spock was so obviously written in as some kind of fake conflict that didn't seem within their normal characterizations. (McCoy might argue with Spock just for the sake of argument, but Scottie refusing to take the ship faster and being uncooperative just doesn't mesh with what we've seen of him so far. He's always been shown to perform technological miracles under great stress and never questioned Spock's command back when he was making much worse decisions back in "Galileo Seven". He doesn't seem the type to question authority even in cases like this, and his first priority has always been the ship itself rather than the captain.) Spock for his part doesn't seem to care (no back and forth bantering or snarky asides about humans (or if there was it fell so flat I didnt notice it), he just looks tired/indifferent) and finally shuts them up by telling them that their complaining isn't doing anything for him and the only way they're turning back now is if they overthrow him. He didn't do anything wrong this time when in charge and even asked them several times what course of action they'd rather he'd be taking so their ganging up on him despite not having a clear alternative defined seemed really odd. This didn't really play out as the "Spock's callousness is upsetting the crew" scenario it was probably meant to be so much as a "we still don't trust/like Spock and are voicing our general frustration with him by giving him a hard time during a crisis" moment (which doesn't seem to be in Scottie's nature, even if he did interact with Spock enough to feel that way about the situation, he's always been a professional up 'til this point).<br /><br />Scottie was probably chosen to be McCoy Mk. 2 because he's a secondary character and stubborn, but it would have made more sense to have someone else in the role, who hadn't already been shown to be unphased under duress and to have no problem with Spock even when his decisions were killing off redshirts left and right and causing the rest of the crew to consider mutiny<br /><br />I was watching this episode with other people and someone said the exact same thing about Nimoy, that he sounded like he had a cold. I probably wouldn't have really noticed if she hadn't pointed it out, I sometimes mistake his voice for the computer's ("I thought the computer was a woman's voice, when did they change it?" "That's Spock on the intercom" "Oh"), at least not beyond a "he sounds kind of weird". Maybe he did and that's why dialogue that could have been banter-y came off as pure statements (he normally has this "I'm trying not to smile/laugh" vibe going in a lot of episodes but here he kind of looked "bleh" about everything). Good catch a casual viewer like myself might not have noticed. The germaphobe in me would so not want to be part of the bridge cast that recording session lol.Outsider65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55907861686686727472016-07-17T08:26:04.616-04:002016-07-17T08:26:04.616-04:00tinkapuss wrote: "I am loving both your revie...tinkapuss wrote: "I am loving both your reviews, by the way." And we're enjoying your comments. :) Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63584745153390103502016-07-17T07:32:08.380-04:002016-07-17T07:32:08.380-04:00This one is big favourite from childhood. Shahna a...This one is big favourite from childhood. Shahna and those eyes!? The way she looked at the stars at the end with tears of grief and hope... Watching now, of course, she reminds me too much of Lady Gaga but, as you said, we Kirk fans definitely got our money's worth in this episode. He was strong and sexy, just the way we like him :)<br /><br />I was disturbed by the assault on Uhura, though. I don't remember that scene from previously; maybe they edited it down for after-school re-runs.<br /><br />I am loving both your reviews, by the way. tinkapusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741716703254697998noreply@blogger.com