“The Man Trap”
Written by some dude with lady issues
Probably directed by Marc Daniels
Season 1, Episode 1
Production episode: First!!111
Original air date: The ’60s
Star date: April 17th.2
Mission summary
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![]() M-113, a planet so boring they didn’t bother naming it. |
![]() decides a brief tickle fight would be good for morale. |
![]() McCoy’s ex, Carter, until he gets a closer look at her. |
![]() kill all humans?” |
![]() the salt from his body! |
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![]() Mr. Spock to give up singing. He resists vehemently. |
![]() the worst Bond: Lazenby or Moore. This’ll take awhile. |
![]() but could only carry 100lbs back to the wagon. |
![]() impressive working prototype of bathtub Saurian brandy. |
![]() return his tribble plushie. |
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![]() to insert the dollar bills. |
![]() an object of infighting. |
![]() lightens the mood and relieves some tension. |
![]() “suckers” weren’t a euphemism. Oh the mistakes he’s made… |
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[spoiler]
Our early reviews were so short. How did we get so wordy? – EM
We let ourselves go, like Schwarzenegger. But at least were able to fix it in time. Just think, if a picture’s worth a thousand words, then these are actually longer than our usual reviews! – TA
[/spoiler]
Analysis
@ecmyers So Kirk is making a log entry about the fact that McCoy has only been with one woman? Nice.
@ecmyers Because “Bones” is a much better nickname than “Plum.”
@ecmyers I wonder why she calls him Plum. His favorite character in Clue? No wait, he’s a doctor, not a professor.
@ecmyers Thank God Kirk explained that in his Captain’s Log. I never would have figured out they were seeing different women.
@ecmyers Why’d Prof. Crater look so freaked when McCoy told him to cut down on his salt intake? #ifihadwrittenthis
@ecmyers Actually, Darnell probably *was* stupid enough to eat something he’s never seen before, considering. #innuendo
@ecmyers I guess that’s true of the salt vampire too, a little more literally.
@ecmyers Sorry, Uhura. Spock’s right this time—you *are* being illogical.
@ecmyers You hate opening hailing frequencies? You’re lucky you have a job.
@ecmyers Kirk: “What kills a healthy man?” Well, following strange women into the wilderness doesn’t help. #helearneditfromwatchingyou
@ecmyers Uh… Was Kirk just being racist, or are they actually delivering Mexican chili peppers to Cmdr. Jose Dominguez?
@ecmyers Is this the last time McCoy refers to the captain as “sir”? #1stepisode
@ecmyers They didn’t bring a sample of the Borgia plant to the ship before? Also, hey, his name is Sturgeon! #injokes
@ecmyers Kirk, you don’t think it’s weird that “Green” found Sturgeon dead & decided to wander around instead of telling you? #worstcrewever
@ecmyers “Stop thinking with your glands.” Ouch. Kirk’s on a roll. #potmeetkettle
@ecmyers Stop hitting on Yeoman Rand! #seriouslyworstcrewever
@ecmyers Sulu’s “Feeding the weepers?” Please don’t be a euphemism.
@ecmyers “Try taking one of those red pills you gave me last week.” Proof that Star Trek takes place in the Matrix? #itallmakesensenow
@ecmyers “Armed and able-bodied crewmen are not attacked and slaughtered this easily.” You should hire some for Enterprise. #worstcrewever
@ecmyers I didn’t know the communicators let people cut in. What phone plan is that? How many text messages do they get each month?
@ecmyers “Yellow alert” is a lot easier to say than “General Quarters 3.” #firstepisode
@ecmyers Is it just me, or does a killer onboard warrant a red alert, maybe? #ifitweremyship
@ecmyers Weird to hear Kirk call Spock “Lieutenant.” #1stepisode
@ecmyers So what killed all the salt vampires?
@ecmyers Oh, I know! Dr. Pepper.
@ecmyers Sorry.
@ecmyers But seriously, too much of that stuff will kill you.
@ecmyers Did they put salt in man traps to capture the creature? Because it looked like the salt vampire played on both teams. #badtitles
@ecmyers Ew. Crater’s in love with it? #kinky
@ecmyers Nice line: “This thing becomes wife, lover, best friend, wise man, fool, idol, slave.” #kinky
@ecmyers “My ancestors spawned in another ocean than yours did.” #kinky
@ecmyers Shoot it, McCoy!
@ecmyers It’s killing Captain Kirk. Shoot it already!
@ecmyers *sigh* That McCoy… It’s nice to know that he’s got your back, no matter what.
@ecmyers What a coincidence, Jim. I’m thinking of buffalo wings.
@ecmyers Well, that was a depressing ending. #warp1istheloneliestnumber
[spoiler]Eugene can, with aplomb, distill complex ideas into an eclat of 140-characters. – TA
Is that even a compliment? – EM
Do you want it to be? – TA[/spoiler]
Eugene’s Rating: Warp Factor 4.2856419 (on a possible scale of 1 to 6)
Torie Atkinson:
[spoiler]Succinct. Elegant, even. Is there anything cats can’t do? – TA[/spoiler]
Torie’s Rating: Warp Factor 4.0218984 (on a possible scale of 1 to 6)
Trivia: You can make a bridge out of duct tape.
Next Episode: Season 1, Episode 2 – “Charlie X.”
I was buying it until I saw the fractional warp rating.
No, no, that’s not true. It was a fun ride all the way through.
Nice job!
Excellent use of lens flare, but I’m most impressed by the link to the next episode. I bet you didn’t think anybody would catch that.
I love “Production episode: First!!111”
That and the 1337 summary.
Awesome review. You certainly caught all the salient points, and I think the screencaps work. You should definitely do this every time, for every episode. Especially all the TNG ones.
My favorite tweet? @ecmyers “Armed and able-bodied crewmen are not attacked and slaughtered this easily.” You should hire some for Enterprise. #worstcrewever
Hahaha.
Seriously, these reviews remind me of my twittercasts of the Oscar ceremony. Except that I’m not as witty. Or clever. Well, frankly, I can’t even spell that well.
I really can’t wait to see the revamped review of The Way to Eden, particularly since it’s my favorite episode evar.
Oh, and Eugene, you slacker! Where’s the witty twittercast commentary? Torie totally wins this.
Oh wait. I got those backwards. Oops. That means Torie loses. But the LOLCat is pretty funny.
Only one word covers this…. Awesome!
I don’t know, but between the kinky ‘wife, lover, best friend, wise man, fool, idol, slave’, the spawning in oceans, and the sucking salt, this episode has become even more interesting than I remember it….
I disagree with you about that scene between Uhura and Spock. She wasn’t really trying to get him to stop singing, she was trying to use reverse sicology, no psycology, oh drat, that’s too hard a word. She was trying to use reverse head-shrink stuff to get him to open for her – figuring that after his performance, her performance would sound all that much the better.
@ 1 ccradio
Now with 200% more accuracy!
@ 2 DemetriosX
Nah, I expected you guys to pick up on it. Nothing gets past you!
@ 3 ChurchHatesTucker
Thank you :)
@ 4 toryx
Every time! Surely you jest. That took forever!
@ 8 NomadUK
See? Making you look at ST a whole new way.
@ 9 Ludon
She’s not wrong…
Torie @ 10:
Well it WAS April Fools…:)