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Episode 17: The Squire of Gothos

Another god like being. Surprisingly, it hasn't gotten old yet, but we'll see how long that lasts.

Trelane is a delight. Even when it's pointed out how anachronistic he is, he keeps up the 18th century design. Everything from his greeting to the Enterprise, his attempts at being respectful to the various nationalities present, up to his glee at trying to kill Kirk makes him wonderful to watch.

The intelligence of the characters is a nice touch, constantly trying to figure out anything that could be useful, whilst Trelane can barely bring himself to care. I saw the twist coming a mile away (Futurama helped), but the road to get there was a joy.

Seeing the Salt Vampire again was nice, but the coolest concept is when they try to leave the planet and it keeps moving in front of them. A surprisingly terrifying idea. Reminds me of how black holes warp space so much that all directions become forwards. Another nice idea is that Trelane is Earth 900 years in the past. I guess timeline theorists have headaches about this one. I like that the food and drink are completely bland, as well.

Kirk defeating (well, buying time) Trelane through insulting his intelligence and inability to think is a fine solution. Psychology seems like the best way to defeat gods. While the resolution was still a deus ex machina, it works better than Charlie X because of the reveal that Trelane is a child.

Sulu's sarcasm is wonderful. It's good that the side characters are getting to join the action more often.

A brilliant episode really.