The Lights of Zetar // Star Trek: The Original Series Reaction // Season 3

[@Kriseb9]

Your imitation of what she said while unconscious was hilarious. I laughed

[@shawbros]

Her imitation of Kirk's laugh at the end was good too. I think Kirk would be quite offended if he could hear it.

[@hippusmaximus9319]

@@shawbros I laughed like George McFly upon reading this.

[@robinstevenson6690]

@@shawbros Naw, Shatner isn't that thin-skinned! He'd have given a hoot of approval!

[@keenan_k]

Bunny, I genuinely laughed out loud when she asked "What did I say?" And you replied with a perfect imitation of the "croaking" noise. That was classic Bunnytails Reviews!

[@mikejenkins6839]

I laughed so hard at that. It made me think that if anyone ever cut something like a Bunny Tails trailer to promote the channel, that would definitely 1000% need to be included.

[@countgeekula9143]

Made me laugh out loud. Perfectly timed and spot on imitation. 😂

[@russellsketchley8830]

This episode was co-written by Shari Lewis, best known as the ventriloquist / puppeteer who gave us Lamb Chop.

[@docsavage8640]

And our cats love the Lamb Chop cat toys 😆

[@justinplayfair4638]

Lewis wrote the script with the hope of actually playing Mira, but she didn’t get cast…

[@MiqelDotCom]

Whoaa!!!

[@JonathanGreen18]

I😮never knew that!

[@AL13NM]

This is the song that never ends, it goes on and on my friends, some people started singing it not knowing what it was and they'll continue singing it forever just because this is the song that never ends...

[@jamesmcclain5005]

The lights gave you a peaceful feeling because they reminded you of Christmas lights flashing on the Christmas tree. The smiles are the work of the holiday season, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

it is NO SURPRISE that you respond so favourably to smiles 😁 enjoyed your reaction 👍☺

[@williamblakehall5566]

You're the best reactor to the third season I've ever met, looking forward to wrapping this up.

[@l.piloto7964]

Bunny is our Memory Alpha and Universal translator. Multitalented, beautiful young lady that entertains us as well as make us feel happy to know her.

[@Frank-Voight-Kampff]

Not gonna lie, at first I read "Mutilated, beautiful" and was like "RUDE!!!"... 🤣

[@marshallbrooksjr7666]

I love your personality. It's enjoyable watching these episodes again, while watching your reactions

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[@johnclawed]

The scene of the lady on the floor of the library with her face changing color made me want to hide behind the couch when I was five, and they showed that scene in the preview that played during commercials in the preceding days. It scared me more than anything in TOS.

[@cfw91491]

Yes that scene scared me too!

[@commentatron]

When I was young, we got TV footage like Eddie Adams' _Saigon Execution_ (his still photo) and Life magazines' _Burning Monk._ And of course the random gory Vietnam war footage during dinner on the evening news. When kindergarten aged, I watched in horror as the local PBS affiliate showed a live C-Section, complete with scalpel cutting and the drivers Ed scare film _Signal 30._ Star Trek was quaint by comparison. ;-)

[@paulgallagher1414]

I had the exact same reaction when I was a kid. Scared the shit out of me!

[@MuseumOfWonders]

Me too! I was eight, and seeing this now I'm flashing right back to how scary I found that.

[@apulrang]

Ooof. Same!

[@libertubey2199]

Fun facts: The overhead shot of Kirk, Sulu, and "Chekov" in the beginning of the episode is from The Galileo Seven, way back from Season 1, and most of the music cues are from the second pilot, Where No Man Has Gone Before.

[@GodfatherJAM]

At 12:15 notice the pinky ring on Deforest Kelly. It’s his mother’s and producers tried to make him take it off but he refused.

[@pipe2devnull]

Spock: all the knowledge of the Federation has been destroyed. An incalculable loss. Kirk: yeah, whatever.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

haha

[@HachimanMVP]

more immediate problems...

[@robinstevenson6690]

For goodness sake, how on earth could they fail to have made multiple backup copies 200 years into the future? I guess this episode was made before anyone even thought about "backup copies!"

[@Aborgmingi]

I have never commented before because I wanted to catch up. I have laughed, I have cried, and I have enjoyed every episode! Thanks!

[@johnwatson3948]

The voice of Zetar was done by actress Barbara Babcock who was in “A Taste of Armageddon” and “Plato’s Stepchildren” - also did the mothers voice in “Squire of Gothos”, the computer voice in “Assignment Earth”, and a commanders voice in “Tholian Web”.

[@steelers6titles]

Didn't know that. Her voice is slowed down.

[@johnwatson3948]

Ya unlike her other voiceovers doesn’t sound like her - but this is the info on the Trek sites.

