TAS review nits
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:19 am
From "The Terratin Incident:"
"The basic plot doesn't make a lot of sense though - why don't the Terratins just explain their situation and ask for help in the first place, and why is Kirk reluctant to help them later on? Because it serves the script, that's why not."
They did - the original signal they received, wherein TERRATIN was repeated twice, was an attempt at contact, but then their antenna was buried by the volcanic activity so they resorted to the shrink-ray.
"The basic plot doesn't make a lot of sense though - why don't the Terratins just explain their situation and ask for help in the first place, and why is Kirk reluctant to help them later on? Because it serves the script, that's why not."
They did - the original signal they received, wherein TERRATIN was repeated twice, was an attempt at contact, but then their antenna was buried by the volcanic activity so they resorted to the shrink-ray.