| Review : |
An interesting concept, that ancient mythology was based on alien visitors to Earth. Possibly "Chariots of the Gods" was an inspiration for it, but it was worth exploring. However, they did not do it very well. The classical references seem reasonably accurate (although there was no mention of the Sun). Incidentally, Pollux IV was an interesting choice, being both a real star(Beta Geminorum) and Apollo's half-brother in mythology. Still, for all that, the script was not particularly good. Apollo demanded something that Humanity could no longer give, and Kirk made sure that he did not get it. So, they were captured and freed themselves again, simple enough. Lieutenant Palamas was once again a bit of a pushover, something from the script even before they met Apollo, but she just got swept away until Kirk swept her back. It is possibly understandable what she saw in the situation, but there was no particular reason for anyone else to be tempted, which would have been far better. As it was, all the others could see was a prison. Scotty (who should not really be on a landing party) let his jealousy go far too far and simply served as a convenient subject to get beaten up. The hand in space was effective, and the new visualisations captured it well. However, that does not make up for the basic failings. A weak episode. |
