Is it bad casting or is this leader of the kids just a late bloomer and despite being almost 30 years old, still not in puberty? And the actress who played Miri was already over 20 when the episode was filmed. I mean, people generally looked older than they were back then, but a little more realism in the portrayal of children would have been appropriate.
Yeoman Rand is once again reduced to her feminine charms ("Look at my legs"), but for a change she is not the lightning rod of male lust in this episode. Instead, Kirk hits on an underage girl, which apparently didn't ring any alarm bells at the time when the episode was aired on TV. And the only thing Kirk can think of to cheer up a GIRL and make her feel safe is to tell her how beautiful she looks. There is just so much wrong in this episode on so many levels...
And I can't help it, but Bones seems to me to be the worst doctor in the history of Star Trek. They meet a humanoid, human-like being who appears to be seriously ill and in pain. And Bones? Does nothing. Doesn't give him any medicine, no sedatives, doesn't talk to the man, doesn't examine him. And of course this person then dies. And when the crew meets Miri, who seems frightened and who could also be ill, Bones does nothing again. He doesn't talk to her in a calming way, doesn't examine her, or give her a mild sedative. As a crew member of the Enterprise, you can only hope never to get sick when Dr. Evil is on duty.
And since TOS is not short of facepalm moments, there are of course plenty of them in this episode too:
Millions of children would have to live on such a planet - if the virus has even spread globally. How many teachers and doctors does Starfleet want to send to the planet for all these children?
The kids have survived on this planet for 300 years and apparently had enough food, water and clothing (after all, everything seems to be in top condition - there isn't even garbage piling up on the streets after 300 years). But just as the Enterprise arrives, the food supplies are almost used up. What a coincidence. And what about the kids in the next town 50 miles away? What about their food supplies?
And then the scene with the communicators. All four of them leave their devices unattended on the table, knowing very well how important they are for their mission. Ouch.
Yeoman Rand is once again reduced to her feminine charms ("Look at my legs"), but for a change she is not the lightning rod of male lust in this episode. Instead, Kirk hits on an underage girl, which apparently didn't ring any alarm bells at the time when the episode was aired on TV. And the only thing Kirk can think of to cheer up a GIRL and make her feel safe is to tell her how beautiful she looks. There is just so much wrong in this episode on so many levels...
And I can't help it, but Bones seems to me to be the worst doctor in the history of Star Trek. They meet a humanoid, human-like being who appears to be seriously ill and in pain. And Bones? Does nothing. Doesn't give him any medicine, no sedatives, doesn't talk to the man, doesn't examine him. And of course this person then dies. And when the crew meets Miri, who seems frightened and who could also be ill, Bones does nothing again. He doesn't talk to her in a calming way, doesn't examine her, or give her a mild sedative. As a crew member of the Enterprise, you can only hope never to get sick when Dr. Evil is on duty.
And since TOS is not short of facepalm moments, there are of course plenty of them in this episode too:
Millions of children would have to live on such a planet - if the virus has even spread globally. How many teachers and doctors does Starfleet want to send to the planet for all these children?
The kids have survived on this planet for 300 years and apparently had enough food, water and clothing (after all, everything seems to be in top condition - there isn't even garbage piling up on the streets after 300 years). But just as the Enterprise arrives, the food supplies are almost used up. What a coincidence. And what about the kids in the next town 50 miles away? What about their food supplies?
And then the scene with the communicators. All four of them leave their devices unattended on the table, knowing very well how important they are for their mission. Ouch.