Saturday, January 14, 2017

"Star Trek" That Which Survives (1969)

A Mysterious Killer Alien Woman,
A Comical But Logical Spock



Season 3, episode 17. The Enterprise runs across a planet of interest, a geological dream and it's in an evolutionary stage where there might be life forms and maybe inhabitants. Kirk, McCoy, Sulu and geologist D'Amato are in the middle of beaming down when suddenly a woman appears, touches the transporter technician and he dies instantly. He's examined by Dr. M'Benga and finds he died of cellular disruption. Meanwhile, Kirk and crew is now on the planet and it shakes violently. The Enterprise is then thrown 990.7 light years away and Spock must get back to Kirk and away crew as fast as possible. The woman is still on the ship, kills one of the crewmen and sabotages the ship. The alien woman appears on the planet and kills D'Amato, leaving Kirk, McCoy and Sulu to explore it and figure out what is going on. The away crew and the Enterprise must reunite and stop the mysterious alien woman.

This is not the first time Spock's lines has been comical. This episode  a little more "Spock Comedy" than usual but he's still logical. I really don't understand why some dislike Spock (his lines) in this episode - I find the "fascinating".

7.5/10


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