Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 09:29:23 -0800
From: Anthony (anthonyd@zeus.argo4tag.net)
Subject: Episode Analysis - The Last Enemy

Hi all!

    As I mentioned in an earlier post, here's my uncompleted analysis of
"The Last Enemy"...hope you like it and will add to it!

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    Last Enemy -

      "The Last Enemy" is at once one of the poorest episodes and one of the
most thought provoking. In terms of action and acting, the episode falls
apart. Dr. Russell and Victor Bergman merely stand around and make facial
gestures as Koenig confronts and solves the problem. The episode is riddled
with flaws, such as when missiles fly overhead the Alphans cover their ears
as though sound could travel through the vacuum of space.

      On another level though, this episode contains some thought provoking
elements which can be summed up as follows:

       - battle of the sexes (male leader, female leader)
       - the warring planets do not see each other directly just as men &
         women do not see each other directly
       - women are devious (fake destruction of Dionne's ship)
       - men are even more devious (Koenig's trick and destruction of
         Dionne's ship)

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   Well, there you have it...written years ago...I have to see the episode
again to add to and refine the above analysis...but I hope it sparks some
conversation anyway!


Anthony
e-mail: anthonyd@argo.net
Updated Home Page...with RESUME! -  http://www.argo.net/~anthonyd



Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 23:23:26 -0800
From: Levi@spirit4tag.com.au (Graham Levi and Cecilia Levi)
Subject: Re; The Last Enemy.

 Hi Everyone,
             Re; The Last Enemy - Why so critical?? It was not my favourite
episode, but the underlying subject matter of the war between the sexes is
very interesting. Also, for the 70's, it was a pretty controversial topic
(as it is today). At least Space 1999 was trying to tackle the big issues in
Sci-Fi and society. Anyway, What could the Alphans possible do than look
bewildered when two powerful nations are shooting at each other on Alphan
territory?? Ask them to stop politely!? Dione got what she deserved. She was
a warrior who didn't calculate the strength or desperation of the people she
was using - the Alphans.

             Yours,
                   Cecilia.



Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 10:05:03 -0800
From: Amardeep_Chana@xn.xerox4tag.com (Chana,Amardeep)
Subject: RE: Episode Analysis - The Last Enemy

>The episode is riddled
>with flaws, such as when missiles fly overhead the Alphans cover their ears
>as though sound could travel through the vacuum of space.

Actually, covering your ears would not be a bad idea.  A warhead
 detonating outside Alpha would still pound it with a large amount of
 rapidly moving matter.  Once it hit the base the inner atmosphere
 would transmit some of the energy as sound.  Even rocket motor thrust
 would produce this effect to a minor degree depending on how close
 they passed overhead.

Amardeep