You know that shit is getting real when you hear Star Trek Fight Music.

"I AM defending myself!"

Love the way McCoy's opponent is trying to give him some helpful hints ... "At least defend yourself!" "Well, hold your weapon higher!"

Spock: You need any help Doctor? McCoy: Whatever gave you that idea?

Dude!! At the end when McCoy was about to go down Spock just took out 2 Roman soldiers just like THAT!!! He took out the first one with sheer strength and then the other with he famous "Vulan Nerve Pinch"!!! XDDDD GO SPOCK!!! (He's my favorite star trek character)

One of my all-time favourite episodes!! And the acting by the guest stars was 100% perfect!

I don't know why, but I love the fact that McCoy is awful in a fight. There are so many times in the original series and the movies where he tries to help but is completely useless. 😂 In the episode Friday's Child, they get attacked, and almost immediately, one of the bad guys pins McCoy, while Kirk and Spock keep fighting for a while.

McCoy, is this really the time to be fighting with Spock? Speaking of which, Spock could probably have ended that fight anytime he wanted. That was AWESOME.

My favorite memory of watching Star Trek was on July 4th 1995 watching this episode, The Omega Glory, Doomsday Machine, Amok Time, Mirror, Mirror in a bar in Norfolk Va. Cheap chicken wings and pitchers of beer, I was in trekkie heaven.

"He commands not just a Space Ship, Pro Consul, but a STARSHIP. A very special Vessel... and Crew."

Never thought I'd see virtual crowd noise at NFL games. That virtual fans in Philidelphia booed was a nice touch.

This scene is fabulous. If I remember the storyline, Vulcans can fight with great strength when they get pissed off. He downed that Roman gladiator with style and cleverly came to the good doctor's rescue with the neck pinch on that other jerk. Way to go Spock!

What the heck this video was marked " may be inappropriate for some viewers"? It was shown on TV in the 60's!

Spock. Is. EPIC

Excellent episode! Loved it! And you will note actor Logan Ramsey, pro counsel there was on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, while actor William Smithers, Captain Meric, Merkius, was in the oil cartel with actor Morgan Woodward on the CBS evening soap opera, Dallas. Susan Howard who was Mara in the third season episode Day Of The Dove, was also on Dallas as Ray Krebbs wife. Morgan Woodward was in the first season episode, Dagger Of The Mind, and second season episode, The Omega Glory.

Spock is a badass!!!

Those round shields look like the lids off of Weber BBQs

For those non gun nuts. The sub machine guns shown are from Denmark. Called the "Madsen M-50" An excellent firearm. The Green Berets used them in Vietnam!

That Actor that plays the Top Roman Beurocrat ...... Perfect. Best role he was ever in. Guy was great. Merrick too!

Notice Leonard Nimoy as Spock’s befuddled expression after saving McCoy when the other guards restrain him, clearly unsure what hapless fate befalls them. That’s why the man and role are legendary.

0:50 I want to have that music playing when I walk down the grocery store aisle with my COVID mask on.

My favourite episode showing an excellent Captain and Merrick who failed his test of command. Yet, finally redeeming himself by throwing Kirk a communicator at the cost of his life

Perfect time for McCoy to say, “Imma doctah, notta gladiator”. “Are you not entertained?”

"He commands not just a spaceship Proconsul, but a STARSHIP. A special vessel and crew. I tried for such command....." Proconsul: "I see no evidence of superiority. They fight no better than your men did, Merikus. Perhaps not as well." Kirk's refusal to give in to Claudius Marcus's demand to beam the entire Enterprise crew down results in the Proconsul's contempt for Merikus, who later redeems himself by saving the landing party at the expense of his own life.

As much as I love "Next Generation," this episode of the original is why I have to give the original "Star Trek" victory by a SLIGHT margin. This is some of GR's best writing. (AN alternate 'what if?' portrayal of "If Rome Never Fell.) Also dodging PC crap, Spock is able to say what was interestingly beneficial about this environment. AND unlike "Star Wars," they couldn't just blow everything up. While they escaped, they had to obey the Prime Directive and not interfere. If nothing else, the PD works because it shows that sometimes it's not your place or within your power to change an environment.

"You're a Roman Kirk...or you should have been..."

You missed the line, perhaps a few moments earlier, where Spock tells his opponent, "I tell you that I am well able to defeat you."

Gene R, somewhere deep in Universal's Costume Department. "Hey. What's behind THIS door? Oh. Look! Ancient Roman stuff. I've got an idea."

DAMN IT, JIM, I'M A DOCTOR, NOT A GLADIATOR!

Love how Spock just took that guy out by just punching him with his shield!😂

Love when Spock goes Beast mode😆

Claudius Marcus: They fight no better than your men did Merikus! Spock: Hold my Beer Proconsul.

Ya know Dr. McCoy did REALLY well in the Arena. Got some of that frustration of of him.

"I see no evidence of superiority.....They fight no better than your men did, Merrickus.... perhaps not as well."

I can see Spock holding his own with his superior strength & knowledge, but if the other characters were experienced gladiators, McCoy would have been beaten immediately

Go McCoy!

