Star Trek #76: Requiem for Met: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Daly, Louise Sorel, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, Bill Blackburn, Roger Holloway, Eddie Paskey, George Takei, Frank da Vinci, Al Francis, Murray Golden, Edward K. Milkis, Fred Freiberger, Gene Roddenberry, Gregg Peters, Jerome Bixby: Amazon.ca: Video

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An outbreak of Rigellian fever aboard the ship forces Kirk to find an antidote on Holberg 917-G, where he meets the mysterious Flint.

TREK TRIVIA
The screen Flint and Rayna use to view the landing party was the light panel in "Return of the Archons." Flint's castle is actually the Rigel VII fortress from "The Cage."
The piano Spock plays is a piece of history. It was featured in Orson Welles' classic Citizen Kane.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Bittersweet Space Opera and Trek at its Best, Oct 31 2003

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"summersun5" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek #76: Requiem for Met (VHS Tape)

This is one of my favorite original series episodes. It proves that even as the show was nearing cancellation, it still had lots of pizazz and power. While most Americans have probably seen this episode many times over the years, it is difficult not to be moved by it's premise: Impossible love, loss of immortality, and the failure of the mind to control the heart.

The beautiful Android Rayna's untimely death due to Captain Kirk and Flint's boyish wrangling is bad enough- but the most poignant scene is at the end, when Spock mind-melds with Kirk to help him forget his foolishness; a sudden end of scene, and we see the Enterprise flying away.... Very moving. And of course, this episode has some very beautiful music, typicl of the original series score, with a gorgeous waltz made specially for this episode.

I feel this episode encapsulates all that is Star Trek, The Original Series. It is a must have that still holds up today.

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4.0 out of 5 stars There was still a little gas left in the tank, Sep 22 2003

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toby_tsang (USA River) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek #76: Requiem for Met (VHS Tape)

This episode, which features the immortal Flint, is one of the stronger late shows. The premise is interesting, and Flint's performance is nuanced and convincing. Reena is also a sympathetic character, and her conflict in the romantic imbroglio is the most plausible. Granted, love can do strange things to people, but both the otherwise-refined Flint and the always-vulnerable Kirk really act like cavemen here. Ri-talin certainly seems to be the furthest thing from Kirk's mind for much of the episode. Reena ends up being the most tragic and sympathetic figure (ironically enough), but it is Kirk who ultimately receives the salve from Spock in one of Trek's oddest scenes.

Tidbits: By looking closely at Shatner (not his face) you can tell that he enjoys the Waltz with Reena.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad episode, Sep 5 2000

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jasenao (Dothan, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek #76: Requiem for Met (VHS Tape)

Kirk, Spock, and Dr. McCoy beam down to a supposedly deserted planet when some members of their crew come down with a deadly disease called rigellian fever. They have to find the antidote before it's too late. However, they soon discover that the planet is not deserted. It's inhabited by a man (Flint) who claims to have been several famous people from past history and by an attractive droid (Rayna) who looks like a real woman. The story changes a bit when Captain Kirk falls in love with Rayna.

I didn't think that "Requiem For Methuselah" was that bad of an episode. It has a decent plot, some cool landscapes, and some great lines from Dr. McCoy and Spock at the end of the show.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been good
This episode could have been good had it not been marred by a scene in which Kirk acts in a manner which is absurdly out-of-character, putting his own interests ahead of those of... Read more

Published on Jan 5 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars This episode gets a D grade and is ranked 75th out of 80
Rigellian fever, an extremely deadly plague, strikes the Enterprise crew. Kirk, Spock and McCoy beam down to a supposedly uninhabited planet, Holberg 917-G, in search of the only... Read more

Published on Nov 24 1999 by guerticusmaximus