I really enjoyed this one. The writing is tight and they plug plot holes with explaining how the escape of Khan from earth was covered up to prevent hysteria and provide a reasonable explanation why it was not tracked down later on. They also provide an explanation for how Khan would be able to take over the enterprise by having him view the training manuals. I appreciate it when writers have the foresight to add such explanations into the story.
What really sells this episode is Ricardo Montalbán's performance. He is bursting with charisma, virility and an ever present hunger for power/authority.
I find it fascinating to watch the performance of Khan projecting a cult of personality. Y'know, if he happened to be a woman I might become bewitched and go full on McGiver and join up. And even that plot element is provided an explanation ----- she's a starfleet Historian (?) spending her on duty hours painting portraits of dictators throughout time. Well, I am not one to make judgement on sexual fantasy --- It's feasible that a female devoid to history could be bewitched by meeting a charming dictator she has studied.
I believe the writers did such a clean job of explaining the plot in the beginning so that the viewer would give them a pass with the problematic ending. The enterprise maroon's a group of super human war criminals (who attempted to kill captain kirk and take over the ship) on a planet?! I am going to give a pass on this complaint because clearly this was designed to come back to in a later season or provide the option to continue the storyline.
What really sells this episode is Ricardo Montalbán's performance. He is bursting with charisma, virility and an ever present hunger for power/authority.
I find it fascinating to watch the performance of Khan projecting a cult of personality. Y'know, if he happened to be a woman I might become bewitched and go full on McGiver and join up. And even that plot element is provided an explanation ----- she's a starfleet Historian (?) spending her on duty hours painting portraits of dictators throughout time. Well, I am not one to make judgement on sexual fantasy --- It's feasible that a female devoid to history could be bewitched by meeting a charming dictator she has studied.
I believe the writers did such a clean job of explaining the plot in the beginning so that the viewer would give them a pass with the problematic ending. The enterprise maroon's a group of super human war criminals (who attempted to kill captain kirk and take over the ship) on a planet?! I am going to give a pass on this complaint because clearly this was designed to come back to in a later season or provide the option to continue the storyline.