Synopsis: A young and creepy boy, Charlie Evans, is dumped off on the Enterprise by a nearby cargo ship. Charlie, who was the sole survivor of a spaceship crash as a small child, has somehow developed weird, psychic powers that the Enterprise will soon come to experience. He becomes obsessed with the first human female he sees - Nameless Yeoman #1 (actual name: Janice Rand, but she hilariously and unknowingly is never referred to by name), and, uhh, comes on a little strong, to say the least. Anyway, he basically goes around doing weird crap like turning meatloaf into turkeys and blowing up ships. Eventually, Charlie is taken away by glowy, alien heads called Thasians and they, knowing that he is crazy, apologize for his behavior and reverse everything that Charlie screwed up.
I love you, Janice - Uuggghhhhh ooohhhh yyeeaaahhhhh.......
Come on, Charlie - let's be glowy heads together.
Mike's Thoughts: I've got to say, this was a pretty good episode. Charlie has ridiculous powers ranging from blowing up ships to turning some girl into a lizard. I'm glad they didn't tie him down to just one cool power. Also, there was three-dimensional chess, which was pretty cool, and, as you see later, a crazy space jam with Spock and Uhura.
3D Chess: cool game? or coolest and greatest game ever?
Anna's Thoughts: Fave episode so far, definitely. Best Hair goes to Yeoman Rand for her checkerboard beehive, and she actually takes the cake for Best Yeoman, too, in my book. (What's a Yeoman? Who knows!) Also, anyone know what the numbers of Kirk's supposed "star dates" mean? Me neither - and I guess neither does Wikipedia. Anyway, 50 minutes well spent. I think I'm going to like Yeoman Rand-heavy episdoes. And space lute-heavy ones, too.
Mmmhmm, girl! You put the YOW! in Yeoman!
Best part we can't stop talking about:
So, for some reason, a musical scene including Uhura's smoky, jazz singing talents and Spock's "space lute" playing is in this episode. And it takes up like, 10 minutes. It's awesome, sing it, girl!
Play me that sweet, sweet, space music. Also tune that thing.
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