Friday 4 November 2011

Friay Trek Spam: The Apple


Today's episode is The Apple and guys, it is made of crack and win! It is the first episode to mark the début of the Friday Trek Spam Drinking Game, so if you want to get really drunk really quickly you should totally play this! 'Cos we all just wanna be big rock stars... or something... *ahem*

Moving On



The Apple
or
Spock's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day

Kirk, Spock, Chekov, some drippy chick, and two redshirts beam down to some planet.

Meet Girl of the Week:Martha Landon

They admire the surroundings, then Bones beams down with two more redshirts. Hoshit! Four whole redshirts! I predict this episode to be ripe with death. RIPE.

Bones says he could settle down here. It is like Paradise. Yes it is spectacular says Kirk.

Spectacular? Looks pretty like the generic planet backdrop to me - kinda sparse even. Shoulda gone to Specsavers, guys.

Spock says that the temperature is perfect - 76 degrees - even at the poles. Now I am no geologist, but I shouldn't have thought that sort of thing was possible. Also, what the heck? 76 F is 24 C - that is not my idea of Paradise. About 3 degrees off.

Chekov says this planet is making him homesick for Russia. Bones says more like the garden of Eden. Yes, says Chekov, it was a very nice place just outside Moscow.

sometimes the jokes just write themselves. Also Russia! Take a shot!

While this chicanery is going on, one of the redshirts notices one of the plastic swivel plants swiveling.

He suspects nothing!

But then -

Shot through the heart and you're to blame...


Bullseye! See this is why you do not dress your security personnel in Red. They're like a GIANT MOVING TARGET! What the heck? They're lucky they never meet any crazy stampeding bulls, OMG!

Either way, that's one redshirt down! Take two drinks!

Kirk is unamused. "Did someone say Paradise must have looked like this?" he asks.

You know, they sure are throwing around the word Paradise a lot and laying on the biblical references pretty thick. Do you suppose this is building up to be some sort of socially relevant metaphor?

Well ponder on that for a while as we go to CREDITS!

Once we're back Kirk calls Scotty to get rid of the body. Makes sense, I guess. I least they don't waste time burying it - which they have done, on occasion.

That being said, what do they do with the dead bodies once they beam them back up? Do they like freeze them until they can be returned back to the families? Do you get buried in space? Oh my god, I don't think I want to know.


Anyhow, Scotty appears to be in charge  - so he gets to sit in the swivel chair. