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  • commisioner ferris looks like a CBS executive

  • I like that the red shirts got a break and the first one to get it was a yellow shirt.

  • major crush on spock. the end.

  • @missdexterity totallly with you on that one. ^_^

  • lol at 30:30-ish you can see the spear hit his head and just bounce off XD

  • Not a great episode, but loads of fanservice...did you see how high the skirts were riding up? At least I now am reassured that there really are matching swimsuit-bottom things attached to those dresses! And Spock and Scotty on the floor was...well, wonderful. Not a sight I'd expect to see in a show of this vintage -- apparently the concept of a bromance is not as new as it sometimes looks.

  • why did Kirk risk so many senior officers on this junket?

  • Even though this story is fictional, there is at least one plausible element in this story - the smoke in the Galileo's cabin during its re-entry burnup. In the (real) 1969 Soyuz 5 Mission, the Equipment Section failed to separate after the de-orbit burn. Aerodynamic forces caused this combination to re-enter nose-first. The rubber gasket on the upper hatch began to smoke, and the paint on adjacent surfaces began to peel off.

  • @utubesuperstation  You're thinking of Dr. M'Benga.

  • Starting at 7:10, Phyllis Douglas (Yeoman Mears) sure is cute ("...a little bump.."). I wish they had made her a regular character.

  • Awweee~~~ everyone likes to pick on Spock xD

  • 36:04 i knew scotty was my fav...^_^

  • I am so sick of the "High Commissioner." Kirk should have bent him over one of those railings.

  • apparently spock decided to pick the whiniest crew in history.

  • I always wonder why that boy wants a pony.

  • They were harsh on Spock but once one crewman had died on his watch. He should have defended their position with lethal force. Even though he allowed a second to die, these types of deaths were not atypical of star trek. I wish they hadn't written Spock to be impractically and foolish when it comes emotional beings but I suppose the episode wouldn't work if he wasn't. I also must assume the writers wanted to leave room for growth as I dare not think they only desired ridicule logic.

  • @utubesuperstation I know. People are racist to the Klingons and Romulans. And that planet with the "Neo-Nazi's" and those black and white guys in Season 3.

  • i want to kick the commissioner in the balls.......leaving McCoy, Spock, and Scotty out there grrrrrrrrrr.

  • Scotty has a red shirt. How did he survive this long? Was he meant to be an extra?

  • @3link1 He runs the engine room, if he dies, the ship is DOOMED, so, no he is not an extra.

  • @3link1 I feel I must mention that the deaths in this episode consist of two gold shirts and one unseen crewman. No red shirts were killed, except perhaps the unseen crewman mentioned before, but that may well be impossible to confirm.

  • 26:45

    lol I love how there are stars moving by even when they're in orbit :P

  • Spock's first mistake was bringing Mr. Boman along. He was an unhelpful prick from the moment they landed.

  • I love how Bones and Scottie stand up for Spock against that Boma guy :)

  • Why didn't they dump the chairs? : (

  • @egreen1989 you know i was just thinkin the same thing!!!!!

  • The shuttle crew was amazingly rude. They complained about not being able to get home and then the ungrateful punks wanted to just hang around. I'd give you a good alternative. First course a stomach full of fist, Second course a nice sedative to sleep and finally a long nap for dessert.

  • I LOVED Spock in this episode. He is completely unselfish, and in his own way, he's sweet (sorta). I hated the way they treated him. Spock was trying to save them, and they treat him like dirt.

    Best part was the ending......oh Spock. You are so stubborn...

  • prettty sure they're driving a cut in half milk carton.

  • @bu11com i was thinking more of a french fry box on skis

  • Roar! I'm a giant Teddy bear!  Roar!

  • Every time I watch this episode I LOL like a motherfucker at Spock's "commander" pose. Hands on your hips, that's how the humans know you're in charge!

  • 35:30 everybody else stands up, but the yeoman stays on her hands and knees. (Director: "Just stay right there, honey ... you look fine.")

  • 500 lbs 3 grown men back then. today 2 grown men

  • @scully2222

    more like one now.

  • I don't see why they all laughed at him at the end--all other options would have lead to failure, and that action had the only chance of success, however low. To choose the unlikely over the absolutely hopeless, when those are the only options, IS logical.

  • The shuttle just crashed, I find it hard to believe that the doors would just open sesame like nothing was wrong...

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  • I just really don't like this episode because they treated him like crap even though he SAVED THEIR LIVES! I felt really sorry for him.

  • I think it's pretty mean to laugh at Spock like that. He probably doesn't even know that they're making fun of him. It's like making fun of someone with Asperger's Syndrome. I hate how they were always trying to provoke him and tease him. He had really poor human social skills and he only developed them much later. It was funny but it got kind of cruel. He couldn't help it and they took advantage of him.

