episode #08 - The Magicks of Megas-tu
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episode #08 - The Magicks of Megas-tu
Air Date: 10/27/73 written by Larry Brody
This one tried to explain away all the legends about the devil and witches. For some reason, the Enterprise is investigating the center of the galaxy - there is a flub in the explanation, as far as scientific reasoning: Kirk's log entry mentions the theory of our galaxy being created in an explosion, but he's mixing this theory up with the Big Bang theory of the universe's creation. The ship enters a volatile region and is sucked in through some kind of cosmic whirlpool into "the center of everything" as Spock puts it - an alternate reality where physical laws behave differently, like magic, and thought becomes reality (again, this story behaves as if the center of our galaxy is the center of the universe). They then encounter a being who calls himself Lucien; he resembles Pan of Greek legend and behaves like an early version of Q from TNG. He's also the only friend the crew has; the other beings in this reality - the Megans - behave with hostility towards the crew; they recall their mistreatment when they visited Earth centuries ago.
Though this has its quota of visuals that can only be accomplished via animation, there is also a recreation of Salem, Massachusetts circa 1692 during a trial sequence (where-in the crew are all in stockades), a setting which reminds me of similar set-ups on various live action shows when it's obvious that it was the only way to do a scene on a low TV budget. It's almost as if the writer and producers forgot that they had no such limitations here. The premise of thought becoming reality in another dimension was later redone on TNG episodes such as Where No One Has Gone Before. This animated episode, however, has a slightly silly tone throughout - it's tough to take seriously. There is a hint of the subversive: Lucien's past role as Lucifer places Kirk into an odd role here. BoG's Score: 6 out of 10
This one tried to explain away all the legends about the devil and witches. For some reason, the Enterprise is investigating the center of the galaxy - there is a flub in the explanation, as far as scientific reasoning: Kirk's log entry mentions the theory of our galaxy being created in an explosion, but he's mixing this theory up with the Big Bang theory of the universe's creation. The ship enters a volatile region and is sucked in through some kind of cosmic whirlpool into "the center of everything" as Spock puts it - an alternate reality where physical laws behave differently, like magic, and thought becomes reality (again, this story behaves as if the center of our galaxy is the center of the universe). They then encounter a being who calls himself Lucien; he resembles Pan of Greek legend and behaves like an early version of Q from TNG. He's also the only friend the crew has; the other beings in this reality - the Megans - behave with hostility towards the crew; they recall their mistreatment when they visited Earth centuries ago.
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