The Day of the Dove (HD Video; Memory Alpha) starts with Kirk getting punched in the face by a Klingon, and quickly goes downhill from there.
Best part
The Klingon Captain Kang is played by the Technomage from B5.
Worst part
Basically everything else in the episode. There’s some terrible sword fighting, Klingons in blackface, a being that’s crazy powerful but stupidly scared, a total lack of backstory, a simple plot mechanic with no twist, and a sixties pean to race relations that’s so guileless it doesn’t even pretend to be anything else.
Grade
D
Spectre of the Gun (HD Video; Memory Alpha) is like distilled TOS. There’s a new civilization to contact, a warning ignored, a confounding obstacle involving godlike powers, and a simple solution waiting to be found that makes everything all better just in time for the closing credits.
Awesome Dialog (Part I)
[Checkov is making out with the illusion of a girl]
Kirk: Uhm… Mr Checkov?
Checkov: What can I do, Captain? You know we’re always supposed to maintain good relations with the natives.
Awesome Dialog (Part II)
Kirk: How did you manage to test it?
McCoy: It wasn’t necessary; it’s simple; nothing could go wrong.
Kirk: Up ‘til now, everything has gone wrong!
Awesome Dialog (Part III)
Scotty: [Takes a drink of bourbon] It’s to kill the pain.
Spock: But this is painless.
Scotty: Well, you should’ve warned me sooner, Mister Spock. Fire away.
Grade
A. This is a solid episode, if a little on the silly side, and it has a slew of awesome dialog.
