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   Subject: Re: Who Mourns for Adonais? my review   
      
   On Dec 20, 12:42apm, "jph...@gmail.com"  wrote:   
   > WHO MOURNS FOR ADONAIS?   
   >   
   > THE PLOT   
   > CHARACTERS   
   >   
   > Capt. Kirk: Unable to abide captivity, he sets about trying to find a   
   > way to free his crew from Apollo's grip from pretty much the instant   
   > the hand appears. He is not foolhardy. He recognizes Apollo's powers,   
   > and urges the others to behave cautiously and courteously, retaining   
   > courtesy even in his own direct defiance. But he also remains keenly   
   > observant, probing constantly for weaknesses, and using the resources   
   > of his crew and his ship to find a way to break Apollo's grip on them.   
   But would it have hurt to gather just a few laurel leaves?   
   >   
   > Spock: Completely in sync with his captain, and operating - like Kirk   
   > - from the starting point of Apollo not being a god, but simply an   
   > alien with an energy source. He uses the ship's sensors to find that   
   > source, while directing Uhura to work around Apollo's interference to   
   > restore communications.   
   With a big assist from the versatile Mr Leslie.   
   >   
   > Scotty: This is the first of a couple of "Scotty in Love" episodes,   
   > with the object of his affections being the noticeably-younger Space   
   > Babe of the Week. For Scotty, this means that his common sense, and   
   > the bulk of his IQ, trickle down out of his ears in gray, gooey lumps,   
   > being generally stupid and useless and putting himself repeatedly in   
   > jeopardy.   
   In a way, at least the writers were consistent about this. Every time   
   Scotty fancies himself a bonnie lass, he gets all stalkish.   
   >   
   > Hot Space Babe of the Week: Leslie Parrish is Carolyn Palamas,   
   I found her a bit too breathy and dramatic. But there was that funny   
   line Kirk said about her "Think of it as not losing an officer but   
   gaining....wait I'm losing an officer!"  And there was something   
   entirely 60's sexist about it, the notion that Palamas was in Star   
   Fleet just so she could meet a man and settle down.   
   > Villain of the Week: Michael Forest does a solid job as Apollo,   
   Solid indeed, considering what it could have been in the wrong hands.   
   Hell, imagine Shatner playing Apollo. Think Sargon.   
   >   
   > THOUGHTS   
   > Rating: 7/10. The first Season Two episode I've actually liked. Though   
   > given that Amok Time is next, I find myself optimistic about the   
   > future...   
   Yeah it's good fun, they pretty much play it straight, unlike the   
   scenery chewing excess of "Plato's Stepchildren".   
   I'll give it a 7 too.   
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