YMMV / Star Trek S3 E5 "Is There in Truth No Beauty?"

• Alternative Character Interpretation:
  • Exactly how much Dr. Jones is to blame for Spock seeing Kollos and for how long it took to revive him from his coma afterwards is left ambiguous. Kirk accuses her of making Kollos/Spock forget the visor out of jealousy that she couldn't do the meld and not really trying to fix the damage. However, even he doesn't seem quite sure afterwards whether she purposely sabotaged Spock in a jealous rage or whether he just took out his misery at possibly losing his best friend to a freak accident on the caregiver.
  • Consider this: A) It's established at the outset that Dr. Jones has issues with controlling her strong telepathic powers, which necessitated extra training with the Vulcans. B) She's frustrated and insulted about being the second choice to bond with Kollos, and anxious about how important it is to get it right. These emotions are probably the foremost thing on her mind, particularly as she's about to be face-to-face with Choice No.1 (Spock). We can assume she may be less focused on control than she perhaps should be. C) One of her colleagues, a renowned, presumably formerly level-headed, engineer turns out to have become obsessed with her at some point. As obsessed as she has been with Kollos? D) After he sees Kollos in person, Marvick starts ranting about things getting into his dreams, and claims that Miranda brought "something terrible" to accompany her when she confronts him (Kollos is not there, so he's not it) and how she would kill you if you loved her. When he physically attacks her, he promptly dies of no cause McCoy can discern. It's not a big leap to assume that Miranda may have accidentally engendered his obsession or exacerbated an attraction that was already present, that he was aware of being manipulated on some level, and that she killed him without realizing it.
    • Also consider that Spock, one of the most level-headed and efficient characters in the show, forgets a basic precaution like using the visor. This is Spock we're talking about. Of course, as he is mind melded with Kollos at the time, there could be an excuse... But still, you would expect both of them to be more careful. Then consider that Miranda is furious at Spock for being the one who gets to meld with Kollos and has repeatedly declared he would fail if he tried. Fridge Horror abounds...
• Hilarious in Hindsight:
  • The episode features A. a blind person and B. a device called a Visor.
  • Also the future Doctor Pulaski.
  • A blind woman can "see" perfectly in a different way, but one thing she cannot do is steer a giant ship.

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