Another There Was an Old Woman?  How come it’s never There Was a Young Hooters Waitress?

This episode was really a slog.  Rather than go through it in detail, I’ll just mention the one scene I will remember.  Author Hallie Parker calls the home of a sick boy she had befriended.  The boy’s mother has to tell Hallie that her little boy has just died.  The line reading is so bad that she might as well have been saying she burnt dinner.

It reminded me of another dead-son scene.  I always thought the line where Saavik tells Kirk his son was killed was just dreadfully delivered.  At least she had 2 excuses: 1) she was playing a Vulcan, and 2) people were going to dislike her anyway for not being Kirstie Alley.

Nothing else worth commenting on.

Other Stuff:

• Classic TZ Connection:  Maybe a little too reminiscent of Changing of the Guard.  Both had a lead whose days were numbered (by retirement or suicidal thoughts).  Both lamented that they had no impact on the students they taught.  And both end up surrounded by ghost-kids.
• Dang if I could make those clips start where I wanted.