tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post6730884176795879848..comments2024-03-15T07:28:47.064-05:00Comments on Treknobabble: Deep Space Nine, Season 6: ValiantUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-31128211175196452052015-12-15T10:32:31.339-06:002015-12-15T10:32:31.339-06:00I would actually pay good money to watch Kira smac...I would actually pay good money to watch Kira smack Waters right in his pretty little mouth. Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582237401541322274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-56858895308143582822015-12-14T17:26:29.440-06:002015-12-14T17:26:29.440-06:00Agree on all counts. I really do miss the more mat...Agree on all counts. I really do miss the more mature characters in the original trek incarnations. <br /><br />On an amusing note regarding the development of the episode, I believe I read in the DS9 companion book that Ron Moore originally wanted two non-Starfleet characters from DS9 to be rescued by the Valiant to more explicitly avoid chain-of-command issues. He started writing the episode with Major Kira and Jake, but had to change that when he couldn't think of a good reason why the episode wouldn't end 5 minutes in because Kira would physically incapacitate Watters and/or brow-beat all the cadets to stop being a bunch of naive idiots. Gordon Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259964962383025146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-81888020876259079032015-12-14T16:12:37.695-06:002015-12-14T16:12:37.695-06:00I think that's pretty on point. I like the fac...I think that's pretty on point. I like the fact that the upstart, foolhardy kids actually fail. That makes sense. I would argue it goes far enough to even further valorize the main crews in that it clearly demonstrates that raw talent and daring do not actually guarantee success. The best captains also have discretion and the ability to see the big picture. If the last five minutes of Star Trek 2009 had been Kirk being sent back to the academy to finish to his schooling, or even posted immeidately as an ensign, and a brief speech about how he got lucky this time and he shouldn't learn to depend on it, it would have instantly elevated that movie.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05582237401541322274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-60696170296685563252015-12-14T15:49:17.189-06:002015-12-14T15:49:17.189-06:00I guess I'm a little late to the party on this...I guess I'm a little late to the party on this one, but I remember re-watching this episode after the last two Abrams-trek movies, and thought this could be taken as a pretty good deconstruction of those films (with Watters being new bro-Kirk). "Guys, I know I'm not even a real officer yet, let alone a real captain, ...but instead of returning to federation space for a confab... we can so totally kick the Narada's ass!" Gordon Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15259964962383025146noreply@blogger.com