Star Trek 3x01 Spectre of the Gun

[orionpax]

It’s all a test. From the Melkots point of view, the crew has to believe what was happening to them. The Melkots obliged.

And I agree on that totally. What bugs me is the meld. That to should not have worked since he was not in touch with any of them. Unless with the way the Melkons did the event they were all tied in mentally to each other. Now granted this is the 60’s. The only network around was CBS NBC and ABC. Some though should have bseen the problem coming.

[Apollymy]

You didn’t see the Batman zoom in zoom out switch scene?

I must have blinked! LOL!

I think they skipped forward a bit. They went directly to McCoy scanning Chekov on the bridge.

Exactly! Should there have been something else in there?

They never left. They were in the Matrix.

Spock is The One.

He needs a long black leather trench

[frakkintalos]

And I agree on that totally. What bugs me is the meld. That to should not have worked since he was not in touch with any of them. Unless with the way the Melkons did the event they were all tied in mentally to each other. Now granted this is the 60’s. The only network around was CBS NBC and ABC. Some though should have bseen the problem coming.

Yeah. I think a better ending would have been that they all get shot dead and wind up back in the Enterprise followed by same ending. But I think the suits would’ve frowned on it given the demographic was kids.

[Apollymy]

And I agree on that totally. What bugs me is the meld. That to should not have worked since he was not in touch with any of them. Unless with the way the Melkons did the event they were all tied in mentally to each other. Now granted this is the 60’s. The only network around was CBS NBC and ABC. Some though should have bseen the problem coming.

Now that I can accept as in their heads, he mind melded with them and that was enough to convince them they didn’t need to fear the illusory bullets. After all, it was an illusion, and if the thought was planted that they wouldn’t be hurt, wouldn’t that be all that was needed?

[ThotFullGuy]

So in the very rare chance that I get to get together with some of my gaming buddies, we sometimes play this paper and dice role-playing game called Deadlands. I run the game (Gamemaster it, in other words).

I made up this scenario where the players end up riding west with the Earps when the Earps move to Tombstone. But what the players don’t realize is that the Earps are not the Earps. They’ve been replaced with Doppelgangers (shape shifters essentially).
So the gun fight at OK Corral rolls around, the Doppelgangers are impervious to bullets.
These kind of doppelgangers can only be killed by the person they are copying.

The doppelgangers start impersonating the player characters, and once they players figure out the doppelgangers weakness, they can fight them off.

It was fun. Worked out well.

[ThotFullGuy]

Exactly! Should there have been something else in there?

Ending was kinda choppy.

Now that I can accept as in their heads, he mind melded with them and that was enough to convince them they didn’t need to fear the illusory bullets. After all, it was an illusion, and if the thought was planted that they wouldn’t be hurt, wouldn’t that be all that was needed?

This episode left a lot open to speculation I think.

On a side note, I’m surprised they didn’t do more western/cowboy themed Star Trek episodes. (although I’m not saying that would have been a good thing). It must have been very tempting because it was an era of TV when Westerns reigned supreme.

[frakkintalos]

On a side note, I’m surprised they didn’t do more western/cowboy themed Star Trek episodes. (although I’m not saying that would have been a good thing). It must have been very tempting because it was an era of TV when Westerns reigned supreme.

Well, it was a Western in Space. Final Frontier and all.