star trek

it’s star trek spring everybody!! i've been meaning to watch the original series for sooo long and the time has finally come! this page will be an episode tracker + a place to collect fun images and playlists. my (controversial?) love for the kelvin timeline will also make an appearance at some point...

Season 1

bugs when you lift up a rock

01 The Man Trap

When a landing party beams down to an archaeological dig for a routine evaluation, one member of the party turns up dead under mysterious circumstances.

notes
  • the gang's (almost) all here!!
  • loved when jim apologized to bones...
  • there's a cut to the coolest two people have ever looked ever (spock and uhura)
  • the flip phoness
  • i love colors!!

02 Charlie X

Raised from boyhood by non-corporeal beings, 17 year old Charles Evans is picked up and transferred to the Enterprise. On board the ship, the teenager proves dangerously unable to wield his enormous psionic powers with maturity.

notes
  • spock and uhura duet <33
  • normal 17 yo boy moment
  • 3d chess!!!! [“Your illogical approach to chess does have its advantages on occasion, captain.”] !!
  • why is their job literally hanging out.... i want that..

03 Where No Man Has Gone Before

When Enterprise encounters a Force Field at the edge of the Galaxy, one of the crew members psionic abilities are accelerated to God like proportions causing him to become a powerful murderous being.

notes
  • why is spock in yellow im scared
  • where are my good friends uhura and mccoy....
  • that’s gary mitchell?? why is he the bus driver in every aos fic
  • love the concept of spock and his special computer #spockscomputer

04 The Naked Time

An alien virus strips the enterprise crew of their inhibitions, causing chaos as each crew member is overcome by hidden emotions. Meanwhile, the Enterprise is being pulled inexorably into a nearby planet's gravity well.

notes
  • give it up for sulu with a sword!!
  • this scene <3
  • “Jim, when I feel friendship for you, I'm ashamed.” OK!!!!
  • why did bones rip jim's shirt like that shdjgf
  • also they casually invented time travel??
look at it!!

05 The Enemy Within

Split by a transporter malfunction into two beings with very different personalities, the resulting twin Captain Kirk proves that neither a purely evil nor a sweetly good captain can survive without the missing half.

notes
  • the fuckass dog 😭😭😭
  • kirk should wear eye makeup more actually
  • why was jim casually talking to spock with his boobs out
  • i mean i know why.....
  • kept forgetting that sulu and the others were freezing to death but it's ok bc so did the crew

06 Mudd’s Women

Rescuing the crew of a ship from an asteroid belt, the Enterprise plays host to conman extraordinaire, the cunning Harry Mudd and his cargo: three beautiful women looking for suitors.

notes
  • misogyny :(
  • kinda wish i stayed out of this one like spock did....
  • the stars are for spock's facial expressions and his interaction with bones at the end

07 What Are Little Girls Made Of?

Helping nurse Christine Chapel search for her fiancé, the Enterprise finds a detached Dr. Korby working on a plan to create Android duplicates of key figures, beginning with James Kirk.

notes
  • great outfits in this one
  • when ruk appeared i actually pointed at my screen and said “who’s that!”
  • speaking of rocks... uhm so that’s a penis......
  • needed more spock but whatever

08 Miri

On a planet populated by children whose aging process has been slowed artificially. Kirk’s landing party members contract a virus that kills adults. Despite their violent attacks, Kirk is determined to help the children.

notes
  • dude what the hell.......
  • and they don't even elaborate on the duplicate earth!!
  • one star for mccoy cutting off spock mid microscope info dump bc that made me laugh

09 Dagger of the Mind

When a wild eyed maniac escaping from the Tantalus Penal Colony turns out to be one of the psychiatric staff, Kirk investigates the institution and discovers a chilling exercise in mind control.

notes
  • prison abolition!!
  • vulcan melds introduction....
  • not to blame the victim but why would you put yourself in the mind-controlling machine...
  • spock’s 🤨 face when he catches them making out lmao
scary stuff...

10 The Corbomite Maneuver

Threatened by the sinister captain of a powerful alien vessel, Kirk claims that the Enterprise carries a powerful explosive which will destroy both ships. The move produces unexpected actions from the alien adversary.

notes
  • watched this in two parts bc i was too sleepy and i honestly thought they were gonna fight a cube for the entire episode (complimentary)
  • the dummy alien looked so silly and the score was sooo dramatic, amazing
  • loved sulu's commitment to being annoying while facing certain death
  • S: “Has it occurred to you that there’s a certain inefficiency in constantly questioning me on things you’ve already made up your mind about?” K: “It gives emotional security.” hello??????

