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Jimmy Doohan had such a command presence because he not only flew for Canada but also got shot 8 times during the D-day invasion. NO WORRIES leaving him in charge of the Enterprise! A real hero.

A timeless story about how a culture can rationalize anything. As relevant today as it ever was . I miss the Starfleet uniform.

I love this episode. This is quintessential Trek TOS. Beam down to a planet, some weird conflict has to be resolved and because they threaten the ship, kirk violates the Prime Directive and not only saves his ship but corrects a broken world. It is an excellent plot and well acted and there are bits of drama as well as humor and irony.

Absolutely one of my favorite TOS episodes. The concepts about the computer waged war was so original.

Oh my god, this is one of my all-time favorites. Scotty holding out against authority while in the captain’s chair is amazing! Plus, just a great plot in general.

Kirk's speeches in this episode are relevant to any era experiencing war and aggression. As we are viewing and living the horrors of war around the world today, his words are the more touching and powerful.

This episode is absolutely one of the reasons why "Star Trek" developed the reputation it did. Blowing people's minds with ideas! Also, I really appreciated your speech about people being individuals. I've been thinking the same things, myself, and I agree with every word you said! Thanks!

Kirk really does have some well-written dialogue in this episode. The idea for the episode was inspired by the Vietnam War casualty reports being read on the national news every night at the time, numbers of the dead and wounded in a conflict which seemed completely pointless.

Bunny, you got choked up because you GET IT. You understand the moral lessons that are integral parts of Star Trek stories.👍👍

"Get your eye bags out of here Mister!" 🤣

I know I already commented, but this Kirk speech is wonderful. It hits so hard, because it's so simple. The idea that all it takes is we aren't going to kill today is powerful.

This episode reminds me of a saying, "A painless lesson is one without meaning."

This was an excellent episode. I enjoyed the ethics it brought up. Which is worse: a "dirty" war, with bombs & destruction, or a "clean" war with disintegration chambers? The morality of war, if you will. Also, Scotty really shines very brightly in this story! Great reaction. Can't wait for more! ❤

Bunny, the reason this show is so colorful is because it was made at the time color TV was just starting out. My family had a black and white TV into the 70s. See all the bright colors was added draw.

This episode was Sean Kenney's last as navigator DePaul. He was also in Arena and also played the crippled Capt. Pike in The Menagerie Pt 1&2. Barbara Babcock returns later in a different role in season 3's Plato's Stepchildren. She also was the voice of Trelane's mother!

Great reaction as always, Captain Bunny. The key to understanding Kirk's actions in this episode is that in the end, he didn't destroy the agreement between the two planets because he wanted to interfere or because he thought his solution was "better." He did it to save his ship and crew. If the Eminians hadn't tried to capture and kill everyone aboard the Enterprise he would have left them to continue their simulated war. This theme of prioritizing personal loyalty over rules is central to every main character in the show, IMO. Another example is Spock in The Managerie.

I could tell you were getting choked up from Kirk's speech at the end of the episode. No need to be embarressed bunnytails. You are sensitive and intelligient, and we subscribers love it.

I think this is one of the better episodes. Lots of character development (Spock and Scitty), as well as a unique plot.

I love, love, love this episode, with Kirk and Scotty both being bad-a$$es, and Spock taking charge, blowing things up. I enjoy how Kirk's speech brought peace to the Eminiar/Venicar war situation. He really had no choice but to act, as Anon 7 had him and his people set to die in a war not of their making. In a season 2 episode, Kirk will change the situation in a similar manner, with a great speech. I love Spock's "There's a multi-legged creature on your shoulder!", and Scotty's "The screens stay up!!", and, "Aye, the haggis is in the fire, for sure!" reply to Bones. (Haggis is a nasty Scottish dish!)

I'm so glad you're trekking with us!

"Get your eye bags outta here" 😂😂 Always enjoy your snarky comments, ha

"Like nothing I've ever seen before." Iconic Star Trek line....😂.

I always liked this episode as the premise is just good sci-fi. I recently heard Shatner speak at an event, and while he does not usually comment on specific episodes, he did say that a taste of Armageddon was one of his favorite Star Trek episodes, as far as story goes. He thought the story was compelling. I have to say I agree with him. Glad you enjoyed it too!

Mea 3 was played by Barbara Babcock, who also voiced the mother of Squire Trelane (ret). She appeared, or was heard, in six different episodes. Also, the helmsman in this episode played the crippled Captain Pike in _The Menagerie_

An interesting perspective on the horrors of war and still holds up well after all these decades.

