Is CATSPAW the worst episode of S2?
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The 'worst' of the pile for TOS had little to do with the dating of the pieces (with the possible exception of "The Way to Eden") but more to the 'this is a television show, not fiction!' mindset that occaisionally pops up and smears it's poo-covered monkey-hand all over the production. These episodes stunk the first time you watched them, and manage to STILL stink (thanks to afore-mentioned poo-covered monkey-hands) 40 years later.
"We need the show done NOW, you think too highly of the audience if you're worry about how this bit of dialog is going to sound! They won't care!"
As my wife would squee, it drips with "Sp/Coy".
Too many nominees on different grounds: "Friday's Child" for Most Boring, "Patterns Of Force" for "Most Dull-witted/Literal/Heavy-handed," "The Apple" for "Most Relentlessly Thoughtless And Cliche-Ridden..."
Honorable Mention to "Wolf In The Fold" - Robert Bloch phoned in a horror story complete with seances and demonic possession built around his favorite hobby horse, "Saucy Jack."
As Mankiewicz said, "There are millions to be grabbed out here and your only competition is idiots..."
Honorable Mention to "Wolf In The Fold" - Robert Bloch phoned in a horror story complete with seances and demonic possession built around his favorite hobby horse, "Saucy Jack."
As Mankiewicz said, "There are millions to be grabbed out here and your only competition is idiots..."
Even Shatner realized that Kirk-Fu techniques would get him beat all to hell if he ever tried them in a real fight. 
I like Catspaw, but that may just be nostalgia from my childhood talking. I still enjoyed it when I watched it again some months back.
So did I - and I hadn't seen for over thirty years. All hail and power to the Catspaw I say...
MEOW!
Call it DOG'SASS, because I'd rather stare at one of those than watch the original ever again.
Joe, catty
Like I said in another thread, it's STAR TREK--with witches and a haunted castle!
What's not to like?
Plus, those little pipe-cleaner aliens at the end are really freaky.
The pipe-cleaner aliens are about all that this episode has going for it. Some of the dialogue is great. Oh, and the bit where Kirk matches the pose of the skeleton.
Otherwise, I'm just amazed I didn't doze off. Definitley in my bottom 10 of all Treks. Do you think that might have something to do with the fact that we, in the UK, don't "do" Halloween with as much gusto as y'all in the States?
Otherwise, I'm just amazed I didn't doze off. Definitley in my bottom 10 of all Treks. Do you think that might have something to do with the fact that we, in the UK, don't "do" Halloween with as much gusto as y'all in the States?
No, plenty of us Yanks think that episode sucked too.
Come on, how can you hate an episode that has both Kirk and Spock shirtless and getting whipped?
I usually refer to it as “Cat's Pee.” Or a few other excremental terms.
I actually like Catspaw,I see nothing wrong with it. However there is one episode in peticular from season 2 that I think is the worst from that season. And that episode would be Assignment Earth, I think its the worst one from that season. I loved all the episodes from that season except that one, it just didnt make sinse to me.
it was a pilot for another show with Star Trek tacked on.
"Catspaw" could be a winner in the worst episode of TOS, let alone season 2. It so sooo bad (how bad is it, Buckeyenation?)it almost makes TATV look simply bad instead of vomit inducing.
Joe, you're back! Happy New Year, man! As usual, you make me laugh! Dog's Ass is a better title, too. Horrid episode.
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