Star Trek: The Return of the Archons (#1.21)” (1967)
Captain James T. Kirk: [recognizing his crewman among the stunned citizens] Lieutenant O’Neal. He’s one of our men.
Reger: Not anymore. He’s been absorbed.
From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708476/
Mysteriously, this post did not survive the transfer with blogger. The idea is simple enough: Your buddy John is going over? You can’t save him. Maybe Charlton Heston could have helped if he had carried the vaccine in the helicopter with him, but Chuck’s gone now. The vaccine does not exist.
Let John go. Let your ex-boyfriend go. Let anyone go whose behavior you don’t like. Human, vampire, zombie, whatever. You don’t have to spend time with people you don’t like. Those friends who somehow no longer connect with you? They can go.
Many life lessons can be taken from Star Trek. This particular lesson is vital to your survival. Your neighbor Karen? Once she’s turned, she’s not your neighbor Karen anymore. She may look like Karen but her looks are deceitful. You might have to lock your mom or granny in the shed to await the cure, but let the neighbors go. The fewer people in the shed, the better your long-term prospects.
