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.
Was that ever established? I remember having the impression that this was some ancient technology they had just always used and didn't necessarily understand. Somewhat like that society in TNG with the planetary cloaking shield that was slowly killing them all. And yeah, Pike looked absolutely gutted.
I thoroughly enjoyed this episode (besides the flagrant OSHA violations obvi!). I was already into SNW but this, finally, presented a real moral quandary for Pike. Do you "allow" this civilization to use this technology that they don't really understand but believe is necessary, leaving a child in an unknown level of suffering, or do you "rescue" the child from that suffering? It's a good thing that Pike isn't some sort of emergency medical program.
I'm like cartman in that one episode of SP... every time someone even mentions faith of the heart I have to go listen to the entire stupid intro or it'll be stuck in my head for weeks.
someone mentioned that it's only a few pages long so I'm gonna try and read it as soon as i can get my hands on a copy.