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Finite Combinations

The only Trek review site to violate the Temporal Prime Directive

All six of the pre-'10s Trek shows considered in the only way that matters - as if they all happened at the same time.

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1.1.28 Let This Be Their Last Battlefield

The City On The Edge Of Forever "...And in other news, celebrated science-fiction author Harlan Ellison has died, barely a week after his...

1.1.27 Nothing, Forever

The Alternative Factor Another episode to be filed under "what the hell am I supposed to do with this?". The Saddest Joyride We've been...

1.1.26 Firm But Fair

Errand Of Mercy Well, who do we have here? "There's Klingons On The Starboard Bow..." I think it's important we start with the crushingly...

1.1.25 Animal, Vulcan, Mineral

The Devil In The Dark Back when I wrote up "Space Seed", I complained about the difficulty inherent in writing up an episode which is...

1.1.24 The Spore Drive

This Side Of Paradise (My thanks to friend of the blog and friend of the me @hammard_1987 for steering me round the sharp corners of...

1.1.23 "...And I Feel Fine"

A Taste Of Armageddon Another handful of footfalls into a wider and more interesting galaxy. First Impressions It’s one of those...

1.1.22 Me Sowing/Me Reaping

Space Seed Time to slay a sacred cow. Or perhaps it might be appropriate to say, time to topple a graven image. Tough on fascism, tough...

1.1.20 The Tell-Tale Heart

Court Martial “Court Martial” is something of a mess. Production Trials That’s a statement of fact, rather than a value judgment. I’m a...

1.1.19 Space: 1969

Tomorrow Is Yesterday “Tomorrow Is Yesterday” exists as something quite unlike anything the show has attempted up to this point. It...

1.1.17 Bang Bang, You're Dead

The Squire Of Gothos Oh, I get it! Bang Bang, You’re Dead – The Playground Battlefield “The Squire Of Gothos” didn’t work for me at...

1.1.16 "Eppur Si Muove"

The Galileo Seven Spock gets his turn in the spotlight. But will it fall and crush him? Ungroomed For Command The motivations for this...

1.1.15 "We've Come On Holiday By Mistake!"

Shore Leave Content warning: references to fictional representations of sexual assault. What’s more enjoyable than irony? Enjoying irony...

1.1.13 Theatre Of Blood

The Conscience Of The King A play within a play, within a box. "All The World's A Stage..." It’s difficult to get anywhere with “The...

1.1.12 Use Your Illusion II

The Menagerie (Part 2) OK, so. This one’s a clip show… Mystery Science Theater 2267 This isn’t automatically a problem. A show with...

1.1.11 Use Your Illusion I

The Menagerie (Part 1) What’s past is prologue, or so the saying goes. A saying, if you’ve noticed, that’s usually trotted out when the...

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