Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucdavis.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!zehntel!hplabs!pesnta!greipa!decwrl!decvax!ucbvax!ucdavis!ccrrick From: ccrrick@ucdavis.UUCP (Rick Heli) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: worst episode Message-ID: <333@ucdavis.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 17:08:56 EDT Article-I.D.: ucdavis.333 Posted: Fri Jul 5 17:08:56 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 10:10:13 EDT References: <162@astroatc.UUCP> <497@leadsv.UUCP> <1961@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> Distribution: net Organization: University of California, Davis Lines: 22 > > The episode of the Dolman was one episode where Kirk should > have done his "I'll prove I'm a man" routine. Somehow the > writers figured (or G.R.) that Kirk had too many women in > the season so they decided to show the virtues of Kirk. How > can you call it the worst, when it seemed to be a Star Trek > version of "Taming of the Shrew"? I hope you don't hate > Billy-boy Shakespeare. Are there any other shows that seem > to follow a Shakepearey course? Actually yes, and in more ways than one. (1) The episode, The Conscience of the King takes its title from Hamlet, "... the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king ..." (2) The actors in the story are acting out Shakespearean plays. (3) The whole story is very reminiscent of Shakespearean tragedy with its dark secrets, guilt and murderous tone. -- --rick heli (... ucbvax!ucdavis!groucho!ccrrick)