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Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969)
Episode:1x00
The Cage
Jack's Rating:
Captain Pike is captured by the illusion-creating Talosians, who want Pike as a prize specimen in their zoo.
Features:
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 10/04/88
Director: Robert Butler
Jack's Review
Crazy that this episode was never seen outside of the Menagerie clips until 1988. It's a rough episode to watch if you are sensitive to change. Jeff Hunter is a terrific Pike and the story is bittersweet knowing what will happen to the character. Part of me hopes Anson Mount's Pike will find a way to avoid it in Strange New Worlds.
Episode:1x12
The Menagerie, Part 2
Jack's Rating:
Enroute to Talos IV with Captain Pike, Spock faces a court-martial, during which the story of the first contact with the Talosians is revealed.
Features:
Stardate: 3013.1
Air Date: 11/24/66
Director: Robert Butler
Jack's Review
For more details on why I rate this two-parter so low, see my review of part one....