Talk:The Alternative Factor

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[edit] Poor Security

Shipboard security is absurdly lax in this episode. On several occasions, Lazarus is left alone to wander about the ship, giving him the opportunity to commit acts of sabotage, overpower the engineering staff and steal dilithium crystals. At one point, Dr. McCoy demands that Captain Kirk "get that muscleman out of my sickbay," and Kirk promptly dismisses the guard. McCoy promises that "this time, he's not going anywhere," then leaves Lazarus unattended and unrestrained (Dr. van Gelder didn't have it so easy). Why on earth is a bizarre, irrational alien whose presence cannot be accounted for permitted to roam the ship unattended? For that matter, why isn't he in the brig? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.132.233.128 (talk) 06:44, 19 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Literary Meaning

For the love of God, can someone explain the literary meaning behind this (and other) episodes, without focusing entirely on the physics of the episode! Star Trek is absolutely absurd from a physics stand point. The episodes were making literary points. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.160.217 (talk • contribs)

Thats left for YOU to figure out. Cyberia23 00:54, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

This comment is baffling. Why isn't the plot left for me to figure out as well? Why don't I figure out the beard inconsistencies on my own? Or the physics blunders? What's the point of describing the plot to a TV episode in such elaborate detail, especially when you can just watch the episode, if there is no analysis to provide some insight into possible meanings? An encyclopedia article should offer more than merely recounting the plot, and pointing out obvious mistakes that nearly anyone can see. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.207.160.217 (talk • contribs)

This article, like the vast majority of Star Trek episode write-ups, does go into excessive detail, appended with unnecessary trivia with a twist of WP:OR and very little in terms of a discussion of the episode's real-world significance or impact. I'm sure it's somewhere on my to-edit list, and on Cyberia23's, and on a ton of others' as well -- maybe even yours. Yes, it needs work. So do lots of other elements on Wikipedia. --EEMeltonIV 21:58, 7 August 2007 (UTC)