Kim and Paris in prison - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Despondent · 10th September 2006, 05:14 AM

When the two are thrown into an Akritiri prison, they communticate with the alien prisoners just fine without their commbadges. I suppose you could claim that a universal translator was incorporated into the 'clamp' implant (but the Doctor analyses the device and mentions nothing of the sort).
That whole prison system doesn't make sense to me. You either want to keep the people alive albeit incarcerated, in which case you must ensure they can't kill each other, or you want them dead in which case you execute them. But leaving them on their own and encourage them to act agressively with an implant...dubious.

wolfgirl · 31st October 2006, 06:37 AM

Perhaps it was a form of entertainment for them; in much the same way that people encourage dogs and fowl to fight each other. Or, perhaps, being an alien planet with an alien culture, their motives are just too far out of our realm of experience and ability to comprehend.

10th September 2006, 05:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Despondent Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 16	Kim and Paris in prison When the two are thrown into an Akritiri prison, they communticate with the alien prisoners just fine without their commbadges. I suppose you could claim that a universal translator was incorporated into the 'clamp' implant (but the Doctor analyses the device and mentions nothing of the sort). That whole prison system doesn't make sense to me. You either want to keep the people alive albeit incarcerated, in which case you must ensure they can't kill each other, or you want them dead in which case you execute them. But leaving them on their own and encourage them to act agressively with an implant...dubious.

31st October 2006, 06:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
wolfgirl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 13	Re: Kim and Paris in prison Perhaps it was a form of entertainment for them; in much the same way that people encourage dogs and fowl to fight each other. Or, perhaps, being an alien planet with an alien culture, their motives are just too far out of our realm of experience and ability to comprehend.