Thank yuh. Thank yuh very much.
TOS' worst episode.
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Thank yuh. Thank yuh very much.
Are you kidding? IMO it has one of the best/funniest scenes in all of TOS:The teaser is interesting, but after that it turns into pure schlock.
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With real stinkers like "And the Children Shall Lead" or "Spectre of the Gun" how can you consider an episode with a funny exchange like that the worst of TOS?
Are you kidding? IMO it has one of the best/funniest scenes in all of TOS:
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With real stinkers like "And the Children Shall Lead" or "Spectre of the Gun" how can you consider an episode with a funny exchange like that the worst of TOS?
Because the teaser is good, but the episode goes downhill really fast from there. A stinky poo poo episode.
I'm honestly very surprised to read the near-unanimous contempt for 'Plato's Stepchildren'. Michael Dunn was brilliant as Alexander and Platonius' extreme misreading of Plato's oeuvre is pretty poignant with respect to a number of 'real-world' movements which have poorly interpreted their written basis of society. The sadism of the Platonians worked (and was thoroughly denounced) within the plot, and, of course, it had the iconic kiss!
Miri was also pretty well-written and acted, although episodes centred upon entite ensembles of children would not be a strong-suit for Star Trek TOS. Mudd's Women was a relatively strong episode, with well-written humour. I, Mudd was significantly less meritorious, but it was pretty hillarious, in my estimate, not to mention nice to see Harcourt Mudd make a return appearance.
I would say that my least favourite episodes are generally others that have been frequently listed in this thread: 'Spectre of the Gun', 'The Way to Eden', 'And the Children Shall Lead' along with the overtly ham-fisted ending of 'The Omega Glory'. Some of the other lesser Season 3 episodes mentioned here are pretty redeemable and entertaining, however (e.g., 'The Lights of Zetar', 'The Gamesters of Triskellion', 'Turnabout Intruder', etc.).
Miri was also pretty well-written and acted, although episodes centred upon entite ensembles of children would not be a strong-suit for Star Trek TOS. Mudd's Women was a relatively strong episode, with well-written humour. I, Mudd was significantly less meritorious, but it was pretty hillarious, in my estimate, not to mention nice to see Harcourt Mudd make a return appearance.
I would say that my least favourite episodes are generally others that have been frequently listed in this thread: 'Spectre of the Gun', 'The Way to Eden', 'And the Children Shall Lead' along with the overtly ham-fisted ending of 'The Omega Glory'. Some of the other lesser Season 3 episodes mentioned here are pretty redeemable and entertaining, however (e.g., 'The Lights of Zetar', 'The Gamesters of Triskellion', 'Turnabout Intruder', etc.).
And for everyone who doesn't like The Way To Eden, well, you're just a bunch of Herberts
"I am not Herbert."
"Herbert! Herbert! Herbert!"
Hey, I liked "Spectre of the Gun"! Sure, it's a tissue-paper-thin story, but I love the stylized, minimalist sets and surreal atmosphere. A triumph of style over substance.. . . With real stinkers like "And the Children Shall Lead" or "Spectre of the Gun" how can you consider an episode with a funny exchange like that the worst of TOS?
The so-called "first interracial kiss on TV" has been debunked eight ways from Sunday. In any case it was a big cop-out. The Platonians were forcing Kirk and Uhura to kiss, and the camera angle didn't clearly show their lips touching.
"Plato's Stepchildren" feels extremely padded -- barely a half-hour's worth of story stretched to an hour. How many scenes of Kirk and Spock being forced into humiliating performances do we need to watch before we start to feel embarrassed for the actors? As I've previously remarked, I don't know which was worse -- Shatner's imitation of a horse or Nimoy's imitation of a folk singer.
"Gamesters of Triskelion" was a second-season episode.
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Yep to all that.
Oh God I think I had blocked those out.............
I agree on both counts!!Kind of surprised that Spectre of the Gun gets so much hate. I like the surrealism of it.
And for everyone who doesn't like The Way To Eden, well, you're just a bunch of Herberts
Turnabout Intruder kind of reminds me of Man Trap....very slow story. Very boring.
What are you defying?
Kind of surprised that Spectre of the Gun gets so much hate. I like the surrealism of it.
And for everyone who doesn't like The Way To Eden, well, you're just a bunch of Herberts
Spectre of the Gun is essentially a Twilight Zone episode set in the Trekverse. And a pretty good one at that.
Just think...Stella was the first of Mudd's women!
I wonder if the DSC showrunners are paging Kathy Griffin right about now...
Eh, she might well have been great for the part, perfect even. But she's toxic now and for the foreseeable future, so I really doubt they're interested in her for anything.
Considering the personality that Stella has been presented with, that toxicity may lend itself to the role. But they probably wouldn't be interested anyway.
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