This was one of my favorite episodes. An excellent message of we cannot defer pain - which is something we all want to do.

If you haven't already, you may appreciate the lively 1983 movie WarGames, about a computer which starts World War III believing it to be only a game. You will find that the mark of many a great episode -- or even a rather "off" episode -- is Kirk getting to give a good and moving speech. Excellent characterization here of Spock and Scotty. I have a hunch that you are going to be REALLY interested in the next five episodes. Thanks, Bun.

TOS is the best. More great episodes to come. I enjoy Bunny's fashion commentary.

This was a great episode. Especially considering what was going on in the world at the time this episode aired.

Kirk's speech at the end is one of my favourites of the entire series.

As you mentioned; a very unique plot with a concept most have never seen before. That is the quality of this show we all come to appreciate; something that is unique. Each one of us view these episodes differently, with various appreciations. You have a string of up coming season one episodes that most trekkers are very fond of. Enjoy your journey!!

One of my favorite quotes is from this episode. "I'm not going to kill today." Everyone should wake up every morning and say that.

This, imho, is the most pure Sci-Fi episode in the whole franchise that isn't a monster episode.

What a great reaction. ❤ I am so looking forward to watching you watch more Star Trek.

This is definitely one of my favorite episodes too! Seeing Scotty in command was awesome!

Ambassador Fox, and in extent the Federation, got them into trouble. Kirk was willing to leave the Eminians alone, but Fox overrode him. The Eminians could have easily let the Enterprise go, but as soon as they took the landing party hostage and opened fire on the Enterprise they engaged in hostile acts against Federation personnel and property. They picked the wrong guys to impose their will on because like Kirk said when they make war they make the real thing.

I think what's sad is, Bunny is not even finished the first season, and she understands what makes Star Trek great more than the current crop of producers.

Ahhhhhhh good old “A Taste of Armageddon,” also one of my favorite episodes because of the Kirk speech at the end: “Yes, we’re killers, but we’re not going to kill today?” That’s PERFECTION.

YES! I'm so glad you finally got to watch this episode! It's truly one of the all time greats, imho. Scotty is brilliant (don't ever put his baby in danger!), Kirk is on point "Peace, or utter destruction...it's up to you." And I love how you always comment on the clothing style and set lighting and stuff, It's really great! Gotta have a little sympathy for the ambassador, he's just following Starfleet orders himself, but not having command, he just doesn't realize the type of stuff that can happen...(think about Admiral Kirk in Star Trek II, he got so sloppy being off the bridge after promotion, he didn't raise the shields when Savvik advised him...if Scotty had been up there and not down in engineering with the trainees, he would have srsly had the last word on that...but I digress). Anyhow, Starfleet high command is pretty naive or ignorant of many things, quite often(even in The Next Generation). As for all the stuff about interfering with someone elses way of doing things, and forcing them to make a decision to change.... I'd rather not get into an argument pointing out the parallels with our world's current geo/social/political issues regarding who's the aggressor and who is trying to preserve a way of being. It's a rather touchy subject...and my views and opinions are currently very unpopular. 🤐 Can't wait to see more reactions, Bun-bun! There's like 70-some episodes of Star Trek the original series, are we even halfway through yet!? ❤️

One of the things that I love about the original series and this episode in particular is that there is a certain hope for humanity. I think Kirk’s speech framed It quite well. Yes we have our flaws but we can be better.

More great reactions from Bunny!

Nichelle Nichols/Uhura mentioned in an interview that She once remarked to Gene Roddenberry early on, that She thought He was making morality plays, to which Gene replied, "Shsh don't tell anyone"😊

Great point that the main premise here is quite unusual. It still feels fresh decades later. And agreed, someone (probably Gene L. Coon) wrote Shatter a terrific climactic speech for this episode, and he delivered it with that typical mixture of panache and conviction--riding right on the edge of camp--that became such an iconic aspect of this character.

This was one of my favorite episodes.

Getting choked up over one of Kirk's speeches is a totally valid reaction, which I shared when I first watched this. Shatner had something about his ability to deliver a line that was very inspiring. You're treading the same ground we all did when we first saw this series, and it's a real treat...getting to watch these episodes vicariously. I loved your comment: "I was hoping this guy would be better than the last ambassador...I think he's worse!" :) Another great reaction!

