FOUR-STAR EPISODES: 2
SERIES AVERAGE: 3.0
SEASON 1
-Beyond the Farthest Star ***
An ancient, derelict, advanced starship is found. A malevolent life form living in the computer attempts to take over Enterprise.
-Yesteryear ****
-written by d.c. fontana
-directed by hal sutherland
Through an accident with the Guardian of Time ("City on the Edge of Forever" TOS), spock's adult existence is eliminated from history. When he realizes that a "cousin" who once saved his life was actually himself, he must travel in time to his own childhood. Mark lenard (THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD, HERE COME THE BRIDES) returns to voice sarek.
-One of Our Planets is Missing ***
Enterprise must stop a planet-consuming cloud. If it feels familiar, you're not crazy. If it feels familiar, you're not crazy.
-The Lorelei Signal ***
A signal from a mysterious planet puts all the men in a dreamlike state. The landing party is captured by a race of beautiful women (all blonde...hmm), and drained of their life force. Metaphor department, cleanup in aisle 3! The female crewmembers proceed to kick asstrogen.
-More Tribbles, More Troubles ***
Cyrano jones (stanley adams - BATMAN, EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX* BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK) is back, this time with oversized tribbles, and aggrieved klingons hot on his trail.
-The Survivor **
After being missing for five years, a famed humanitarian is found...or is he? One star lost for sexist claptrap, as another woman is portrayed as an ineffectual, quivering slave to emotions.
-The Infinite Vulcan ***
On a planet of intelligent plants who want to create a master race capable of imposing peace on the galaxy, spock is cloned and grown to immense size. Written by walter koenig!
-The Magicks of Megas-Tu ***
Searching for the heart of the galaxy, Enterprise is saved by a devilish stranger. He takes them to a planet where they are put on trial, just as its inhabitants were put on trial on Earth centuries before. Guest starring as asmodeus? Ed bishop (UFO, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY)! A sci fi fanboy dream.
-Once Upon a Planet ***
Returning to the amusement planet ("Shore Leave" TOS), Enterprise discovers the caretaker has died, and malevolent computerized havoc reigns.
-Mudd's Passion **
Harry mudd (roger c. carmel - BATMAN, THE MOTHERS-IN-LAW) is back, hawking love crystals. Spock falls in love with chapel. Utterly misogynistic and trope-laden, as chapel is portrayed as another feeble-minded, spineless female who abandons her responsibilities because she's a slave to her ovaries. NO KIDS ALLOWED.
-The Terratin Incident ***
A signal from the Cepheus system causes the crew to shrink. Can they figure out why, while they're still big enough to use their instruments?
-The Time Trap ***
Members of every race in the known galaxy have created a benevolent utopia inside an inescapable "Bermuda's Triangle". The Enterprise and a klingon cruiser commanded by kor get pulled in, and must work together to escape.
-The Ambergris Element ***
Lost on a water world, kirk and spock are transformed into water-breathers by the rebellious youth of a civilization which hates air-breathers. Wonderful, with one star lost for an unfortunate reference to mccoy performing dangerous experiments on other animals.
-The Slaver Weapon ***
Written by larry niven - a fascinating bauble for his fans, as spock, sulu, and uhura face off against kzinti. The only kirkless classic TREK.
-The Eye of the Beholder ***
The bridge crew find themselves on display in an alien zoo. They struggle to communicate with their far-superior captors. Delightful all around. One star lost for affirming that humans aren't animals.
-The Jihad ***
Kirk and spock join a team of galactic experts, in trying to avert a holy war. A fun ride on a crystalline lava planet.
SEASON 2
-The Pirates of Orion ***
A fun jaunt, as orions steal medicine needed to save spock's life. It teeters on the brink of seeming (and looking) like they're not even talking about the already-established orions, but rebounds with some fascinating stuff about the suicidal lengths they'll go, to preserve their neutrality.
-Bem ***
Say hello to one of the most squirrelly characters in TREK lore...bem. An alien envoy, he badgers his way onto an away mission, and proceeds make surreptitious mayhem thanks to his unknown abilities as a colony creature. For a while, he comes off as a thousand times hipper than ol' j.t. kirk.
-The Practical Joker ***
Kirk is a jerk! Eluding romulans, Enterprise passes through an energy field that makes the ship's computer play non-stop practical jokes (no picky questions, just go with it). Mccoy, uhura, and sulu get trapped on the "rec deck" (or holodeck...the very first TREK appearance thereof).
-Albatross ***
Mccoy is arrested and charged with causing an alien plague.
-How Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth **
Enterprise encounters a being who once visited Earth, and shaped mayan culture.
-The Counter-Clock Incident ****
-written by fred bronson
-directed by bill reed, hal sutherland
That...was...wild. With original captain robert april aboard, Enterprise tries to intercept a ship heading for a nova at warp 36. They're pulled into an opposite universe (not mirror, not alternate, stay with us), where everyone ages backwards. Surrounded by infants, april and his wife and spock save the day. If you've never heard george takei do an impression of a teenage takei, you've never heard funny.
-The Terratin Incident ***
A signal from the Cepheus system causes the crew to shrink. Can they figure out why, while they're still big enough to use their instruments?
-The Time Trap ***
Members of every race in the known galaxy have created a benevolent utopia inside an inescapable "Bermuda's Triangle". The Enterprise and a klingon cruiser commanded by kor get pulled in, and must work together to escape.
-The Ambergris Element ***
Lost on a water world, kirk and spock are transformed into water-breathers by the rebellious youth of a civilization which hates air-breathers. Wonderful, with one star lost for an unfortunate reference to mccoy performing dangerous experiments on other animals.
-The Slaver Weapon ***
Written by larry niven - a fascinating bauble for his fans, as spock, sulu, and uhura face off against kzinti. The only kirkless classic TREK.
-The Eye of the Beholder ***
The bridge crew find themselves on display in an alien zoo. They struggle to communicate with their far-superior captors. Delightful all around. One star lost for affirming that humans aren't animals.
-The Jihad ***
Kirk and spock join a team of galactic experts, in trying to avert a holy war. A fun ride on a crystalline lava planet.
SEASON 2
-The Pirates of Orion ***
A fun jaunt, as orions steal medicine needed to save spock's life. It teeters on the brink of seeming (and looking) like they're not even talking about the already-established orions, but rebounds with some fascinating stuff about the suicidal lengths they'll go, to preserve their neutrality.
-Bem ***
Say hello to one of the most squirrelly characters in TREK lore...bem. An alien envoy, he badgers his way onto an away mission, and proceeds make surreptitious mayhem thanks to his unknown abilities as a colony creature. For a while, he comes off as a thousand times hipper than ol' j.t. kirk.
-The Practical Joker ***
Kirk is a jerk! Eluding romulans, Enterprise passes through an energy field that makes the ship's computer play non-stop practical jokes (no picky questions, just go with it). Mccoy, uhura, and sulu get trapped on the "rec deck" (or holodeck...the very first TREK appearance thereof).
-Albatross ***
Mccoy is arrested and charged with causing an alien plague.
-How Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth **
Enterprise encounters a being who once visited Earth, and shaped mayan culture.
-The Counter-Clock Incident ****
-written by fred bronson
-directed by bill reed, hal sutherland
That...was...wild. With original captain robert april aboard, Enterprise tries to intercept a ship heading for a nova at warp 36. They're pulled into an opposite universe (not mirror, not alternate, stay with us), where everyone ages backwards. Surrounded by infants, april and his wife and spock save the day. If you've never heard george takei do an impression of a teenage takei, you've never heard funny.
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