Star Trek: Day of the Dove (First Watch: S3E7)

[madimpossibledreamer]

He’s Dead, Jim (Death/injury count): 400 klingons dead, entire human colony dead (??). Chekov tortured. Klingon smacked. Red shirt stabbed. Red shirt wounded. More Klingons + red shirts wounded. Chekov gets smacked but it was entirely deserved.  Kang got stabbed.  The First Officer/Wife got nonconsensually kissed/groped.  Everyone’s healing fast. Red shirt neck pinches

Nobody’s gonna…do anything about that flaming skull watching you all?  …no?  …right then.

(is it a coincidence they said 400?  Mirroring the two?)

Kang?

What about maybe it’s a trap for you both?? Just putting that out there.

Klingons likewise have awesome boots.  It’s official.  It’s a future thing.

Chekov’s brother was killed by Klingons, huh?

That’s pretty quick.

You beamed up the flaming alien skull, too.

Hey, female Klingon.

He’s married to his science officer.

Xenophobia.  Otherization.

Out of the galaxy?  Again?

All given swords?  Something wants a fight.  Probably flaming skull.

Nobody gonna question sudden swords?

Sulu’s good with a sword.

“he never had a brother” GOOD JOB SULU why a) do you know that and b) good.

Anti-Organians, huh?

Scotty also greatly appreciates Scottish swords.

Bones you’re really showing your xenophobia.

Or, you know, all of you.

Notice uhura just being very quiet as they discuss the racial hatred.

Oh that’s creepy Chekov that is 500% creepy

And kirk’s first reaction is ‘that’s noncon that’s not okay STOP IT THIS INSTANT’

Doesn’t mean I can’t smack some sense into him.

Wait.

What happened to kang.  He got stabbed, but kirk’s just saying “let’s truce” as if the body isn’t in the corridor—

Yes, good.  Kirk could’ve firehouse carried Chekov but nope he’s bridal carrying him instead.

MCCOY APOLOGIZED FOR BEING XENOPHOBIC AND SPOCK WAS LIKE “IT’S OKAY, IT HAPPENED TO ME TOO THIS IS DOING IT RIGHT FOLKS” REALIZING SOMETHING’S WRONG AND TRYING TO FIX IT ONE DAY AT A TIME

Why didn’t they at least give her science instruments?

It feeds on hate?

Stardate Armageddon?  Could you be any more of a drama queen?

If/when someone rewrites this Female First Officer Klingon needs a bigger part.  She could be really cool instead of just standing there.  Hey, she could’ve been the one figuring it out, thinking they’re entertainment for some alien.

(wait.  Mara.  …interesting name choice.)

Then FIGHT THE ALIEN

Cool hiiii do a thing BE AWESOME SAVE THE UNIVERSE MARA I BELIEVE FROM YOU wait what.  In you.  In you.

Good idea, kirk.  Leave the sword out of it.

Chekov, if you jeopardized everything

What are you doing?  (spock that isn’t logical really????)

Are you talking the sharing of alcohol?

Okay, no just being dorks good to know.