I was lucky enough to have this be my first episode of Star Trek, when I was FOUR or five

One of my favorites. The story comes from a series of novels written during the cold war that worried a "push button" war might evolve as technology improved. Missiles and bombs were being developed that allowed you to kill and never see the results - people were worried that this made war too easy. Interestingly, the opposite happened during the Viet Nam War where everyone could see the horror of war on the evening news. So video tech. had the opposite effect causing protests etc. and an early ending of the conflict. This is probably my favorite Scotty episode, It doesn't make him one of the "big three" but it does establish him as 3.5 in the pecking order of central characters. Get ready for even better speeches from Kirk. He is always Rodenberry's mouthpiece. We are coming up on some of the best Star Trek - tears will follow. Please consider the idea that not all cultures are "equal". The problem is - how to determine better or worse. The Rodenberry solutiion is to balance logic and compassion(Spock/McCoy) under the guidance of unwavering optimism and confidence(Kirk). Rodenberry makes the argument that progress is always possible given this mixture of virtues.

I love you going through all these TOS episodes like this with a fresh spin. I've seen each several times eons ago and this has renewed each for me with your unique perspective on characters, actors, wardrobe, sets, and stories. Thanks great episode!

I forgot how great this episode is. It was fun to rediscover it. I'm glad you're enjoying your Star Trek journey.

"Peace or utter destruction" classic William Shatner line!

bunnytails, you out did yourself this time. Maybe your best reaction to a Star Trek episode, yet. The magic of this series is the interactions between crew members. You are learning all of that. Spock actually has a fantastic sense of humor. And Scotty had a few more chances in this series to be on the bridge and run the show while Kirk and Spock were away. He does a great job. And I just love your irritation at the diplomat, as in Galileo Seven. He is an unlikable character, which shows that he did a great job of acting. Although, I think the huge bags under his eyes are real! Yes, I consider this episode to be a very good one, too. Your misty tears at the end are touching. Shows your heart. Thank you for giving us a chance to once again enjoy this episode with you.

One of the best and most underrated Star Trek Episodes! Up there with: Balance of Terror & The City on the Edge of Forever!

Great reactions from Bunny, to this fantastic, thought provoking episode, of Classic Star Trek.

This isn't usually one of the "Top 5 TOS you need to see" like City on the Edge of Forever, but I think this one captures TOS perfectly. I love how you picked up on the ambassador being a stuffy POS just like the Galileo Seven ... at least he got his hands dirty at the end!

One of my favorate epsiodes. I love Kirk's speach at the end that states that agression, like an addiction, can be surpressed using our intelect.. Kirk's dilema is that if he saves his ship the war will become real. He had to find a third solution. It's a common premise in TOS. You insights are vety apt.

I think at this point in the series, this is where you get a sense they are a team. Spock has Kirks back, Scotty has Kirks back. Bones always has their backs. And Kirk himself knows he is lucky they are all there.

One of my favorite episodes 😊 Great Reaction 👍👍👍

Another fantastic reaction, Bunny! Your Star Trek reactions have rapidly become one of my favorite things to watch! And there is SO much more Star Trek for you to enjoy!!! Not just this series, but future series, and tons of movies! I'll be on this journey with you as long as you want to keep it going!! :) This is also a total classic Star Trek TOS episode! Perhaps a little under-rated even! But this is one of my favorites!

So glad you're doing more of the original series, and I really appreciate how much you've become a fan. Star Trek has been a big part of my life and I'm always happy to welcome a new member of Starfleet. Live Long and Prosper and Happy New Year!

One of my favorites! Scotty shows his stuff. The whole solution for this episode is phenomenal. This one is a 10 for me. "We're not going to kill...today!" If only...

Spock: "Sir, there is a multi-legged creature on your shoulder." Dude: **looks at shoulder** **it's a horse**

"Get your eye bags out of here mister!" LOL. Love it!

One of my favorites! Glad your able to enjoy this one!

This is one of my favs, really glad you enjoyed it so much. I once won a debate in high school basically using Kirks speech from this episode. 🖖

Great episode, great reaction! Scotty is spot on here. Reminds us again why we want someone like him on our team. Wars fought with computers. A concept still well ahead of its time. The horrors of war. Anyone can act tough when the threat and sight of real blood and guts is removed. This episode was possibly an inspiration to the movie War Games, which I recommend.

Whatever critique I’ve had of Shatner’s acting, here and there, he really knocked this one out of the park, especially in the end.

A great reaction to a great episode! The writing and dialogue was excellent in this episode. Shatner as Kirk was acting his heart out, especially his speeches at the end. There was a real sense of allegory when this episode originally aired. The Country was mired in the Viet Nam War, at the time, casualties were reported daily and still the war would not end. I was moved by your comments at the end Bunny, about the unifying effect of Star Trek to the diverse members of the audience. Thank you... P.S. - Best line: "Sir, there is a multi legged creature on your shoulder."

