But the two scenarios are totally different, Spock was trapped by the boulder. All things being equal, I just don't see Spock doing something illogical but Blssdwif makes a good point about the most probable people who could survive until rescue. In the episode, however, they seemed to imply that whoever stayed behind would not be able to survive.When Spock was pinned by the boulder, he ordered McCoy and Boma to lift off without him. He was certain that if they came to rescue him that everyone would perish. That was self-sacrifice on his part, the sign of a good officer.
They're too big and hardy to be stunned with hand phasers. You'll see me saying that in the other thread too, of course, in more detail.
She (and many of the first season yeomen who followed) were character replacements for Gace Lee Whitney's Rand, whose final appearance (in production order) was the episode immediately preceding this one. No idea if Rand had anything more to do than Barrows.
Maybe all of that fur just deflected the phasers…take a bow, creature.
Rand was in the early outlines and teleplays of the script. Her part was changed to Mears after Whitney's unceremonious departure on September 8th, 1966
Coincidentally, the day the show premiered in the US (alongside much publicity featuring her).
I think in this case Spock's human half would win and he would stay on the planet.
Or better yet, disintegrate the pluckers? (At least once.) I don't recall whether phasers had been used to disintegrate at that time.
As were approximately 13 others. After Thompson bought the tetrahondral farm, no more yeomans ever beamed down on TOS. That makes perfect sense as Thompson's only report was immediately confirmed by Spock. Her other four lines were ''Captain!'', ''Captain....'', or superfluous questions to the Captain or Kelinda.
