Ep. 13 The Ambergris ElementWhat a stupid ass episode this is. Spock and Kirk go down to a water planet in a shuttlecraft/submarine. They get transformed into water breathers … as Bones puts it; their entire internal structure has been transformed into an aquatic creature. Like how the fuck would that ever happen?
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Ep. 14 The Slaver Weapon
This is actually a very good episode, well written and has a very in-depth plot. The script was written by Larry Niven (the Ringworld guy). The Enterprise is trying to deliver some rare artifacts to a Starbase. The artifacts are boxes that could contain anything from treasures to weapons. There is a Federation nemesis named the Kzinti and they are seeking out these objects in hopes that they may contain a super weapon. The only problem with this episode is that the animation is so shitty and this supposed tough Kzinti race, well they drive a pink spaceship.
Ep. 15 The Eye of the Beholder
And then there’s this one. Kirk gets captured by intelligent giant slugs and gets put into a zoo. Need I really say anymore.
Ep. 16 The Jihad
This episode could have made a great Star Trek movie. Kirk and Spock are sent on a secret mission to secure a religious artifact that is hidden on a violent planet. In the wrong hands this artifact will ignite a Holy War that could destroy the galaxy. The dialogue is good, the animation is typically subpar but not distracting and the plot is intriguing. Also, Kirk’s “love interest” is an alien girl with the worst New York accent. Who knew?
2 comments:
The Kzinti are actually in Niven's Ringworld novels! Weird. I'll have to check this episode out.
I never read them, but I remember one of his book covers had cat-like spacemen on it ... so I was wondering if it was connected. That's sort of cool.
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