Star Trek TOS Episode Titles

[Earth 2 Chris]

^I always assumed the kids DID kill their parents...which is why the episode doesn't work. Sure they kids would be upset because they are orphans, but if they KILLED their parents...they are screwed for life. Too dark for the way its handled.

Chris

[Mikey]

"And the Children Shall Lead"

They never said how the parents died but kinda implied it was the Gorgon with the kid's blessing after they were possessed.

Maybe the parents killed each other while under his spell ?

This seems unlikely considering the Gorgon's power seemed limited -- see his illusions with Sulu and Uhura

This would leave the kids (under the Gorgon's influence) directly killed their own parents.

THAT they should have shown in the flashback recordings -- would have made the episode tolerable

[Earth 2 Chris]

I disagree, the worst episode to me is "The Lazarus Affair", from the very first season. The script was hacked to death due to a jettisoned interracial love affair, and the episode was further sabotaged by John Drew Barrymore, who was originally cast as Lazarus being so stinking drunk and uncooperative they had to quickly recast. It's a mess.

The only other classic Trek episode I truly consider "bad" is "And the Children Shall Lead" with that horrible "acting" job by super-attorney Melvin Beli. It's touches on some very ugly dark story elements, and just hand waves them away by the end as well.

Chris

[LardLad]

Agreed on Turnabout Intruder, I have a hard time sitting through that one. Worse than 'Spock's Brain'.

[Nostalgiabuff]

Turnabout Intruder is by far the worst episode of the entire run. I can't even sit through that one

[TrekStar]

The one where Kirk body swaps with the female doctor ex girlfriend was called, (Turnabout Intruder), the last episode of the series.

The Gary Seven episode was called, (Assignment Earth)

[TrekStar]

Yes! Thank you. That was bugging the crap out of me.

The rock creatures name was Yarnek. I would love to do a custom of him.

[PNGwynne]

I never understood the "Catspaw" title until many years later and only recently decided it referred to Korob and not Kirk.

That bookshelf is lovely.

[Mikey]

How many folks called it Who Mourns for ADONIS rather than Adonias?

I still say ADONIS to this day

Also is it Charlie X as in the letter ? … or X as in Roman numerals "10" ?

Also, to this day I've never heard the word Catspaw used in anything other than Star Trek

[Allie Fox]

How many folks called it Who Mourns for ADONIS rather than Adonias?

[raises hand]

[enyawd72]

"The Savage Curtain"?

Yes! Thank you. That was bugging the crap out of me.

[sprytel]

Balance of Terror is a nice title but doesn't go with the events of the episode, imo

Poking the Bear or Testing the Waters might be a better title

Or... "Wait... maybe the racist is right. The Romulan Commander is Spock's dad!"

[sprytel]

"The Savage Curtain"?

"Savage Curtain" is another good example of a name that kinda makes sense if you really think about it, but still feels pretty random.

Don't get me wrong. I love the titles of the episodes and agree they give things a literary quality. It actually is one of the best Easter eggs in Discovery:

https://imgur.com/gallery/9TkzZ

I may be wrong, but I'm guessing this was a holdover from Bryan Fuller.

[Mikey]

I think some of it was to show that it was a serious Science Fiction series. Balance of Terror is a much more serious title than calling it something like Battle in Space even though it's accurate.

Balance of Terror is a nice title but doesn't go with the events of the episode, imo

Poking the Bear or Testing the Waters might be a better title

[phil]

I think some of it was to show that it was a serious Science Fiction series. Balance of Terror is a much more serious title than calling it something like Battle in Space even though it's accurate.