Is CATSPAW the worst episode of S2?
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I loved McCoy's baby & the communicator trick.
But again, everyone speaks English.
Still, I like it.
But Kirk kind of blunders his way into a bad situation, it has the least memorable Klingon commander in TOS, and it commits the unforgivable crime of sticking Julie Newmar in a fat suit for the entire episode!
I watched "Catspaw" last night to refresh my memory. I remember this episode gave me nightmares when I was little, especially the scene where the giant black cat squashes Korb under the dungeon door!
Jackson's fall on the tansporter platform must have really hurt the stuntman. He falls flat on his chest!
Shatner has a great scene in this one. Watch his body language during the second dungeon scene (after McCoy has been taken away to be hypnotized). As he speaks with Spock, he glances over at the skeleton and tilts his head, mimicking the skeleton's posture. Nice touch, and it's further proof that this episode shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Until the final scene where Kirk reminds us that Jackson is dead. Aw.
Jackson's fall on the tansporter platform must have really hurt the stuntman. He falls flat on his chest!
Shatner has a great scene in this one. Watch his body language during the second dungeon scene (after McCoy has been taken away to be hypnotized). As he speaks with Spock, he glances over at the skeleton and tilts his head, mimicking the skeleton's posture. Nice touch, and it's further proof that this episode shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Until the final scene where Kirk reminds us that Jackson is dead. Aw.
I think that either the writer or director of the episode is quoting as saying of Catspaw, "I hated the actors in that one." The woman guest star is adequate, but that male guest star...shivers!
I do like the creepy teaser and the Macbeth witches. Hey, I enjoy just about every TOS episode...
I do like the creepy teaser and the Macbeth witches. Hey, I enjoy just about every TOS episode...
What's with all the "Miri" hate? Bonk-bonk on the head!
Oy, I can't stand Catspaw! I find nothing redeeming about it. The giant black cat is just stupid. IMHO, definitely on my list of top 10 worst eps. -- RR
Not even the cool little gold Enterprise in a resin rectangle? C'mon.
It's one of my favorites. But someone said Kras was a commander. I'm not so sure -- he seemed like a lower-level officer to me, partly because, with the exception of stealing the phaser from the Capellans, he seemed inept. Love when he gets killed by the flying blade and screams bloody murder!
Plus, love it when Kirk gets the drop on Kras, and Maab says, "I begin to like you, Earthman. And I saw fear in the Klingon's eye." What's also funny is that Kras is never called by his name in the ep -- everyone just calls him, "Klingon." 
-- RR
Well, that's kind of OK. It would've been cool if the Enterprise was always golden. -- RR
I just watched it again last night. Yeah, "...Triskelion" doesn't have much to commend it. The afore-mentioned scene and the reassuring familiarity of the guy playing Galt is about all it has going for it. I remember Galt popping up in just about every TV show made around the time; he's still alive and well, too...
Are you trying to say that the episode with Quark as a woman didn't enrich the Star Trek universe?
I like all the silly eps, but "Piece Of The Action" is my all time fave.
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