30: Star Trek: The Alternative Factor, The City on the Edge of Forever, and Operation -- Annihilate!

We've come to the conclusion of Star Trek's first season, and we're closing things out with a triple-header of The Alternative Factor, The City on the Edge of Forever, and Operation -- Annihilate! CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:14) - Intro. (00:03:07) - We've got a triple-header for our finale, kicking things off with The Alternative Factor. (00:08:26) - Some background on the episode. (00:10:16) - They kinda do Lazarus dirty, and the episode kinda tips its hand early. (00:15:31) - There are like two things that happen in this episode and they happen over and over again. (00:21:31) - Getting into the nitty-gritty of what this episode is going for. (00:27:11) - Clearing up exactly what is going down in this final conflict. (00:33:39) - Break! (00:34:06) - We're back with our big time banger for the week, The City on the Edge of Forever! (00:36:13) - Getting into the history of the episode and its many, many rewrites. (00:43:28) - Surfing on the timewaves and McCoy wipes out. (00:49:44) - Say hello to the talking time portal. (00:58:10) - Welcome to the depressing '30s! (01:02:26) - The sheer incandescence of Joan Collins. (01:06:57) - Spock's perpetual irritation with 20th century tech. (01:09:30) - Edith's mission (heh) statement. (01:12:48) - Edith Keeler must live or die! One of the two! (Also Brad had a thing he forgot about the last episode.) (01:20:42) - OK, Edith Keeler definitely needs to die. (01:27:15) - It all comes together fast at the end. (01:33:10) - Final thoughts on the episode. (01:37:04) - Break! Again! (01:37:45) - We're back, and it's time to close things out with Operation -- Annihilate! (01:43:00) - Everybody's actin' real weird down on this planet. It's because of the puke parasites. (01:46:27) - Spock gets got. And Kirk's sister-in-law ain't doin' so hot.  (01:53:30) - Parasites too strong, and the nature of these things is wild. (01:59:35) - Arriving at a solution through sheer force of Kirk brain. (02:06:43) - The SENSELESS blinding of Spock. (02:14:53) - Final thoughts on our experience with the first season of Star Trek. (02:21:44) - Talking about our future Watchcast schedule. And Brad's SHOCKING ADMISSION. (02:31:00) - Outro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.