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Rayhana
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Date Posted: 14/11/02 9:36pm
In reply to:
Maigrey
's message, "Are people missing the point of STDOW?" on 10/11/02 9:02am
Hi guys,
I enjoyed this ep to be honest with ya. I posted over at SS in eps about how I felt. I thought it explored the characters a lot more. I love getting more on Trance. She is still quite mysterious, but we got a little bit more on her. I like the mystery and the tidbits we get here and there.
I thought they did a good job at starting to explore Tyr and what happened to him in Tunnel. It was obvious he was experiencing the emotions of what had happened. He had to fight his demons and did it his way. That's Tyr,at least to me.
I thought Dylan was Dylan. He is the captain, giving orders is what he does. I didn't find his behavior demeaning to the crew, he was doing what a captain does. In fact, if anything, I kinda thought he was a bit more understanding than many captains would be. He did seem concerned and he did tell Tyr he couldn't force him to go.
I also believe this ep offered more than just a propaganda statement. I mean yeah, they showed Dylan, the military man who feels we need to eliminate the threat. The crew goes along with it, but in the end it is the crew, the civilians that question what they did. Was it the right thing, did it make a difference, how did it help? Questions many Americans are asking if we do go in and bomb Iraq. So, I thought they addressed both sides a bit. It's like, we can go in and do this, but what will we accomplish, a reprieve at best and then it will happen again. So, is there a better way? That's what it left me asking.
By the way, I am a fan of Kevin's always have been. He is only one person and although he does have some authority and power on the show, I don't believe he calls all the shots. I don't believe he alone gets scripts changed, people fired, etc. As to the change in the show, it was funny, Michelle Erica Green posted in a thread in Eps that she had interviewed Majel Roddenbery last year and Majel said that the show was too dark and war oriented and that was not Gene's vision. No one at SS responded to that, I thought that was interesting.
>Gods it's infuriating reading over at SS. Not one
>positive review and why? Because they don't realize
>all the optimists have LEFT THE BUILDING!
>
>Anyway, one sore point with me: People are asking WHY
>the CW didn't back them into going in to Marduk! IF
>they'd paid attention, they'd know that Marduk was
>brought into the CW by Arman Proz, it's a MEMBER world
>and one does NOT go into a member world and attack
>unless it's a covert operation such as this was [as
>Renoir took over power and turned the planet basically
>into the Dictatorship it is 'today']
>
>Another thing, they've decided Dylan is acting live a
>Slave Boss. Huh?! He's a Captain, he's there to give
>orders and expects his people to follow him. Yes, they
>question him, he's come to expect that from the Maru
>crew. And when exactly did he order Tyr around anymore
>than he has since day one? I seem to recall "Walk with
>me" in DMZ being a lot more imperious than "You don't
>have to go on this Mission - I need you" from STDOW
>[paraphrase as It's been two weeks since I saw the
>ep].
>
>We see that Tyr is struggling, and I really liked
>that. Even if Beka and Dylan do 'push' him. It's
>obvious he may have been trained to fly a slipfighter
>- but hasn't since the show began, or if he has
>[behind the scenes] it wasn't into battle, hence
>needing the guidance and testing of his capabilities.
>Tyr can fly, he can flight, but he was also distract
>and needed to be forced to focus...
>
>And he got to shoot up bad guys in the end to his fave
>music ;)
>
>I really liked this episode. I see a lot of the crew
>shining in this - especially Tyr, Beka and Trance. I
>think the others are over thinking in some aspects and
>reading things that aren't there, and missing the
>obvious. *sigh*
>
>Maigrey
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