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re: Star Trek: TOS Watchers - S2 - Return to Tomorrow *Page 14*
Posted on 1/20/14 at 12:03 am to Ace Midnight
Posted on 1/20/14 at 12:03 am to Ace Midnight
*FRIDAY'S CHILD*
For a change, McCoy is the cultural expert for a mission. The Capellans have mineral rights desired by the Federation and the Klingons - in a barely disguised Middle East/oil conflict allegory.
The Klingon was portrayed as almost craven - and this is possible as we were still in the Advent era, and he wasn't valued enough to command a ship or be a warrior. Looking back, it appears that the concept of the Capellans (a race of large, code-bound warriors) was merged with the TOS Klingons to make the Klingons of TNG/DS9 - but that is just my observation.
Also, Julie Newmar -
And - in a nice twist, McCoy gets the girl -- (sort of).
For a change, McCoy is the cultural expert for a mission. The Capellans have mineral rights desired by the Federation and the Klingons - in a barely disguised Middle East/oil conflict allegory.
The Klingon was portrayed as almost craven - and this is possible as we were still in the Advent era, and he wasn't valued enough to command a ship or be a warrior. Looking back, it appears that the concept of the Capellans (a race of large, code-bound warriors) was merged with the TOS Klingons to make the Klingons of TNG/DS9 - but that is just my observation.
Also, Julie Newmar -
And - in a nice twist, McCoy gets the girl -- (sort of).
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