Star Trek: Shore Leave (1966)
Season 1, Episode 15
9/10
Recreational Time
19 April 2018
It's a known fact in human life when were all come to a stressful state of mind, we all need to take a breather, to load up on energon otherwise we won't be able to continue functioning well, get whatever needs to be done or even do what we want to do.

This episode is another honorable mention, this one is a bit of a light one though at the same time a bit of a fantasy suspense thriller which is part of what makes the episode unique for once getting a toe into the fantasy genere. I really like how we're all on the same boat as everyone else, as there are a bunch of things just appearing out of nowhere, I remember when McCoy was seeing the White Rabbit and Alice, I thought "What the Hell?" That of course is Kirk and the crews first step down the rabbit hole.

Just a lot of crazy things are happening like we this young couple Angela and the guy in the blue uniform forgot his name. We see a couple of World War 2 planes appear and shoot at them; though the weardest thing about it how they just apeared and reacted once the blue guy thought and said it.

Same with Kirk when he recalls someone at the Acadamy whom beat him in a fist fight, that guy appears. This is the highlight of the episode as it results in probably one of the best one on one fights in "Star Trek" in my book it's also one of the longest up there with the street fight in the film "They Live". I really like that this fist fight is fun and funny because both guys in the tussle look like their having fun. You just see the guy constantly goating Kirk and seeing that firery look on Kirk's face I thought "Ah, man your just asking for it."

You might be able to figure it out a little earlier before the end what's going on but it didn't deter anything where just like in any recreation time actually gave me a good feeling.

Rating: 3 and a half stars.
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