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Amok Time, Gallifrey Gals Get Warped! TOS ep2

🕑 Added 2021-05-11 16:50:00 +0000 UTC

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Matthew Zeidman

A two-episode treat, this week? One might call it a science-fiction double feature. +5 to Katrina for the Silent Hill reference.

Dezz Connor

I love that these episodes are having such an effect on you both; it's a testament to how timeless the show is at its best. Spock (as played by Leonard Nimoy) will always be legendary, and the score for this episode is amazing. I heartily recommend (if you intend to watch more) that you watch "Journey to Babel," "Devil in the Dark," "the Doomsday Machine," and "Space Seed" followed by Star Trek II, III, and IV, easily the best of the movies.

Jack

Black Mirror, great idea! Especially USS Callister of course. I think reactions on YouTube often get claimed: about 2 years ago lots of reactors were reacting to Black Mirror, then suddenly they all stopped and several of them made videos complaining about the behaviour of the studio. There are still a handful publishing them on YouTube though, and we'd love to see them on here I'm sure. I certainly would :)

Jason Faria

Vulcans go into heat. Always seemed odd to me.

Michael Bauer

Yeah, once you get comfortable with the cinematographic idiosyncrasies of the late 60s without it breaking your suspension of disbelief - there are simply amazing and wonderful stories and characters in TOS. Kirk, often maligned as a brawler and womanizer is a fiercely loyal friend, immensely duty-driven, empathetic and thoroughly representative of the humanitarian values of the show. In the "triumvirate" of Kirk, Spock and McCoy, Kirk represents the Aristotelian "golden mean" between the emotional, gut-instinct-driven McCoy and the (usually) coldly logical Spock. With about a handful of exceptions, every TOS episode has a "moral of the story" directly related to the ideas and values of Star Trek. If you do this again - the most lore-relevant episodes would probably be "The Journey to Babel", "Space Seed", "Errand of Mercy" (best Klingon in TOS if you ask me) and in relation to Discovery - "Mirror, Mirror", "The Menagerie", and maybe "The Ultimate Computer", "I, Mudd / Mudd's Women". As for episodes that really highlight the values and ideas of Star Trek - I really love "Devil in the Dark", "The Cloud Minders", "A Taste of Armageddon", "The Man Trap" and "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" - the last one is really unsubtle in its social/ethical point - but it's an important point in US television with regard to reflection on important societal issues.

Kelley Leary

The Vulcan hand salute came from seeing a rabbi blessing a group of men when Leonard Nimoy was a boy.

Pickupthepieces76

That has to be your video end quote (instead of 'engage') for the classic episodes: Let's go mind the store.

Joshua Gosdin

Not you both immediately becoming Spock fans after LITERALLY TWO EPISODES. This is the Vulcan heart indeed. :)

Daniel Gauvreau

Hello gals!!!!!! Question: Will you react to the TNG Season 3 bloopers???! Please say yes :-) Thanks!! Love ya!

Emanuel

Yes, the turbolift travels both ways, it's like a tram system inside the ship.

Joel Featherstone

If it helps, we all feel old. China In Your Hand was No. 1 the month I was born.

Ian Smith

T'Pau,of course,was later appropriated for the name of the classic 80's UK rock group :) ...what do you mean,you've never heard of them? *sigh* I feel so old :(

Angelus-1701

All stand at attention for the Decapodian national anthem!!!

Bruce Bromley

I love that through all the sixties cheese you both have really been enjoying these classic Trek episodes. I do hope you continue watching in between the TNG seasons. Interestingly, I believe Shatner was as bald as Patrick Stewart when he began Trek. I don't think he has been without one of his many toupees throughout his career.

Firefly24601

"This is my fight song Spock takes my life song McCoy was right soooOOOONG...."

Chaos Surveyor

PS in the scene in the turbo lift where you comment on the direction you missed seconds later when it went "vertical" a view of it traveling between decks, much love ladies. Hope alls well over there in the states x