Reviews

This episode would be entertaining to wide-eyed 4 to 8 year old children. Not much of a plot, and the dialog was way too silly. The Viking Brunhilda was played by Irwin Allen's wife ( they would marry several years after this episode was filmed ). Avoid watching this episode unless you just want to watch all episodes. Yes, it is even worse than the episode with the talking carrot, Vegetable Rebellion ( the actor that played the talking carrot Tybo, Stanley Adams, later took his own life due to back pain ). Episodes like this, with poor writing and bad plots, hastened the demise of Lost in Space. Looking closely at the set and props, like a stationary horse and dragon, and a plastic slide that facilitates Dr. Smith and Will Robinson falling into an icy cave with elves, it gives the impression that this episode was hastily put together and filmed.

Of all the episodes of the original Star Trek TV series, Shore Leave is my favorite. The opening scene on the planet in which Dr. McCoy sees a Human-sized white rabbit while surveying the planet with Mr. Sulu is at once surprising and amusing. Kirk and Yeoman Barrows beam down and eventually Dr. McCoy takes notice of the beautiful Yeoman after she encounters an amorous character later identified as Don Juan. For his part, Kirk encounters two important people from his past, one a practical joker named Finnegan from his younger days as a Starfleet Academy cadet, the other a young woman named Ruth. It is implied that Kirk and Ruth once were in love in his younger days. Other encounters with a variety of characters follow in this mysterious episode. A surprise ending, quite humerous, rounds out this very entertaining episode. A "must see" for Star Trek fans.

This episode of the Twilight Zone is one of my favorites. Robert Lansing plays an experienced astronaut chosen by George Macready to explore a distant planet. For the trip, he is placed in suspended animation for the 40-year round-trip to the planet and back to Earth. Before takeoff, Lansing falls in love with Mariette Hartley's character, who works at the space base. Ms. Hartley is in one of her first science fiction roles on film, which later led to other roles in Star Trek and Genesis II, both created by the late Gene Roddenberry. The Long Morrow is a well-written, well-acted love story with a surprise ending characteristic of many Twilight Zone episodes. This classic episode is a must-see for science fiction enthusiasts and for the romantic at heart.