"You never told me if you had another name."
--Blonde
"You couldn't pronounce it."
--Spock
"That cloud looks like a dragon on Baron Garrius Seven."
--Spock
"Your father was a computer and your mother was an encyclopedia."
--Kirk
"My father is an ambassador and my mother is a teacher from Earth."
--Spock
"Striking a fellow officer is a court-martial offense."
--Spock
"If we're both in the brig, who'll build the subsonic transmitter?"
--Kirk
"Even with automatic pilot, I can not pilot it alone."
--Kirk
"What a stupid concept!"
--HACK-MAN
"Poetry, Captain. Non-regulation."
--Spock
"For the first time in my life - I was happy."
--Spock
PLOT
Strange spores cause the entire crew of the Enterprise to mutiny and beam
down to a planet where all work is done in unity and contentment, where
sickness and hatred do not exist. Gee, what an original thought, eh Gene?.
If Kirk beams down, they will all be stranded and be unable to beam back
up, since the idiots who designed the ship made a requirement that someone
be aboard to operate the transporters (the first person to board must have
used a shuttlecraft, eh?).
Spock finds a blonde he met on Earth six years ago (Leila) and falls in
love with her. Kirk is shot by the spores and is ready to beam down, but
because of his superior dedication to the ship (or some such bogus
handwaving) he snaps out of it. He calls Spock to say he will be coming
down, but needs a hand with carrying down some supplies. Kirk then insults
and strikes Spock in order to get HIS emotions riled to shake the spell of
the spores.
FACTS
Spock's mother was a teacher on Earth.
Spock show emotions.
OPINIONS
A really enjoyable episode. One of the few that can make this claim
without a lot of action or humor.
