TOS Assignment Earth -- Review

G:  2 stars  - This was a quite watchable episode but wasn't really satisfying. The setting and interactions between the twentieth century humans and the other characters were reasonably fun. I liked how no one was trying to hurt anyone and the different positive aims of the characters created the conflict. The plot absolutely had rails, and neither the enterprise nor anyone else really got to affect it. It was interesting that the historical events were not real history, I guess because it was set when the episode actually came out.

C: 2 stars  - It was fine. Felt like the usual writers and most of the cast were on holiday, there were more plotholes than usual. Easy enough to overlook because nothing had any real impact on the ending, but just a different feeling from other episodes. They could have been a reasonable Dr Who inspired few episodes, except perhaps for the LadyCat.  I liked the young woman character - one of the few women in the show that actually get to say anything.

Is this Star Trek? Yes, the characters are mostly competent, though the crew of the enterprise feel like bystanders in the story.

Plot Summary:  The Enterprise travels back in time to the twentieth century and meet someone who in no way resembles Dr Who.

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