Talk:The Mark of Gideon

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An empty starship on a crowded planet[edit]

I suggest that the Gideonites obtained holodeck technology and installed it in a room adjacent to their council chamber. This would also explain the peculiar behaviour of the viewing port as well as the viewscreen, as well as it "seeming to not change" when Kirk drops the ship from warp speed to impulse. A century earlier, the NX-01 Enterprise encountered a race with convincing holodeck technology, so it must have gotten around to some races. GBC 05:57, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would love to see someone include an image of the crowded overpopulation, as seen twice in this episode. I remember seeing this episode when it was first shown, and that image still haunts me, 37 years later. --Aragonzo 14:03, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This episode is coming up soon. I hope the Remaster Team realized the absurdity of the Gideonites duplicating the materials and appearances of an entire starship on a crowded planet, and instead obtained holodeck technology before allowing the Federation to send a representative. GBC (talk) 02:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The title[edit]

Is there any Biblical reference in the title?217.94.194.65 (talk) 16:31, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to know what The Mark is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.183.153.7 (talk) 09:10, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, there is a Biblical reference. In the story of Gideon, in Judges, the Angel does give him a Mark (rather a sign), actually three signs. As a leader of the Israelites, Gideon won a decisive victory over a Midianite army despite a vast numerical disadvantage, leading a troop of 300 'valiant' men, which could also be a reference to the plot here. Drsruli (talk) 04:37, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]