The beginning of a fine star trek tradition of a predatory planet species controlling humans. This episode is getting a lot of love from the reviewers who appreciate the Spock character development of actually experiencing emotions.
I wanted something more from this but ultimately the episode is a commentary that living a life without stress/conflict ends up being an existence without meaning. It's a fair point. And a chance for Spock to fully experience his emotional side.
The highlight of the episode for me was when McCoy turned up his Georgia accent to 11 while under the influence of plant pollen. It just cracked me up. Ireland is stunning even while sporting a pair of farmer overalls ---
The stakes are raised when Kirk is infected with the pollen. I anticipated that he was either faking it and was about to transport to the surface and solve the problem somehow. Well, that didn't happen ---- He figured out that emotions of anger stopped the controlling effects in the transport room. This struck me as odd with the set up they had previously established --- but hey --- it still kinda works.
I differ with the trek consensus on this one ----- This episode rates quite high on many 'best of lists' and I think that speaks to the love the fan base has for Spock. It just did not resonate with me.
I wanted something more from this but ultimately the episode is a commentary that living a life without stress/conflict ends up being an existence without meaning. It's a fair point. And a chance for Spock to fully experience his emotional side.
The highlight of the episode for me was when McCoy turned up his Georgia accent to 11 while under the influence of plant pollen. It just cracked me up. Ireland is stunning even while sporting a pair of farmer overalls ---
The stakes are raised when Kirk is infected with the pollen. I anticipated that he was either faking it and was about to transport to the surface and solve the problem somehow. Well, that didn't happen ---- He figured out that emotions of anger stopped the controlling effects in the transport room. This struck me as odd with the set up they had previously established --- but hey --- it still kinda works.
I differ with the trek consensus on this one ----- This episode rates quite high on many 'best of lists' and I think that speaks to the love the fan base has for Spock. It just did not resonate with me.