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Synopsis: The Enterprise visits an icy planet in search of missing exobiologist, Dr. Roger Korby ( Michael Strong ) and his team. Captain Kirk ( William Shatner ) believes Kirby is dead but, to his surprise, the scientist makes contact with the Enterprise and invites both Kirk and Kirby's former fiancee, Nurse Christine Chapel ( Majel Barrett ) to visit him on the planet. When they arrive, they discover Korby has discovered an alien technology with the ability to merge humans with androids, which he intends to secretly take with him and use on unsuspecting humans. Review: When I decided to finally sit down and watch the original Star Trek episodes for the first time, I wasn't really sure what to expect. However, most of them, so far at least, have been very entertaining and enjoyable. Unfortunately, this episode was one that was a little bit of a letdown for me. I think the overall "mad-scientist" concept of the episode was a decent one. I especially liked how...

Synopsis: The Enterprise saves a planet by destroying an inbound asteroid and, a short time later, begins to experience a series of mechanical issues caused by the metal-eating microbes that had called the asteroid their home. Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett) arrives on board the Enterprise because she plans to get married. She causes her normal disruptions but, in particular, creates a rift between Worf (Michael Dorn) and his son, Alexander (Brian Bonsall). The review can be found here:  https://wizzley.com/star-trek-the-next-generation-episode-review-the-cost-of-living/