"Day of the Dove" Full Reaction! - Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3
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I always liked this one. One of the few (no -remastered) views of a Klingon ship. My favorite part is where Kang slaps Kirk on the back, followed closely by Scotty finding the Scottish Claymore sword.
John DiGiantomasso
2024-10-01 01:49:48 +0000 UTCAnd, especially Deep Space 9, where Kang (here), Koloth (Tribbles) and Kor (Organia) all make reappearances as OLD Klingons!
John DiGiantomasso
2024-10-01 01:44:35 +0000 UTCJust watched this with you. I remember watching as a kid. I couldn’t keep my eyes off of Kangs wife. I loved her makeup. Her eyes were so sexy❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Perry Campbell
2024-09-22 02:11:17 +0000 UTCI can't believe that after the 100 years since I have seen this episode I still remembered what Chekov said to Mara before his assault on her! I have always liked this version of the Klingon makeup especially Mara's. Michael Ansara was wonderfully cast as Kang and I still find this episode among my favorites. I'm sorry that you don't find it as entertaining as I do. And on a different subject, I think your corset does an amazing job of emphasizing your "Starfleet insignia"! Much love and thank you for your continuing to entertain us!🥰🥰🥰
Anthony Silva
2024-09-21 21:12:25 +0000 UTCUm, Bunny... For clarity, Star Fleet is the military branch of The Federation. They are military men.
Carlos Stevens
2024-09-21 03:06:23 +0000 UTCI thought this was a simple but effective episode, the best part of your reaction was the 'Sulu chop" and when you warned Chekov that he would wipe the chocolate off of Mara's face!🤣 I really enjoy your humor in all of these, just wanted to acknowledge that you have a quick wit and very good sense of humor. Thanks, bunny, for another great reaction!🖖
ded cowbowee
2024-09-17 15:50:49 +0000 UTCCan’t wait!
bunnytails
2024-09-15 18:19:25 +0000 UTCThank you Will 😊
bunnytails
2024-09-15 18:14:56 +0000 UTCYes, I really did enjoy that final laughing scene quite a bit!
bunnytails
2024-09-15 18:13:49 +0000 UTCThanks for the info! I had not heard of him until now
bunnytails
2024-09-15 18:11:24 +0000 UTCBunny, the "shiny" Klingon makeup was not as obvious back in the '60s because the resolution of TV was only 640 x 480. Back then it kinda looked normal. There are other scenes in TOS where I've seen similar issues with makeup.
Carlos Stevens
2024-09-14 06:22:38 +0000 UTCAlas... Kang. Remember this Klingon. Kang... Kolos, and (the other the other guy... cant remember him right now... was it Korg?). Don't worry Bunny. You'll get a better idea of what Klingons are all about when you watch The Next Generation.
Carlos Stevens
2024-09-14 06:06:58 +0000 UTCah, this is a good one... and it is a common theme in the Star Trek universe.
Carlos Stevens
2024-09-14 06:05:49 +0000 UTCYes, that’s a riddle I can solve. ;)
Matthew Graves
2024-09-14 04:26:49 +0000 UTCI'm thinking of a upcoming epiosde in this season which is even MORE heavy handed with it's message....you prob know the one. :)
Greg Polander
2024-09-14 03:58:13 +0000 UTCReading comments, it seems like a mixed bag. Personally, really like this episode. Probably too many ideas to cram into 50 mins. Not convinced it’s a cold war metaphor, might be one of the few TOS episodes with an irredeemable alien monster. The Klingons as I understand it, were based on the Communist Asians. It was the Romulans that were based on the Soviets. Still some great episodes coming up!
Trilogian
2024-09-13 23:47:53 +0000 UTCAh, the Floating Pinwheel of Doom! Do kids still know what pinwheels are? I really liked this one. It’s kinda heavy handed with the message but fun. Another “good but not great” and yes, the look of the Klingons has varied wildly over the years and different series and episodes. This is… not the best version to put it kindly. Some nice acting from the guest stars though. My only significant gripe is that I always thought it was a missed opportunity to feature Sulu since he’s supposed to consider himself a swashbuckler, as Spock put in The Naked Time.
