Thats a fair critique for sure. I may have been a bit starved for classic Trek by the time this aired 😂 . I dont think it was the WORST episode though. I’d probably vote for the orion episode as worst of season 1…
edit: thinking about it more, i think the main “point” of the story was that sometimes the best intentions simply aren’t enough. no matter how much starfleet might try to impose their moral viewpoint on other cultures, there will be no-win scenarios with no good answer. you just have to learn how to live with the guilt of not being able to save everyone.
I dont think it was the WORST episode though. I’d probably vote for the orion episode as worst of season 1…
I can see that. Personally, “Pike cooks himself out of a bad situation and then pirate-speaks on the bridge for fun” is all gold, but that’s clearly a matter of how high your tolerance for very dumb humour is…
It’s entirely possible I’ll see more value in “Lift Us…” when I rewatch the series. I hope so!
Yeah, I think I get what they were trying to do with bringing back the camp of the original series but it was a bit too much for me. That said, I didn’t mind their version of a “holodeck” episode! (the elysian kingdom)
Thats a fair critique for sure. I may have been a bit starved for classic Trek by the time this aired 😂 . I dont think it was the WORST episode though. I’d probably vote for the orion episode as worst of season 1…
edit: thinking about it more, i think the main “point” of the story was that sometimes the best intentions simply aren’t enough. no matter how much starfleet might try to impose their moral viewpoint on other cultures, there will be no-win scenarios with no good answer. you just have to learn how to live with the guilt of not being able to save everyone.
I can see that. Personally, “Pike cooks himself out of a bad situation and then pirate-speaks on the bridge for fun” is all gold, but that’s clearly a matter of how high your tolerance for very dumb humour is…
It’s entirely possible I’ll see more value in “Lift Us…” when I rewatch the series. I hope so!
Yeah, I think I get what they were trying to do with bringing back the camp of the original series but it was a bit too much for me. That said, I didn’t mind their version of a “holodeck” episode! (the elysian kingdom)