[@archelonprime]

If anyone still doubts if Bunny is one of us, you only need to watch her reactions in the first few minutes to see otherwise.

[@jimrocks22]

Nobody doubts Bunny

[@johnclawed]

This was co-written by Shari Lewis who created and performed the sock puppet Lamb Chop. If you're not familiar, search for "Shari Lewis Lamb Chop." You'll like it.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

I loved Lamb Chop growing up :)

[@AL13NM]

@@bunnytailsREACTS That song that doesn't End!

[@Capohanf1]

She wrote the episode in hopes she would get to act in it But things did not work out.

[@robinstevenson6690]

@@bunnytailsREACTS Did you also love "Bunny Rabbit" on Captain Kangaroo?

[@jayb8369]

I was always haunted by the death of the memory alpha library technician as her face began changing colors with her voice strangely altered. I really liked this episode for its exploration of Scotty and Lt. Romaine's relationship. I can relate to your desire to interact with a cast member and have them smile at you. I actually got to do just that. I met Nichelle Nicholls in the summer of 1989 at a ST convention in Las Vegas. When I finally got to see her to get a personalized autographed photo, I completely forgot what I wanted to say, but she was so very gracious and warm. I was so overwhelmed, that I teared up speaking with her, but for now, I'm smiling at your reaction to this episode!! Happy New Year to you and your family Bunny.

[@Capohanf1]

I went to a con in Seattle where Nichelle Nicholls was the guest. My 60+ year old dad and I drove to Seattle and while I was at the Con he visited relatives, at 70+ HE WAS NOT A SCI-FI FAN!!! I sat through her show/answer time but when it came time for the reception line there were to many people and only a certain number were allowed to get in line for a autograph and I was not among the lucky ones! As I left the I was surprised to see my Dad standing in the door way. He had come looking for me and when he tried to get in all he had to do was say he was looking for his son and they let him in for free. NOW FOR THE KICKER!!!! Dad was always able to talk to anyone and when he saw who I had been wanting to get a autograph from he said, "Is that the woman you came to see? I have been standing her talking to her for the past few minutes."! He did not even know she was famous for Star Trek. But then I guess I should have expected something like that, after all he did crash a party at Ginger Rogers' house in LA in the 30ies when he was a teenager!

[@kunserndsittizen2655]

That woman’s mouth was weird

[@MGower4465]

3:29 When Scotty is moving to Mira, you can hear Kirk calling Bones to the Bridge via intercom

[@williamterry8316]

Bunny's lovely smile finds a suitable place and appears contagious with all the exchanges in The Lights of Zetar. An amazing and serendipitous episode. The Remastered Version of this episode is a vast improvement! The special effects, the colors and lighting look great...and Mira's fishnet stockings and her expression when the Z😊etarians speak through her, sort of like an after-party for a British rock band.

[@robinstevenson6690]

Actually, I saw the Lights of Zetar in the 1960's and the visual effects were 100% identical. They (and the colors) might have been brightened up a bit, but there is no change otherwise.

[@chrisamundson8653]

A fun episode that seemed to repeat often in syndication. Always great to watch these with you. Thank you Bunny!

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Thanks to you, too!

[@DaleKingProfile]

Actually I would say it wasn't repeated often. I'm 59 and did not even remember this episode until the part where they spoke through her

[@SuperINFINITY181]

“Season three means we have no idea what to expect at all…” Yep, pretty much… So yes, this means Bunny has long since officially graduated from TOS casual fan to TOS connoisseur, since she’s voicing what was pretty much consensus opinion about the third season. It goes back to what I’ve said since Bunny started the first season: if she’s giving the same reactions we had back in the TOS syndication days, then that means that the show communicates not just to a single audience of a single generation, but to any audience, because good is good in any time period.

[@SuperINFINITY181]

And honestly, Bunny? It’s when you get to TMP that I’m going to be the most curious about your thoughts. No spoilers, but it is my personal favorite.

[@johnmiwa6256]

I think the Zetarans attacked Memory Alpha to get the plans for the Death Star.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

That's gotta be it!

[@MGower4465]

Given the Star Trek budget, maybe more a Death Asteroid.

[@hippusmaximus9319]

How man Bothans died at Memory Alpha? LOL.

[@orius03]

They need to go to Wookieepedia for that.

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

They need a Death Star to stop Galactus before he can steal the TARDIS and use it to free Ming the Merciless from the Death Zone.

[@frankrossi6972]

If "Catspaw" was the unofficial Halloween episode of the series, this is the Christmas episode, just a big, living Christmas tree with twinkling lights in space and smiles all around. (The episode also first aired 10 days after my birth, so it must be important.) You'll see more of these kinds of episodes in the "Next Generation" series---the unknown entity and can we communicate with it? They were all about cutting costs in Season 3, and this is one of those, with few guest stars to pay and pretty much a bottle episode. It was refreshing that the love interest didn't die, as they usually do in series like this, when the main cast really isn't allowed to have steady lovers. However, the happy ending somehow sapped the energy that the episode had going, i.e., it sorta fizzled out, like several episodes this season.

