Star Trek : Episodes 14-15 - The Galileo Seven / Court Martial [1966]

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review by: Chicken Hat Theater Improv date: 2004-07-26 rating:
Spock and Kirk take their turns facing severe trials
On this pair of episodes from the original "Star Trek" the common denominator is that Spock and Kirk undergo severe tests. Spock learns about the burdens of leadership in "The Galileo Seven," when the Enterprise's First Officer is in command of a shuttle mission gone awry. The Galileo is investigating a space anomaly when it loses sensors and crashes on an unknown planet with Spock, McCoy, Scott and four crew members (totaling seven). Meanwhile, the Enterprise has to delivery emergency medical supplies to Markus Three and cannot spend much time looking for the missing shuttle. Back on the planet, Spock discovers the place is inhabited by savage giants who are no more impressed with Vulcan logic than the damaged shuttlecraft. The best parts of this episode have to do with the confrontations between Spock and McCoy, who do not have Kirk acting as a buffer this time around. "The Galileo Seven," one of the better first season episodes of Star Trek, also pretty much proves once and for all which of the pair of senior officers is the most stubborn.

"Court-Martial" finds Captain Kirk on trial for having caused the death of one of his officers, Lt. Commander Benjamin Finney. During an ion storm Kirk had sent Finney into a pod to take measurements. Kirk insists he sounded red alert before jettisoning the pod, but the computer records show the exact opposite. Refusing to accept a ground assignment, Kirk is court-martialed at Starbase 11. During the trial things go from bad to worst, but as all the evidence piles up against the Captain, Spock discovers that he can beat the ship's computer at chess. Certainly people try to fake all sorts of things using computers..., but I find it hard to believe that it would be easier to get away with it in the Star Trek universe. "Court-Martial" is another one of those early episodes from the series where it turns out Kirk has had a long relationship with one of the guest star crewmembers for which we are given insufficient back-story. Like the other episode on this video, the best scenes in this one are the exchanges between Spock and McCoy. But the court proceedings are nothing special.

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