tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post5427646757118512658..comments2024-03-19T07:50:26.697-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Star Trek: The Immunity SyndromeBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74080404305297734892023-08-30T07:54:53.334-04:002023-08-30T07:54:53.334-04:00A good one in my opinion, but I also agree that it...A good one in my opinion, but I also agree that it's nowhere near as good as the doomsday machine. This one also has a scenario in Star Fleet Battles for a solo player, or team of players, to fight the automatic amoeba. There's also a tangentially related Avalon Hill wargame called Amoeba Wars where giant amoebas are quite the problem that all players have to deal with, while fighting each other. Giant space blobs seem pretty popular!<br /><br />I love the banter, and really appreciate it between Bones and Spock especially. That whole back and forth while they do obviously genuinely respect, and almost certainly like each other, is such a huge part of the show, and it comes out full force here.Morellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852528242739450099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-44853970389223257532021-02-24T19:53:31.109-05:002021-02-24T19:53:31.109-05:00I could have forgiven Kirk's super skeezy joke...I could have forgiven Kirk's super skeezy joke about relaxing on a beautiful...planet, while leering at his female crew members. But then they go and repeat it again at the end. Gross, dude.<br /><br />And where was Sulu? That's been the biggest surprise of finally watching these- how often sulu isn't aroundMikey Heinrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053287699381988084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78434095986661449582016-09-20T02:53:32.007-04:002016-09-20T02:53:32.007-04:00Some good character interactions this episode.
&q...Some good character interactions this episode.<br /><br />"Tell Dr. McCoy, he should have wished me luck." OUCH. So much done with that one sentence. And then Kirk looks over at Bones with a "if we survive this, you two should really cut this shit out" look and it just gets worse. He rarely had something to say on their verbal rivalry, and sometimes joined in, but the possibility of them dying having parted on bad terms due to petty squabbling was very real. The first time I watched this episode I thought that line was pretty cruel, intended to make McCoy feel even worse about his friend's death, but coming back to it, now I wonder if it wasn't an expression of regret for their childish behavior and the rift between them before what could've been their final parting. (I mean, we all know logically that saying that would probably only serve to make McCoy feel bad, but we all know Spock doesn't operate on pure logic.)<br />Outsider65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26230311414441319932016-07-17T11:17:26.951-04:002016-07-17T11:17:26.951-04:00The best part about this episode for me is the con...The best part about this episode for me is the contest over who gets to sacrifice himself for science; and the banter-turned-serious-exchange between McCoy and Spock as the latter leaves for the shuttle. I always thought it was sad that Bones could not bring himself to say at least, "good luck" in Spock's hearing. <br /><br />Also the comment in your review about the repetition of themes and tropes is valid; I noticed when binge-watching the old tv series Twin Peaks how it was not designed for such viewing. The repetition of music, imagery etc really got on my nerves. It very much relied on a week's break between episodes like the Star Trek series. Our culture's viewing habits have definitely altered over the decades, which is interesting.tinkapusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741716703254697998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3117464011543904402011-07-04T20:32:44.532-04:002011-07-04T20:32:44.532-04:00That was indeed Eddie Paskey who passed out on the...That was indeed Eddie Paskey who passed out on the bridge. Interesting, given that he was killed in the week-previously-filmed episode, "Obsession". I guess he hadn't gotten over that yet. He shows up again, in about four weeks, as one of the two redshirts who beam down with Sulu to arrest Captain Tracey in "Omega Glory".Jerry Modenenoreply@blogger.com