[@markallen2984]

That weird croaking speech from Lt. Romaine REALLY freaked me out as a kid when I first saw this episode.

[@BarebonesNetwork-w3s]

Same here. I first saw this episode on our black and white television, so when the lights appeared on her face, it looked scarier than the color version because it just looked like a distortion.

[@steelers6titles]

There are no Shari Lewises, Fran Allisons, Fred Rogerses, or Bob ("Captain Kangaroo") Keeshans anymore. That era of beloved children's television has passed.

[@robinstevenson6690]

I was lucky enough to have been able to watch all four of these wonderful children's TV hosts. Wow, all four! There was also "The Friendly Giant," "Chez Helene" and "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie," but two of those might have been on CBC TV only.

[@robinstevenson6690]

How can forget to add "Soupy Sales?" But he was on Detroit TV, fortunately when I was 5. We also had the Jerry Booth show, Boothland, and Jingles.

[@steelers6titles]

@@robinstevenson6690 Yeah, there were many local children's TV hosts.

[@winslowredcross2835]

This episode is somewhat similar to Return to Tomorrow. Encountering the energy (or entities) of a long dead alien race refusing to accept their end is an interesting concept in science fiction. It's always a good episode when Scotty gets the girl too. Great reaction Bunnytails!

[@DannyD714]

the shot of the enterprise from underneath at 00:24 is one of the better CGI remakes. a lot of people are purists, but i think roddenberry would have made use of CGI if it had been around in the 60s.

[@photonicus]

The Captain has his "Kirk vs computer" episodes, and Scotty has his "fall in love and get zapped" episodes.

[@jasontoddman7265]

9:09 - Scotty: Space... space... Me: Spaaaaaaaaaaaceee Ghoooooooooooooooost! Probably means nothing to you as you weren't a syfy loving kid living in the 1960s, but I couldn't resist anyway. 😋Space Ghost was a Saturday morning cartoon concurrent with Star Trek about a superhero who could fly, turn invisible, had various other energy-based super powers (including his own version of deflectors and phasers) and had various space-traveling adventures involving aliens, monsters, and so on. Being only 10 at the time, naturally I loved it. Matter of fact, I still do; at least the 1960s version of the show.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Actually "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast" aired when I was young! I did not know the character originated in the 60s, though!

[@openfor45]

.......and why have we not seen a Space Ghost movie come out by now? Would be very interesting to see what today's technologies in the movie industry would provide. Space Ghost cartoon was one of my favs during the early seventies. Herculoids would also be cool to see today. Maybe Birdman!!!

[@jasontoddman7265]

@@bunnytailsREACTS Yes, in 1966 he was a cartoon superhero with his own action series; sort of like combining Superman with Star Trek. Coast to Coast was a (imo lame) parody of that and it bugged the eff out me too (please pardon my French) because I still have fond memories of the original cartoon! Shows like that were brand new at the time (up to then nearly all cartoons were more of the Flintstones variety with the exception of Jonny Quest) and cartoons like Space Ghost were as fresh and vibrant to me as Star Trek itself was. It was a very different era indeed! lol

[@jasontoddman7265]

@@openfor45 I have even imagined a Herculoids cartoon; perhaps one with an environmentalist message considering the whole alien invasion vibe of that show. I even imagine the original theme music but slowed down somewhat and lower pitched to give it a more operatic feel (at least inside my foolish head). But yeah I'd love to see a movie based on almost any of the Saturday morning cartoons of the late 1960s; at least the more 'serious' ones.

[@shawbros]

@@jasontoddman7265 Yeah, that coast to coast version was absolute garbage. I don't remember much about the previous cartoon, but I do remember it being way better than the coast to coast version. Every time I saw the coast to coast version, I was hoping it would be just as good as the old cartoon, but being disappointed every single time I saw it.

[@robinstevenson6690]

As an American, I feel inspired by the fact that this very beautiful (and sentimental) episode has been translated into scores of languages, all around the world. It's something good that we Americans have done, to share these morality tales with the world!

[@indetigersscifireview4360]

Here's my smile for you Bunny 😁. In the background audio you can hear Doctor McCoy being summoned to the bridge when Lt. Romaine has fainted. Overall I like the episode. The idea that the last of the Zetarans could make the leap to incorporeal entities through sheer will is fascinating. And our boy Scotty is finally getting some well deserved attention from the ladies. I also like the idea that Mira was adaptable enough to be on her first deep space mission and succeed at it despite the aliens trying to hi-jack her body.

