It was indeed.I thought so as well, but I'll just have to see. Also, Kestra, wasn't that Troi's sister's name as well?
It was indeed.I thought so as well, but I'll just have to see. Also, Kestra, wasn't that Troi's sister's name as well?
Yes, she is most definitely a Vulcan, but that was a very FORCED Mind Meld. And that approach was very undisciplined for a Vulcan to do.So it looks like the Commodore Oh is very likely to be an actual Vulcan and not a deep cover Romulan, given that she can mind meld. That certainly leaves Zhat Vash being a pre-split organization on the table, doesn't it?
Yes, she is most definitely a Vulcan, but that was a very FORCED Mind Meld. And that approach was very undisciplined for a Vulcan to do.
Loved that episode! Though the aging process makes me sad. Both Frakes and Sirtis are approaching 70. I guess that’s one of the themes of this show.
Yeah, it's kinda sobering to watch these actors, who I grew up with, now. I ADORED the back and forth between Riker and Picard - as equals now. Riker was perfectly willing to call Picard out on his naughty word, as was Troi and this really hit home how much time had past in the show. A completely different dynamic - much more like adult children dealing with a parent than the old power dynamic of captain and crew.
That was some damn fine writing.
On the mind meld thing - I'm really fuzzy now, but, wasn't there something in ST Enterprise when they were first sort of exploring the whole mind meld thing, about how there was a faction of Vulcans who were ostracized for practicing mind melds but then being a bit forceful about it? Been a long time. But, there is something rattling around in the back of my brain where there have been Vulcans who have been kinda mind rapey about using mind melds.
Or is this just something my brain is fabricating. Stupid brain. Must punish it with more alcohol.
Considering that they couldn't really communicate before to that level, can we say Spock had the Horta's consent to perform a mind meld? And we can probably all agree that Valeris was not consenting when Spock conducted a mind meld to get information about the anti-Klingon Alliance conspiracy. Heck, even McCoy didn't express consent to get Spock's katra in his head. The Vulcan Maquis also didn't have consent when she tried to extract information from Dukat.Yes, she is most definitely a Vulcan, but that was a very FORCED Mind Meld. And that approach was very undisciplined for a Vulcan to do.