San Francisco Giants Reveal Their Surprising Top Star Trek Episodes—You Won't Believe Their Picks!

Is it any good? Heck yes. This is one of the best episodes in the franchise, particularly for those who love Mr. Spock. A fair warning: the dog dies in this one. It was scraped by JJ Abrams for a lot of the Star Trek (2009) movie he directed. We get to see Spock’s upbringing on Vulcan and how having a human mother could be difficult for him. Another banger from D.C. Fontana.

The Giants? Dave Kingman homered ‘s 2-run homer in the top of the 6th was the key play. Willie McCovey was 0-for-1 with 3 walks but also 1 RBI.

5. “Amok Time” (9/15/67) | Giants 6, Pirates 3 (+3)

This was the season two premiere of The Original Series but the fifth produced. When you watch it, you see the wisdom in that decision. It focuses on Mr. Spock, who had become a pop culture sensation during the first season — to the point that he received more fan mail and attention than William Shatner, which caused a lot of problems for the show’s directors, producers, and writers — and so NBC correctly wanted to strike while the iron was hot.

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Summary: Spock must return to his home planet of Vulcan to participate in a ceremony to alleviate him of his pon’farr or blood burning. Vulcan males must mate or die. Kirk and Dr. McCoy accompany him and with Spock discover that the ceremony has been a setup by Spock’s betrothed, who doesn’t want to be hitched to a famous dude and would rather have the man she’s been with in Spock’s absence. Problem is, Spock has to fight to the death to either keep or move on and the champion she chooses to fight for her side is Captain Kirk. Will Spock kill his captain?!