[Poll] Pick the next recap episode!

[thefourthvine]

So. My three-season DVD set of TOS arrived today. (I'm sorry, amireal; I COULD NOT WAIT. It was like a horrible sickness compelled me to spend a small fortune on ancient, overpriced, but remarkably awesome television. I don't know what came over me.) Obviously, the question is: what should I watch next? I could just do a poll with all the episodes in order, except a) 80 episodes, OMG and b) I'm really afraid you'd all pick Spock's Brain just to see me suffer. I know you, okay? You have a sick sense of humor.

So I went through the original suggestion post and I think I pulled out all the ones that got recommended there (if I missed anything that should be here for reasons of awesome, let me know), and I'm letting you guys guide me. (Although I cannot promise that the one with the most votes will be the first one posted or anything. The ways of Trek love are peculiar, unpredictable, and kind of unnatural, I'm finding.)

This, obviously, is for the dozen of you who have actually seen these episodes and who care which ones get recapped at ridiculous length next.


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Comments

[amireal.livejournal.com]

First I will note that you did not include Spock's Brain, so I hearby cast my WRITE IN VOTE just to be mean.

Secondly, oh TFV, and here I thought you were sensible, welcome to the Dark Side of the Force. We have dental and Evil Cackles (tm).

Third, The Conscious of the King is truly and interesting and nibbly episode. It's very nuanced and more dimensional than most other episodes. I like it for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is backstory that's unusual and level headed thinking in the face of emotional turmoil.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

It also has one scene between Kirk and whatsferface, the actress he leads on a private tour of the Enterprise, which has some wonderfully cheesy, badfic-level dialogue.

[angevin2.livejournal.com]

Conscience of the King also is the Shakespeariest TOS episode ever (there are some TNG episodes that are even Shakespearier, but that's because they had Patrick Stewart). Trufax. It's why I like it. :D

[amireal.livejournal.com]

I love their Shakespeare addiction! It's what makes me love the moves 10 times more than I would normally! It is also, so Very Very Shakespearean an episode. *G*

[cellia.livejournal.com]

Conscience of the King also gives Kirk (imho) such a badass/angsty/interesting backstory. Reason #672363 I was D: at some movie reboot choices.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

NO WRITE-INS ALLOWED. BECAUSE I KNEW YOU'D BE LIKE THIS ABOUT IT. GIVE SOME PEOPLE A TEXT BOX AND THEY WRITE ALL OVER IT.

Are Evil Cackles snacks? They sound tasty! What flavors do they come in?

And I am strangely drawn by the idea of a nibbly episode. I may watch it just on that account.