  • @aquagrl63

    I'm glad that at least some people online actually grasp what Asperger's Syndrome is, I've been dealing with plenty of jerks who don't even know what it is or realize the fact that I'm arguing with them because they provoked me.

  • I have severe OCD and anxiety so I'm kind of sensitive to stuff like this. The internet is really weird about Aspergers. I don't really know why.

  • @aquagrl63 It was the fond laughter of camarade.

  • So, how come they don't use more phaser rifles? Don't get me wrong, the phaser pistols are cool and all. But I'm in the Army, and I wouldn't want to go on a patrol with nothing but a side-arm.

  • @jimmyboo121 Lasers man LASERS!

    (probably because pistols are easier to make since their budget was small)

  • @jimmyboo121 They're not supposed to be military, but I'd assume that the phaser pistols have enough firepower.

  • @diomedes39 Actually, they're very military. the SS Enterprise is part of a fleet, like the Navy. And power is one thing. Accuracy is another. Rifles are more accurate because of the steadier base of the shoulder and the longer distance between the front and rear sight posts. That's what I'm concerned about.

  • @jimmyboo121 Yes, they are part of a fleet, but it's more of a science and exploration fleet than military, though they may serve that function. I don't think that they want to be viewed as military which they would if armed with rifles.

  • @diomedes39 I think it's more like Enterprise is a ship in a military fleet that was assigned on a peaceful exploration mission. The rank structure and academy all point to Enterprise being part of a futuristic naval fleet, and they describe themselves as military men several times in the series. And I think the lack of phaser rifles has more to do with the limited budget.

  • @jimmyboo121 The Phaser Pistols (Phaser II) are very powerful. They couldve easily killed every single creature within a mile radius of the shuttle. However, Spock, being a man of peace, decided against using them for that purpose.

  • @Sodiumreactor Power is one thing. Accuracy is another. Rifles are more accurate because of the steadier base of the shoulder and the longer distance between the front and rear sight posts. That's what I'm concerned about.

  • Definitely a great episode. I knew nothing would happen to Spock, but I was still on the edge of my seat nonetheless. =)

  • It would have been funny to see the TNG crew laughing and patting each other on the back like at the end of this episode.

  • 30:35 It's raining styrofoam spears

  • That red dress sure loos nice

  • I seriously wanted to just punch the face of the commissioner everytime I watched this episode

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  • How long do you think the bridge crew was laughing over that gem.....all the way to the plague planet?

  • @erasmus420 LOL.

  • I can't believe he gave up so easily....what a disgrace to the uniform.

  • wait....so THEY (all of the EMOTIONAL pure-bred humans) tell spock they should ATTACK the creatures to make them go away, and spock relunctantly agrees...and then when that strategy fails, bones lectures spock for choosing such an un-emotional plan????

  • they should have renamed this episode: "Mutiny on the Galileo" Looks like they were going to throw Spock out the door to lighten the load.

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  • god i luv spock. everyone was such a dick face to him! go spock...!!

  • Nice how they don't even mention that there's two people missing when they're beamed back on board. And why did they forget to wear their red shirts?!?!?

  • If you notice Kirk's face it was a mix of relief and sadness. It would have been pointless to bring it up and would have dragged the episode over the 50 minute mark.

  • Poor Mr. Spock... some people just don't get him. Scotty was the only person who didn't pick on him or snap at him once the whole time!

  • @EverlastingDaydreame Did Yoeman Mears get her digs into Spock either?

  • why didnt they just rip out the chairs and pull up the carpet? Thats got to shed a few pounds, right?

  • The chairs are welded on and the carpet is the only thing keeping them from being electrocuted by the ship. I read the tech-manual.

  • @TrekkersAreUs

    Thats what I was thinking...each of those chairs has to be at leat 20 lbs.

  • I kinda agree with Spock that you don't stand around and have a funeral while giant wookies are throwing spears at you.

    DUH--its only logical =)

  • @Spartan0072 you are so right, but Mr. spock as all the rights to be a dick, don't you agree?

  • 49:00 o.0 Other people, Jim. They exist.

  • While I agree that it is sad and unfortunate that men were killed, you don't hold a funeral in a hostile environment. You can mourn them later. I have to side with Spock in this episode, although he could have been a little more gentle about it.

  • Can we say "innappropriate humor"? Two men dead and Kirk and Co. engage in a laugh-fest at the end of the show! Great episode, though!

  • Why do some phasers fire blue and others red?

  • Blue is for stun, red for destroy.

  • Color of the beem is determined by the director. Some episodes blue or green disintegrates.

  • It was...logical, for him to be a dick in this one.

  • @Spartan0072 LOL! Ok, we're all thinking it... Spock is exhibiting typical First Mate's mentality, haw haw!

  • 20:00 you can see the guys arm on the door pushing it up lol

  • OMG!! You can!

