Talk:The Apple (episode)

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[edit] Nacelle Jettison Established?

Removed speculation about jettisoning of nacelles from main article and how it applies to future episodes. While Kirk says this, it is unclear whether he is referring to the nacelle section of the ship as a figure of speech, or the nacelles themselves. In fact the former makes the most sense as there would be no reason to both separate the saucer section and jettison the nacelles, which are attached to the secondary hull.--Dogg 05:48, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

* It is established in this episode that the warp nacelles can be jettisoned from the ship. Curiously, this option was not mentioned in future episodes like "That Which Survives", when the warp engines went out of control and threatened the ship with an explosive end.

Restoring part that isn't speculation. — Morder 05:52, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

The exact dialogue from the show is this – Kirk says: "Tie every ounce of power from the Enterprise into the impulse engines, discard the warp drive nacelles if you have to and crack out of there with the main section." Scotty responds: We're going to tie every ounce of power except life support and boost the impulse power but that's just about as dangerous." This dialogue suggests that the warp drive nacelles can be discarded, but not specifically jettisoned. Kirk also says to discard the nacelles and blast out with the main section, i.e. the Main hull, or saucer section which houses the impulse engines, as opposed to the secondary hull to which the nacelles are connected, implying saucer separation as intended by an early draft of the script. I don't believe it is established that the nacelles can be jettisoned. Merely that they can be discarded by whatever means is available, e.g. with the separation from the secondary hull. At best, it is established the nacelles can be discarded, though a dangerous procedure. "Discard" is the only word which should be used, to allow the reader to infer their own conclusion.--Dogg 06:09, 7 June 2009 (UTC)