Star Trek Episode Review: Charlie X (1966)
Synopsis: After being trapped alone on a remote planet for 14 years, 17-year-old Charlie Evans ( Robert Walker, Jr. ) is rescued and the Enterprise is asked to take him to his nearest surviving relatives at colony Alpha V. However, Charlie isn't like other teenagers. He has powerful psychic abilities that he is reluctant to restrain, especially when he doesn't get his way. Review: After seeing pretty much every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation on more than one occasion, I decided it was time to move on. Originally, I thought about watching Deep Space Nine . But, after realizing I haven't seen many of the original series episodes, I figured I would give that a try again. I started with this one and was very impressed. This actually turned out to be a somewhat creepy episode. The best way I would describe it was it was a bit like watching Village of the Damned combined with an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His psychic capabilities seem...