A botanical plague threatens the vegetation of an entire planet; only a shipment of zenite can prevent the disaster, the mineral found on the planet Ardana, where the intellectually superior inhabitants of Stratos, a cloud city, rule over the retarded (Star Treks's word, not mine) Troglytes, who do all the hard work in the mines on the surface. Unfortunately, the Troglytes believe that the Enterprise is there to help foil a rebellion and are reluctant to hand over the goods.
Prejudice, humanitarianism, and equality are the subjects tackled by this episode, all very admirable but, for me, this one is all about the babeage, with two fine Star Trek hotties for our viewing pleasure: Diana Ewing plays Droxine, daughter of Plasus, advisor to the high council of Stratos, her outfit leaving very little to the imagination, as the usually reserved Spock quickly notices; the other babe is Troglyte 'disruptor' Vanna (Charlene Polite), who slips out of her jumpsuit and into something a bit more revealing, much to Kirk's approval.
The episode's class struggle plotline is reasonably engaging, and allows Kirk to go a little crazy and engage in some fisticuffs, but it's the pretty ladies with their bare midriffs that make the real lasting impression.
Prejudice, humanitarianism, and equality are the subjects tackled by this episode, all very admirable but, for me, this one is all about the babeage, with two fine Star Trek hotties for our viewing pleasure: Diana Ewing plays Droxine, daughter of Plasus, advisor to the high council of Stratos, her outfit leaving very little to the imagination, as the usually reserved Spock quickly notices; the other babe is Troglyte 'disruptor' Vanna (Charlene Polite), who slips out of her jumpsuit and into something a bit more revealing, much to Kirk's approval.
The episode's class struggle plotline is reasonably engaging, and allows Kirk to go a little crazy and engage in some fisticuffs, but it's the pretty ladies with their bare midriffs that make the real lasting impression.