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Episode 8: Miri

The copy of Earth is kind of wasted as a concept. I get it, though. Any excuse to reuse old sets. Plus, it's a big universe. Why shouldn't there be a randomly occurring identical out there?

I don't talk about McCoy much, but he had some nice moments. Inspecting the tricycle, working night and day on the cure, even testing it on himself and screaming for Spock to help him. It all sticks in my mind in a way that he usually doesn't.

I like the concept of the episode, but they're insultingly slow at revealing it. Figured out the kids were centuries old quite quickly. (The alternative theory is quite ghastly). Should be more language drift than just grown ups to grups, though.

Miri is a fine character. Her precocious crush on Kirk is adorable, as is her wrath when she starts thinking he's got a thing for Rand. Kirk's ruthlessness in stringing her along, in case she proves useful is pleasantly surprising. Speaking of Rand, she got to be a character this time. I don't like it when a woman's only character trait is pining for a man, but she and Kirk do have some chemistry. Wirh the infection making them increasingly irrational and desperate, begging Kirk to look at her legs seems like it's less titillation and more an understandable character beat.

Jahn is a fine character with a fine actor, but unlike Miri, he cannot pretend to be a child to save his life. Didn't ruin the episode or anything, though.

Kirk's blah blah blah speech towards the end was surprisingly moving, despite how ridiculous it is at face value. Manipulating the kids with both shame and compassion is a pretty good solution.

No idea why the BBC banned this episode. Its occasionally creepy, sure, and deals with dark subject matter, but Doctor who has done worse.

Overall, a pretty good episode.