[@curtrogers5873]

Great reaction you’re right they should rename this episode the smiles of Zetar. Could you write the great smiles in this episode even when your chapel talks to Scotty and says you have a great bedside manner in the wrong business that was a great moment I like it Blood when they’re all getting involved we see everybody there’s a little bit everybody gets apart to play. I wish you all episodes to be that way but I know they can’t be but it’s nice when you get one. She’s gonna appreciate it all the more when you see one with it altogether They do their part. Yeah it’s about 100 people lost but remember there’s a reason was lost a long time ago and that’s just what was left when they attacked me alpha they killed thousands of people who were studying scholars was doing the knowledge of the Federation and those best minds in the federation were lost and all the knowledge of the Federation lost hopefully we can rebuild it eventually and hopefully nothing was lost forever. There’s definitely build a backup across the federation from Alpha and if they’re gonna have scholars like that studying that should be some kind of protection definitely put shields strong shields and I really want. I don’t wanna put weapons because it’s against the Federation policy. They wanna share the knowledge openly anonymously anybody who wants it, but to put some kind of phase on a protection case from emergency or leave a ship behind patrol the area to protect it to make sure we don’t have that lots of life again or knowledge again Hope you had a merry Christmas. I hope you and your whole family and friends. Have a safe and happy new year and may your friends and family. Have a very safe and happy holidays. In case they celebrate something other than Christmas. Thanks for the fun until next time.

[@louferrao2044]

I always had a huge crush on Jan Shutan.

[@troyapostol]

Love your end comments, Bunny, re: ST being a worldwide phenomenon, etc. Lovely! Hear, hear!

[@cjkane1962]

I love how you are becoming a Trekkie. Your comments were funny yet spot on. The remastered effects were very similar to the original. Lastly, Nurse Chapel's Scottish accent was priceless.

[@robinstevenson6690]

I think she became a Trekkie whilst watching Season 1 of TOS!

[@zmani4379]

Actually, watching this episode as a child was one of the most terrifying experiences I can remember, in a way that lasted for years in my memory - I was apprehensive about watching this reaction (plus I'd just arrived back from watching the harrowing new Nosferatu film), but now it's not scary at all - at least until Bunny made that noise, then I started freaking out again lol - in any case, yes, those lighting effects are exactly how I remember them from 40+ years ago

[@thomasthomas2418]

"Ohhhh...they comin' " That should be the Red Alert klaxton on the Enterprise!

[@jd190d]

I was reading a study years ago that showed pictures of famous people (present and past world leaders, religious figures, celebrities, etc.) to people across the world to see who more people recognize and can name and the person most recognized and named, even in some very remote regions, was Captain Kirk.

[@edwinlemus8530]

I love how Scotty is totally out of his environment in this episode: like a fish out of the water looking at the sky. hahaha.

[@tsntana]

A similar effect used for the close up of the eye was also used for the intro sequence for the Alfred Hitchcock movie _Vertigo._

[@DavidBush-wm1fe]

Also a very effective and hypnotic zoom into the eye in "The Doors" movie taking us from Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer) tripping in the desert to being on stage at the Whisky a Go Go performing "The End".

[@Anon.y.mous1503]

"What did I say?" Whoaauu wouaa wooauua Bunny made me laugh.

[@vinceburgess9012]

OMG! Your imitation was so spot on and hilarious! Only to be outdone by your imitation of an alien walking. I believe that was from “Galaxy Quest”. Great reactions. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@williamjones6031]

1. This was a middle of the road episode for me. 2. It seems to me than when my drinking buddy Scotty falls in love/lust he goes all the way. "Who mourns for Adonias".

[@MarkAllen-u5k]

I love watching you trying to figure out the episode. So enjoyable.🤗💙💙💙

[@battmale]

Over the years the thing that stands out to me in this episode is the music. Star Trek was apart from other sci fi, especially from that era in using full orchestral accompaniment. There are a number of soundtrack albums available.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

I agree enthusiastically. I believe the excellent music in the original series deserves much credit for the enduring popularity of the show. It guides us emotionally in a way that many viewers won't even be conscious of.

[@flashgordon6238]

I just purchased some excellent Klipsch speakers and hooked them up to a vintage stereo receiver. I was testing them out with Star Trek TOS album music and it was incredible. Ended up spending the whole night listening to Star Trek...

[@JimD-jr3xe]

“Bones is like ‘I’m done with this shit.’” 😆

[@darrencooper6511]

An enjoyable episode with an unusual combination of music from “Where no man has gone before.” and “The Empath”. The Zetarians being destroyed is very similar to “The Man Trip” where the alien threat is eliminated against the ‘to seek out new life and new civilisations’ mantra of Gene Roddenberry..if we disregard “Obsession”! Merry Christmas and a happy new year from the UK! 🖖

[@luminiferous1960]

As in "The Man Trap" and "Obsession," the aliens in "The Lights of Zetar" had killed people and were a continuing deadly threat. Killing in self-defense and/or the defense of others when no other means of stopping the imminent deadly threat has worked is not against Gene Roddenberry's mantra nor against the legal or moral codes of most civilizations.