Great reaction video. You look so adorable when you get feisty and but your fists on your hips. Thank you and keep up the entertaining channel. 😄😄

This is one of my favorite episodes, I watched it in syndication when I was really young and it stuck with me. For me this is a parable where people are so removed from the horrors of war that war has become .... easy. The super rich, the war machine corporations, the mighty over the weak... we go day to day over decades waging war, but when we are so far removed, that no one cares about the lives lost. You see people cry over a building or some displaced dogs, but we forget the lives and their work is now only history, if they are remembered at all. When I think of drones being used around the world and their constant proliferation, I think back on this episode. Drones piloted by people, or soon set to AI. They are given a target, lives are taken forever, and there is little thought behind the action. Little effort is taken, if I should or who may get hurt around that target, or if it is even the right ones. And it is just so damn easy. Gene Rodenberry was a military man, and war often was a theme in his mind and his stories. This episode is relevant now and probably far into the future after we are long gone.

What's remarkable about Star Trek, and a few other old shows like Twilight Zone, is ideas that have been used to the point of being tropes and memes started with these shows. They were new at the time, coming from a lot of very good writers that were very versed in literature and classic science fiction. Richard Matheson wrote I am Legend and What Dreams May Come, which became movies later, and he also wrote more episodes of the old Twilight Zone than any other writer. Star Trek and Twilight Zone both easily fit into the classic science fiction genre, with a lot of ideas that have trickled into pop culture as a whole. The 'morality of war' theme covered here has been explored in a lot of different ways in a lot of different places, but this version of it seems a bit more straightforward and direct than others. It definitely is a high concept, 'make you think' episode, cowritten by Gene L. Coon, who along with Matheson and DC Fontana contributed to some of the best episodes of Star Trek.

Thanks for reacting to TOS.

Popinjay Fox and his fellow Federation bureaucrats always make a mess that Kirk has to clean up.

Hi Bunny - there's something to keep in mind, too. When you see one of these episodes and it reminds you of something else you've seen.. it's because a great deal of media after TOS was inspired by the writing on this show. And what i always find interesting, is that when TNG came out, people thought Picard was this great intellectual who solved problems with words... thanks to the writers putting him in those types of situations... but they forgot that most of Kirk's greatest victotries were verbal, not with fists or phasers. And they both love Shakespeare :)

Your reaction at the moment Spock and Kirk compare their thoughts at the end. It is stunning hearing their explanations. Love it. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.

The Star Trek stories were very though provoking. I really enjoy that bunny tails appreciates that. Love her reactions.😊

An excellent episode. Actually, Kirk's brilliant solution to ending a horrific war has something of an historical precedent. In 1914, amidst the devastation of World War I, the two enemies who the day before were trying to kill each other, suddenly stopped, walked across no-man's-land, shook hands and were friendly together. The 1914 Christmas Truce was a remarkable thing. Unfortunately, the men who did not do the fighting or the dying - the politicians and generals - demanded that they go back to obliterating each other.

I love this one. "We're not going to kill *today*" This is a key recurring theme in Star Trek - that in the future humans are NOT magically better, but that we as a society have chosen to be better. I also love the moral dilemma here, leaving the war but extracting the pain so there's no reason to stop. Horrifying.

I love your Star Trek posts. I grew up in the 70s watching this show Every evening. I like that you do review these in retrospect and that you recognize the importance of what Star Trek did. There were so many deep subjects that were presented Under the guise of Sci-fi. Star Trek really was WAY ahead of its time. Thanks for your reviews. This episode is one of my favorites. I’ll definitely be watching more of you posts.

This was a very good episode. I need to first say, that I'm a "strong" believer in both Self-Defense, and even more so in the defense of the innocent. What was 'intentionally' left out ( I think to keep it more civil), is what happens to the children, babies, and other innocents that were declares as casualties. We need to protect those that cannot protect themselves (a U.S. Marine goal and objective). Murdering innocents is NEVER acceptable, no matter how painless it 'might' be (which we will NEVER know for sure).

Wow. You're positively GLOWING today. Yes, this was a fantastic episode. Yes, we get to see Scotty flex his command muscles here. We see Barbara Babcock in 6 episodes in the Original ST. This lovely, beautiful woman is 86 today. Note the confidence that Spock in that lieutenant in the red tunic, having her stay in that room and prevent Mea from killing herself even though she was a lot bigger. Yes, that ambassador was very much overzealous about completing his mission, but the irony was, as you said, he got to play his ambassador role after all at the end.

