This felt like it was from a different show, a very non-Trek sort of vibe. Quite awful, too. Spock's tiny role was the best part of the whole thing.
I've got to admit, this just did not hold my attention and I lost track of what was going on. Some nice special effects from what I saw.
Very silly but quite fun. I really dislike the episodes that show a convenient Earth-like civilisation, but this one did it quite well.
A genuine example of "so bad it's good". This is a ridiculous over-the-top episode that I laughed most of the way through, but also found myself really getting into. Shatner is almost doing an impression of himself at times. The three brains are pure Futurama fodder. Really silly, really bad, really enjoyable.
A genuine classic, funny and fun. I could totally see Simon Pegg in Scotty's role here. Love that DS9 revisited this episode later in such a clever way.
"Gee, Jim, do you think Scotty's finally got over his hatred of women?
Scotty proceeds to murder three women.
Total silliness aside. this was quite a fun whodunit episode, and James Doohan was pretty great.
Shatner can't really pull off obsession, especially when compared to how well Patrick Stewart would do it later. Otherwise, an enjoyable but forgettable monster-of-the-week episode.
The first of what will be many "aging quickly" stories for Star Trek. This is a pretty fun one. I did find it quite silly that, after learning they have only a few hours to live, they go ahead with a lengthy hearing to decide who is in charge of the ship.
Quite an ambitious episode, but it felt like an ill-conceived story from the start. Just not interesting enough to keep my attention. It also reminded me more of typical 1990s Trek, but less polished. I was surprised at the fair amount of (relatively) violent deaths for a 1960s family TV show.
Parts of this took me right back to playing TIE Fighter.
Which reminds me, I need to replay TIE Fighter.
I love the introduction of Spock's parents and his relationship with them. It's genuine and added a great deal of heart, helped by the fact that I know some of the things from later in the franchise. The main plot of the episode itself is a bit all over the place, starting off well but losing its way as it went. It's nice that Kirk, Spock and especially McCoy all get to shine, though.
Wow, where to start? It's a sweet story about love, but the 1960s incredible sexist viewpoints are unbearable. The strong-willed female commissioner was overtaken by a being that just wanted a man to love her (and of course, "the concept of male and female is a constant throughout the galaxy"). Ugh. Redeemed somewhat by the ending. Zephram Cochrane was far more interesting in First Contact.
This was unexpectedly fun. I hated Mudd's previous appearance, but this pure comedy episode worked very well. It's great to see the characters acting so far outside of their usual roles.
Star Trek's Halloween episode is kind of awful. The spooky haunted house vibe should have been fun but it's all very silly. Some of the dialogue is funny, though, and the "giant" cat wandering through an obviously miniature set was a cheesy highlight.
Well, Commodore Decker was a bit of a maniac, wasn't he?
Loved the design of the planet killer, just a bit old crazy thing.
So, Kirk and crew encounter a primitive culture and decide they're doing things wrong. They kill their God and force their own values on these people's society. They then consider this a good day's work. I am deeply uncomfortable with that. Spock at least has the wherewithal to point out that they may not have done the right thing at the end, but his comrades literally laugh at him. Wow.
That aside, it's an entertaining enough episode, the earlier sections with the hazardous planet and crew deaths being the most exciting part. It also appears that Spock is virtually indestructible just due to the fact that he's Vulcan.
Nice to finally see the original Mirror Universe episode that kicked off a story arc reappearing throughout the franchise. I find the original Trek at its best when it's either super adventurous/dramatic or having crazy fun like this. Mirror, Mirror succeeds mostly, but I felt like it could have explored a bit more. The required scene in which Kirk has a female fawning all over him was so unnecessary, but at least evolved to an interesting conclusion.
Well, this is a moderately fun story. It seems to have been remade and redeveloped for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the similarities are glaring. The episode is also a bit slow and it has a truly ridiculous series of events with Uhura that just... wow, I can't even begin to figure out what they were going for there. Some more horribly sexist stuff makes this an episode that will be easy to forget.
The word 'genius' is thrown about too casually these days. But, this episode is absolute genius.
Second episode has a very different tone to the first, I thought. It was a lot to take in and I think I enjoyed it a bit less, but still very engrossed. The two newcomers are obviously stand-ins for the two leads in the original film, though they've made their personalities very extreme (Ben Barnes is a monster).
LOVED that disorienting transition from the staging area to suddenly being on a moving train. What on Earth is going on there? Fascinating.
Thandie Newton's stuff was the most interesting, along with Delores' continuing story, though I really wanted to follow her more. The Man In Black's story was odd - I like it, but if he can't be hurt then there isn't much real tension in any of it. It's like he's being cruel just for the sake of it, and I don't see why it's at all necessary right now. Obviously, we need more of his story revealed. Ed Harris is great, anyway.
And as everyone else is saying, Sizemore the scriptwriter is just... appalling. How did this guy get cast? Is it intentional? It's utterly horrendous acting and dialogue. Is it going to turn out that he's a robot that they're trying to teach emotions to? Similarly, I'm not amazed by the female administrator either, and the reveal that she's sleeping with the engineer felt a bit soap opera-esque.
Great use of 'No Surprises'.
I pretty much loved this. It's taken the general setup of the movie but is completely doing its own thing with it and going in a very different direction. A lot of unexpected things being turned on their head. The actors playing the hosts are fantastic (notably, Delores and her father). I loved the way their accents changed. The scene with Hopkins and the father speaking creeped me out, and meanwhile Ed Harris is terrifying.
The music was also wonderful throughout and added a lot. Wonderful use of Black Hole Sun and Paint It, Black. My only disappointments were the English administrator and his boss, they were poorly written and frankly poorly acted scenes that didn't flow well with the rest of the episode.
At this point, I also don't have much idea where things are going. That's not a problem, as the episode sucked me in and I really want to continue. The final shot was excellent and the whole thing looks incredible.
Mostly a fun episode, gleefully over the top. But it also has an unforgivably sexist slant with Carolyn's character, maybe the most offensive in the show so far. Chekhov is fun and the ending actually was sad.
The last great comedy show. I'm really going to miss this, many great memories of watching over the years.
Fantastic. The mystery for the first half, visiting Vulcan, the ridiculous ceremony and battle with THAT music. Welcome, Mr. Chekov. These characters have really come to life by this point, and Spock's reaction to finding out Kirk was alive was gold.
Laughable alien creatures aside, this had some good moments in it. The Kirk/Spock/McCoy dynamic shines in the last third of the episode. Other than that, it struggled to engage me too much. Kirk had brushed aside the loss of his family by the end.
Not quite the classic episode I'd been led to believe, still I really enjoyed it. The slightly sloppy storytelling and campy performances detracted from what should have been an emotional ending, but Kirk's final line was great.
Nooo, no, no, this is just my least favourite kind of episode. Confusing and poorly executed, nothing really made sense here and basic storytelling was abandoned in places. Lazarus' beard was the star.
The introduction of the Klingons is great, if a far cry from what they famously become later. Kirk is super judgemental here.
That was pretty spectacular. Gripping from start to finish, a good morality tale, great lines and some fun science.
Started off slow (ANOTHER planet that looks like 1960s Earth), but developed into an interesting and fun story, with a great OTT performance from Shatner and heartfelt performance from Nimoy.
