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Star Trek: Arena (1967)
My personal favorite
While the Arena is looked on as a great episode of Star Trek by fans it isn't regarded as one of the best. I however consider Arena to be one of the best. It has excellent character development for Kirk and a not-so- evil adversary in the form of the Gorn. Though the Gorn is criticized for looking "Unrealistic" I personally love it in here. A shame the Gorn didn't appear after this episode. As a Godzilla fan I don't have a problem with men in suits. The episode it self is also very enjoyable and fast paced. The conflict we are presented with is a ton of fun to watch and the acting is solid. By far my favorite episode of the show.
Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966)
Great start to a great show
The first "real" episode of Star Trek WNMHGB is an excellent starting point for one of the most famous Science-Fiction franchises. The plot starts off strongly and excitingly though gets somewhat slow at the end. The "enemy" of the episode is a Psychic-Powered member of the Enterprise and one of Kirk's oldest friends. As cool as his powers are compared to other villains later on it isn't the strongest villain though he does suffice. The best part about our villain though his relationship with Kirk. It is clear how much it pains him to have to basically kill his oldest friend. Our "Woman of the episode" plays a bigger part then usual and does a very good performance. Overall an excellent episode though a bit slow at the end.
Star Trek: What Are Little Girls Made Of? (1966)
A good but slow episode
WALGMO is a good episode but has some serious problems. The most major of this is it's pacing. While not as awful as some other episodes' pacing ((Miri)) it's 50 minute length shows and is very hard to sit through. It's concept also is not the most original having been a common feature of Science Fiction before this episode. It's execution while good isn't amazing and just adds to the somewhat "Been here done that" feeling of the episode. The main villain of the episode being the Doctor and "Rock" aren't to imposing and just add to the somewhat slowness of the episode. This episode is not without it's charm though as the special effects are very good and the acting is played solid. A good episode but watching it feels very slow.
Star Trek: Miri (1966)
Annoying kids and a slow episode
Miri is probably the worst episode of Season 1. I must say that usually disease episodes in Science Fiction and Horror TV shows often feel very dull and uninteresting. Despite Miri's twist on it all, it doesn't prevent the episode from having a feeling of "I've seen this else-where". The twist to Miri though is the fact that kids are the only surviving beings on the planet. This in it self hurts the episode though. The kids are insanely annoying and makes me wish Kirk punched at leas the overbite kid who kept saying "Bang bang" in the face. The virus isn't really original and the attempts at tension while acted well by Shatner, Nimoy and the rest of the cast just doesn't make the episode any less dull. A bad episode and one I'm not interested in watching again soon.