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BONUS #1: Star Trek Continues, episode 3 "Fairest of Them All"

Written by James Kerwin & Vic Mignogna, directed by James Kerwin.

Stardate unknown (December 2267)
(Entire episode takes place in the Mirror Universe)

"James T. Kirk chose his path. It is time we choose ours." - Spock

After Prime Captain James Kirk and his team restore themselves back to their own universe, their Mirror counterparts return to the ISS Enterprise. The Terran Captain Kirk immediately orders a torpedo barrage of the Halkin homeworld due to their refusal to turn over the planet's immense dilithium deposits. This results in cascading explosions within the dilithium substrate that slowly starts to rip the entire planet apart. This misstep, combined with the words of the peaceful version of Captain Kirk, encourages Commander Spock and Lieutenant Moreau (Asia DeMarcos) to sow descent among the crew, professing that peaceful coexistence is the only future for the beleaguered Terran Empire.

Originally released: 15 June 2014

"Fairest of Them All" on YouTube

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What did you think?

Welcome to Star Trek Continues. These episodes are vocational and not required for the proper rewatch, but they add more to the franchise and almost perfectly match the visual tone of the Original Series. Give it a try (if for no other reason than Chris Doohan, James Doohan's son, reprises his father's role of Montgomery Scott & Grant Imahara of MythBusters fame plays Hikaru Sulu).

Chronologically, this episode comes immediately after Mirror, Mirror and the rest won't be seen until the very end of the TOS era. But if you're an existing fan of Star Trek, there's absolutely no reason not to watch everything right now. ;)

Side-by-side comparison of the final scene in Mirror, Mirror:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syt0llURkdo

Outtakes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zuFTxsfmDU

Debbie-Downer, here-- you simply can't match the dynamics of the OS, and every single attempt I've seen across these decades has been... fucking terrible. Yeah, for sure, for sure, people were trying their best upon all that, and almost certainly REALLY loved TOS, and that does mean a lot to me.

But-- nailing Kirk & Spock is of course the main point, and... looking back at like five am-series attempts so far... these are just fans with no real acting chops, and that's the thing that's disappointing-- they tragically confused their complete absorption upon TOS as a magical boost upon their acting abilities.

encourages Commander Spock and Lieutenant Moreau (Asia DeMarcos) to sow descent dissent among the crew,

Dissent
https://www.wordnik.com/words/dissent

intransitive verb To have or express an opinion different from a prevailing or official position; disagree.
noun Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.
noun The refusal to conform to the authority or doctrine of an established church; nonconformity.

Descent
https://www.wordnik.com/words/descent

noun The act or an instance of descending.
noun A way down.
noun A downward incline or passage; a slope.