Matthew Graves
2024-09-13 23:38:03 +0000 UTCThis is a fair episode "the firey circular saw blade monster" proves if you don't fuel anger it goes away especially with laughter - even Kang's wife new to give up the violence -- anyway I got paramount+ now - it shows all the episodes for ea. yr. - there are about 5 or 6 good ones coming up- Thanks again for the reaction ! Lots of kindness to ya- 💕
dave zink
2024-09-13 21:11:04 +0000 UTCI absolutely love the Klingons in this episode! Kang always won me over Korr in the favorite Klingon sweepstakes. I read that the Klingons are not all that concerned about personal hygiene and the excessive makeup bears that out effectively. Like a lot of the lifeforms we see, women have a different role from the federation. Mara, (who is wery beautiful, he's right) hacks the engineering computer and commands a squad. Poor Uhura doesn't get out her Mirror, Mirror costume (I realize she left it on the empire starship Enterprise) and off a couple Klingons. To expand on that, Day of the Dove exploits, in a good way, generally, my viking love crush on the Enterprise crew. Props to Sulu, Scotty, Kirk and Chekhov! However, Chekhov attempts to rape Mara and everyone ignores her, and sympathizes with him. The character Chekhov doesn't have anymore lines in DOTD and arguably never quite recovered our trust (until Wrath of Kahn). I would have at least left him in the corridor until McCoy dealt with him. It's not like they're going anywhere. Intriguing plot, great Kirk speech on the bridge, I hope bunny will reconsider her top ten list. Bunny looks great in her red shirt for this episode and despite her ambivalence I believe she appreciates the time and budget constraints they were under to produce a memorable episode.
William Terry
2024-09-13 20:05:37 +0000 UTCThis has always been one of my favorite third season episodes. The Klingons return (and using the agonizers we last saw in "Mirror, Mirror"), we're introduced to Kang, the third Klingon commander of note in the original series, as well as Mara, the first Klingon woman shown. The anti-war theme is a frequent one, but I like the notion of an energy being manufacturing a never-ending struggle to generate the hostile emotions on which it feeds. The final scene with Kirk and Kang laughing the entity off the ship is certainly unprecedented, and one that I've always found quite satisfying. Bunny's initial comments worried me that she didn't enjoy the episode at all, but I'm glad she found something to like in it. The ratio of good-to-bad third season episodes has been extremely favorable so far, but even so, one must not hold too tightly to the standards established by the previous seasons, or else risk serious disappointment ahead. That's not a spoiler, just a friendly caveat. Oh, and if Lt. Johnson, the primary security guard of the episode, looked familiar, that's because he was played by the same actor whose character was vaporized by Captain Tracey in "The Omega Glory." Everyone talks about the high rate of redshirts dying, but no one ever remarks upon their propensity to return in future episodes.
Lee
2024-09-13 19:19:47 +0000 UTCI've always really liked this episode. Yes, it's heavy handed, as some Star Trek episodes are. And it's a little on the nose. However, it has all of the trademarks of very good Star Trek -- great guest acting roles, good writing, nice character and plot development. And always happy to see the Klingons. This episode is meant to convey, as a lot of TV and movies from the 1960's did, the real world tension and opposing idoligies of the United States and the Soviet Union. A lot of people were convienced nuclear war was going to happen sooner or later, and there was the only saving hope that perhaps the two nations would remember that they were human beings at the end of it, and could learn to work together -- which, as recent history has shown, is still a work in progress. The idea behind the episode is the strongest thing this epiosde has going for it, even it has a lot of massive plot holes and problems. An alien form that feeds of negative emotions and wants to create a situation where it can just exist for centuries. It seems like a simple creature that doesn't have any higher powers, it just lives off hate. Based on what McCoy said, even wounds to vital organs were being healed at an amazing rate, so I think nobody can truly be killed as long as the alien was in control. Yes, the Klingon make up got even worse here then past seasons, if such a thing was possible. :) Like I've said, shoestring budget. It never ceases to amaze me how good Star Trek can be despite the very low budget that they were operating under. We don't get to see the other bridge officers as much (Uhura, Sulu, Chekov) so it was fun they had good repersentation in this epiosde.
Greg Polander
2024-09-13 19:17:48 +0000 UTCFor me, Day of the Dove belongs in that group of less-than-stellar episodes in that it lacks the subtlety we know Star Trek can achieve. Still, as you said Bunny, even the lesser episodes have things about them that make them worth while. Yeah, the make-up is annoying (pretty hard to miss Mara's face make-up palmed all over the wall from Chekov's hands) and writing toggles from basic to sometimes eloquent, but hardly consistent. And there's some good 'ol fashioned action (I wish the new FX of the Klingon ship being destroyed had been done better). My fellow commenters will no doubt cover this episode better than I can, so I'll use the remainder of my blurb to give praise to TOS's other unsung hero, Robert Justman, the show's associate and ultimately co-producer. I bring him up, Bunny, because he was, aside from Gene Roddenberry (and maybe more than even Gene Coon), probably the most influential person on the original show. The guy did everything: hiring key staff (including the composers) choosing air date order, and standing on Gene Roddenberry's desk WHILE Gene was re-writing his writers' shows until Gene finished the scene so production could get on with their work. So I wanted to give him his due props. Great reaction, Bunny, and yeah, agree with you on today's episode.
Skyman's Follies
2024-09-13 19:04:35 +0000 UTC
