Kirk and Spock get to participate in an alien sporting event pitting good verses evil for educational purposes?
Overall, this episode is fun with the inclusion of Abraham Lincoln who is performed wonderfully! (I met the man --- this imitation is on point except for the height of course) The downside is that there is no point or clever messaging in this episode beyond the battle between good and evil. We don't even get a message about why good ultimately will conquer evil ---- apparently Spock and Kirk are just physically superior in battle?!
If you are able to focus primarily on the Lincoln content then this episode is enjoyable in it's own way but it fails to be truly compelling when you try to find more then what is on the surface.
Overall, this episode is fun with the inclusion of Abraham Lincoln who is performed wonderfully! (I met the man --- this imitation is on point except for the height of course) The downside is that there is no point or clever messaging in this episode beyond the battle between good and evil. We don't even get a message about why good ultimately will conquer evil ---- apparently Spock and Kirk are just physically superior in battle?!
If you are able to focus primarily on the Lincoln content then this episode is enjoyable in it's own way but it fails to be truly compelling when you try to find more then what is on the surface.