[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.


[Poll #1510412]

Comments

[thingswithwings.livejournal.com]

hey, just watch out for The Enemy Within - there's some really rough rape-related scenes in it. To me, the worst is a scene in which several male senior officers stand over a woman who has recently been threatened (she sits while they stand) and interrogate her harshly about her assault - it's truly horrifying, at least to me. It's too bad, because that episode also has Spock actually zoning out while staring at Kirk's naked chest as well as Spock cuddling alien puppies, but . . . anyway, ymmv, but I don't think people should go into that episode unwarned. :)

PS your prejudice against "Spock's Brain" is SILLY and UNFOUNDED.

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

Agreed - I was just trying to remember which episode it was where Spock held the alien puppies, and I would say it is definitely worth fast-fowarding the horrible bits for the massive joy of Spock smacking a weeping Kirk in the face and yelling, "BUCK UP, CARSON" (or something equivalent), and the bits where Spock inexplicably walks around holding an alien puppy (http://toft.dreamwidth.org/496418.html?thread=5942306#cmt5942306), though.

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

Oh, but, Twings, just occurred to me - TFV hates animal harm. Do they *kill* the puppy? I can't remember.

[thingswithwings.livejournal.com]

no, they just cuddle it a lot and then use it as a test subject for the reintegration (ie, they make it better and then it's fine). I'm sure they find it a good home.

[toft-froggy.livejournal.com]

Good! Due diligence attained.

[ellen-fremedon.livejournal.com]

But it can't stand the strain of reintegration! It dies--its death occasions the first use of the line "He's dead, Jim."

[thingswithwings.livejournal.com]

WHAT, are you serious? omg, how did I completely block that out? I must've manufactured a world in which the puppy was FINE, DAMMIT. Jeez, subconscious.

Sorry, thefourthvine! I didn't mean to lead you astray.

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, thanks for the warning. I'm struggling enough with the skeevy gender issues in here (I know it was made in the '60s, but I'm not WATCHING it in the '60s, and somehow I cannot forget that) without coming on surprise rape. At least now I will be BRACED.

PS your prejudice against "Spock's Brain" is SILLY and UNFOUNDED.

PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME WATCH IT WITH ME? No. I thought not.

[thingswithwings.livejournal.com]

oh, you do not know the forces with which you trifle. I have watched Spock's Brain willingly and joyfully before, and I CAN DO SO AGAIN.