"The Squire of Gothos" - a lot to like

[Orcus]

I like to think of the machinery as some kind of amplifier and/or governor regulating any random, stray thoughts he might have interferring with his focus...

 

[Maurice]

I like to think of the machinery as bad writing...

 

[Orcus]

I like to think of the machinery as bad writing...

Well to be fair it appeared for the benefit of the audience of the day - "Oh look - there's something more to this thing after all. Oooh, how the plot thickens"...

Don't forget - it might seem sloppy and hackneyed to us with today's perspective but it was necessary spoon-feeding back then. Oh, and the 1960s audience probably didn't even give it much thought past the few seconds it was on screen: back then TV was ephemeral - here today, gone and forgotten tomorrow...

 

[Botany Bay]

Loads to like here - Spock's utter contempt for Trelane, all the great lower decks characters and of course the lovely Yeoman Ross

 

[Captain Roberts]

Loads to like here - Spock's utter contempt for Trelane, all the great lower decks characters and of course the lovely Yeoman Ross

Yoeman Ross....that's a lot to likeabout the episode. Absolutely one of the best installments of the series. Just a lot of fun to rewatch.

 

[Chrisisall]

The original Q episode!

 

[VulcanVixen]

(whose name gets pronounced variously as "JAY-ger" and the more correct "YAY-ger").
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I'm glad you pointed that out! Bones accidentally says "Jay-ger" once. I started to giggle and then proceeded to shake my head condescendingly.

 

[T'Girl]

.... and of course the lovely Yeoman Ross

If only she would stick her bottom lip out a bit more.........perfect.

 

[startrekrcks]

I thought the Squire was a bit strange

 

[Klingon Empire]

You guys are absolutely correct, this episode is great. I just got done watching it on Fancast after missing it originally. It was just a lot of fun to watch.

I really enjoyed the Trelane character, Bill Cambell played it perfectly. I think that this was one of the best episodes. I liked the fact that Trelane resembled Q so much, but the Q character was way more refined. He was classy and fun. Trelane was just a spoiled brat.

The Best comparison to make would be Q's son. He was a Trelane-ish character.

All in all, I think this was a great Episode.

 

[Maurice]

Don't forget - it might seem sloppy and hackneyed to us with today's perspective but it was necessary spoon-feeding back then...

I didn't notice this reply before, but that's baloney. Many people constantly underestimate the sophistication of audiences in the past. There's nothing in Squire of Gothos that a 5th grader couldn't follow even without the machinery (which seems like a loose end from an earlier idea of what Trelane was and how his powers worked). I know: I saw it as a 5th grader in 1974.