Weekend Roundup

I feel like I really dropped the ball this week by only watching seventeen episodes but, to my credit, it was my birthday. I spent the day hiking around the Vasquez Rocks, where several episodes of Star Trek were shot. It was AMAZING. 

Anyway, here are the episodes I did watch and the things I was thinking as I watched them: 

51- BY ANY OTHER NAME

-This creepy guy reminds me a lot of Kevin Spacey

-This is actually a really great episode. It's completely under-appreciated. 

52- THE OMEGA GLORY

-I'm pretty sure this is the first time the phrase “Prime Directive” has been used. Before this, it was always the "Non-interference Directive." 

53- THE ULTIMATE COMPUTER

-How does anyone in Starfleet think it's a good idea to just get rid of the crew when testing a crazy spaceship driving computer? 

-It's not a good idea. It's a very bad idea. 

54- BREAD AND CIRCUSES

-Apparently there’s a rule called, “Hodgekin’s Rule of Parallel Development.” That explains a lot.

-I freaking love McCoy in this episode. 

55- ASSIGNMENT EARTH

-Wow, this guy reminds me a lot of Peter Weller.

-I love it when Spock pets things. In this episode, he's petting a kitty. They should've given Mirror Spock a kitty. 

-This guy almost had his own show but NBC shut it down. I think that’s too bad. Seems like it would’ve been a good show.

SEASON THREE

56- SPOCKS BRAIN

-Kirk and McCoy are literally driving around Spock like he's an RC car. 

-McCoy says, “Jim, his brain is gone!”

57- THE ENTERPRISE INCIDENT

-This Romulan looks a lot like Ben Stiller. Ben Stiller would make an awesome Romulan. 

-Ok, this is actually a pretty awesome episode. Apparently a lot of people don't like DC Fontana (this episode's writer) but I love this one and several of her others. 

58- THE PARADISE SYNDROME

-This is the episode wherein Kirk marries and Indian chick. Seriously. 

59- AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD

-Basically this is another creepy kids episode.

-Like Miri but not as great.

60- IS THERE NO TRUTH IN BEAUTY

-Oh man, I love this episode. This is probably in my top ten TOS list.

-Basically, beautiful Dr. Pulaski is an escort to an alien whose appearance is so hideous that just looking at him will drive a person mad. What a great idea for an episode of Star Trek. 

-Dr Pulaski is gorgeous.

-This feels like a Twilight Zone/Star Trek mashup. I love it. 

61- SPECTRE OF THE GUN

-A crazy, godlike creature just transported everyone to the surface of a mysterious planet. What else is new? 

-Chekov is totally a lady-killer. He's making out with a hot space chick like every three episodes. 

62- DAY OF THE DOVE

-I think this is the first time we’ve ever seen Klingon ladies.

-This seems like a really good Trek idea. It's a little heavy-handed but that's just the kind of thing that happens when you're always sincerely trying to make a point. 

63- FOR THE WORLD IS HOLLOW AND I HAVE TOUCHED THE SKY

-Ok seriously, this episode is just a replica of the one where Kirk marries a Space Indian. 

-Where's the rest of the crew? I love Kirk, Spock, and McCoy as much as anyone but I miss the ensemble element of this show. I'm starting to get fatigued with the triad beaming into the episode and only seeing inserts of Sulu, Uhura, Scotty, and Chekov. 

64- THOLIAN WEB

-Man, I love these spacesuits. 

-McCoy just said, “Jim, this ship is desolving! My hand just went through a man and a table!” The fact that McCoy ends this line with, "and a table!" cracks me up. 

-This episode is excellent. It's also a "Kirk-Light" episode. 

65-PLATO'S STEPCHILDREN

-Ok, this episode is basically "just alright" BUT it contains the first interracial kiss on television. It's a piece of history and totally worth watching. 

66- WINK OF AN EYE

-This onesurprisingly great. I love the idea of a society which exists at super-accelerated speeds. 

67- The Empath

-Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam into trouble. More trouble ensues. We see the rest of the crew basically none at all. How did this become so pervasive?