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What ya mean! Haha naw I feel ya. It's a pretty cool concept, but yeah the pacing is a bit slow and repetitive haha. I also like that Pike is one foot out the door at the start. I think the really cool special FX is what saved the pilot episode though. The invisible cage being melted by the phaser and of course the SS Enterprise. My dad said those blew his mind when he saw it back then.
Spock having emotions was a bit trippy though, really glad Gene changed him to "Vulcan" in TOS.
I did like that he was debating sticking around, that felt pretty human, but the blatant sexism was uncomfortable. That bit about “not used to a woman on the bridge… oh but your different..” suuuuper cringe and unnecessary. :p
I’m glad I watched it, but I’m also glad that’s not how it got made, ultimately.
Star Trek, even when it was progressive for its time, was still of its time.
True. I suppose it’s just because I know how things actually played out with TOS, and it was just jarring and unexpected.
The rest of TOS was not at all spared from this sort of sexism, and worse. The Enemy Within in particular makes me squirm in my seat. I actually really like The Cage as an episode, despite some of those valid issues.
It came out in the 50's
It was filmed in 1964. Granted, the early 60s were a lot like the 50s socially.