This is not Star Trek. This is the failed version that got rejected before Roddenberry re-tooled the cast. And what little value it has on its own can be seen later in the superior (and true-to-form) two part ‘The Menagerie’…although I personally don’t care much for that either. At least it’s Star Trek, Jim, as we know it.
Future episodes deemed worthless will be skipped. Since I’m a sucker for this show’s charms, that won’t be many.
No grades for these.
10/20/13: Episode number adjusted for Netflix streaming order cuz it’s easier.