[@robinstevenson6690]

I prefer to think that the Zetarians simply exited the ship and continued their journey and search. I believe that's what they did.

[@luminiferous1960]

@@robinstevenson6690 So, the Zetarians are left to continue through the galaxy murdering lifeforms willy-nilly as they search for another suitable host they can forcibly control? Like that's a totally satisfying outcome with no moral or ethical issues.

[@luminiferous1960]

@@robinstevenson6690 So, the Zetarians are left to continue through the galaxy destroying lifeforms willy-nilly as they search for another suitable host they can forcibly control? Like that's a totally satisfying outcome with no moral or ethical issues.

[@luminiferous1960]

​@@robinstevenson6690 So, the Zetarians are left to continue through the galaxy destroying lifeforms willy-nilly as they search for another suitable host they can forcibly control. That's not an ethically satisfying result either.

[@Glimmcomp]

Bunny, sharp as always. You are correct that it's rather an oversight or mistake not to have provided Memory Alpha with any shielding when it was built.

[@toneloc7910]

After the first attack on Memory Alpha, Spock said the loss to the galaxy may have been irretrievable. Apparently, someone forgot to make back-up copies. Save your work frequently.

[@Stogie2112]

A really good drama. A simple plot, but a good amount of suspense and scary stuff. 👍 Jan Shutan was excellent as Lt. Mira Romaine. A strong-willed but loyal new officer. A perfect match for Scotty! Speaking of Scotty....you're the best, but you should get a reprimand for dereliction of duty! Your constant fawning over your love interests are keeping you from your job! Get it in gear, Chief Engineer!! :finger wag: The Memory Alpha station was either GIGANTIC - continent size - or that planetoid was very small! The Zetarians had their time, but they were trying to cheat death by violating others. They didn't care if other beings died. I had no sympathy for them.

[@indetigersscifireview4360]

The potato radius is the smallest size for gravity to shape a dwarf planet into a sphere. It's about 200 to 300 kilometers (approximately 120 to 180 freedom units, um I mean miles 😎)

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

As always, Bunny, your analysis of the plot is sharp and very perceptive, as well as the links to WNMHGB. As a few others have mentioned here, music from that episode was repeatedly and prominently used here, as was a theme from The Empath, which you remarked on. Speaking of horrifying, the images of the woman on Memory Alpha is about the most unsettling of anything ever shown on TOS, IMO, perhaps even more than the close-up on Kirk after being subjected to Dr. Adams' 'treatment' on Tantalus, leading into a commercial break.

[@ericodionneviglione9426]

Bunny looked scared at the spooky Zetar lights! heehee Great reaction. :)

[@lazyperfectionist2]

5:51 “But… what if someone wants to _destroy_ it? They should be able to _protect_ it.” That aside, space is also replete with threats that don’t have a deliberate _will_ behind them. Asteroids, comets, ion storms and such.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

I would put Asteroid strikes, errant neutron bursts and other natural phenomenon at the top of the list of reasons to equip it with a planetary defense shield. Sure, the Klingons or the Borg or someone else could come after it someday, but there is no doubt that one day the star it orbits _will_ someday end its lifecycle and throw off some kind of destructive energy, like all stars of all types.

[@ChrisReise]

3:13 You must have missed it when Scotty had fallen and Scotty was calling her name, but in the background you can hear Kirk saying "Dr. McCoy to the bridge. Medical emergency."

[@robertmills8640]

Great Reaction to another episode I'd almost forgotten 👍👍👍

[@DocFranke]

I liked this episode. Shows how the pursuits of immortality or longevity we all have within us can be disastrous when there is no cost high enough for us to continue living or reobtain our youth. This episode really knew how to creep the viewer out ... the frozen stare with the zombie mumbles...talk about a crash n burn after a wrong left turn onto Creeperville avenue. I knew you were going to fall further in love with Scotty with this episode, so like the crew this episode, I was all smiles in my clairvoyance of the joy you would feel. I know I mentioned the book Kobayashi Maru to you before when talking about Chekov, but I really should have said you should get or read the book for your love of Scotty. The original series has shown you Scotty's passion for lovely women, his prowess as an engineer even in his hesitancy to execute orders on the risk of failure and losing the ship, and it has also shown just how effective he is as an acting Captain himself. The book will blow your mind when it comes to Scotty...How brilliant is Scotty really? Why is he an engineer? Why isn't Scotty a starship Captain? What was Scotty's response when he took the Kobayashi Maru test? Gotta read the book The Kobayashi Maru by Julia Ecklar.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Hmm I think I am getting convinced :D

