From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: graemecree@aol.com   
   Subject: Re: The Pirates of Orion (TAS): my review   
      
   On Oct 26, 10:49aam, "Steven L."  wrote:   
   > "Graeme"  wrote in message   
   >   
   > news:e368ba5a-f39e-4475-a354-2913a8c5abb5@u2g2000yqi.googlegroups.com:   
   >   
   > > It's a great episode, but   
   > > just once in a while, you'd like to see them show a successful but   
   > > messy ending, because in real life you can't avoid those every time.   
   >   
   > There were a couple of TOS episodes with messy endings:   
   >   
   > 1. a"Charlie X": aThe Thasians take him back to his life of loneliness   
   > after telling Kirk there's no other solution   
   >   
   > 2. a"A Private Little War": aKirk maintains the balance of power on the   
   > planet at the cost of permanent war   
   Private Little War is by far the messiest, yes.  They just rarely did   
   anything like that.  Charlie X yes too, although I don't know how else   
   to end it short of Kirk killing Charlie (which would REALLY have been   
   messy).   
   I'm not criticizing Orion.  In fact, I think I'd consider it my 3rd   
   favorite TAS episode after Yesteryear and Slaver Weapon.  To do the   
   messy ending to this story justice, it would have had to be a long   
   story arc.   
   > In "Symbiosis," Picard denies the Omarans the addictive drug produced by   
   > the Brekkians. aThe Omarans will have to kick their addiction cold   
   > turkey on their own.   
   Don't get me started on that one.  Picard is completely confused in   
   that episode, first giving engine parts to another race, and then   
   realizing he's not supposed to.  He seems to have absolutely no idea   
   what the Prime Directive means or doesn't mean.  Granted, he has a lot   
   of company there, but he always acts as though he does know.   
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