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Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969)
Episode:1x29
Operation: Annihilate!
Jack's Rating:
While investigating the death of Kirk's brother and other colonists on Deneva, Spock is attacked by a flying creature that attaches itself to its victim's nervous system.
Features:
Stardate: 3287.2
Air Date: 04/13/67
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Jack's Review
This one terrified me when I was a kid. The fried egg-like creature just repulsed me so much! This is a fantastic episode. You can't help but care for Spock and feel bad for the mistake McCoy makes at the end. In the original script for the episode, the Enterprise was able to locate the parasite's home planet and destroy it with two "Planet Wrecker" missiles. While that might have been a cool ending, the one we ended up with is much better. There is also a deleted scene (in the Roddenberry Vault) that shows Kirk's nephew, Peter, sitting in the Captain's chair in a command uniform talking about his future with Kirk.
Episode:3x22
The Savage Curtain
Jack's Rating:
Kirk and Spock meet Abraham Lincoln and Surak of Vulcan and must do battle with some of history's most terrible villains.
Features:
The Klingons
Stardate: 5906.4
Air Date: 03/07/69
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Jack's Review
This one isn't nearly as bad as folks make out. However, thanks to Presentism the act of judging the past by modern values and standards, it does have a pretty cringe-worthy moment between Lincoln and Uhura. Fortunately her response is Star Trek at its finest - something we could all stand to pay attention to these days.