Star Trek TOS S2 E2 Review

Another singular review today. I've just got a lot on my plate, including an upcoming Switch game review that I hope will be an enjoyable distraction from all this Star Trek.

Before I continue, though, I want to give a shout out to the family and friends of Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols AKA the original actress for Nyota Uhura in The Original Series, who passed away yesterday late at night due to old age. Ms. Nichols was an inspiration to many people, of all walks of life, and just by playing a character in a TV show, with her being a black woman, in a time when black actors were still being marginalized, is a big step. We love you, Ms. Nichols, and may your legacy continue to inspire people to be the best they can be.

With that said, our episode for today is called Who Mourns for Adonais. The idea behind this episode is...ridiculous to say the least. The episode involves the Enterprise getting held in space by a giant green hand, which turns out to be an energy field created by the Greek god Apollo. The rest of the episode is all about Apollo trying to get the Enterprise crew to abandon space travel and worship him. Like that'll ever happen.

This episode is hilarious for how over the top and ridiculous Apollo is played, but it really just feels like a Greek version of The Squire of Gothos. It's good, but at the end of the day, it isn't very original. I don't really have much to say for this episode because it was just super derivative.

Next time, the Enterprise brings aboard a mysterious sentient probe that seemingly had at one time come from Earth. What is the motivation of this piece of machinery. Find out when I review The Changeling.

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