Return to Tomorrow (2x20) February 9,1968
Oh, I really like the premise of this episode , Aliens, maybe human forefather want to use human bodies to build robots. Really fun episode because Spock doesn't act like a Vulcan,Leonard Nimoy gets to laugh and smile while the Alien is using his body. Diana Muldar would later appear on The Next Generation series.
Patterns of Force (2x21) February 16,1968
Remember a couple of episode when I said, what could get worse a Planet of Nazi's maybe:
Yes, The Enterprise is investigating the disappearance of one Kirk's favorite starfleet instructors John Gill. It soon becomes clear Gill violated the Prime Directive and took charge of the planet using the Nazi model.Episode is silly and predictable. I spent most of the view wondering how the girls baret managed to stay on when she was wearing it on the side of her head.
By Any Other Name (2x22) February 23,1968
Members of the Kelvan Empire take control of the Enterprise to use it to return home, a trip that will take 1,000 years even as upgrades are made to the engines. The Kelvans turn to salt all unnecessary crew members which ends being everyone but Kirk,Scotty,Spock and McCoy. The quickly discover if they can use human emotions they can fight them. The episode turns into a lark and may be best known as the where Scotty get the guy drunk and a girl falls for Kirk and the lead Alien gets jealous (wait, that last part is every other episode).
The Omega Glory (2x23) March 1,1968
The season has turned into a One Man War, or One Ship War against Starfleet officials who run amuk violating the Prime Directive. In this case Morgan Woodward is Captain Tracey. I am really worried at the quality and character of the people starfleet is putting out there.
The Ultimate Computer (2x24) March 8,1968
The M5 Computer is put onboard the Enterprise for war games which turn real. The Computer runs amuk and well Computers can be bad, very bad.
Bread and Circuses (2x25) March 15,1968
The Planet where the dreams of the Roman Empire never died. Strangely enough for the third time in the last four episodes a starfleet captain seems in charge of the place. Not technically prime directive issue as the planet was an example of Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planet Development.
Assignment: Earth (2x26) March 29,1968
The second season ends with The Enterprise going back in time and meeting Gary Seven and his black cat. I believe this was intended to be a pilot for a show that never happened. This episode is other wise known as The One with Teri Garr in it.
Overview of Season 2:
It began strongly, Amok Time,The Doomsday Machine, Metamorphosis,Mirror Mirror, really some of the best work of the series. The show was put on the block and Roddenberry was scrambling to save the show and result were horrible, mid point or so in the season it turns really bad, more comedy, horrible plot line.
The show was saved by an outpouring of fans, so we move on to Season Three ........
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