tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2331962660312814406..comments2024-03-29T09:13:52.064-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Star Trek: Amok TimeBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79312968353317887202023-07-31T07:55:02.823-04:002023-07-31T07:55:02.823-04:00That fight music is so good that I hear it in figh...That fight music is so good that I hear it in fight scenes everywhere these days!<br /><br />Reading the earlier comment from Mark, I wonder if the full version is restored on the DVD/Blu-Ray collections? I've only seen the show in syndication, but I really hate when they edit like that. That would make me want to grab the collection even more!<br /><br />It is good stuff, and I love the interactions with Spock, Kirk, and McCoy here. While TV tends to be a bit heavy-handed with alien cultures, I do also like to see it, like that one episode of Babylon 5 where they were sharing each other's religious ceremonies. <br /><br />A great start to season 2, that's for sure!Morellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852528242739450099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35535507262739654892016-09-13T23:24:30.238-04:002016-09-13T23:24:30.238-04:00You really feel for poor Christine in this one- sh...You really feel for poor Christine in this one- she almost became Spock's booty call, and probably would have went along with it, had she known his reasons, despite knowing he didn't love her, she cared about him that much. (As an aside- had he sated his mating instinct on her instead of his parentally chosen mate, what would that mean for him? Is he now obligated to make her his wife under Vulcan law or what? Does that give his bound mate back on Vulcan freedom (probably not given that she's referred to as "property")? What is the law in cases like this? Would Christine be okay afterwords, given that he is much stronger than the average human and not in a condition to restrain himself (his parents made it work though so who knows, maybe Vulcan love making isn't as violent as I (try really hard not to) imagine it is)? And do female Vulcans experience the same "mate or die" thing (Spock could have killed the challenger and then released her, meaning she would end up with no mate at all?)<br /><br />Also, as a hybrid, is Spock, you know, fertile, or is he more like a mule, all the hormones but none of proper DNA recombination to make viable sex cells?<br /><br />I wonder how his parents even managed to have him, given the internal differences between Vulcans and humans. Was it natural, or did it take some scientific intervention to force their very different cells to become compatible? What would having an alien growing within her have done to his mother? In real life a mother's body can start to attack a baby just for having a different blood type, Spock having completely different blood than her probably sent her body into self-destruct mode. Even if Vulcan and human DNA were compatible, her body would probably reject the baby and miscarry, and subsequent pregnancies would result in the same, but even quicker, now that her body remembered the "intruder" from last time. His existence is just really hard to buy given the emphasis the writers put on how different from humans and I just...<br /><br />Trying to apply real science to Star Trek is not advisable.Outsider65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71821041573905071382016-07-11T01:54:31.107-04:002016-07-11T01:54:31.107-04:00This is such a special episode for so many reasons...This is such a special episode for so many reasons, least of which is the soup is still splattered magenta all over the wall opposite Spock's cabin when Kirk leaves. This made me smile and wonder who cleans it up; probs poor Christine.<br /><br />I can understand women's affection for Spock and how this episode would have been a bit titillating in the late 60s (still is); and I can even forgive the Vulcans their backward notion of women as men's property (I wouldn't have given up the chance to be Spock's 'property' myself - tee hee), but the real beauty of this episode lies in the deepening of the relationship between the three leads since "Operation -Annihilate!" at the end of Season 1. That, and the revelation of the Vulcan culture and now-famous greeting.<br /><br />Best part for me? When Spock gets his own back by saying (quite wisely): “After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting." Oh boy, have I drawn some inner strength and discipline from those words over the years.tinkapusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741716703254697998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60686821638179588052011-01-05T22:39:11.472-05:002011-01-05T22:39:11.472-05:00The only thing that bothered me was the APPALLINGL...The only thing that bothered me was the APPALLINGLY written Vulcan dialogue when the incompetent writers tried to use old-fashioned English: they kept saying "thee" instead of "thou" when the subject pronoun was required. Obviously writers who never read either Shakespeare or the Bible. I realize the average person nowadays is less literate than in day of old, but I thought professional writers would be more educated. (It is not as if their pseudo-science was ever very scientific, so I am not sure what the writers studied in school.)Talliferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541684895097153972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-36003578223592732382010-10-31T14:12:30.923-04:002010-10-31T14:12:30.923-04:00Have you seen this episode on syndicated TV? They ...Have you seen this episode on syndicated TV? They cut out the scenes with Chapel and Spock. It doesn't hurt the story, but it removes some of the characterization that made people love this series to begin with.<br /><br />They also cut out some parts after T'Pau mentions that the fight is to the death. In the cut version, McCoy and Kirk just seem to accept it. In the original version, you see them upset, and needing to be restrained by the Vulcan guards.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76774772283707264812010-09-12T16:23:15.748-04:002010-09-12T16:23:15.748-04:00Percysowner, I love it. What a terrific feminist ...Percysowner, I love it. What a terrific feminist slant to the other side of the story!Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31276015554304126392010-09-12T16:20:00.157-04:002010-09-12T16:20:00.157-04:00I sort of admire T'Pring. In spite of T'P...I sort of admire T'Pring. In spite of T'Pou having power T'Pring has none. She is being forced to marry a man who she has not seen in years and the only way to stop it is to force him into combat with a champion, who will then own her. Only he can let her go and his biology isn't letting him say no. Lord knows I adore Spock, but basically T'Pring is facing the situation that once Spock "gets it out of his system" so to speak, or to put it more bluntly after one "wham bam thank you Mam"moment, Spock has every intention of continuing his 5 year journey and never looking back. I totally understand why T'Pring would want what appears to be a totally whipped Ston. Let's face it she's smarter than he is, he wants her and I'm pretty sure she will run the family. Picking Kirk was nasty, but when she pointed out her logic, it was impeccable. I give her a lot of credit for getting herself out of a situation that she had almost no control over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com