Last night we watched “Return of the Archons,” and that means tonight is “Space Seed” in the periodic re-view of TOS. That means it’s also time to rewatch The Wrath of Khan. That means it’s probably best to do ST:III and ST:IV to wrap up the Spock saga.

Left in S1, of note:

  • This Side of Paradise
  • Errand of Mercy
  • City on the Edge of Forever

I think I’m actually an S2 kinda guy. S1 has its charms, but there are a few real stretches of horse latitudes in there.

My S1 nostalgia is for:

  • Arena, which is the first thing I ever remember seeing on tv.
  • Where No Man Has Gone Before, for the freaky eyeballs
  • The Enemy Within, for the good/evil horned poodles
  • The Menagerie, coz it’s cool but also just a clever way to reuse a failed pilot.
  • What Are Little Girls Made Of (freaked me out as a child when Lurch did other peoples’ voices)
  • The Galileo 7. As a kid I completely identified with Spock. As an adult, I think most of my leadership mistakes are pretty much me acting like Spock in The Galileo 7.
  • Tomorrow Is Yesterday, because it’s so hammy

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