Presumably, Captain Kirk might have been leaving the door open for possible future space romance in his remark to Yeoman Rand at the end of the story. Especially after she spilled the beans about her desire for the Captain to notice her legs before this adventure began. Actually, if the series was ever going to go in that direction, Kirk and Rand might have made a nice couple. I'm sure there was some Federation statute that prohibited that though.
The story had an interesting premise but had to come up with some contrivances to keep it going. Like the stolen communicators - come on! Would any member of the crew just leave one of those just simply laying around? Especially the Captain! Not buying it.
But hey, a death sentence for each child upon entering puberty - that's a compelling concept. Particularly when a hundred years only adds a month to your physical age in Earth terms. I'm thinking about how all of this had to fit into place to make the story work but it kind of falls apart when put to the test. The remaining food on the planet is about to run out JUST as the Enterprise crew arrives. The crew has ONLY seven days to find a cure or die. The story doesn't naturally play out so much as it is forced to a conclusion.
I liked Kim Darby in her role as Miri though. She had kind of a Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" quality about her which seemed to work. And if Michael J. Pollard wasn't a real person, I think someone would have had to invent him. He was one of the freakiest looking dudes to come on the scene in the Sixties and Seventies, with a perfect look for the types of roles he would eventually get to play.
The story had an interesting premise but had to come up with some contrivances to keep it going. Like the stolen communicators - come on! Would any member of the crew just leave one of those just simply laying around? Especially the Captain! Not buying it.
But hey, a death sentence for each child upon entering puberty - that's a compelling concept. Particularly when a hundred years only adds a month to your physical age in Earth terms. I'm thinking about how all of this had to fit into place to make the story work but it kind of falls apart when put to the test. The remaining food on the planet is about to run out JUST as the Enterprise crew arrives. The crew has ONLY seven days to find a cure or die. The story doesn't naturally play out so much as it is forced to a conclusion.
I liked Kim Darby in her role as Miri though. She had kind of a Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" quality about her which seemed to work. And if Michael J. Pollard wasn't a real person, I think someone would have had to invent him. He was one of the freakiest looking dudes to come on the scene in the Sixties and Seventies, with a perfect look for the types of roles he would eventually get to play.