Star Trek TOS S1 E25 and 26 Review

Hey everyone! I know that I'm posting this later than usual, but life happened so I wasn't able to finish my second episode until 20 minutes ago or so. Regardless, I'm here now, so let the reviews commence!

The first episode I am going to review today is called The Devil in the Dark. The concept behind this episode is that, on a mining planet, an unknown creature has been killing the miners there, so the Enterprise crew, specifically Kirk and Spock, are sent to investigate. They end up finding out that the creature is an intelligent silicon based life form called a Horta, and that it was only attacking the miners because they had unknowingly been destroying its eggs. I like this episode because, instead of just trying to destroy the attacking creature, the main characters instead try to understand it. Also, the Horta, after appearing in this episode and no other canon works since, has become quite a popular creature in the Star Trek fandom, so apparently this episode made its impact. Overall, a fun episode and one that shows that not all sci fi is about humans fighting against aliens because I don't know.

The other episode I will be reviewing is called Errand of Mercy. The story is pretty important to the Star Trek universe for establishing the Klingon race, which would become major players in future projects. The plot is about the Federation trying to defend a planet called Organia from being taken over by the Klingon Empire, who they are considering going to war with. The thing that really impressed me about this episode is that it shows what happens when people are more concerned about their conflict than the effects said conflict will have on neighboring worlds. Both Kirk and Kor, the Klingon commander, played by John Colicos, did amazing playing against each other and the twist at the end was fantastic.

So, next time, we have a rather bizarre episode about two different versions of the same guy trying to kill each other...for some reason. Why is this even an episode? Find out when I review The Alternative Factor.

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