TOS By Any Other Name -- Review

[charlesnaismith]

G: 3.5 stars - I liked the idea, and the way that the crew made many attempts to solve the problem. The antagonists were capable and interesting without being OP or trivial either.  The 1960's ideas about romance were basically a porn plot - I can see why Star Trek was one of the early things to have fan fiction written about, the formula is in some ways very obvious. The theme about being human was reasonably interesting if a little heavy handed. Overall, a good episode with standout moments, and if  the ending had more time to be developed it would have been really good.

C: 4 stars - This would have been better with another 20 minutes at the end. Almost really good.

Is this Star Trek? Yes, competent characters, and the conversations were important for the plot. Definitely set in space rather than the old west.

Plot Summary: The enterprise is captured by paralising aliens who want to get home, Kirk and Co have to figure out a way to recapture the ship.

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