[@DocFranke]

@@bunnytailsREACTS hooray

[@MarkRyan-u3u]

Other comments have mentioned that episode co-writer Shari Lewis was a ventriloquist and puppeteer. But let's not sell the lady short: Shari Lewis was a Peabody-winning American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer, television show host, dancer, singer, actress, author, and symphony conductor. (Wikipedia)

[@komradewirelesscaller6716]

Merry Christmas Bunnytails Great reuse of the music mostly from WNMHGB but with a few original pieces also! Overall a really good one from season 3! Love to see you smiling so much!

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

A belated Merry Christmas to you! ❤️

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

Nice to see you having fun with the series. Star Trek does deal with some quite serious and heavy topics, which will become even more apparent as you move through the franchise, but that doesn't mean one shouldn't have fun with it. I'm sure Lieutenant Mira Romaine lettuce would wholeheartedly agree.

[@mattbilski5837]

The special effects are really cool in this episode. Especially with all colors and lighting and lights flashing the zetars. And I said this about Scotty again he finds love ❤️.

[@mattbilski5837]

I should also mention the special effects on this episode with lights. In my opinion I think lights of zetar are both good in original version and remastered. The remastered one version had more color and was bit more darker in my opinion.

[@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm]

Happy New Year Bunny! Looking forward to a great Stardate 2025.1 with you! 😃👍

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Same to you, Phys!

[@brianmiller9382]

Nothing good ever happens when Scotty falls in love. This is the third and most serious of Scotty's romances. He was way out of his league in Who Mourns For Adonais? with Lt. Palomas. His fling with the belly dancer in Wolf In The Fold was extremely short lived. And now this. In every case, the usually very practical and competent Scotty behaves totally out of character like a lovesick puppy. They should have kept Scotty away from girls and had him stick to engineering. Yes, the term Memory Alpha comes from this episode. The website today is an extremely useful resource for all things Star Trek, not just TOS. This episode reminds me not just of Where No Man Has Gone Before, but of Return To Tomorrow, with its "possession" sequences, like the biblical stories of demon possession by "Legion". We see a lot more of Kirk's "staccato" delivery. "We must - get her - into the pressure chamber." I think this is a fairly enjoyable episode, with another humorous ending. Still, not a fan of Scotty romances. And naturally there is no mention of Lt. Romaine in the few subsequent episodes - the great reset occurs again.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

I guess after "Who Mourns" I resigned myself to the fact that that's just how some people like to write Scotty.

[@PaulBobnak]

@@bunnytailsREACTS Scotty's first love is engineering!

[@docsavage8640]

@PaulBobnak bus second love is astronautics and his third love is warp drive technology

[@indetigersscifireview4360]

I don't think Scotty was out of his league with Carolyn Palamas. She seemed to have some genuine affection for him. But when you're competing against a literal Greek God, well your chances of winning are slim to none.

[@kerry-j4m]

@@indetigersscifireview4360 Remember at the end of that episode when Dr McCoy said she was pregnant.

[@Mantikal]

The background mood music for this original series was so unique and imaginative. The later remake series couldn't create as spooky and other wordly sounds as was done in this series.

[@cashflowhustles]

Absolutely LOVE Trek TOS music! All of the other series following Trek TOS were complete crap and I believe I read somewhere that they intentionally DOWN PLAYED the series music following Trek TOS and of course the music for ENT was unspeakably horrible but that's a discussion for another time. 😂

[@darrencooper6511]

They never had Fred Steiner, Alexander Courage, George Duning, Sol Kaplan, Joseph Mullendore, Gerald Fried and Jerry Fielding to make the ultimate incidental music did they not!

[@Mantikal]

@@darrencooper6511 Well according to that ultimate ST database - Memory Alpha: - Fred Steiner did extra work on one episode of TNG, SNW, the Prodigy Cartoon series and on 4 of Picard - Alexander Courage did extra work on the films 13 of them, SNG - title theme for all, DS9 -2 of them, Voy -2 of them, Ent - 1 of them, Disc - title theme for all, LDs -1, Prodigy -3 of them, & SNW - title theme for all - I haven't heard every single episode that they worked on for those shows - but over all, those shows still didn't have that unique other-worldly vibe as the original series. Sol Kaplan, George Duning, Joseph Mullendore and Jerry Fielding only did work for TOS - but did lots of work for other TV shows and movies.

[@actioncom2748]

The Memory Alpha incident made Backups popular with the federation again. So they came up with Memory Beta!

[@treetopjones737]

"We'll test the Beta version."

