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Plato's Step Children

posted a year ago by Thadd (339)
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The interracial kiss is what everyone talks about.

The whip and the branding iron were shocking, and long before 9 And a 1/2 Weeks, Vikings, or other depictions of rough sex.

[–] johnnybear (146) a year ago

I disliked this episode a lot. Shatner playing a horse and Nimoy with castanets is pure embarrassment! Though anyone who kisses Nichelle is a lucky bastard in my book!
Shut the door, Mary
JB

[–] mikethemartian (6137) a year ago

It was supposed to be embarrassing. That was the whole point.

[–] strntz (10944) a year ago

It was embarrassing and humiliating to both Kirk and Spock, but nothing compared to the insult of intelligence to the viewers of that travesty.

The screenwriters dropped the ball on that one - they could have had Parmen humiliate them without it being over the top campy and ridiculous.

[–] KaiMaster (795) a year ago

Imagine if the Borg had arrived at that planet before the Enterprise did!

[–] johnnybear (146) a year ago

I get that but it was too embarrassing to watch either!!!
Shut the door, Mary
JB

[–] TylerAArse (2680) a year ago

Everyone talks about it because that's all there is to talk about in this episode. It's one of the worst episodes of the entire ST universe. So yeah, I'm happy they harp on the kiss.

[–] PaladinNJ (20357) 8 months ago

Originally it was supposed to be Spock & Uhura who kissed. Shatner realized the implications of the milestone and had it switched to him.