cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/c/chevron7/p/987676/they-wrote-the-same-episode-twice
- https://stargate.fandom.com/wiki/Emancipation
- https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Code_of_Honor_(episode)
Both episodes feature a female officer being abducted and later participating in a fight to the death, which both parties survive. In further coincidence, both episodes are the fourth episodes of their shows’ first season.
I don’t think anybody was trying to make excuses for racism or anything else, the discussion was about reusing plots and this other person correctly pointed out that writers commonly do it. I mean I understand everybody has their hot issues they bring up at every opportunity - one of mine is the Epstein files, but you don’t see me irrelevantly mentioning the Epstein files.
That user was saying that having a short schedule does not excuse all the problems that make it not a good episode. That first commenter had mentioned “good episodes”, and the reply mentioned that the reason that this episode is not “good” is because of the short schedules or whatever. But there is a small list of reasons why these episodes are often considered not good:
Having a short schedule only excuses one of these points. The other points which make it not a good episode have nothing to do with the schedule. That is what the “not an excuse for racism” reply was directed towards. They understand that a short schedule explains why the plot was reused, but it does not actually explain why the episode was simply not good.
Brought it up because these episodes are bad above and beyond because of racism its not irrelevant at all?
I was trying to keep it light. This is a thread about reusing plotlines. I mean if you see a black guy and a white guy walking down the street there’s really no need to start a rant about the history of slavery. I’m out.
A thread about this particular example which involved racist writing watch code of honor and tell me again racism is irrelevant in this conversation what are you even talking about?