Kelso's message was delivered directly to Kirk in the briefing lounge. Mitchell wasn't present. Yet he knows things that he couldn't possibly have known, like Kelso's voice sounding nervous. He admits to figuring the Captain wasn't on the bridge, which was a lucky guess. But he certainly wouldn't have known the Captain was playing chess with Mr. Spock.
The back and forth between Kirk and Mitchell is not the kind of conversation that would occur between a Captain and a subordinate. It seems that while the break was authorized, perhaps Mitchell should have been on the bridge the moment the distress signal was encountered. But he figured Kirk wasn't in the bridge so the break got extended longer than it should have. I don't think he was playing hooky. I think he was doing what a lot of employees do. He was taking an advantage where he shouldn't have. That doesn't mean Kirk would have to berate him by way of a reprimand him on the spot, or that Spock should remind the Captain of a failure to do so. It was enough that the Captain called him on it in a friendly way.
I'm wondering if Mitchell's statements were a way of showing his extra sensory skills. The force field impacted him more forcefully than it did Dehner, but it seems like a person would have to have some kind of ESP thing going in order for this all electrical power surge to take effect.
Regarding Kirk and Spock's off periods, I have often wondered who would have manned the bridge while they either took a break, or were off for the night. All of the important characters seems to be awake and on duty during the same time periods as they were.
While I thought the scene in the briefing lounge was a rather charming way of showing the chemistry and the meeting of equals between Kirk and Spock, I tended to look at the briefing lounge in the same way as I would a conference room. I thought the screen was a nice touch, and I understand the purpose of the three dimensional chess set in this case. It didn't feel right in a briefing lounge though. I mean, do crewmen really play chess while they're being briefed about a mission where they may lose their lives?
I doubt it.
Three dimensional chess was played in the episode, Charlie X. I wonder if it was moved to a more appropriate area.
The back and forth between Kirk and Mitchell is not the kind of conversation that would occur between a Captain and a subordinate. It seems that while the break was authorized, perhaps Mitchell should have been on the bridge the moment the distress signal was encountered. But he figured Kirk wasn't in the bridge so the break got extended longer than it should have. I don't think he was playing hooky. I think he was doing what a lot of employees do. He was taking an advantage where he shouldn't have. That doesn't mean Kirk would have to berate him by way of a reprimand him on the spot, or that Spock should remind the Captain of a failure to do so. It was enough that the Captain called him on it in a friendly way.
I'm wondering if Mitchell's statements were a way of showing his extra sensory skills. The force field impacted him more forcefully than it did Dehner, but it seems like a person would have to have some kind of ESP thing going in order for this all electrical power surge to take effect.
Regarding Kirk and Spock's off periods, I have often wondered who would have manned the bridge while they either took a break, or were off for the night. All of the important characters seems to be awake and on duty during the same time periods as they were.
While I thought the scene in the briefing lounge was a rather charming way of showing the chemistry and the meeting of equals between Kirk and Spock, I tended to look at the briefing lounge in the same way as I would a conference room. I thought the screen was a nice touch, and I understand the purpose of the three dimensional chess set in this case. It didn't feel right in a briefing lounge though. I mean, do crewmen really play chess while they're being briefed about a mission where they may lose their lives?
I doubt it.
Three dimensional chess was played in the episode, Charlie X. I wonder if it was moved to a more appropriate area.
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