The many deaths of the Starship Enterprise

[Morrus]

If there's one thing the USS Enterprise does a lot, it's get blown up. Of course, when your Destruct code is Zero Zero Zero Destruct Zero, it's surpising it doesn't happen more often.

[video=youtube;HXS_kHfn_Ew]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXS_kHfn_Ew[/video]

 

[Janx]

only 3 times in that video.

what about the TNG episode where it kept dying?

 

[Eltab]

Khan gave Enterprise several Critical Hits in a row, crippling it - something a genius might accomplish. This added suspense to the situation, because it deprived Kirk of the TV series option to just hide behind his shields and figure out at leisure what to do next.

In contrast, the times that a director decides that MASSIVE DAMAGE will show how dangerous the opponent du jour is.