I originally wrote this down for my Trek-obsessed bestie @clinttbartton and didn’t intend to post it but I saw @noitsbecky127 do a similar thing and realized I could share it with everyone here even tho i’ve never done something like this before (and even if no one else cares, its a cool record for me)
To preface this let me say: before starting this I had a vague idea of who Kirk & Spock were because of pop culture and knew the names of some of the other main bridge crew. I knew almost nothing about the format of the show. I grew up watching Doctor Who (including some of the older stuff when my Dad persuaded me) so a lot of the obvious “60’s” stuff wasn’t completely alien to me (pun intended) but a lot of the Trek stuff was completely foreign as you will see
This is pretty long but here we go!
Point 1? What kind of date is that?
Spock’s in charge? Huh that’s unexpected
Ah Kirk narration~
Do all of them start with exposition? That’s a tried-and-true plot device and its kinda cool
Damn ok Kirk the ladies man
Who’s the third guy? (I was referring to the red-shirt)
I hate the shirt uniforms they look so flimsy and ugly
The music is definitely giving weird vibes to everything lol
Wait tf the lady looks different? For all of them?? Or just him?
Well the third guy’s probably going to die
Yess the iconic intro!
Ah so it is all 3 of them seeing a different one (edit after finishing the episode: this is a weird misleading thing because it implies its in their minds instead of a physical change that the others would also see… maybe its both? I could give it the benefit of the doubt)
Well he’s salty! (edit: LMAO perfect word choice)
He’s hiding something…
She definitely killed him
Lmao she’s (Uhura’s) flirting? with Spock? or just teasing him
Wow he just shut that right down
I wonder how long the crew’s been together
Is McCoy southern? I thought I heard a little bit of accent
They needed SALLLT!!
Bones is his nickname right?
Yes he CAN “just beam down” that’s his job
Was that prop supposed to be bread? Lol looked very fake
Oop he disappeared quick
“I’ve got salt” wtf
Its like he’s calling a wild animal
Oh shit more dead starfleet people
Oh fuck its *their* men
Why bring more people down?? Why would you do that??
SHAPESHIFTER???
Well answer them, you’re gonna get caught if you don’t act the part!
The little smirk that was actually good, I could see the female actress making that face
Well now its on the ship good job Kirk
Welp everyone in the elevator’s dead
Oh guess not
That poor blonde lady (Yeoman Rand) these guys are all creeps!
Ooh this room is fun
Its Sulu!!
I like this pink plant lol
Nooo Sulu be careful don’t let it get you!
Oh it just wants the salt lmao
Pink plant to the rescue? Or just scared?
“Gone Space happy”?? Lol
I like her she’s just got a powerful presence (referring to Uhura)
Ah creepy changed again!
Very presumptuous kick his ass girl!
Ooh speaking in a different language I like that
Gurl you in danger get awayyyyy!!
What’s her name? Ohura? Ahura?
These actors for the shapeshifter are doing a great job tho
Lol he snacking (my first thought was it looked like a sour patch kid lol)
Ooh what’s that uniform? Very spacey
Be carefulllll guys
Nooo leave Bones alone!
Oh yeah smart just let her in
Yeah because putting the doctor to sleep in the middle of a crisis where people are dying is a great idea!!
Referring to yourself in third person- very alien entity
Is she going to pretend to be him???
Ahhhh she didd
That’s actually really smart because as the doctor you can explain any death and make it not your fault!!
Kirk and Spock on a mission together here we go~
The professor’s just letting them find out??
Oh shit he shot at them… that was a lot
“Phasers on stun” is from Star Trek??!
Yep the ship is secured … EXCEPT ITS IN THE CONTROL ROOM NOW
Kirk belly crawling lmao
Ok Spock IS kind of attractive I guess I get it
Oh YES boys good job!
He just let the creature who killed his wife stay with him and protected it because it was the last one?? What the actual fuck
Kirk’s got that smart face on
I feel like he knows Bones well enough to know something’s up
Ooh Kirk’s intimidating I like it! He’s an angrier boi than I expected
Yes Spock is smart- don’t leave them alone!
But ofc now its him against two yikes
Yep that’s what I thought
Aww he ran there
Green blood! that’s right!
Oh wow it killed him too
Welp that’s that its just the creature now
Yay for Spock not being human
Kirk vs Bones oooh
“Oh shit!” (I actually said this out loud when they started fighting physically, I didn’t expect Star Trek to have physical violence for some reason)
Yeah she isn’t done CLEARLY
Jeez second instance of grabbing someone’s hand that has a gun in it that’s so DANGEROUS guys come on
Protective Spock!!
Oh SHIT he’s actually using violence! I didn’t expect that!
I know its a genderless creature but smacking a woman like that is giving me some Yikes vibes
I think you’re traumatizing Bones
Ooh she smacked him back!
But.. you proved your point
Ooooh real monster revealeddd
AUGH its ugly and fake looking
Oh jeez you ok Kirk?? That was quite a scream!
Aww poor Bones :(
I wonder what the different colored shirts mean?
Fondly comparing a killer alien to buffalo is just weird. Are buffalo extinct in present day? I should know this.. I hope they’re not
Do their windows look out the back?? That would be trippy af to ride backwards at Warp
End thoughts:
Yeah ok that wasn’t a fantastic episode but it was tolerable and i’ve seen worse
Introduced the gang!
tho had a few quite questionable scenes with the ladies (almost all of them now that I think about it) except with Uhura and even she was hit on creepily)
Is Spock the only man on this ship who respects women?? Come on! But he just seems respectful in general
Relatively simple plot, but drawn out like old Who always was
Script was ok, not noticeable either way (bad or good)
Tbh I think the creature looked better than early Who monsters so they get credit for that!
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So there you have it! My first forray into Trek documented! At the time of writing this, i’ve watched a few episodes of DS9 (the first few + Distant Voices because I love Bashir) and TNG (I think i’m in love with Data) and a few more of TOS (2-4 and Piece of the Action) as well as half the episodes of Star Trek Continues (White Irises made me fucking cry so hard and I haven’t even seen the episodes it was based on!)
(I didn’t do this for 2-4 or the others but I could absolutely go back and watch those in a while and i’m sure I’d remember what I was thinking!)
If you read this far you’re crazy and thank you! This is honestly mostly for me :)
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