11 The Menagerie (1)

Apparently summoned to Star Base 11, Kirk, Spock and McCoy visit a former Enterprise Commander, the paralyzed and horribly disfigured Christopher Pike. Uncharacteristically, Spock commandeers the Enterprise, then turns himself in for court martial.

notes
  • had no idea this was going to become a reaction video to the original pilot so i was gagged
  • spock’s mutiny!!! i support my cancelled wife!!
  • kirk saying it was the most painful moment of his career helloooo

12 The Menagerie (2)

Spock's court martial reveals the actions of Captain Pike on his previous visit to Talos IV, where the powerful Talosians tried to persuade Pike to breed with women provided for the purpose.

notes
  • on second thought spock could’ve handled this better lmao
  • but extremely cool concept for the first pilot!!
  • i want more number one please please

13 The Conscience of the King

Contacted by one of the other two witnesses to the crimes of mass murderer “Kodos the Executioner,” Kirk is persuaded that the criminal may be disguising himself as an actor in a traveling theatrical troupe.

notes
  • tarsus iv episode :O
  • i can see why there are a billion fics about this one… the premise alone is insane
  • also shakespeare!!!
  • jealous spock <3
  • is kirk ok ???? kinda wanted to give him a hug at the end
  • actually i’ve been informed that the daughter is 19 jail for a thousand years

14 Balance of Terror

Despite the earlier Romulan war, the Romulans have never been seen in person. The Enterprise, in pursuit of a Romulan aggressor, makes a discovery that causes suspicion about a senior crew member.

notes
  • the romulans!!
  • found out this morning from the wiki that the romulan captain's actor will play spock's dad????
  • and yes i was reading the wiki page bc why would they use roman vocabulary.... they're aliens.....?... did not find a satisfying answer btw
  • but fun!! i mean except that extremely sad ending damn
🤨

15 Shore Leave

When McCoy sees the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, the crew begins to realize that the planet they are visiting seems to have the dangerous power to turn any thought into reality.

notes
  • dig it in there mr spock cold open ????????
  • this is getting ridiculous....
  • the princess hat stays ON while your crewmate gets killed
  • why did the fight between kirk and his chaotic evil ex or whatever last for 2/3 of the episode though

16 The Galileo Seven

Crash landing on a planet populated by hostile giants, the 7-man crew of the shuttlecraft Galileo find themselves unable to communicate with the enterprise or to escape the planet's atmosphere.

notes
  • why are we all bullying spock now....
  • they don't deserve him!!!
  • hands on his hips looking at a dead body i love him so much
  • who throws spears like thatt

17 The Squire of Gothos

Encountering an uncharted planet in an empty region of space, Kirk and his crew are entertained by Trelane, a playful being who lacks the self-control to wield his great psionic powers with discipline.

notes
  • they really love to make people disappear and reappear in different places
  • misogyny :(
  • i was mostly sleeping through this but i did not miss the insane eye contact between kirk at spock at the end i'll tell you that much
gorn <33

18 Arena

With both their ships held captive by powerful beings, Kirk and the captain of the alien vessel are placed on an asteroid to fight for their lives and the lives of their crews.

notes
  • “Doctor, you are a sensualist...” “You bet your pointed ears I am!” OK!
  • GORN!!!!
  • they make you wait for him but once he arrives it's so much fun
  • also anti colonization!!
  • plus the genderless twink at the end... this episode really has it all

19 Tomorrow Is Yesterday

In a freak accident the Enterprise is sent back to 20th century Earth, and must find their way back without changing history.

notes
  • so kirk was absolutely flirting with the pilot guy at the beginning
  • obessed with the lesbian planet?? kirk and spock complaining about the computer i love a workplace comedy
  • great spones moments as well in this one
  • “oh this little thing?” he was done with that interrogation lmao
  • chicken soup!

20 Court Martial

Captain Kirk's career is at stake when he is put on trial for the loss of a crewman during an ion storm.

notes
  • free my man he did all of it but i don’t care
  • love a courtroom drama episode!!
  • spock’s testimony was so romantic.......

