Show Notes
We've officially hit the halfway point of Star Trek's final season, and while Wink of an Eye and The Empath aren't exactly series (or season) highlights, at least we get to watch some guest actors ham it up in wildly differing ways.
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 190: Star Trek: Wink of an Eye and The Empath (00:00:08) - Intro. (00:03:47) - Staring straight into the confusing void of Wink of an Eye. (00:12:19) - Missing aliens, weird buzzing sounds, and red shirts yeeting out of existence. (00:17:22) - Now the ship's acting up, and Kirk is eventually time roofied. (00:27:19) - Kirk tries to resist, Compton dies, and the aliens' plan is really dumb. (00:35:17) - Getting a message to Spock, sabotaging the transporter, and knocking boots with a time alien." (00:41:16) - Spock gets the message, and decides he needs to drink the forbidden time water. (00:49:15) - Rushing to the end. (00:54:19) - Break! (00:55:21) - We're back, and it's time to meet The Empath. (00:58:22) - Those responsible for this episode. (01:09:46) - Stop us if you've heard this one before: this seemingly deserted planet is anything but. (01:15:20) - Filming in the void to save money, and we meet the titular empath and her captors (01:23:42) - Maybe the most pointless escape scene in Star Trek history. (01:27:59) - Gem nearly cracks saving Kirk, and now let's scramble over each other to heroically die. (01:35:07) - The not-at-all-confusing nature of this experiment. (01:41:14) - Once again, we're just giving up on an ending. (01:44:01) - Final thoughts. (01:47:48) - Upcoming scheduling notes, and the next episodes (which we'll get to after a week off). (01:50:04) - Outro.
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