I loved this episode. I did love them all; they were formative in my childhood years. This one, however, is the episode which detailed the crew's faith in Jesus Christ - because it also detailed the faith of the oppressed people in 'contemporary' Rome. That is why original Trek rocked. They told the Truth and never shied away from 'difficult' issues.

Mr spocks vulcan pinch freaked the romans out

Alright Spock!

Merik really had the Romans thinking all Federation captains were a bunch of wimps. Fortunately Kirk disabused them of that notion quickly. One of my favorite scenes of the episode is later after Kirk has spent the night with Druscilla, Proconsul Marcus talks to Kirk one on one. Marcus says to him "You are a Roman Kirk.. or you should have been. But you are definitely a man and it's because of that I gave you some last hours as a man". During this conversation, Marcus is totally unflinching in his view that Kirk represents a threat to his society that must be removed. But he can also admit that he admires Kirk's resolve and commitment to his beliefs. You could almost say the Proconsul is a bit saddened that he has to end Kirk.

Ah, you're a Roman, Kirk... Or you should have been."

Kirk you look mighty fine here

I want that t shirt

Like usual Spock is there to defend the others.

Spock FTW again!

Who else was just waiting with anticipation for him to turn the "hisses" knob? And then he never did. Very disappointed. 😔

Hey! Look behind Spock’s shoulder during the last part of the fight , after McCoy got knocked down ...... still , slow motion frame it and see the cameraman in the white shirt , black pants and red tie !

NCC-1701. No bloody A, B, C, or D!

What about Mr. Data? I think he would give those Roman Gladiators a lot of trouble.

I remember seeing this scene live on a box tv when it first came out :0

Those stunt doubles doesn't even come close to matching.

Spock saves the day

Pretty cool logo on the T shirt

That Vulcan pinch i loved it Spock on rhe roman

A vulcan should be able to prevail in such a contest quite effortlessly.

He's a doctor, not a gladiator!

They still are frightening and really good at it today and.. .😢

MLB crowd noise 2020 lol

@cartoonfreak1877 Spock is just the best. I doubt I'll get any arguments on that point. LOL

Merrick said some from his ship are still alive and adapted an interesting novel would be what those people did!!!!

2:46 Spock your in trouble

Love it

Great episode! Nothing like it on 60s tv that even compared!

I am sure Lt. Worf would have given those Roman Gladiators a much more powerful opponent!!!!!

Where can I buy that fancy scratch-proof paint used on the shields? Heck, after hacking at them with swords they still look perfect!

despite their nature and weapons, i think to most modern ears that ancient romans would actually sound about as frightening as frankie dettori - only if saxony in germany had conquered the ancient world would such people sound as menacing as in american things on TV today - when the romans marched into german forests etc they became frightened of the lightning and storms - unaccustomed as they were to those - intimidation wasn't really their strong point once far from home.

This spells it out. A StarShip Captain wears the gold, because Command is heavy❤️

SPOCK!!!!

heres something ive always wondered. why didnt merriks ship have phasers when they went down. they are meant to be used when a crew is in trouble. the prime directive wouldnt apply then. and it was clearly stated merriks ship wasnt a star ship.

For god’s sakes Jim, Doctor not Maximus friggin Decimus Meridius!

Powerful episode, lol, BEAUTIFUL.

were in each others line of fire so have some of them move out of the way.

You there get me the Wall Street journal You too fight to the death

Yet another thing Star Trek invented, along with Flip Phones, DVDs, Piped in Crowd Noise 2:07 .

The rug that Mericus is wearing would seem to indicate that hairpiece manufacturing is still behind the times when compared with the other technology in this 20th-century version of the Roman Empire.

Those are Danish maddison sub machine guns. Probably the same ones they used in the movie ice station zebra. Funny how Hollywood gets the odd ball stuff

I wonder how captains Picard or Janeway would react to seeing their respective first officers fighting for their lives in that arena.

Those folks sure didn't like the Spock pinch to get the upper hand.

I am defending myself! Lol!

How low was the budget for costumes on this episode? Kirk and company look like they are working out in the 1950's.

Wasn't that theme also used for the national anthem of Dr. Zoidberg's home planet?

love

Did the bread and circuses plotline ever show up in any of the other Star Trek shows like next-generation etcetera

The cable guy. Enough said.

It's a shame the Space Romans didn't pull this with Klingons.

Spock is a bad*ss.

This is so confusing and bizarre out of context

I didn't know the Roman's invented machine guns and television

The logic here never really made any sense. Trying to use two of kirks crew fighting to the death in the arena - which he clearly did not want to happen, as leverage to....what? order the rest of his crew to come down to be forced to do the same thing? How does that even work? I'm not seeing the leverage they thought they had by doing this. Doing what they wanted would have had the same result only for more of his crew and wouldn't help them any

This reminds me of a less nasty version of The Running Man.

Captain John Gill AKA Joseph Biden.

1:25

They see me Roman.. they hating.. they trying catch me fight and dirty.

Cable Guy reference?

Fear and Anger are emotions…Spock didn’t play that..

Who wrote this one??

I didn't know kirk was a odd fellow...

And in these days, we have the ascendance of UFC.

ARE WE NOT ENTERTAINED????

Leave it to Spock to screw it up.