My biggest nitpick was the shuttle. It's well lit inside.....until they show the outside. Now there are no lights of any kind on the inside. And it looked a little bit smaller as well.
Great review of this fantastic episode from back in the day. Glenn Corbett was such a great actor, and them eyeballs of his were something else (RIP Glenn) and Elinor Donohue, what a stunner she was too! This was a very interesting episode to me and my brothers with the whole premise of the guy who invented warp drive for humans and this entity that save him. Wild stuff for young minds in the late 60s/early 70s. ONE LOVE #ChatPack!!
Commissioner Hedford’s final scene was her speaking on how idiotic Cochrane was for rejecting love and that she didn’t want to die, and that she’d never been loved. Considering the alternative of death, I feel like she and The Companion came to an understanding.
Fun fact: The Universal Translator is in the works right now, using Generative AI to learn the voice of the speaker, transform the spoken word into the required language, and using noise cancelling to replace the original voice with the AI generated voice of the speaker using the translation. All in real time.
Director Ralph Senensky (who is 101 years old now!) said on Larry's The Trek Files podcast (see Memory Alpha) that this episode is his favorite out of the ones he directed.
honestly the "gumdrop" looked like it was a piece of cloth that was being slid back and forth on a table with a camera pointed down at it. And it was being stretched and loosened and twisted.
You missed the great change -- Cochrane HAD been a solo explorer, but had come to love the Companion. He never said ANYTHING about wanting to leave it/her behind, his assumption was that they would explore together. When he finds that she can't leave, he decides that she is more than the universe to him. A strong heart BEATS like a hammer. When I saw this way back then, I assumed that the Commissioner had died, then been saved by the Companion -- like Cochrane had been. Cochrane wasn't a social person, so wouldn't have gone wild being alone or seeing new people.
Nancy saying that the Companion was disgusting was the result of her emotional state from her illness. At this point, everything was upsetting to her. Later on, when Cochrane rejects the Companion, Nancy points out that he's rejecting love, while she's never had love. Clearly, it's something she wanted and she wonders why Cochrane is pushing the Companion away. That's a totally opposite attitude, she no longer finds the Companion "disgusting". After the Companion and Nancy join together, she says they are one. So, I don't think Nancy was forced against her will. Now, she'll be able to experience love, which is something she always wanted. It's a beautiful story and one of my favorite episodes.
I always wondered what report Kirk told Starfleet: how an alien veered their shuttlecraft off course; how long they were all missing for and why; and what happened to the commissioner-how did he explain her not returning with them? plot hole.
There is no more Miss Headford. There is no Alien. The two of them are one now. There is no separation for them. I suppose if you want she could have said something to the effect of "we agreed on this together before the joining".
I never felt like anything was forced on her. Except her disease of course. I felt like this was her choice. And that in the end she's not all that different than Jadsia or Ezri. And so it really was her choice to be married and everything.
One thing does bother me. She's human now. Why can't she leave? I felt like it would have been better if they had the option to leave (both of them) but chose to stay together.
RYAN!!!!! What kind of a trekkie are you that you haven't seen every episode of every show (except discovery cause it sucks) at least once? I'm revoking your nerd card. lol
My biggest nitpick was the shuttle. It's well lit inside.....until they show the outside. Now there are no lights of any kind on the inside. And it looked a little bit smaller as well.
Most excellent time reviewing with Walter on this episode! Thanks @The7thRule! ❤💛💙🤓🖖🏾
Zephram Cockran actually got to see the Enterprise E in First Contact. So it's not like he doesn't get to see much of his invention.
I love the way Uhura says "It's a big galaxy Mr. Scott". It's kind of an unusual way to say it, but I liked it.
huh.....it didn't sound like she was doing an impression it sounded more like she was almost singing it.
Great review of this fantastic episode from back in the day. Glenn Corbett was such a great actor, and them eyeballs of his were something else (RIP Glenn) and Elinor Donohue, what a stunner she was too! This was a very interesting episode to me and my brothers with the whole premise of the guy who invented warp drive for humans and this entity that save him. Wild stuff for young minds in the late 60s/early 70s. ONE LOVE #ChatPack!!
Nice episode. 👍
Always a great pleasure when Walter joins. Great episode reaction, thanks guys.
excellent one!
Commissioner Hedford’s final scene was her speaking on how idiotic Cochrane was for rejecting love and that she didn’t want to die, and that she’d never been loved. Considering the alternative of death, I feel like she and The Companion came to an understanding.
Loooove this ep❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hanging with Chekov, that's just cool!
Fun fact: The Universal Translator is in the works right now, using Generative AI to learn the voice of the speaker, transform the spoken word into the required language, and using noise cancelling to replace the original voice with the AI generated voice of the speaker using the translation. All in real time.
Director Ralph Senensky (who is 101 years old now!) said on Larry's The Trek Files podcast (see Memory Alpha) that this episode is his favorite out of the ones he directed.
George has said his last name is like Toupee (referring to William Shatner's hair).
honestly the "gumdrop" looked like it was a piece of cloth that was being slid back and forth on a table with a camera pointed down at it. And it was being stretched and loosened and twisted.
April 5th 2063. That'll do pig!
You missed the great change -- Cochrane HAD been a solo explorer, but had come to love the Companion. He never said ANYTHING about wanting to leave it/her behind, his assumption was that they would explore together. When he finds that she can't leave, he decides that she is more than the universe to him.
A strong heart BEATS like a hammer.
When I saw this way back then, I assumed that the Commissioner had died, then been saved by the Companion -- like Cochrane had been.
Cochrane wasn't a social person, so wouldn't have gone wild being alone or seeing new people.
Nancy saying that the Companion was disgusting was the result of her emotional state from her illness. At this point, everything was upsetting to her. Later on, when Cochrane rejects the Companion, Nancy points out that he's rejecting love, while she's never had love. Clearly, it's something she wanted and she wonders why Cochrane is pushing the Companion away. That's a totally opposite attitude, she no longer finds the Companion "disgusting". After the Companion and Nancy join together, she says they are one. So, I don't think Nancy was forced against her will. Now, she'll be able to experience love, which is something she always wanted. It's a beautiful story and one of my favorite episodes.
I recognize the actress from The Andy Griffith Show dating Andy Griffith back in one of the early seasons.
wow 7.2? That's disappointing. Initially I was going to say 8.5, but dropped it to 8.0 at the last minute. I love this episode.
I always wondered what report Kirk told Starfleet: how an alien veered their shuttlecraft off course; how long they were all missing for and why; and what happened to the commissioner-how did he explain her not returning with them? plot hole.
There is no more Miss Headford. There is no Alien. The two of them are one now. There is no separation for them. I suppose if you want she could have said something to the effect of "we agreed on this together before the joining".
Anyone who has spent time around career politicians can tell you that the Commissioner wasn't overbearing ENOUGH.
I never felt like anything was forced on her. Except her disease of course. I felt like this was her choice. And that in the end she's not all that different than Jadsia or Ezri. And so it really was her choice to be married and everything.
One thing does bother me. She's human now. Why can't she leave? I felt like it would have been better if they had the option to leave (both of them) but chose to stay together.
The way I see it is this man is incredibly old. He's a celebrity and doesn't wish to be. He just wants to be left alone.
they weren't aging because of the companion. But the companion is human now. That power is gone. So they are aging again.
RYAN!!!!! What kind of a trekkie are you that you haven't seen every episode of every show (except discovery cause it sucks) at least once? I'm revoking your nerd card. lol