Season 1 episode 8 (IMDB), episode 9 (Paramount), or episode 11 (Memory Alpha). Anyway, we get a complete copy of Earth, the failed longevity experiment, bonk bonk, and Kirk wrenching a kid off a desktop. Beyond that, no explanation surrounding AN EXACT COPY OF EARTH! Zero, zip, zilch, nada.

Side query: What’s considered the “official” episode breakdown?

  • ummthatguy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    6·
    8 months ago

    Right? There’s definitely a limit to that sort of thinking à la Willy Wonka’s backstory, but to introduce such a massively unexplained idea is infuriating.

    • LopensLeftArm
      15·
      8 months ago

      If you’ve never seen TAS, you should check that out too, it gets even wilder with that stuff. There’s an episode that leaves a 50’ tall clone of Spock just kicking around the galaxy, and another episode where the crew meets actual Satan and he turns out to be a pretty nice guy.

      • ummthatguy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        6·
        8 months ago

        Yeah, been meaning to delve into that, but have yet to acquire the hallucinogens necessary to do so.