Saturday, January 26, 2013

TOS: Season 1, episode 21-25

The Return of the Archons (1x21)   February 9, 1967

Many a late night Geek fueled dorm room conversation has centered around the Prime Directive, that the Federation can not in anyway interfere with the development of a planet. This episode is the first mentioning of the Prime Directive.

This is the wild west episode where the planet, or town is run by a being called Landru


Space Seed (1x22) February 16,1967

Khan Noonien Singh ! Nothing more needs be said



A Taste of Armageddon (1x23) February 23,1967

I really like the plot of this one: Enterprise is trying to open relations with Eminar VIII which has been in a long time war with Vendikar. A landing party is caught up in an attack, sensors show no sign of an attack.For a war torn planet everything is immaculate,the landing party is puzzled that it shows no signs of war.  The two planets have evolved war to a point where the simulate attacks and people are informed they are dead and report willingly to die. Members of the landing party are caught in an attack and decalred dead. This is one of the better episodes , how they deal with is thoughtful and interesting.

This Side of Paradise (1x24) March 2,1967

I remember calling this, the one where they were to the happy planet. This is similar to Shore Leave (1x15), a planet and a plant where strange things happen. McCoy gets a very pronounced southern accent,Spock falls in love,stops caring about his job and swings from a tree. An amusing lark of an episode. The series always played well with the occasional comedic episode

The Devil in the Dark (1x25) March 9, 1967
"I'm a Doctor,not a bricklayer", I could be wrong and just noticed this first time but I think this is the first of the "I'm a Doctor, not a  ...." Great line and much parodied line in the series.




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