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{{Infobox television episode
| title = Lolani
| series = [[Star Trek Continues]]
| image = File:Star Trek Continues - Lolani poster.jpg
| caption = Official poster of the episode "Lolani"
| season =
| series_no =
| episode = 2
| writer =
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*[[Erin Gray]] - Commodore Gray
*[[Daniel Logan]] - Ensign Tongaroa
| awards =
| season_list =
| prev = [[Pilgrim of Eternity]]
| next = [[Fairest of Them All]]
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In a last-ditch attempt to save the slave, Kirk announces to the crew that he's about to disobey a direct Starfleet order, and instructs Sulu to pursue Zaminhon's ship, but before he can give the order to [[Transporter (Star Trek)|transport]] Lolani back to the ''Enterprise'', Zaminhon's ship suddenly explodes, killing both him and Lolani.
 
Kirk, saddened and defeated, retires to hisher guest quarters, where he finds a message recorded by Lolani in which she states that her [[Martyr|sacrifice]] will serve as an example for other Orion slaves; Kirk plays her message to the entire crew over the ship's comm system. In the last scene, crewman Kenway asks the Captain for a prolonged leave, which he intends to use to help the oppressed Orion people. Kirk grants the leave and gives Lolani's recording to Kenway. The crewman leaves, leaving Kirk to his grim thoughts.
 
==Production and release==
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[[File:Ferrigno, Lou (2007).jpg|thumb|175px|Actor Lou Ferrigno portrays the Orion trader Zaminhon]]
 
As with every episode of ''[[Star Trek Continues]]'', the shooting of the ''Enterprise'' scenes took place in [[Kingsland, Georgia|Kingsland]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], at a facility owned by Farragut Films and their partners.<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://www.farragutfilms.com/docs/Press%20Release%20-%2012-28-2011.pdf |title=Farragut Films Adds to Management Team and Secures Largest Studio of Trek Sets |website=Farragut Films|date=29 Dec 2011|accessdate=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010534/http://www.farragutfilms.com/docs/Press%20Release%20-%2012-28-2011.pdf#|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Hornyak|url=http://www.cnet.com/pictures/inside-a-40000-star-trek-fan-episode-pictures/|title=Inside a $40,000 Star Trek fan episode|website=CNET|date=10 October 2013|accessdate=20 October 2014}}</ref>
 
"Lolani" was shot in October 2013,<ref name="jacksonville">{{cite news|last1=Scanlan|first1=Dan|title=The original 'Hulk' is back in green for Kingsland Star Trek webfilm|url=http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/movies/2014-02-13/story/original-hulk-back-green-kingsland-star-trek-webfilm|accessdate=18 November 2014|work=[[The Florida Times-Union]]|date=3 February 2014}}</ref> and its costs were covered with money raised through a successful [[Kickstarter]] campaign.<ref name="cnetinterview" /><ref name="trekmovie" />
 
Guest cast for this episode included:
*[[Lou Ferrigno]] as Zaminhon (Ferrigno is best known for his portrayal of the [[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]] from the 1978 TV series ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', as well as the voice of the Hulk in the 2008 [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] movie [[The Incredible Hulk (film)|of the same name]])
*Fiona Vroom as Lolani
*Matthew Ewald as Crewman Matthew Kenway (Ewald is best known for his lead role in [[Fox Kids|FOXKids]] series ''[[Galidor]]'')
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Lou Ferrigno had to go through a four-hour makeup session to acquire the green tint of an Orion alien, which reminded him of the similar iconic green color that the actor had in the 1978 TV series ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''. Two more hours were required to remove the makeup.<ref name="jacksonville" /> The makeup process was quite tough for Ferrigno, but the actor was determined to play the role both because he was a big fan of the original ''Star Trek'' series and because he was confident that he could excel as the character.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tramel|first1=Jimmie|title=Pop culture: Hulk Trek? Did you know about Lou Ferrigno's "Star Trek" role?|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/popculture/pop-culture-hulk-trek-did-you-know-about-lou-ferrigno/article_ceb6098b-a319-5302-aa75-830adcdef327.html|work=[[Tulsa World]]|accessdate=28 November 2014|date=5 November 2014}}</ref>
 
The Orion Starship model is based on the [[Aluminum Model Toys|AMT]] [http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/LEIF%20ERICSON%20PAGE.htm plastic model] starship, the [http://frank.bol.ucla.edu/le.html "''Leif Ericson"''], designed by [[Matt Jefferies]], designer of the original Starship ''Enterprise''. The Lief''Leif Ericson'' was released in 1968, in an attempt to cash in on the "''Star Trek"'' craze of the 601960's.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Leif Ericson: Main Page|url = http://www.projectrho.com/SSC/index.html|website = www.projectrho.com|accessdate = 2016-01-01}}</ref>
 
