From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: Brad_Filippone@yahoo.com   
   Subject: Re: The Time Trap (TAS): my review   
      
   On Sep 10, 1:36apm, Graeme  wrote:   
   > But the short answer is that the few who like The Empath like it for   
   > what it tried to deliver, and the rest dislike it for what it actually   
   > did deliver.   
   >   
   > But it does have one thing going for it that shows like A Night in   
   > Sickbay don't. aAs awful as Empath is, it does have Kirk, Spock and   
   > McCoy in it, who are just interesting characters that people like   
   > seeing working together solving problems. aAs awful as the script is,   
   > there's no massive character assasination like there is for Scotty in   
   > The Lights of Zetar. aThe Big Three act pretty much like they should   
   > act, even in such an idiotic situation, which gives the show some   
   > little value. aNot compared with other TOS episodes, but compared to A   
   > Night in Sickbay, where the characters themselves are downright   
   > unlikable.   
   >   
   > Anyway, nobody can complain about how mean people are any more.   
   > Despite the killfile, I can see by the responses that nobody went   
   > after the episode this time. aRather, one of the long-time Empath   
   > trolls brought it up out of the blue and practically begged people to   
   > attack it, just to shift the discussion away from The Time Trap. aThe   
   > victim game is over.   
   I know you won't see this, but I really must wonder how I am a troll,   
   just because I happen to like an episode that you don't.   
   Brad   
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