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Written by Kirsten Beyer & Davy Perez

Directed by Eduardo Sanchez


LoglineReturning to a planet that dredges up tragic memories, Captain Pike and his landing party find themselves forgetting everything, including their own identities as he confronts a ghost from his past.

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[-] flamingmongoose 8 points 1 year ago

Enjoyed this very much, the tone was very creepy. Reminded me of the psychological horror episodes only TNG really did.

I would link it back to psychological mystery of The Cage and further to its touchstone, the MGM 50s classic Forbidden Planet.

[-] regeya@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Rigel 7 is literally a callback to The Cage

Yes, it’s a direct plot reference to the backstory for The Cage.

I was responding to the comment that it’s like TNG psychological episodes, when I see it as in the tradition of Forbidden Planet where an unknown technology or phenomenon is changing brain function so that subconscious or deep behaviours are revealed.

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