SF Debris: Mirror, Mirror

[Nutso]

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Star Trek: Mirror, Mirror Review

Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide looks at one of the most famous episodes of the classic series, Mirror, Mirror. Thanks to an ion storm Kirk and company wind up in an alternate reality where the Federation is an empire, everyone is evil, and of course, the goatee of power!

Evil Spock is here.


Knight Rider got in on this too.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Oh, yeah. Both Mirror Mirror and Knight Rider, classic. It's a shame DSN bungled the mirror universe, because that is one of the classics of TV.

[Mikey]

I rather enjoyed the DS9 mirror eps, even if the original intent got twisted.

[Graham Kennedy]

Meh. DS9 mirror people were essentially just the same characters but a bit more grumpy. And if female, a bit more gay.

[Mikey]

Meh. DS9 mirror people were essentially just the same characters but a bit more grumpy. And if female, a bit more gay.

I didn't say that they added anything useful to the MU milieu, just that they were enjoyable. And nostalgic, when Nana Visitor wore Olivia Newton-John's old headband.

[Graham Kennedy]

The only part I really liked of the DS9 MU was when the Defiant took on that giant ship. And that was just because it looked cool. Otherwise it was a bit of a wet firecracker to me. Not terrible episodes, just not great. Now Enterprise, they did the Mirror Universe dead right.

Anybody ever read the novel, Dark Mirror? It's a TNG version of the Mirror universe, not at all like the DS9 version - the ISS Enterprise-D and an evil version of the TNG crew. It's just about my favourite TNG novel.

[Captain Picard's Hair]

The only part I really liked of the DS9 MU was when the Defiant took on that giant ship. And that was just because it looked cool. Otherwise it was a bit of a wet firecracker to me. Not terrible episodes, just not great. Now Enterprise, they did the Mirror Universe dead right.

Anybody ever read the novel, Dark Mirror? It's a TNG version of the Mirror universe, not at all like the DS9 version - the ISS Enterprise-D and an evil version of the TNG crew. It's just about my favourite TNG novel.

I recall that book, albeit it was years ago. Good Picard is caught in Mirror E-D, finding Engineering a much larger power core in Engineering and all manner of destructive weaponry. I also seem to vaguely recall some bit about about mirror Troi coming on to Picard.

[Graham Kennedy]

Mirror Troi is the most evil of the lot, basically the ship's political officer/ Her job is pretty much to go around mind raping people to make sure they act evil enough.... [smile]

It's also nice htat Geordi and Troi carry a lot of the plot. A BIG chunk of the book is those two sneaking around on the mirror E-D. And a sentient dolphin on the real E-D! How cool was that?

[Captain Seafort]

And a sentient dolphin on the real E-D! How cool was that?

Given that it was partially responsible for the genetically engineered subspace telepathic humpback whales fiasco, not very.

[McAvoy]

I loved that book. That is how to do the Mirror Universe!

[Mikey]

And a sentient dolphin on the real E-D! How cool was that?

Given that it was partially responsible for the genetically engineered subspace telepathic humpback whales fiasco, not very.

Time-traveling genetically engineered subspace telepathic humpback whales, thank you very much.

[Graham Kennedy]

And a sentient dolphin on the real E-D! How cool was that?

Given that it was partially responsible for the genetically engineered subspace telepathic humpback whales fiasco, not very.

The what?

[Mikey]

And a sentient dolphin on the real E-D! How cool was that?

Given that it was partially responsible for the genetically engineered subspace telepathic humpback whales fiasco, not very.

The what?

You don't recall our favorite hermaphroditic quadruped-intending ex-member's rationale for the probe-sending species in ST IV?

[Griffin]

Given that it was partially responsible for the genetically engineered subspace telepathic humpback whales fiasco, not very.

The what?

You don't recall our favorite hermaphroditic quadruped-intending ex-member's rationale for the probe-sending species in ST IV?

[Graham Kennedy]

You don't recall our favorite hermaphroditic quadruped-intending ex-member's rationale for the probe-sending species in ST IV?

Not something I got involved in, I'm afraid.