This episode was a critique of the draft/conscription during the Vietnam War - men of that era were expected to report for service, be shipped overseas, and die. The Original Series was quite nuanced when it comes to politics - a second season episode essentially defends the Vietnam War!

@bunnytailsREACTS Your reactions bring back some of my reactions seeing the episode for the first time. Although I enjoy rewatching episodes it's never like the first time when you already know the outcome. Thank you for sharing!

Scotty ( James Doohan ) was a bad ass on June 6 1944 during the Normandy invasion ! Wounded during the operation serving with Canadian Forces . He served as an aerial observation pilot toward the end of the war in Europe !

Mea 3 was played by Barbara Babcock. She's actually in multiple episodes, though mostly off camera. For instance, she appears one more time on camera, but she was also the voice of Trelane's mother in "Squire of Gothos".

The key to Kirk's solution was that they Amenians claimed throughout that they didn't want war. Notice that Anon 7 said to Kirk, "What are the hundreds of lives aboard you ship compared to the hundreds of millions of lives on Ameniar AND VENTICAR." Notice how he was concerned about his enemies' lives. I get chocked up at Kirk's words too.

The blonde woman, Mea 3, was portrayed by actress Barbara Babcock, who also appeared in the episode "Plato's Stepchildren". She also did voiceovers in a couple of other episodes. One of the sixties' more memorable character actresses, and quite beautiful.

Always a pleasure to watch a new reaction before getting ready for work.

One of my favorite episodes. I reference it in my classes all the time, even the current generation (probably) has no idea what show I'm talking about! This is TOS at its finest. Cheers!

Greetings from Scotland. This is one of the best episodes. Perhaps it reflects the circumstances of when the episode was recorded i.e. Vietnam. And of course Scotty was a real life war hero. Star Trek can be silly at times profound at others. The episode has a lot to say brilliantly about a serious subject. Finally, Kirk's speeches are still relevant and have resonance 50 years later. Respect.

Whenever I see a new Star Trek reaction video from bunnytails pop up on my youtube feed it is like Christmas morning and discovering a gift under the tree! I grew up with the original series and have felt so fortunate to have such a rich fantasy-world to live in for all of these decades of my life. Sadly, though, it as been mostly a solitary pleasure as none of my friends are fans nor know of my interest in the Star Trek universe. So being able to “share” these original series episodes with someone who is seeing them for the first time AND who appreciates the drama and humor so intelligently is wonderful. You are absolutely correct in stating that Star Trek is for everyone, regardless of who they are or where they are in this life-voyage. Thank you for sharing your Star Trek journey so far, and for those of us who have been on this ship all-along, welcome aboard!

Another awesome reaction bunny, and those Kirk speeches almost bring tears to my eyes as well, (more of those to come in future episodes,)this was and will always be my Trek, l like TNG as well, but this crew was like a family to me growing up...can’t be duplicated.

Don't skip the animated series either. It came out in between the time the original show went off the air and the first movie was made. It also returned most of the cast redoing their roles. There were 16 episodes in the first season and 6 episodes in the second season. I believe they were only a half an hour long. They might not be interesting enough for your channel (with a few exceptions) but there are definitely several of them you'll want to check out at least on your own.

“we’ve impeded on their war, we’ve destroyed their equipment, we’ve kind of invited them to be at war with us as well" As you've also pointed out, Kirk didn't go there by choice. And when he did arrive, he was told that the entire crew of the Enterprise would be killed. So, destroying their equipment didn't just save the people down there who were condemned to die, it also ensured that nothing would happen to the crew.

Incredible that a show from 55 years ago is still SO relevant! Either Gene Roddenberry was a prophet or mankind has not changed all that much from the 60's.

You're a sweet and thoughtful lady and this was a great episode.

Barbara Babcock was my favourite guest star. Very beautiful and talented lady. She also appears in a later episode, called Plato's Stepchildren.

Another great reaction 👍one of my favorite episodes for the two reasons you mentioned kirk was a total bad ass and so was Scott

Wars are typically won or lost on the basis of supplies. So if you are not using supplies on either side, your war will continue indefinitely.

Barbara Babcock was in just about every TV show back then and more through the 1990’s. In Star Trek TOS was also in Plato’s Stepchildren - also did voices: Trelaines mother in Squire, the computer and Isis in Assignment Earth, Commander in Tholian Web, and the Zetar voice in Lights of Zetar.