[@David-c9c8n]

😂Bunny you are so much fun to watch this with. Most of the women I've watched star trek with are like how much longer is this?

[@IcarusLhooq-bc7uq]

u watching with the wrong females

[@curmudgeone]

Shari Lewis who wrote this show and also was famous as the ventriloquist/puppeteer of Lamb Chop had her own show in the UK on BBC Television in the 1970s with Lamb Chop, so she enjoyed success on both sides of the Atlantic.

[@EricBierman-x7i]

Merry Christmas Bunny!!

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

I'm late but Merry Christmas to you, too! Hope you had a good one. I cooked the hubby and I a recipe that my dad used to cook. Grape chicken!

[@gordonlong3095]

@@bunnytailsREACTSSounds yummy! I hope you have a good New Year’s Eve and Day and wonderful food!

[@EricBierman-x7i]

@@bunnytailsREACTS Grape Chicken. Sounds good!! Never had that before. Have to try it!

[@chake46]

Happy Holidays 🎉 Bunny!!!!!!

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Happy Holidays to you too!

[@FloridaMugwump]

Think of the Zatarans as ghosts instead of people. It makes their destruction easier to deal with.

[@davidsandberg6179]

I saw this episode when I was about five as well, and although it is among my favorites, the colors, facial expression and noises of the dying woman also gave me nightmares for years afterwards. You also asked about the effects of the remaster, and for this episode I’d say the remaster is extremely similar to the original, in fact almost indistinguishable for the most part. In fact I think the facial color changes effect might have just been the original effect, no remaster needed.

[@gordonlong3095]

The Smiles of Zetar… I love your name for this episode. I agree, the smiles really make this episode better. The third season can be pretty grim (as you have seen in some episodes so far). Unlike In Scotty’s earlier romances, which were rather one-sided, l think Mira really reciprocated his feelings. Sure, Carolyn liked him, but it wasn’t love (or else Apollo wouldn’t have stolen her affections). (As an aside, Carolyn’s job was rather similar to Marla McGivers-both in historical fields. Maybe it’s a shame Scotty isn’t into redheads. Marla might not have fallen for Khan, and Khan might have been less bloodthirsty in his revenge.) Mira’s assignment was to transfer new equipment to Memory Aloha. While it isn’t warp drive, it’s still a tech-related job that Scotty could easily related to. I’m sure he must have met Mira as her tech came on board. He would have asked her a question, and she would have responded glowingly… and it would have been love at first meeting. Carolyn called him Scotty, but he was obviously just a friendly guy to her. But you can tell Mira thinks of him as more than a friend. Indeed, their love for each other was the key to get successfully defeating the Zetarians. How often has love been a key to defeating the bad guys in a TOS episode?

[@quadibloc2]

I would rate this episode as just a bit below "meh". You are right to point out that even "Spock's Brain" had its good points. This episode did let more of the cast get involved than usual, which is good. But it was a straight action story, with no food for thought. And when the third season gave us food for thought, it tended to be over the top: "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and "The Mark of Gideon". Previous seasons had episodes that had meat to them without being preachy; take the fan favorite, "City on the Edge of Forever", which is basically classical Greek tragedy - mortals are not built to deal with knowing all the consequences of their actions with certainty. Speaking of that episode... in episodes like "A Taste of Armageddon", we have seen that Scotty makes an excellent acting captain... but an episode like _this_ makes it seem as if, if Scotty were captain, he would have let Edith Keeler live.

[@robinstevenson6690]

Oh, you must be kidding! How can you say that this episode gave no food for thought! It's given me plenty to think about - - maybe not IQ thought, but EQ thought (emotional intelligence).

[@CaesiusX]

You jokingly asked how McCoy knew to come to the Bridge. Well, at 3:09 Kirk calls for McCoy to the bridge for an emergency. That's how he knew to go there.

[@artcollector9715]

We are closing in on the end of TOS. What Trek will you do next? The movies? Will you re-watch "Wrath of Kahn"? That would be very interesting considering how well you know the characters now. I would also be very interested to see your reaction to the new Trek movies (2009 etc.) Cant wait to hear your take on other actors portraying our beloved crew. Thanks for all of your hard work. Its a lot of fun to watch. I look forward to Saturdays and you Star Trek reactions.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Animated Series is next :)

[@adambusenlehner3689]

The music editors were not allowed to use music from previous seasons (unless it was re-recorded per union rules) but they frequently broke those rules as you can hear in many episodes throughout the series.

[@scgreek1114]

"Suspended in transit." Yes, those of us who lived in L.A. and have driven on the 405 know the feeling.

[@MrGadfly772]

Thanks!

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Thank you, Mark(?)!

[@ITPalGame]

14:09 I remember this clip being pointed out years ago with something like, "what the heck is this crew member doing?". Take a look closely 😁

[@JosephThomas-xb9wo]

One of the better episodes I thought , always enjoy this one . totally riveting well written , and acted .

