Star Trek: The Lights of Zetar (1969)
Season 3, Episode 18
7/10
Lights, Lights, Everywhere
7 September 2021
What we have here is a war. A war between the Lights of Zetar and the light of love. Phasers can't win this fight. They have to find another way. This is a very intriguing episode about identity, survival, and the transcendence of love. Ah, love, that curious Human emotion. It has a lovely light all its own.

My least favorite part of this episode is how mushy Mr. Scott behaves. He's like a mooning school boy with a crush the size of a mountain. They needed to tone that down. I blame both the actor and the writer.

Jan Shutan is outstanding as Scotties love interest and the main interest of the aliens. Her scenes are riveting. Kudos to both her and the director.

But, overall, a quite interesting episode. And the tag scene is one of the funniest in Star Trek history.
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