One of those brilliant, never well explained things filed under "but captain why we constantly end up on planets resembling Earth and why it's most of the time 60s when we time-travel?"
They really should add this to the list of things they're supposed to be investigating in their mission.
This episode was so weird for me, because Tarsus IV is one of those horrible things that I enjoy being explored in fics. And as always, after reading a huge amount of great fics - the original inspiration left a lot to be desried. But it still hit right in the feels.
I haven't read much TOS fic, but I can definitely see how Tarsus IV would be the sort of thing that fic writers would love to explore. As it is, the show basically throws in Kirk's presence there to put him on Kodos's daughter's hit list with hardly any attention to the ramifications to Kirk's character. Oh well.
You make a good point about the audio focus of Star Trek's technology. It's always interesting to see the ways in which Star Trek accurately predicted the future versus the ways in which current technology has diverged from the direction the show predicted we'd go.
The truth is: I ship Kirk with every Klingon and every Romulan that appears in this show. I know, I know, the show says respect for one's enemy, but I say crushes and blatant flirtation.
LOL! I like your interpretation.
I think at some point it's just easier to stop wondering why Bones is where Bones is. It's more surprising when it makes sense at this point.
Why is he constantly on the bridge? Why does he go for missions like this one? Why was he the one checking out the planet in Shore Leave? Sure, let's send Bones on another mission he has no use on, in a shuttle, because he loves those so much. I think at some point Bones just decided to be as illogical as possible to piss off Spock some more. That's the only possible explanation of all the facts.
Ha! Your theory of Bones trying to mess with Spock would explain a lot. :) I'd always interpreted Bones being often on the bridge as just him being bored because nobody is sick at the moment, but you are totally right that he ends up in A LOT of places that otherwise make no sense.
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One of those brilliant, never well explained things filed under "but captain why we constantly end up on planets resembling Earth and why it's most of the time 60s when we time-travel?"
They really should add this to the list of things they're supposed to be investigating in their mission.
This episode was so weird for me, because Tarsus IV is one of those horrible things that I enjoy being explored in fics. And as always, after reading a huge amount of great fics - the original inspiration left a lot to be desried. But it still hit right in the feels.
I haven't read much TOS fic, but I can definitely see how Tarsus IV would be the sort of thing that fic writers would love to explore. As it is, the show basically throws in Kirk's presence there to put him on Kodos's daughter's hit list with hardly any attention to the ramifications to Kirk's character. Oh well.
You make a good point about the audio focus of Star Trek's technology. It's always interesting to see the ways in which Star Trek accurately predicted the future versus the ways in which current technology has diverged from the direction the show predicted we'd go.
The truth is: I ship Kirk with every Klingon and every Romulan that appears in this show. I know, I know, the show says respect for one's enemy, but I say crushes and blatant flirtation.
LOL! I like your interpretation.
I think at some point it's just easier to stop wondering why Bones is where Bones is. It's more surprising when it makes sense at this point.
Why is he constantly on the bridge? Why does he go for missions like this one? Why was he the one checking out the planet in Shore Leave? Sure, let's send Bones on another mission he has no use on, in a shuttle, because he loves those so much. I think at some point Bones just decided to be as illogical as possible to piss off Spock some more. That's the only possible explanation of all the facts.
Ha! Your theory of Bones trying to mess with Spock would explain a lot. :) I'd always interpreted Bones being often on the bridge as just him being bored because nobody is sick at the moment, but you are totally right that he ends up in A LOT of places that otherwise make no sense.