Walter Koenig tells a story at cons about how Khan knew Chekov. The gist of it is that Chekov was in the bathroom too long when Khan really needed to use it, and when the door finally opened, an outraged Khan said he’d never forget his face.
It’s lame but it’s better than no explanation at all.
So is Walt the focal point on that island or what?
Speaking of Koenig, anyone that hasn’t read his autobiography should. The man’s totally neurotic (obviously… it’s in the title of the book) and it’s funny reading just how addled he is.
And I say that as a fan. Koenig’s my favorite geriatric Trek star.
Ya know, thoughts just pop up now and again. The “There She Goes” song is one I’ve loved since “So, I married an axe murderer.” Viva’s pointing out grammatical errors and continuity errors is something to which I look forward and the song just popped into my mind. I thought I’d rewrite it as a little homage.
Another thing not to like about this episode:
When Archer arrived in the Barrens, his Captain’s Starlog voiceover said they were “a hundred light-years from any star system”.
If that’s so, then the ol’ NX-01 would have to have travelled at least 100 light years, probably more, from the last star system they were stationed in.
Warp 5, as we know, is NX-01’s maximum speed. On the TOS scale, Warp 5 = 125 times the speed of light. At that speed, it would take over nine-and-a-half months to cross 100 light-years of empty space. (Even using the faster TNG warp speed scale, warp 5 is only 214 times the speed of light, making a 100 light-year journey take over 5-and-a-half months.) What were Archer and company doing for this months-long voyage? Having Movie Night all the time?