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Holy hell, the miniskirts. I know it was progressive for its time, women's lib, etc. But: Female officers bending over console, butt swell hanging out. Almost every episode, over sexualized women needlessly emotional, constantly falling into male arms. Barely clothed, wisps of fabric. Spock saying that Kirk's alter ego trying to rape his female officer made him interesting.

I'm at episode 14, 1st season. Is the rest of the series like this?

That said, there's a hard, pure science to it I haven't seen in later star treks. Can see how people then would find it fascinating. Also gets deep, in a weighty, high drama way.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The episodes get better (I'm more than halfway through season 2), but the miniskirts are still there. Not that I'm complaining too much.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Season 3 is where I noticed in my last rewatch that they really dial it up like they were desperate to keep the audience interested. So many love interests, fight scenes, and experimental camera-work. Apparently they also had their budget slashed and one less day to finish each episode.

There are some great episodes in S3, but there are also a few that I wonder what the hell they were thinking, lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm doing a rewatch and just finished The Paradise Syndrome when my wife came in. Next up, And The Children Shall Lead, with a picture of the girl crying near the end of the episode. My wife isn't really a fan of Star Trek, so I said, "Uh that one is pretty rough... Let's watch something else."

I know season 3 gets dragged, but there are great episodes in it, too. Enterprise Incident is right before Paradise, for example.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The one after that is a classic too! "Is There No Truth In Beauty?"

It's the 2nd episode guest starring Diana Muldaur (a fan favorite, and Dr. Pulaski in TNG), as Dr. Miranda Jones this time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

She's so mean to him. Lol

They were clearly going for a McCoy/Spock dynamic, but they forgot to also make it clear that they care about each other and just don't want to admit it.