The shooting for the episode was completed in November 2013.<ref name="episodes23">{{cite news|author=GustavoLeao |title=Exclusive: Vic Mignogna Reveals Details for Second and Third Episodes of Star Trek Continues Webseries |url=http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=52871452d9deb |archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20141017090753/http://trekweb.com/stories.php?aid=52871452d9deb |dead-url-status=yesdead |archive-date=17 October 2014 |newspaper=TrekWeb |date=16 November 2013 |accessdate=17 October 2014 }}</ref> The episode was first shown to the public at the [[Dallas Comic Con|Dallas Comic Con Sci-Fi Expo]] on February 8, 2014.<ref name="trekmovie">{{cite news|last1=Drew|first1=Brian|title=Star Trek Continues releases second episode "Lolani"|url=http://trekmovie.com/2014/02/09/star-trek-continues-releases-second-episode-lolani/|accessdate=18 November 2014|publisher=TrekMovie.com|date=9 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Auping|first1=Alicia|title=Who to Expect (You May Be Surprised) at This Weekend's Sci-Fi Expo|url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2014/02/who_to_expect_you_may_be_surpr.php|accessdate=18 November 2014|work=[[Dallas Observer]]|date=7 February 2014}}</ref>
 
==Reception==
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Reviews of "Lolani" have been positive. Sam Sloan of ''[[Slice of SciFi]]'' wrote: "On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best 'Lolani' rates an easy 8.5. It was thoroughly watchable with rarely a boring moment".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sloan|first1=Sam|title=Star Trek Continues: Lolani – A Slice of SciFi Review|url=http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2014/02/19/star-trek-continues-lolani-a-slice-of-scifi-review/|website=[[Slice of SciFi]]|accessdate=18 November 2014|date=19 February 2014}}</ref>
 
More than one reviewer commented on how the episode dealt with the topics of [[sexual objectification]] and [[slavery]]. Howard Andrew Jones of the magazine ''[[Black Gate (magazine)|Black Gate]]'' wrote: "If you're a fan of the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' series, you MUST watch 'Lolani'. Even more so than '[[Pilgrim of Eternity]]', it feels like a lost episode" and highlighted how "Lolani" presented an original and more serious take of female Orion slaves, usually depicted in the official franchise as simple [[femme fatale]] women.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Howard Andrew|title=Star Trek Continues with "Lolani" and Soars to Warp Eight|url=http://www.blackgate.com/2014/04/02/star-trek-continues-with-lolani-and-soars-to-warp-eight/|website=Black Gate|accessdate=18 November 2014|date=2 April 2014}}</ref> A similar sentiment was shared by [[MaryAnn Johanson]] of FlickFilosopher.com, who wrote: "Because 'Lolani' better shows the potential that ''Continues'' has: to bring a more modern progressive attitude to universe that is ''Star Trek''. Not that the original ''Trek'' wasn't progressive, but 'Lolani' pushes that to a place where a 1960s TV show couldn't have gone".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johanson|first1=MaryAnn|title=oh my god, Star Trek Continues is amazing|url=http://www.flickfilosopher.com/2014/02/oh-god-star-trek-continues-amazing.html|website=FlickFilosopher.com|accessdate=18 November 2014|date=16 February 2014}}</ref>
 
===Possible continuity error===
When Lolani came under suspicion of having committed a homicide aboard a [[Tellarite]] vessel, the laws of Tellar, a member of the [[United Federation of Planets]], and the laws of the Federation, should have been invoked by Kirk and crew to justify holding Lolani, instead of turning her over to Sev Bhim Jhor. The fact that Commodore Gray ordered Kirk to release Lolani into Jhor's custody suggests that some legal justification must have existed to construe Lolani as having been deemed by the Federation or by Tellar to have been under Orion jurisdiction instead. Curiously, this would have simplified or changed the resolution of the storyline.
 
==See also==
{{Portal|StarSpeculative Trekfiction|Television}}
*[[Star Trek fan productions|''Star Trek'' fan productions]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.startrekcontinues.com/episodes.html ''"Lolani''" at the ''Star Trek Continues'' website]
*{{IMDb title|3307310}}
*{{Vimeo|id=86215323|title=Lolani}}
*{{Youtube|id=4mOpmIFTxkE|title=Lolani}}
 
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