154: Star Trek TOS Season 1, "The Galileo Seven"

[@mark_loveless]

OMG Sean, this was EXACTLY my reaction. I remembered it from my youth as a fave episode, and now it wasn't nearly as well written from what I remember. Things like the crappy spear throws reminded me of re-watching The Wizard of Oz with the kids and the Wicked Witch's guards throwing their goofy spears looked like they were tossed from just off camera.

[@stevecphotos]

Assaulted by batteries. Good one, Sean! As far as puns go, a Solid Statement! I remember loving this episode as a kid because I wanted my first car to be a shuttlecraft. My parents thought a used Oldsmobile Cutlass was more practical. I actually really like Conscience of the King more than Galileo Seven mostly for the scene chewing character moments. I sometimes judge the more "middle of the road" episodes on how much I enjoy them while doing something else around the house. I always wanted to see more of Lt. Riley so I'm hoping maybe an Ensign Riley will appear on SNW. Just please, not another musical!

[@mark_loveless]

Court Martial synopsis: Kirk meets an alien named Martial and tries unsuccessfully to date her. Spock offers some logical reasoning to Kirk, which accidentally leads to a "success". As a result the rest of the crew begins to hound Spock for dating advice. Hilarity ensues.

[@AnnoyingCritic-is7rp]

Spock: "Doctor, even I, a half-Vulcan, could hear the death scream of four hundred Vulcan minds crying out over the distance between us. " -- TOS, The Immunity Syndrome Now we know that Vulcans just can't fly ships.

[@aj_chan]

Court Marshall: The Enterprise encounters a planet in which the population of sentient animals is being occupied by invaders. A deal is brokered by the two sides: if the animals win a game of basketball, then the invaders will leave. The animals capture Kirk and ask him to teach them basketball as they play on the famed Court Marshall. Meanwhile Spock and the crew try to find the captain.

[@PaleGhost69]

I've been struggling with leaving unique comments that weren't overly negative because I was sounding like a broken record. However, I can't let that slide with this episode. Omfg, the effects were so bad. A fat guy in bear fur was supposed to be some 20-foot violent ape with a shield as big as their shuttle. There was more than just that but that made me vocally disgusted. Why is every random crew man an idiot? Did you know they said logical 18 times during this episode? Can someone get the writer a thesaurus?

[@TrekinTime]

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[@HappyFlappyFarm]

This episode was difficult to watch quietly. Spock’s crew ranges from rude and whiny to all out insubordinate and hostile. It was irritating and for Spock to add to the problem by speaking his alien thoughts out loud and encouraging more rancor. Then you have the Commissioner and his irritating interactions with Captain Kirk. He made me mad but you make a good point in that why would they delay taking the medical supplies for a Quasar that’s not going anywhere? We felt like the laughing scene at the end of the episode was wrong and sends a bad message. Terrible! What was the point the writers were trying to get across in this episode? That logic is wrong and emotion should be the driving force behind decisions?