[@robinstevenson6690]

p.s. I'm old enough to remember watching Shari Lewis (and "lamb chop") puppet shows. We lived on the Canadian border, and may have gotten it on CBC TV. Shari Lewis was a very special person! I would have been about 5 when I saw those broadcasts.

[@cashflowhustles]

This is a bit of a divisive episode that some love and some hate. I happen to love it so count me on that side. 🤣 I'm not as critical of Season 3 anyway. I LOVE Season 3 just as much as 1 and 2 so I don't complain too heavy about most Trek TOS episodes of ANY Season.

[@petert834]

Holy cow I just looked up the info about the actress who plays Lt.Romaine and she was 37 years old when this was made. She looks so much younger than that.

[@richardyoung3462]

If you listen to the show audio, you can hear Kirk (off screen) calling McCoy to the bridge for an emergency after Mira collapses. So it wasn't just a check-in visit by McCoy.

[@actioncom2748]

7:44 - That scene of that woman dying while moan freaked me out as a child. I couldn't watch it for a few years.

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

Memory Alpha is what Wikipedia became in the 21st century

[@jamesmcclain5005]

Emmy award winning Star Trek the Animated Series!

[@russellsketchley8830]

Scotty has the wrong insignia. You can see it clearly at 15:48; he has a science insignia instead of the engineering one.

[@RickMelvin-ez2iu]

Merry Christmas and A Happy new year ahead 🎉🥂

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Same to you!!

[@Temeraire101]

It not just the engines that are throbbing😉

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Haha true that!

[@jimmythundarrsdrumcoverser492]

Today it takes an entire 13 episode season to tell one complete story. Old Trek had to do that in EACH 50 minute episode 79 times using traditional filming techniques and low budget special effects at the time, (The other 10 minutes during network airing were the commercials,and local public service announcements that paid for Star trek to even be on TV. And at this episode, they had already pretty much decided to cancel the show. They then were scrambling to hold it together for the last remaining shows. these were the toughest times in each of their careers and they had no idea when or where the next job would come.... The budget and, some believe the quality of the episodes fell off a cliff REALLY fast at this time in production! Others didn't seem to notice.....I was there in real World time.....

[@deeesher]

Not one of my favorites, but as a kid, that woman at 7:35 gave me nightmares for years! Between that and the salt creature in Man Trap, this show gave me lots of nightmare fuel 😂

[@kennethcastelino3033]

Spock : All the knowledge of the Federation has been destroyed. An incalculable loss. Kirk : Bro, chill, the fans are going to turn it into a wiki site for Trek media.

[@tomyoung9049]

Not a top episode, but not the worst. You were seeing a cleaner version of the effects. This one works better when you're younger. You said yourself, the pressure chamber would have crushed her raising the atmospheric pressure every second.

[@SBatts-vn1bd]

This episode always gave me exorcist vibes. Spooked me as a kid.

[@Cre80s]

8:09 That was a dead-on impression! 😆😆

[@andrewgurudata2390]

I have been calling her "Mira Romaine Lettuce" since I first saw this episode back about 45 years ago, so I was very amused to hear you call her that! :)

[@OneCatholicSpeaks]

I always thought a scene must have been cut in editing. We never know how the idea of putter her in the decompression chamber first developed. This is one episode that the work of James Blish would be interesting. (He was an author who wrote TOS episodes as short stories. Added addition characterization/ details there wasn’t room for in the TV shows).

[@quadibloc2]

There were other episodes that you've already seen where Scotty falls in love; my criticism (and many other people's criticism) of this episode is the same as of those: he is always shown as falling so head over heels in love that he becomes completely unprofessional - and this is out of character for him, as is established by how he behaves in every other episode! They just can't seem to have Scotty fall in love and still be Scotty!

[@Wayne-f3v]

Yeah, I can't say whether the effects were the original colors, but it happened exactly as I remember it. It may have been augmented...so the colors showed better, but maybe not. Back in the day reception on the TV wasn't always so good, so maybe it just seems more colorful because of that and my bad memory.

[@MGower4465]

I have experienced 5 atmospheres in a bounce dive to 120 feet underwater, but didn't stay - its marginal for recreational divers to go that deep on regular air, the nitrogen becomes an intoxicant. The human body can withstand tremendous pressures, given we are mostly water and water does not compress easily. Medical types treating a patient with the bends in a hyperbaric chamber have to get to about 4 atmospheres in only a couple of minutes for the sake of the patient and may go under considerably more depending in the specifuc case, but I understand its brutal on the sinuses. The trouble is less the increase, but the decrease. Pressure has to be stepped down very carefully and very slowly - McCoy alludes to this.