We all know that the pilot was a product of its time. We also know that was Roddenberry trying to normalize females in command positions.
The idea was that Pike was okay with it, just not used to it. He would have acted as an audience surrogate by learning to work with and trust Una over time.
Let’s all remember to direct our hate towards the real villains of the story: the NBC Board of Directors, who demanded Majel Barret’s removal.
Thankfully, Roddenberry didn’t take it lying down. We lost a Number One but we gained a Uhura. And Majel reappeared as Nurse Chapel.
Yeah, the pilot is beyond problematic. They did try. A woman as the first officer was extremely progressive for the time. Unfortunately, they still had to sell a show.
You’re talking about people making and watching TV in the 1960s. I’m talking about a woman in the 23rd century finding out the hot captain doesn’t want women around and thinking, “he doesn’t want me around? He’s getting what he wants.”
I don’t know that Pike won over the hearts of the women he didn’t expect to be on the bridge.
That’s very fair, but I’d say that Pike is beyond a hunk. Like, seriously…
Sure, but I would hope that most women are smart enough to see a hunk that says, “I don’t want women around here” and take him at his word.
We all know that the pilot was a product of its time. We also know that was Roddenberry trying to normalize females in command positions.
The idea was that Pike was okay with it, just not used to it. He would have acted as an audience surrogate by learning to work with and trust Una over time.
Let’s all remember to direct our hate towards the real villains of the story: the NBC Board of Directors, who demanded Majel Barret’s removal.
Thankfully, Roddenberry didn’t take it lying down. We lost a Number One but we gained a Uhura. And Majel reappeared as Nurse Chapel.
What hate?
I don’t even hate the NBC board of directors in the mid-1960s. Why would I?
Honestly, why would you care about sexist casting in a TV show from 1965 enough to hate anyone involved?
If this is what you’re using up your anger on, let me point you to the world in general right now.
Yeah, the pilot is beyond problematic. They did try. A woman as the first officer was extremely progressive for the time. Unfortunately, they still had to sell a show.
You’re talking about people making and watching TV in the 1960s. I’m talking about a woman in the 23rd century finding out the hot captain doesn’t want women around and thinking, “he doesn’t want me around? He’s getting what he wants.”
Yeah. It’s gross. I won’t deny that. This was just a silly meme about Pike being ridiculously good looking.
I know, I was trying to be silly too. But it didn’t end up that way.
Being silly back and forth is a good chance to use the gif I just made.
An aside; Ted Danson does get pretty close to the Pikes in terms of charm.
Pretty sure he did, since the Yeoman wanted to be Eve.