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Commenting on part two of a longer storyline is difficult, so I'll just focus in on a few elements from this one. | |||
Getting the Romulans off on their own is fun, since the handle things a bit differently. I can't see Starfleet Officers repeatedly stunning someone just for the heck of it and certainly not advocating killing Burke...even if she is annoying. | |||
Reginald Bain is usually the direct sort, but he's shown in the past that he can use misdirection and confusion when the need arises. Give him some time, and he'll figure out a way to take you down. Don't give him time, and he may just come at you head-on. Pick your poison. | |||
The real heart of this story for me, though, are the flashbacks to how Bain and Tovar first met. This was one of those things that we'd mentioned in passing starting with the very first run of stories, but showing it was another matter. My hope was to develop the connection between them quickly, since I didn't want it taking up the whole story, while showing enough to make it understandable why Bain decided to adopt Tovar. Their father-son relationship has been a major part of the series since the beginning, so it was nice to go back to where it started. | |||
As for Tovar's reunion with his own parents...well...maybe having them disappear for 20 years wasn't such a tragedy after all. I do have to admit that this is based loosely on reality. I do know a couple who always have given me the impression that they only had a child to get their parents of their back. The kid seems to practically live the grandparents while mom and dad continue to go out and do things that most of us with young ones at home cannot. I took it to an extreme for Tanta and Jimsok (yet another awful name), but I got the idea from the real world. | |||
If at the end of the story, you were saying, "Wait. WHAT?" that was intentional. | |||
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Revision as of 14:31, 3 October 2010
| Star Traks: Boldly Gone | |
| Episode name | Welcome To The Hotel California |
|---|---|
| Season | 9 |
| Episode number | 5 |
| Writer(s) | Alan Decker, Anthony Butler |
| Year | 2503 |
| Stardate | Unknown |
| Chronology | |
| Previous in series | Right Where We Left It [BG] |
| Next in series | Contractual Obligations [BG] |
| Previous in timeline | Right Where We Left It [BG] |
| Next in timeline | Contractual Obligations [BG] |
The USS Anomaly has accidently solved a twenty-year-old mystery: they found the missing Multek Enclave. However, the Multeks aren't exactly pleased to have been found, and have no intentions of letting the Anomaly crew leave. Sure, it's a lovely place, but the prospect of being trapped with the Multeks forever has Captain Reginald Bain singing a few bars of "Welcome To The Hotel California."
Summary
Featuring
- Captain Reginald Bain
- Commander Prosak
- Commander Vioxx
- Lieutenant Commander Tovar
- Lieutenant Shelly Marsden
- Sub-Commander Remax
- Dr. Natalia Kasyov
- Centurion Nortal
- Sub-Lieutenant Zantak
- Cabral
- Rosalyn Bain
Author's Comments
Commenting on part two of a longer storyline is difficult, so I'll just focus in on a few elements from this one.
Getting the Romulans off on their own is fun, since the handle things a bit differently. I can't see Starfleet Officers repeatedly stunning someone just for the heck of it and certainly not advocating killing Burke...even if she is annoying.
Reginald Bain is usually the direct sort, but he's shown in the past that he can use misdirection and confusion when the need arises. Give him some time, and he'll figure out a way to take you down. Don't give him time, and he may just come at you head-on. Pick your poison.
The real heart of this story for me, though, are the flashbacks to how Bain and Tovar first met. This was one of those things that we'd mentioned in passing starting with the very first run of stories, but showing it was another matter. My hope was to develop the connection between them quickly, since I didn't want it taking up the whole story, while showing enough to make it understandable why Bain decided to adopt Tovar. Their father-son relationship has been a major part of the series since the beginning, so it was nice to go back to where it started.
As for Tovar's reunion with his own parents...well...maybe having them disappear for 20 years wasn't such a tragedy after all. I do have to admit that this is based loosely on reality. I do know a couple who always have given me the impression that they only had a child to get their parents of their back. The kid seems to practically live the grandparents while mom and dad continue to go out and do things that most of us with young ones at home cannot. I took it to an extreme for Tanta and Jimsok (yet another awful name), but I got the idea from the real world.
If at the end of the story, you were saying, "Wait. WHAT?" that was intentional.