Contagion

Bryan Moore · Post by **Bryan Moore** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:11 am

Great episode, probably one of the first couple of the series that I really loved. I adore the idea of the Iconian gateway, and wish we'd seen more in depth. I also love how the Yamato was destroyed so senselessly.

My only complaint is that I somehow wish this had been made a two-parter. Perhaps have Picard jump through the gateway only to emerge many sectors away or something.

Tyyr · Post by **Tyyr** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:37 am

I enjoyed most of it. Probably the only part I really didn't like was that their method of getting rid of the virus was essentially rebooting the computer. Ugh.

Post by **Nutso** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:05 am

Tyyr wrote:I enjoyed most of it. Probably the only part I really didn't like was that their method of getting rid of the virus was essentially rebooting the computer. Ugh.

Better than Quantum being the cause of and solution to all of Star Trek's problems.

Foxfyre · Post by **Foxfyre** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:13 am

could have been a subspace thing-o-the-week

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:20 am

Tyyr wrote:I enjoyed most of it. Probably the only part I really didn't like was that their method of getting rid of the virus was essentially rebooting the computer. Ugh.

Hell, I'm more irked that the E-D's computer, without user input, executed a completely alien code, which was then capable of infecting every system on the ship due to the shitty computer design.

Other than that, it was a fairly good episode.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:42 am

Seriously, even if the virus was re-writing the computer's codes or something, they should've been able to isolate individual systems. I mean, there aren't any hardlines?

Post by **Teaos** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:39 am

Could all be wifi.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:01 am

Teaos wrote:Could all be wifi.

Well, then that's clearly stupid.

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:51 pm

Yeah, you've got a computer core that basically governs every operating feature of the most advanced (at the time) piece of materiel in the fleet. You wouldn't want to isolate any systems or anything, right?

SuperSaiyaMan12 · Post by **SuperSaiyaMan12** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:45 pm

Mikey wrote:Yeah, you've got a computer core that basically governs every operating feature of the most advanced (at the time) piece of materiel in the fleet. You wouldn't want to isolate any systems or anything, right?

Well wasn't the Iconian Virus extremely advanced too? And remember, this episode was written in the 1980's early 90's, where Firewalls and other security technology would be unknown to the writers.

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:56 pm

William Gibson, among others, wrote about isolated systems and other such security features in the early to mid-80's.

McAvoy · Post by **McAvoy** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:57 pm

Could it be that the virus was so advanced that it broke through the computer's firewalls? Maybe the virus is a fast acting one but was slowed down by the computer core.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:39 am

I guess, but why would the computer decide on its own to execute the infected file(s)?

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:48 am

Mikey wrote:I guess, but why would the computer decide on its own to execute the infected file(s)?

I had a computer virus in '99 that decided to infect the BIOS. No execution required. Dead computer.

I mean, literally, it wouldn't even boot up, or allow access to the BIOS menu.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:50 am

Dude! Did you find the gateway?

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