    Technical Difficulties?

  • its soooo cheesy but i love the episodes that end with all of 'em laughing, its so cute!!

  • Ha ha, that's funny. You call yourself a star trek fan, yet you criticize the cheesy filming. Its about the core, the moral questions posed, the adventure, the unknown. Im sorry star trek isn't flashy enough for you. Maybe we could replace the cap with Ben stiller, and have a couple of gay crewmen running around, since you seem to be into that sort of thing. Fucking dumbass.

  • @ssj4robby Well, in the series now, there's at least ONE gay crewman running around. <3

    Soooooolloooooooooo <33333333

  • You have to think about when it was /made/. These were the sixties for God's sake, what do you want from it? You can't judge older shows based on current effects, because they didn't have the stuff to pull that crap off back then.

    Pretty effects or no, Star Trek has its own type of charm going for it that more than makes up for its shortcomings.

  • Leonard Nimoy is looking ESPECIALLY HOT in this episode ^^

  • Even on the brink of death, Bones still pokes fun at Spock. I love it!

  • oh my gosh!! crazycoolone is totally right!! i say that all the time.

    SEXY SPOCK!!! = D

  • commercial volume should not exceed the television. This is the INTERNET not TV! Dumba@@es!

  • >:C -throws a bowling ball at everyone but Scotty, Spock, and McCoy-

  • Alternate Spock in "Mirror Mirror" would have shot each and everyone, or even used Talshya for merciful execution when they got disobedient and insubordinate. I miss Alternate Spock :(

    Although, either way I'd still want a piece of that Vulcanian :)

  • That Boma guy angers me. :(

    So do these commercials that are 300 times louder than the show.

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  • The 'red shirt' - security officers on Star Trek are basic characters who are placed in peril to depict the mortal danger of the situation. We cannot kill off the main & main supporting characters so enter the security guys.

    Secondly, Spock is a SEXY BEAST!!!!

  • omg, the way spock isnt willing to admit any emotional reaction makes me laugh. and i completely agree jessymandias

  • The Commissioner was compleatly in the right for being unhappy with Kirk. Delivery of medicine for the plague should take priority...but being mean and smug doesn't help matters.

  • Spock in command = total sexiness ;)

  • I'm surprised when Gitano(spelling?) and Spock are having out about whether to attack or not. Spock should have reminded Gitano that the Prime Directive clearly states they should all die as opposed to letting a pre-warp culture become damaged by their interference. Shame on them all. Everyone who survives should be drummed out of starfleet.

  • The prime directive doesn't apply when the main characters are in trouble. Or if there's a girl who's in trouble and kirk is in the vicinity.

  • Amen. Not a lot of people remember the Prime Directive. Impressive, Bobanort.

  • There is no racism in Star Trek. Only a bias towards red shirts and Spock it seems.

  • all the beautiful girls in star trek also have a close shot with a little blur to show their beauty

  • 41:27 and 46:15 were hot

  • Send em off to decent ground far away to bury dead guy, b 4 they return, shuttle will be fixed and back in orbit.

  • LOL!!!! 7:08 ;)

  • I wonder if the bridge has surround sound? Is the view screen LCD or plasma?

  • Who's the frikin logical genius here? Yea, that's right, retards he could totally snap your neck in 2.5 seconds so leave Spock alone.

    and he's smexii...>.>

  • You bitches need to shut your whore mouths. Spock is doing his best to save your ungrateful asses while you stand around and gossip about how he doesn't have a heart.

    Bones is the only one allowed to say shit like that, cause he's everyones favorite racist and we all know banter is integral to their epic bromance or menage a trois with Kirk or whatever.

  • L O L - amen brother; your comment had me rolling due to the fact that it rocks

  • I think they can hear you. Comment louder!

  • He also seems like the type to defend Spock. Hey, that's my Vulcan to harrass, not yours!

  • @CrazyLikeAFox610 Amen! The guy is trying to save their asses and all they can do is whine about it. Priorities, people!

  • @CrazyLikeAFox610  great comment!!

  • @SpoiledLogic Thanks a bunch, brotato chip.

  • Kirk asks Sulu if what they see on the screen is a meteorite.

    It could NOT be a meteorite. It could perhaps have been a METEOR. (A meteor does not become a meteorite until it lands.)

  • A few observations:

    (1) The chick in the red shirt is hot.

    (2) The black guy really has it in for Spock and is constantly insubordinate in this entire episode. He really ought to get the chip off of his shoulder and learn to respect a senior officer.

    (3) I do not understand why it was necessary for the two guys to go prancing around away from the shuttlecraft. Stay by the ship--there is safety in numbers.

  • Yes, she is hot. As are MANY of the women on Star Trek. Unfortunately, they're all old now. :(

  • its a way to get red shirts to die faster.

