From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: anim8rfsk{at}cox.net
Subject: Re: Star Trek Continues - new episode

In article ,
 Rhino  wrote:

> On 2014-06-16 12:45 AM, anim8rFSK wrote:
> > Star Trek Continues, um, continues!
> > BarBara Luna look alike!
> > Andrea Dromm look alike!
> > Bare belly Chapel!
> > Disposable Chekov!
> > Restored Galileo Seven!
> > Saurian Brandy (throw more brandy!)
> > Fred-Bob sez "check it out"
> > http://youtu.be/dJf2ovQtI6w
> >
> 
> I was very pleasantly surprised to find another episode so soon after 
> the last one. It was still a few months and I'd be delirious with joy if 
> they were coming out a lot more frequently but I'll take what they can 
> give. I'd expected it to be several more months before we saw another 
> episode.
> 
> I really liked the script this time and thought it was a worthy 
> successor to Mirror, Mirror. Unfortunately, Jerome Bixby, who wrote that 
> episode, is gone but I'd like to think his spirit has seen it and is 
> pleased somehow....
> 
> One major nit: they made a major error in having Chekhov go back to the 
> agony booth then put him in the group that was trying to capture Spock 
> and Scotty. That was completely illogical. They should have sent a 
> different character OR explained that Chekhov was going to get the 
> chance of earning evil Kirk's trust again by helping arrest the mutineers.

But the totally redeemed that by Kirk saying to put Chekov in front as 
cannon fodder.  :D
> 
> It was an interesting turnaround to show the ship's councillor as the 
> floozie this time around and have Lt. Moreau be (apparently) monogamous.

As long as you've got the rank.
> 
> I loved the way the scene on the shuttle deck ended with Spock throwing 
> good Kirk's words back in evil Kirk's face :-)

Yep
> 
> I give the writers full credit for trying something very ambitious and 
> difficult: trying to show how a tyranny might fall apart rather quickly 
> once the first visible crack appears. Very few writers would have dared 
> do anything quite that big and almost none in a mere 42 minutes. Very 
> well done, all things considered!

+1

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