So here's my problem with this episode - there couldn't be a clearer example of the importance of strictly adhering to the non-interference Prime Directive. The damage that…
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Whoops, that was a little bit of a hiatus. Sorry! Between holidays, work and weddings (OK, and Mass Effect 2) no time for Star Trek until today. So…
A beloved Star Trek classic. Does it hold up? I think so. It's mainly an episode played for laughs, but the laughs are pretty good ones. The story…
The inevitable 'Jack the Ripper' episode. I thought it all went pretty well, really. The usual problems with mystery episodes like this is that you know the regular…
Captain Ahab, ahem, I mean Kirk, chases after a creature that once nearly killed him to the point of endangering his ship and crew. Gee, I wonder where…
A subtle call back to the first episode here, with the Enterprise doing another check of remote scientists. The 'comedy old people' bit gets old. Yes, we get…
The return of the Klingons. And another example of 'what Prime Directive', although with a bit more justification than in most instances here. This episode's moral has actually…
Spock gets a family, and unlike Kirk's relatives last season these ones get to live. While the episode was a lot of fun, I had some problems with…
Another episode with an important later tie-in, with Zefram Cochrane making his first appearance. He'll be back in the movie First Contact. He must have aged in a…
So, what was the first protagonist to recur on Star Trek? The Romulans? No. The Kinglons? No. The Mirror Universe? No. Nope, none of those, or any other…