Episode of the Week : Day of the Dove
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A solid episode with a great performance by Michael Ansara as Kang; 7.
Yeah Ansara and Colicos are the two best actors to play Klingons and they are the ones we think of when someone mentions the word! With Ansara it's almost as if Kirk gets through to him on a wider basis with his talk of them helping each other not just here but out there as well instead of being enemies! There was a scene where Kirk drops the Klingons off and he and Kang talk about such possibilities, shame it was never filmed but DOTD is perfect as it is anyways!
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Strong 8 with some excellent and memorable moments from the series. Definitely among my favorite episodes, especially with Kang and Kirk's interaction. The alien of the week is actually an interesting and mysterious and a good effect.
6. While I enjoy the episode, and appreciate the 60s antiwar sentiment, the script is pretty silly.
Favorite silly moment: Kirk picking up the unconscious Chekov, while Walter very clearly helps by standing up and getting into position.
Favorite dramatic moment: the initial confrontation between Kang and Kirk on the "ball of dust."
But Kang is still the best Klingon ever.
Favorite silly moment: Kirk picking up the unconscious Chekov, while Walter very clearly helps by standing up and getting into position.
Favorite dramatic moment: the initial confrontation between Kang and Kirk on the "ball of dust."
But Kang is still the best Klingon ever.
Why didn't the Klingons imagine batleths? 
Seriously, though, I've always loved this episode for it's portrayal of the Klingons. Equal rights for women (Marta, wife and science officer. I always assumed she was first officer, too, since Spock held those same roles). Klingons responding to a distress call for one of their own colonies. Much more definition of their species than we had with Errand of Mercy.
Seriously, though, I've always loved this episode for it's portrayal of the Klingons. Equal rights for women (Marta, wife and science officer. I always assumed she was first officer, too, since Spock held those same roles). Klingons responding to a distress call for one of their own colonies. Much more definition of their species than we had with Errand of Mercy.
8? 9? I gave it a solid 10!
JB
JB
That part always made me chuckle - even when I was a kid.
7. A very good episode, one that stands out in the mediocrity that pervades season three. Excellent villain (Kang) excellently portrayed by Michael Ansara, a truly great character actor and one of the best guest stars of the entire series. Nice job by Susan Howard, too. One of the last episodes of the series written by a "name" Sci-Fi writer (Jerome Bixby). And how wonderful too to see reincarnation in the 23rd Century, as extra David L. Ross gets another chance to die in a red shirt after he was disintegrated in "The Omega Glory."
Excellent and for all of the previously stated reasons. I'll add something though. I've always liked the dark tone of the bridge in this one. Its as though they were on "night shift" or something. It seemed to bring out the colors better. The look of this episode always struck me.
A classic example of how even season 3 Trek is better than other SF shows. Great writing, incredible casting. Kor may be a great "bureaucrat" warrior Klingon but Kang is a true fighting Klingon. So many great quotes in this episode.
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A great one. I did notice, watching s3 lately, that aliens (etc.) were able to do just about any godlike thing, without any attempt at an explanation. We trust ST enough by this point (s3) that any "powers" alien threats have is somehow technologically created , not magic. A casual viewer, unfamiliar with ST, could be forgiven for thinking it was a show about wizards on other planets, though. Feeding on an emotion is vaguely magic-like, or can seem that way.
The social point of the story... I don't know. It doesn't seem to encourage humanity to feel responsible for the world's violence. Oh no, some being must be getting us all riled up... we're too nice to do it on our own... Then again, we are manipulated into war.
One of my favorite bits of Trek dialogue, ever:
This is Kang.
Cease hostilities.
Disarm.
The episode is worth watching for Michael Ansara alone. Kang is my favorite old-school Klingon.
This is Kang.
Cease hostilities.
Disarm.
The episode is worth watching for Michael Ansara alone. Kang is my favorite old-school Klingon.
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