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A very plausible theory. A person (or species) may possess a high level of cunning without a high level of classical intelligence.

Sounds like a good theory, Ian. Makes sense, at any rate.

Theory: The Pakled race consists of large numbers of Type A Pakleds (we'll call them Morons for the sake of conciseness), and a very few Type B, smart Pakleds (we'll call them Smart People), who design all the technology for the Morons to build. Each Pakled ship consists of numerous Morons and one Smart Person, who tells all the Morons on the ship what to do. Unfortunately, the particular ship the E-D found in Samaritan Snare had lost their Smart Person in some accident or whatever; without him, the remaining Morons wandered aimlessly around for a while until their equipment broke down and they called for help.

Plausible?

Captain Peabody wrote:Theory: The Pakled race consists of large numbers of Type A Pakleds (we'll call them Morons for the sake of conciseness), and a very few Type B, smart Pakleds (we'll call them Smart People), who design all the technology for the Morons to build. Each Pakled ship consists of numerous Morons and one Smart Person, who tells all the Morons on the ship what to do. Unfortunately, the particular ship the E-D found in Samaritan Snare had lost their Smart Person in some accident or whatever; without him, the remaining Morons wandered aimlessly around for a while until their equipment broke down and they called for help.

Plausible?

Doesn't really explain why they tried to kidnap Geordie. They could have just said thanks and went on their way. Or simply asked to be taken home.

Doesn't really explain why they tried to kidnap Geordie. They could have just said thanks and went on their way. Or simply asked to be taken home.

Well, perhaps the Pakleds had previously been Space pirates, with the Smart Person using his Prodigous Intellect (TM) to trick people into getting better and better technology; when on their own, the Pakleds thought they'd try the same thing, but without their Smart Person...it didn't work too well.

Captain Peabody wrote:

Doesn't really explain why they tried to kidnap Geordie. They could have just said thanks and went on their way. Or simply asked to be taken home.

Well, perhaps the Pakleds had previously been Space pirates, with the Smart Person using his Prodigous Intellect (TM) to trick people into getting better and better technology; when on their own, the Pakleds thought they'd try the same thing, but without their Smart Person...it didn't work too well.

To quote Monty Python, "He's making it up as he goes along...".

Well, yes, he is... but it's possible that kidnapping Geordi was an attempt to correct their "Smart Person" deficiency.

Mikey wrote:Well, yes, he is... but it's possible that kidnapping Geordi was an attempt to correct their "Smart Person" deficiency.

Except they didn't claim to be looking for smart people, they said "we look for things, things to make us go". Also, there's someone in the credits as "Pakled Captain", which you would imagine to be the smartest of them, he wasn't dead.

Well, there is that...

To quote Monty Python, "He's making it up as he goes along...".

Well, duh...


Not bad for the spur of the moment, huh?

Also, there's someone in the credits as "Pakled Captain", which you would imagine to be the smartest of them, he wasn't dead.

Although I don't remember that episode, is it possible that the Captain got that rank due to being the toughest and strongest, rather than the smartest?

Rochey wrote:

Also, there's someone in the credits as "Pakled Captain", which you would imagine to be the smartest of them, he wasn't dead.

Although I don't remember that episode, is it possible that the Captain got that rank due to being the toughest and strongest, rather than the smartest?

Whilst that is an option in general, in this case they were much of a muchness. They weren't actually all that threatening.

Not only that, but they were easily fooled by LaForge.(Oh no, the Crimson Force Field!!!) Talk about gullible!

Whilst that is an option in general, in this case they were much of a muchness. They weren't actually all that threatening.

Ah, okay then.

Maybe this is just a dumber than most crew? Not saying that Pakleds are geniues, but these guys seem a little to slow