Talk:Wink of an Eye (episode)

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Contents 1 Episode talk page 1.1 Maintenance links 2 Theme music 3 Cure 4 Pregnancies? 5 Rael 6 Accelerated Transporter 7 Frezeer? 8 Radiation?

[edit] Theme music

Anyone watch this episode on TV Land this morning? For some odd reason, the theme music used was the version from the second season. -- Adambomb1701 16:47, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cure

One of the things I always wondered about this episode was why Kirk didn't offer the cure to Deela or Rael before they transported down, or not indicate he had, or would, later on before the end credits? I know she said they tried cures, and failed, but there's no confirmation that the cure Bones discovered was what they themselves had attempted to use. It seems rather cruel not to offer it. They were driven to desperation, and were fairly sympathetic characters. 24.47.159.180

Yes! I agree. This episode had more plot holes than swiss cheese!!!! Not only is the science way off -- friction problems, time synchronization between the two accelration frames, but the cast acted totally out of character by beaming down the scalosians and forgetting about them. To tell you the truth nothing about this episode is remotely sensical! Federation 03:46, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, I would have assumed that after the Enterprise filed it's report, a ship would have been sent with a shipment of the cure, instructions on how to use it, and orders to simply beam it down to the planet and leave. Since the Enterprise wasn't involved in that mission, we never saw it, but given the Federation's sympathies and prime directive, giving them a cure or not would be the decision of the bigwigs and politicians, not Kirk's (Not that he was a big one for following regulations) Redwood Elf 13:48, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

One plot hole in this episode occurs after Kirk drinks the antidote and reappears in the normal time frame. Scotty wants to know where he came from (from Scotty's POV, he probably just "appeared") and Kirk says something like "Out of the nowhere, into the here." Then Scotty asks, "And Mr. Spock, is he coming too?" But Scotty left the bridge before Spock drank the Scalosian Sanka, so he shouldn't know that Spock got accelerated too.

[edit] Pregnancies?

One of the other untied up threads, was whether or not Deela did conceive a child from her encounter with Kirk. Upon reflection, it seems odd that not even a novel has touched upon that scenario, unlike the literary sequels to "All Our Yesterdays". (Unless I've missed it)

Additionally, Compton's newfound treasonous behavior could be attributed to an "encounter" with the female Scalosian shown to have been his intended mate. Since she too, was transported down to the planet, the possibility of at least two offspring is possible. 24.47.159.180

[edit] Rael

I asked this on the Rael page, too, but it's here as well: When do they say that Rael is Deela's husband? - Bridge 01:20, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Accelerated Transporter

Did anyone notice that the transporter at the end of the episode operated in the accerated frame? Didn't Deela call it a rediculously long process earlier on? Federation 03:49, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I believe she ALSO said that they improved it. Apparently, Spock thought that the transporter ALSO needed to be "restured to normal function", since the Transporter at the accellerated time frame rate would have thereafter looked like a simple camera cut. Redwood Elf 13:50, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Frezeer?

Hey! What happened to the reference to the Scalosian Freezer unit? Federation 04:23, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

It appears to now be under Suspended animation device.– Cleanse ^talk 04:37, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

Was this what it was called in the dialogue? I only remember it being referred to as a freezer. Federation 00:41, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

I wouldn't have moved it if it wasn't mentioned in dialog. On that note, I can also tell you that the word "freezer" was never once uttered in this episode. --Alan 07:55, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Radiation?

Didn't Deela at one point say that the accellerated state wasn't natural? That it was caused by radioactive contamination, which was also what was causing sterility in the Scalosian men?

That's the idea. Since Kirk drank the contamination too, does that mean that he's also sterile? Federation 22:25, 7 April 2008 (UTC)