More rewatchable than one might think. Especially being made in the sixties, this one doesn't feel as slowly-paced. Or I was absorbed in the proceedings of the Platonians.
Not sure why this one gets as much vitriol as it does?
True, there are some issues, such as why the Platonians never bothered to research cures for paper cuts due to all the reading they're alleged to be doing, or otherwise Parmen is the first.
Or how Kirk managed to change into a kinky toga and still be allowed to have his communicator holstered.
Or why Alexander was able to live just as long as the others, though the plot explains enough of it via the pituitary gland and how that ties into the kironide substance. Amazed at how much detail was put into this, and some other scenes. It largely adds up. Certainly feels like it...
It does have those 60s tropes of a quick ending, never to have a sequel.
But the acting of the cast really sells the high-concept psychological horror. Roll with that and it's a surprisingly tense and creepy episode. (yes, we've seen the clips taken out of context. They're far more poignant in context. )
Parmen is essentially Trelane played straight.
Philana is suitably nasty. While not directly involved in most scenes, her reactions make up for it.
Michael Dunn excels in a cast, of which all already excel.
Of course, Kirk and co adapting to kironide is at the speed of plot, but it wasn't handled badly. Plus the latest in-episode explanation as to why Parmen would obviously kill them all - not just for the secrecy of their place, but because anyone trapped there would adapt. Nicely layered.
Not a classic, true, but it's definitely not a clunker.
6/10, maybe 7.
Not sure why this one gets as much vitriol as it does?
True, there are some issues, such as why the Platonians never bothered to research cures for paper cuts due to all the reading they're alleged to be doing, or otherwise Parmen is the first.
Or how Kirk managed to change into a kinky toga and still be allowed to have his communicator holstered.
Or why Alexander was able to live just as long as the others, though the plot explains enough of it via the pituitary gland and how that ties into the kironide substance. Amazed at how much detail was put into this, and some other scenes. It largely adds up. Certainly feels like it...
It does have those 60s tropes of a quick ending, never to have a sequel.
But the acting of the cast really sells the high-concept psychological horror. Roll with that and it's a surprisingly tense and creepy episode. (yes, we've seen the clips taken out of context. They're far more poignant in context. )
Parmen is essentially Trelane played straight.
Philana is suitably nasty. While not directly involved in most scenes, her reactions make up for it.
Michael Dunn excels in a cast, of which all already excel.
Of course, Kirk and co adapting to kironide is at the speed of plot, but it wasn't handled badly. Plus the latest in-episode explanation as to why Parmen would obviously kill them all - not just for the secrecy of their place, but because anyone trapped there would adapt. Nicely layered.
Not a classic, true, but it's definitely not a clunker.
6/10, maybe 7.