  • Spock is right, people bitching about a funeral, and a man dying, shit they shouldn't have been milling around on that mountain in the first place.

  • its okay spock, scotty's got your back. he may be wearing a red shirt, but he aint no statistic.

  • So I definitely spent most of this episode wanting to kiss Kirk. God I love that man!

  • wheres the restroom on the shuttle??

  • Leave Spockie alone! He's trying to save your butts. Geez, people.

  • I know with a limited budget, they tried to do their best, but having McCoy and the yeoman come into the shuttlecraft through a perceived "second entry port" in the back of the craft is pushing it.

  • "They were perfectly predictable to anyone with feeling."

    Then why didn't he predict it?? Srsly.

  • 1. Because you dont question a commanding officer.

    2. Because that would eliminate the climax of this episode :-p

  • Ha ha. I only meant that he shouldn't be telling Spock that he should have thought of it if he didn't think of it himself. That's all.

  • damn every one is give spok a bitchy time damn lol

  • Why would you comment on a Star Trek episode if you don't know how to spell 'Spock?' =/

  • Yeah!

    I wonder who got the job of throwing the spears?

  • u would think that in the future they would have seatbelts or a more sophisticated version, lol

  • i just want to push all the colorful buttons

  • Everyone's being such an ass to Spock.

  • Yeah and while they are, on 20:52 they are hiding behind a rock while he just goes ahead. :l

  • the bad guys were totally off their mark.

  • Uhura was angelic in this episode!

  • 30:23 LOL :) The spear chipped off the styrofoam rock.

  • Suck it Commissioner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • If I ever use colgate again I hope my teeth fall out!

  • i swear never ever to buy colgate and also to henceforth look down upon those who do and not to assoicate with them!!

  • So Brooke Shields couldn't survive without someone telling her which toothpaste to use? Wow, poor thing.

  • I don't understand how Brooke Shields comes so loud and clear while all the shows are so dim in volume. Could some one explain that to me. When they uploaded the series someone messed up!

  • I think the video was loaded too quietly. Brooke, as annoying as she is, is the normal volume for videos.

  • It must have to do with the audio quality of the original footage, which is notably not as good as modern technology allows for. I'm sure they could have done SOMETHING though, because I'm tired of Brooke Shields raping my ears every ten minutes.

  • A lot of the conflicts set up in the episode seem very artificial and forced.

  • I can't believe it.

    That hull can take the pressures of space but a rock????? can damage it?

  • You obviously don't know much about space then. It doesn't take alot for something to withstand pressure, but a rock, even a small rock, flying through space at sublight speeds, is basically an unstoppable object.

  • 18:42 kirk is probably thinking "I Hate That Guy"

  • watch the spear at 30:22 to 30:25. It takes a chunk of foam out of the rock!

  • lol it does! i never realized that before!

  • This was the first ST episode I saw in its entirety (1966 premiere broadcast, when I was in second grade).

    What most impressed me then was how these astronauts of the future, with all their firepower and technology, were getting their butts kicked by CAVEMEN!

  • That reminds me of an episode of "Angel" where there was a big argument about who would win in a fight, astronauts or cavemen.

  • Great episode, Star Trek haters are not logical.

  • He DOES have feelings he just suppresses them and they are taught to do that and how to do it. And even more so because he is half human which makes it harder to suppress his feelings than the average vulcan. Even though he is doing a very good job at it, what you should say is they should remember that he is a person too

  • sorry for my lack of Star Trek smarts :(

  • amazing how there are still 400 people on the starship when about 4 die per episode

  • lol! Yeah. huge outbreaks of disease, mass murdering, women, you name it. it kills off the crew faster then CBS could sign their actors contract.

  • On the other hand, what I don't like about this episode is it presumes in dire situation human beings will cling to emotion rather than efficiency and discipline, when we all know damn well we've got Marines, 82nd Airborne, SEALs, etc. not to mention civvies(like me!) who can adapt to desperate situations and follow orders while still regarding life. So many humans have accepted death in order to save lives! We can be logical too. Don't forget-the Enterprise is first and foremost a military ship

  • I see what you mean, but don't YOU forget that this is a 60's tv show! It doesn't exist in the confines of reality!!!

  • Correct Captain.

  • Here's an expression of species prejudice; almost like racism(in a way) against Spock; the humans involved chose to regard their own ability and desire to express emotion(while still obeying rules and regulations of course) rather than respect the Vulcan in charge. They should've appreciated his efficiency and regard for life itself; and the goal of saving as many as possible in logical fashion. Spock said "I am frequently appalled by the low regard you Earth men have for life" . .fascinating :)

  • The crew were very emotional, but it was their very emotionalism that made them disobey Spock's order, go back, and save Spock's life.

  • The laughing at the end was just a wee bit overdone.

  • yeah