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re: Star Trek: TOS Watchers - Season 1 Wrapup *Page 25*
Posted on 10/23/13 at 11:52 pm to Ace Midnight
Posted on 10/23/13 at 11:52 pm to Ace Midnight
IIRC, the PD stated the Federation shouldn't interfere with the normal evolution of a society - even if it meant allowing that society's destruction.
Your point is well taken that in both The Apple and Paradise one could certainly argue that those societies weren't "normally" evolving. But in a case like Armageddon, Kirk simply didn't like that planet's destructive evolution and "fixed" it, PD be damned.
Kirk just seemed far more willing to interfere in a society if he personally disapproved of it's evolution, arguably normal or not.
Your point is well taken that in both The Apple and Paradise one could certainly argue that those societies weren't "normally" evolving. But in a case like Armageddon, Kirk simply didn't like that planet's destructive evolution and "fixed" it, PD be damned.
Kirk just seemed far more willing to interfere in a society if he personally disapproved of it's evolution, arguably normal or not.
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Posted on 10/24/13 at 12:14 am to Thunder Tiger
This is probably my favorite episode in all of trek. Glad I bumped this bad boy. To see spok with emotion and at peace...is well, a sight to see. This is the peak of the series and the first season only takes off from here.
The devil in the dark, nuff said gang!
The devil in the dark, nuff said gang!
Posted on 10/24/13 at 6:09 am to Thunder Tiger
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But in a case like Armageddon, Kirk simply didn't like that planet's destructive evolution and "fixed" it, PD be damned.
But, again, they threatened his ship - and he just decided to kill 2 birds with 1 stone. That was a violation of the prime directive - once he and his crew were free and safe, they should have just beamed up and left.
Now, in Armageddon (and we've got that coming up), Fox was sent by the Federation to end the war - so, it was implicit that Kirk could work towards that. Also, Eminar and Vendikar were spacefaring species, but it was not clear if they were pre-warp or not. That makes a big difference on how much the PD limits. Kirk lives in the grey areas.
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