Story: Charlie X
Written By: D.C. Fontana
Series: Star Trek: The Original Series
Year: 1966
"Charlie X" is a good episode. It's the story of a spoiled brat with godlike powers. I would say that this is a classic that put the show closer to the level of quality it began to shell out through this and the next season, before Roddenberry left production.
The kid playing Charlie is just creepy enough to weird you out, and despite the early attempts of this series to make you think that Yeoman Rand is actually one hot number, no one really believes it. I'm glad she leaves the show, because her character is not only useless, but not nearly as attractive as the writing or the characters lead you to believe. Her storyline in this episode leads to one of my all time favorite Trek lines: "There's...no right way to hit a woman." Classic Kirk.
You'll notice Shatner take his shirt off in this, and a few other stories early on, but then that ends before the season comes to a close...because more paychecks were coming in and he was able to eat.
NEXT TIME: The Enemy Below
Written By: D.C. Fontana
Series: Star Trek: The Original Series
Year: 1966
"Charlie X" is a good episode. It's the story of a spoiled brat with godlike powers. I would say that this is a classic that put the show closer to the level of quality it began to shell out through this and the next season, before Roddenberry left production.
You'll notice Shatner take his shirt off in this, and a few other stories early on, but then that ends before the season comes to a close...because more paychecks were coming in and he was able to eat.
NEXT TIME: The Enemy Below