Catspaw
- Episode aired Oct 27, 1967
- TV-PG
- 50m
Very alien visitors to our galaxy attempt to connect with human consciousness but miss, winding up tapping into the regions of human nightmares instead.Very alien visitors to our galaxy attempt to connect with human consciousness but miss, winding up tapping into the regions of human nightmares instead.Very alien visitors to our galaxy attempt to connect with human consciousness but miss, winding up tapping into the regions of human nightmares instead.
- Korob
- (as Theo Marcuse)
- DeSalle
- (as Mike Barrier)
- Crewman Jackson
- (as Jimmy Jones)
- Lieutenant Hadley
- (uncredited)
- Yeoman
- (uncredited)
- Lieutenant Leslie
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- Robert Bloch
- D.C. Fontana(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe voices of the little creatures in the final scene are the sounds made by newly-hatched alligators calling for their mother.
- GoofsThe initial landing party makes no sense. Kirk almost always leads the landing party himself. The planet is seemingly uninhabited and has sparse plant life. If he doesn't go himself, he would send Spock with a team of professional scientists with a heavy concentration in geology and meteorology. Instead, Kirk sends an engineer, an amateur botanist, and a command-track officer. Not a blueshirt in the bunch.
- Quotes
First Witch: Wind shall rise.
Second Witch: And fog descend.
Third Witch: So leave here, all, or meet your end.
[wailing witches cackle and vanish]
Captain James T. Kirk: Spock. Comment.
Mr. Spock: Very bad poetry, Captain.
Captain James T. Kirk: A more useful comment, Mr. Spock.
Mr. Spock: What we've just seen is not real.
Captain James T. Kirk: That's useful.
- Alternate versionsSpecial Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song. Highlights include a wider establishing shot showing the entire castle, not just the front door.
- ConnectionsEdited from Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966)
This is a 'so bad it's good' episode, but unfortunately it does not entertain that much outside of some decent lines from certain characters.
The plot is a mish-mash of ideas from other episodes, with a 'spooky' Halloween-like theme, used to explore aspects of humanity such as consciousness, fear, and other sensations. It does not work for me as sci-fi, drama, philosophy or anything other than a way to enjoy watching the characters interact in silly situations.
Sylvia, Kirk, Spock, Bones, Chekhov and LaSalle have moments where they are moderately amusing, but nothing particularly memorable. Some of Spock's dry delivery is as good as ever, LaSalle's command moments are solid and Sylvia's general persona is quite watchable. Antoinette Bower is easily the standout performer and displays some decent charisma. Most other cast members are solid, but James Doohan and George Takei might as well not be there.
It feels harsh to criticise the visuals because they are so fun and provide a lot of the enjoyment I took from the episode, but there is no denying how bad the giant cat and string puppets are. The fight scenes are pretty badly edited and choreographed, particularly Kirk's disarming of Scotty and Sulu's martial arts. The less said about Chekhov's wig the better!
- snoozejonc
- Aug 20, 2021
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