tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post8169498267393752879..comments2024-02-18T22:30:19.655-10:00Comments on Vaka Rangi: “The Unreal McCoy”: The SurvivorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828341842948036592noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-12601305006836383362013-12-22T17:11:45.301-10:002013-12-22T17:11:45.301-10:00I'm finally caught up reading this blog! That...I'm finally caught up reading this blog! That was fun.BerserkRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062423528796946671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-30381647646514279552013-12-20T11:08:37.015-10:002013-12-20T11:08:37.015-10:00Well, it's no "The Lorelei Signal", ...Well, it's no "The Lorelei Signal", that's for sure.<br /><br />I do have a terrible suspicion "The Practical Joker" is going to be godawful. And "The Ambergris Experiment", because that's Margaret Armen again.<br /><br />But the thing is episodes like this definitely seem to be the rare exception rather than the norm now. And that's absolutely a good sign.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828341842948036592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-14953976062254304222013-12-20T11:05:43.162-10:002013-12-20T11:05:43.162-10:00That is actually quite similar to the way it plays...That is actually quite similar to the way it plays out onscreen IIRC, the book just seems to take a little more time with it (where it diverges seems to be Carter!Vendorian being shunned by his people because of his connection to Winston). Still a very interesting take.<br /><br />And it's not like he's totally unsympathetic in the episode. He's very likable, it's just they save all of his character development for the last five minutes or so and there's too much Romulans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828341842948036592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-63832519081119983802013-12-20T07:38:54.147-10:002013-12-20T07:38:54.147-10:00You've touched on this trend a couple times, b...You've touched on this trend a couple times, but what's great about The Survivor is how watchable it is despite being a lowpoint of TAS. Given the worst of TOS, if this is as low as the bar gets (I think it is? I don't remember every episode of TAS), we're in good shape.FlexFantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542999243080471341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-64416396337105758772013-12-19T23:32:58.965-10:002013-12-19T23:32:58.965-10:00The novelisation in Log Two puts a different twist...The novelisation in Log Two puts a different twist on the story. It goes into more detail on Carter|Vendorian's relationship with Carter Winston, describing its role as a healer assigned to treat him, their growing friendship, how it enjoyed taking on his form, how it came to feel what Carter felt and know what he thought, and its attraction to him. It's love, basically (though I don't think the word was used). And then how the other Vendorians shunned Carter|Vendorian for these feelings and behaviours, which they considered perverted. It read like a homosexual relationship (with "homo-" meaning same, and them having the same form), and Carter|Vendorian was outcast for it. So, Carter|Vendorian can't love Anne any more, because he's come out (as a squid). Carter|Vendorian is a much more sympathetic character as a result.BadCatManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173462412605304824noreply@blogger.com