Season 1 episode 8 (IMDB), episode 9 (Paramount), or episode 11 (Memory Alpha). Anyway, we get a complete copy of Earth, the failed longevity experiment, bonk bonk, and Kirk wrenching a kid off a desktop. Beyond that, no explanation surrounding AN EXACT COPY OF EARTH! Zero, zip, zilch, nada.

Side query: What’s considered the “official” episode breakdown?

  • Lopen's Left Arm
    15•10 months ago

    I think it’s a huge missed opportunity to have the TOS randomness never come up again. Imagine like a DS9 episode, heavy with political intrigue and the looming threat of the Dominion War, then one day here comes the official delegate from Gangster World to formalize relations with Bajor.

    • @ummthatguyOPEnglish
      6•10 months ago

      Right? There’s definitely a limit to that sort of thinking à la Willy Wonka’s backstory, but to introduce such a massively unexplained idea is infuriating.

      • Lopen's Left Arm
        12•10 months ago

        If you’ve never seen TAS, you should check that out too, it gets even wilder with that stuff. There’s an episode that leaves a 50’ tall clone of Spock just kicking around the galaxy, and another episode where the crew meets actual Satan and he turns out to be a pretty nice guy.

        • @ummthatguyOPEnglish
          6•10 months ago

          Yeah, been meaning to delve into that, but have yet to acquire the hallucinogens necessary to do so.

          • Lopen's Left Arm
            6•10 months ago

            It’s worth watching through once, just to check that box. It’s definitely a product of its time, and as little animation budget as humanly possible