The Empath

Remember these bad guys ? Want their autograph ? Really? Well you can see not only theirs, but just about every other TOS actor’s autographs here: @MLhostJohn:disqus So- who wore The Frozen Stiff better; Subject Linke, or our boy Han Solo? Hope to see you there! Drop by the Mission Log table if you make it. We can all reminisce about how “The Empath” puts us all to sleep. Sorry we missed you! Do make sure you stick around next time (the later in the weekend it is, the busier we are usually). Thanks for trying – sounds like you had a good time at the convention! I found this episode so fascinating because I couldn’t believe they actually made it. Makes you realize what a great actor Shatner was. I think there could have been an interesting discussion if they went one level deeper (and you know, put that message in a good episode): what makes a civilization worthy of being saved? The two aliens kind of come in with a weird answer of “so compassionate, it erases your survival instinct and you would sacrifice yourself for a perfect stranger while your captures watch creepily.” But an episode where Kirk is put in the impossible position of deciding which planet to save and what factors would even go into making that decision, would be both interesting and emotionally devastating.