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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 1:59 pm
by Moose
Who Mourns for Adonais.... it offends me... it really does. It uses the Greek deity names while confusing Apollo as part of the Greek Pantheon with Apollo's place in the Roman Pantheon... HIS POWERS ARE DIFFERENT!
Also... Apollo is the god of archery, prophesy, disease etc etc etc... yet do we see these?
The closest we get t seeing him as 'the Far Worker' (Homeric Epithet) is with the 'hand thing'. As well as that... Apollo does not attract women... he has to convince them to be interested in him... see the story of Cassandra.
Sorry... I'm ranting... maybe I should put my list of quibbles with this episode over in YATI... because to be honest Gilbert Ralston just doesn't know the first thing about Greek gods.
End of rant...
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:44 pm
by Bryan Moore
+1 History/Mythology Dork =)
Awesome reasoning. In seventh grade, I actually picked apart that episode for a report on mythology. I'm glad to know someone else appreciates the awfulness of Who Mourns....
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:23 am
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Moose wrote:Who Mourns for Adonais.... it offends me... it really does. It uses the Greek deity names while confusing Apollo as part of the Greek Pantheon with Apollo's place in the Roman Pantheon... HIS POWERS ARE DIFFERENT!
Also... Apollo is the god of archery, prophesy, disease etc etc etc... yet do we see these?
The closest we get t seeing him as 'the Far Worker' (Homeric Epithet) is with the 'hand thing'. As well as that... Apollo does not attract women... he has to convince them to be interested in him... see the story of Cassandra.
Sorry... I'm ranting... maybe I should put my list of quibbles with this episode over in YATI... because to be honest Gilbert Ralston just doesn't know the first thing about Greek gods.
End of rant...
Dang, Moose! That's awesome, there.
TNG: Shades of Gray, Sub Rosa
ENT: These are the Voyages...
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:21 pm
by Granitehewer
Strictly TOS
Way to Eden
Who mourns
platos' stepchildren
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:15 pm
by Aaron
Way To Eden for sure. I love Spock's Brain though, what's not to love about a space dildo?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:40 pm
by Bryan Moore
Am I the only one who found The Man Trap to be wholly ridiculous?
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:28 pm
by Sionnach Glic
You are not alone.
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:19 pm
by Bryan Moore
I mean I know it's the first episode to air and therefor has to be semi-important, etc. But damn, it was quite awful.
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:50 pm
by Aaron
I thought it was a stretch that Bones was running into an old girlfriend in space. I know the Federation is small as sci-fi powers go but it's still pretty big.
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:20 pm
by Bryan Moore
Cpl Kendall wrote:I thought it was a stretch that Bones was running into an old girlfriend in space. I know the Federation is small as sci-fi powers go but it's still pretty big.
And that's not the last time it happened either, within TOS.
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:46 pm
by Aaron
Yes, I recall that Nurse Chapell signed on to find Roger Corby.
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:38 pm
by Mikey
Unfortunately, those are just a couple out of many examples of 'Trek writers ignoring logic, or even a sembalnce of common sense, in order to avoid actually having to work to explain a plot line.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:15 am
by Aaron
I was recently reminded of another stinker: The Omega Glory possibly the worst in the second season and definetly on par with Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:21 pm
by Bryan Moore
Wait, Kendall? You think Let that be Your Last Battlefield was a BAD episode?! It's a bit overdone, but c'mon, that was one of the quintessential episodes of original Trek. I won't go with Graham's review and call it *****, but it's one of the earliest Trek episodes that I have a memory of, and for obvious reason. The message was classic Trek, without sinking to the depths of crap like The Way to Eden
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:00 pm
by Aaron
I think it was completely over the top. I mean black on one side and white on the other? A little more subtley would be nice.