Sapphire and Steel: Favourite Moments Assignment 3

[sarlania]

Continuing my little picspam this week with Assignment 3, commonly regarded as the "worst" S&S story. I agree with popular opinion, and so it really wasn't difficult at all to find my favourite moment for this story

Comments

[kievianrus]

I must say I find this assignment's view of the future disturbing, and not just because of the animals! I hate Eldred (in particular) and Rothwyn too. I also hate that they leave their baby unattended for long periods of time in its little bed. Instead of aging thirty years, it could have choked itself to death, and the parents wouldn't notice until its too late.

[sarlania]

It is a particular unpleasant vision of the future, isn't it?

There is just something very repulsive about Eldred and Rothwyn. I feel sorry for the child to have such people as parents.

[kickair8p]

This society sent families on a mission into the past in the smug certainty that it couldn't be dangerous to them! It's not surprising that Eldred and Rothwyn don't realize that the differences in childrearing tech should mean differences in child-rearing practices.

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[eviltigerlily]

They don't seem to have a name for the baby either. They refer to it only as 'the child'.

[sarlania]

Maybe in the future they call their children "child" + some random number. 1983423, perhaps? I mean, we never find out the parents real names either, maybe because they don't have names. Just numbers.