Mudd's Women

[eliyes]

Harry, maybe don't plot to take over the ship in front of the security guards, eh? *facepalm*

It's been a while since I've seen this one. I'd forgotten how, for the first half of the episode, while all the rest of the men on the ship are going dreamy over the women, Kirk's reaction is "Stop touching me! Stop that! Get away!" and when he finds one in his room, he's pissed and tries to keep barriers between them, until her magic voodoo finally takes hold on him and he starts acting shy and drugged -- and tries to kick her out again anyway. And physically resists kissing her, although he stands there like a confused ox.

Also, it's hysterical how the lighting unpinks and the soft focus vanishes when Evie decides she can't do this. X3 That's some SUBTLE camera-work there!

Spock is way too amused-looking when he's eavesdropping on McCoy trying to figure out if the women are really as beautiful as the men think they are. Possibly because he's trying to be logical.

Comments

[ladyblahblah.livejournal.com]

I think my favorite part of that episode is when Bones finds one of the women in Sickbay and realizes she has bio readings that are made out of crazy. The line, "Are you wearing some unusual kind of perfume? Or something . . . radioactive, my dear?" will forever live as one of my all-time favorite quotes. XD

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was cute. XD

I suspect Spock's ending scene line of "a most annoying and emotional episode" were meant to be a pun... but did you notice the episode wasn't even really about the crew? It was just a bit odd. Although I like the bizarre dynamic between Mudd and Kirk. They seem to understand each other remarkably well, and almost like each other. Cheerful disdain, maybe.

[ladyblahblah.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you sort of get the impression that part of Kirk sort of likes Mudd, and the rest of him is supremely annoyed at that fact. :lol:

This is another one of those episodes that plays like a random golden-age sci-fi story that just happens to take place within the frame of this particular show. "Charlie X", "Miri", and "Return of the Archons" all spring to mind in this respect, as well. I like them, but it can be a little jarring to realize that the main cast didn't really need to be there at all.

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

Exactly! And Mudd seems to feel pretty much the same way about Kirk. XD

It's true. The main cast in these episodes serve as a vehicle for the story -- any other ship might do just as well.