Sulu, McCoy, and others are investigating a planet for shore leave, when a white rabbit appears. After Kirk, and then Spock, beam down, they discover that many things imagined come to life. Believing that none of it is real, McCoy lets a knight kill him, and soon after, Martine also dies. Of course, none of it is real, and McCoy and Martine are just fine.
It was a fun episode, a good break after the seriousness of the past three episodes, where Kirk and Spock both had to stand trial. I wish that Kirk and Spock had shown more grief at McCoy's death, but other than that, this episode wasn't all that cheesy, despite the material. Well, and that you could see the chain around the tiger's neck. Not that all cheese is bad, but this one had the potential to be terrible. Luckily, it wasn't. It instead sparked the imagination, and made me wonder why none of them imagined great sexual fantasies, as I would have. Oh, well. Perhaps if it was ever redone for HBO... :) I would love to go there. I'd imagine... Oh, crap! The Stay-puff Marshmellow Man!
RECURRING CHARACTERS:
DeForrest Kelley as McCoy
George Takei as Sulu
Barbara Baldavin as Martine
NOTABLE GUEST STARS:
Emily Banks as Yeoman Tonia Barrows
Oliver McGowan as Caretaker
Perry Lopez as Lt. Esteban Rodriguez
Bruce Mars as Finnegan
Shirley Bonne as Ruth
Quote:
"Dear girl, I am a doctor. When I peek, it's in the line of duty." ~ McCoy to Barrows, while she is changing
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1.20.2008
1.15.2008
Ep. 9 Balance of Terror
"Balance of Terror" opened with the first Star Trek wedding. Two officers walked down the aisle to "Here Comes the Bride", until, as would become tradition on Star Trek, an emergency interrupts. The red alert klaxon blares. As it would become a running gag on all incarnations of the show, it's fun to see the first instance. And, of course, one of the couple died shortly before the ending credits. Tears. The rest of the episode was a very serious game of cat and mouse between the crew and the previously unseen by humans Romulans.
It is reminiscent of a number of movies, most involving submarines, where enemy commanders hunt in the dark for a hidden enemy. It also invokes the Cold War, with a long stand off between two powerful enemies. It was a drama-packed, great episode. I did find some bizarre occurrences, though. For instance, everyone knew they were at the Neutral Zone, and so should have familiarized themselves with human-Romulan relations. Yet Spock gave everyone on the ship a lesson over the intercom. Of course Spock (or in The Next Generation Data, etc.) had to give this lesson to the viewer, but the whole crew? Really? If anything, just telling Kirk would have sufficed, though the elementary info he gave should have already been known by the entire crew, especially Kirk. Also, the Enterprise was able to outrun an energy weapon? Really? Just how fast can it go? And lastly, was there enough reaction shot to Mark Lenard's reveal? Yes, I know the crew sees for the first time that Romulans look like Vulcans, but it still felt a bit much. I like to pretend that maybe they all noticed the striking similarity to the Romulan commander and photos they had seen of Spock's father, as they were the same actor, but I doubt it, as Spock's father had yet to appear on the series, and it wasn't mentioned. Still, it was a fun time.
RECURRING CHARACTERS:
DeForrest Kelley as McCoy
James Doohan as Scotty
George Takei as Sulu
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
Grace Lee Whitney as Rand
Barbara Baldavin as Ensign Angela Martine
NOTABLE GUEST STARS:
Mark Lenard as Romulan Commander
John Warburton as Centurion
Paul Comi as Lieutenant Stiles
Stephen Mines as Lieutenant Robert Tomlinson
Quote:
"I hope we won't need your services, Bones."
"Amen to that." ~ Kirk and McCoy
It is reminiscent of a number of movies, most involving submarines, where enemy commanders hunt in the dark for a hidden enemy. It also invokes the Cold War, with a long stand off between two powerful enemies. It was a drama-packed, great episode. I did find some bizarre occurrences, though. For instance, everyone knew they were at the Neutral Zone, and so should have familiarized themselves with human-Romulan relations. Yet Spock gave everyone on the ship a lesson over the intercom. Of course Spock (or in The Next Generation Data, etc.) had to give this lesson to the viewer, but the whole crew? Really? If anything, just telling Kirk would have sufficed, though the elementary info he gave should have already been known by the entire crew, especially Kirk. Also, the Enterprise was able to outrun an energy weapon? Really? Just how fast can it go? And lastly, was there enough reaction shot to Mark Lenard's reveal? Yes, I know the crew sees for the first time that Romulans look like Vulcans, but it still felt a bit much. I like to pretend that maybe they all noticed the striking similarity to the Romulan commander and photos they had seen of Spock's father, as they were the same actor, but I doubt it, as Spock's father had yet to appear on the series, and it wasn't mentioned. Still, it was a fun time.
RECURRING CHARACTERS:
DeForrest Kelley as McCoy
James Doohan as Scotty
George Takei as Sulu
Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
Grace Lee Whitney as Rand
Barbara Baldavin as Ensign Angela Martine
NOTABLE GUEST STARS:
Mark Lenard as Romulan Commander
John Warburton as Centurion
Paul Comi as Lieutenant Stiles
Stephen Mines as Lieutenant Robert Tomlinson
Quote:
"I hope we won't need your services, Bones."
"Amen to that." ~ Kirk and McCoy
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