21 The Return of the Archons

The Enterprise encounters a seemingly peaceful civilization run by a "benevolent" being named Landru... who intends for them to join his people.

notes
  • doctor who ass episode
  • the oufits really save this one spock’s looked incredible in his goth shawl...
  • “You’d make a splendid computer” “That is very kind of you, captain” 😭😭

22 Space Seed

The Enterprise picks up a crew of genetic supermen from the 20th century... and their leader, Khan, plans to create a new empire.

notes
  • oh! khan origin episode......... kinda mid not gonna lie
  • i also know what he will do >:(
  • why would you give the sus guy access to the manual of the ship 💀
  • “I thought you said it couldn't possibly be an earth vessel.” “I fail to understand why it always gives you pleasure to see me proven wrong.” “an emotional earth weakness of mine...” at least this was cute :)

23 A Taste of Armageddon

The Enterprise arrives at a planet to establish diplomatic relations and finds itself in the middle of a "peaceful" war that threatens to destroy the ship.

notes
  • anti war!!!!!!
  • some very interesting moral dillemmas in this one, still relevant unfortunately
  • on a lighter note i loved when spock came in to save kirk but kirk was literally fine
  • “Captain, you almost make me believe in luck.” “Why, Mr Spock, you almost make me believe in miracles."
  • ^^^ i clapped and cheered and cried !!!!!!

24 This Side of Paradise

The Enterprise crew try to rescue colonists from deadly radiation, but instead encounter strange alien spores that seem to offer paradise.

notes
  • kind of scared of straight happy spock.....
  • mccoy's southern accent <33
  • kirk alone on the ship was literally heartbreaking :(

25 The Devil in the Dark

Kirk investigates a series of grisly murders on a mining planet that are the work of a seemingly hostile alien creature.

notes
  • HORTA episode!!! she did nothing wrong!!!!
  • that thang looks like a melted pizza <33
  • this was so much fun just kirk and spock flirting and investigating!!
  • no kill i 😭😭

26 Errand of Mercy

The Federation and the Klingon Empire teeter on the brink of war as Kirk investigates Organia, a humble planet, inhabited by pacifists, that is unwittingly caught in the middle.

notes
  • spock running around in a cape!!!!
  • love that now we get more spirk focused little adventures
  • not sure about how the klingon look....
  • also isn’t diplomacy one of the main things kirk does???

27 The Alternative Factor

Kirk and Spock encounter an alien named Lazarus who claims to be from an anti-matter universe.

notes
  • yeah this one’s boring
  • kind of enjoyed the weird fight scenes in the alternate dimension
  • but lazarus was such an annoying character!!

28 The City on the Edge of Forever

Kirk and Spock must travel into the past in order to correct a change that will alter history.

notes
  • instant favorite!!!!
  • did not know the iconic 1930's episode was caused by bones getting high lmao
  • edith immediately clocking spock.... “You? At his side, as if you've always been there and always will” like????? “...Captain. Even when he doesn't say it, he does.” hello???
  • this is such a tragic episode, i love edith so much 😭
  • need to read I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream !

29 Operation: Annihilate!

Kirk and the Enterprise must combat parasitic aliens threatening the lives of millions.

notes
  • took a few seconds to be sad for sam kirk and then promptly laughing because that’s william shatner with a mustache sjkfgdh
  • every single bones and spock interaction in this one <33
  • i can’t believe this was already the last ep of the first season!!
  • which only means one thing..........

Season 2

01 Amok Time

First Officer Spock returns to his home world for a brutal Vulcan mating ritual.

notes
  • i can’t even begin to imagine how would someone react to this in 1967 without any warning
  • this is a crazy way to open a season and i loved it so much!!
  • there are too many iconic moments to list...
  • it’s chekov first episode as well??
  • i’ll have to come back to this.......
*gently holds the enterprise*

02 Who Mourns for Adonais?

The crew of the Enterprise are held captive by an alien who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo.

notes
  • to coin a phrase “fascinating” hehe
  • kirk saying “alright mister” to the god apollo 😭
  • love when they cut back to the giant hand holding the enterprise
  • girls you need to stand up (carolyn and scotty)

03 The Changeling

The crew of the USS Enterprise deals with an indestructible planet-destroying space probe.

notes
  • that’s a robit
  • love spock’s unimpressed expressions
  • scotty is addicted to being electrocuted
  • “you didn’t think i had it in me, did you spock?” “no, sir” jim’s sad face i’m crying
  • so uhura lost her entire memory and nobody cares?? >:(
  • the end is so unserious chatgpt should kill itself idc
  • kirk calling himself mother twice i know that’s right

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these are forever wips as i watch the series/movies, song suggestions are very welcome!!

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