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SPOILERS AHEAD So I just finished watching TOS episode Metamorphosis with my roommate, and I wanted to know how you all felt about it. (possumpat.io)

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She felt Kirk's actions were out of character, considering how quickly he went to the nuclear option of trying to incapacitate/potentially kill The Companion before trying to communicate and resolve the issue. I felt that his actions could be justified given that he had someone under his authority dying. I was more bothered by Cochrane's attitude towards The Companion after finding out she was in love with him. My guy, she's kept you alive for 150+ years and communicates via mind meld. How the hell did you not know she loved you? Is this how blind all men are to affection? I can't say I haven't been just as ignorant about it, but I haven't been joining my consciousness with theirs for over a century and a half.

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[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 1 points 1 year ago

Wow, I've never heard that bit about theme being a sentence. Thanks for sharing that, I really appreciate the thought process behind it.

I agree that the episode wasn't paced properly to give every angle a chance to breathe. The Ambassador essentially just exists as set dressing/a prop to drive the story they were trying to tell with Cochrane and the Companion. I think that Metamorphosis is an episode that deserves the Star Trek continues treatment, similar to how Who Mourns for Adonais is continued in the episode I linked. There are a lot of open threads that could be used to tie the story up and give it some more impact and evolve/clarify the theme.

https://youtu.be/3G-ziTBAkbQ