[TOS] The Doomsday Machine

[TOS] Season 2, Episode 6 (Netflix: S2 E6): The Doomsday Machine

The Doomsday Machine
Rating: 4

This is another showdown episode done well. Maybe we’re just suckers for showdown episodes, but it seems like the original series is just really well suited to this type of plot. Doomsday Machine features a grieving, vengeful captain that separates it from the rest of these episodes.


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Notes:

Enterprise finds a federation ship and it's in bad shape

Enterprise finds a federation ship and it’s in bad shape. Also a solar system has been destroyed. High stakes!

They beam over to find the captain all by himself. He beamed his crew to a planet to try to save their lives but then something destroyed the planet.

They beam over to find the captain all by himself. He beamed his crew to a planet to try to save their lives but then something destroyed the planet.

The thing has returned!

The thing has returned!

It fire on them! Enterprise must be really strong to withstand blows that eat away at planets and destroy them

It fires on them! Enterprise must be really strong to withstand blows that eat away at planets and destroy them

Decker takes command of Enterprise. He wants to go after that thing!

Decker takes command of Enterprise. He has a sparkly pretzel on his shirt

Meanwhile Kirk is still back on the Constellation trying to get it running

Meanwhile Kirk is still back on the Constellation trying to get it running. Someone is watching you, Kirk

He takes Enterprise after that thing!

Decker takes Enterprise after that thing! Revenge?

Enterprise gets in trouble but Kirk and Scotty manage to repair the Constellation enough to bail them out

Enterprise gets in trouble but Kirk and Scotty manage to repair the Constellation enough to bail them out

Spock takes command back from Decker

Spock takes command back from Decker

Decker steals a shuttlepod and takes it into the monster. They did a good job of Decker having a sympathetic position

Decker steals a shuttlepod and takes it into the monster. They did a good job of Decker having a sympathetic position

Decker ends up doing damage, Kirk takes the Constellation in.

Decker ends up doing damage, so Kirk takes the Constellation in. It destroys it

 

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