tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post329058748187469473..comments2024-03-17T07:11:44.454-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: Star Trek: The Next Generation 30th Anniversary Blogging: "Code of Honor" (October 12, 1987)John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-78871469148022820352017-12-06T01:20:33.578-05:002017-12-06T01:20:33.578-05:00John,
So after watching this episode on its first...John,<br /><br />So after watching this episode on its first run, the 1987 version of myself thought, "Is this show any good yet?" It's hard to defend "Code of Honor" on any level, but for starters, Karole Selmon is pretty darn good-looking. And I know I wasn't supposed to laugh when that innocent bystander guy own-goals himself to death with that spiky flying glove, but I did. Also, the wardrobe of the Ligonians looks like someone raided MC Hammer's closet. In the immortal words of Homer Simpson, "It's funny 'cuz it's true!"<br /><br />After a few episodes of TNG had aired, comedian Franklin Ajaye would remark in his stand-up sets, "I don't know if I like what they got planned for black people in the future. One brother has on these funky sunglasses, and the other looks like his Mama had sex with a turtle." I'm pretty sure he wasn't too fond of "Code of Honor," either. Not only that, but if Lutan thinks of humans as "bizarre alien things," what does he think of Geordi? Probably doesn't like his sunglasses, come to think of it.<br /><br />I'm sure there are other good points that I can't think of, and I'll probably re-visit "Code of Honor" some time between never and ever. Glad you're there to take the flying poisonous glove of death for us, John. Can't wait for your thoughts regarding "The Last Outpost!"<br /><br />SteveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101722769411384962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-26190232589028778022017-12-05T11:15:07.485-05:002017-12-05T11:15:07.485-05:00Beyond the points that you made about this episode...Beyond the points that you made about this episode, I also disliked the fact that they were leaning on old plot ideas even as they were trying to make it clear that this was a more advanced generation. In the original series, we often saw the Enterprise go to a planet to obtain something important (e.g., dilithium crystals) only to get tripped up by its inhabitants. This plot is revisited here, but we also know that in the 24th century, the Enterprise has replicators. If they can replicate Earl Grey tea and a cup and saucer, why can't they simply scan the vaccine remotely, ascertain the construct of the elements in the vaccine, and replicate it without having to acquire it directly from the inhabitants? I'm sure a more serious fan than myself could rationalize this away, but to me it goes to the heart of lazy writing. They introduce the replicator because its convenient for certain points in the story, but when the replicator eliminates the reason for a story to exist, suddenly they forget about it.Neal Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053148427058126745noreply@blogger.com