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Wednesday Apr 23, 2008
"The Devil in the Dark"
"The Devil in the Dark" is an episode of "Star Trek". Kirk and Spock, assisted by a crew of redshirts and a group of pergium miners in an ugly mood, search for a lifeform that can burrow through solid rock by excreting an extremely corrosive acid. The episode is a fan favorite and is distinguished by the following:
- A McCoy-ism: "I'm a Doctor, not a bricklayer" when ordered by his Captain to treat the lifeform, which is "virtually made out of stone". The line is delivered with outstanding comedic timing in a conversation between DeForest Kelley and William Shatner.
- A Vulcan mind meld. Spock joins his mind to that of the lifeform.
- "Phaser I" and "Phaser II" are mentioned in passing. Phasers are directed energy weapons.
- The death of a redshirt.
[posted with ecto]
Posted at 08:52AM Apr 23, 2008 by tgardner in Star Trek | Comments[1]
My friends and I used to play who could figure out the episode the fastest back in the day. Without question this episode had to have McCoy's best "I'm a Doctor, not a...' line. BTW CBS now has all the classic Trek episodes available online for free.
http://www.cbs.com/classics/star_trek/video/video.php
Posted by Wayne Abbott on April 23, 2008 at 03:42 PM EDT #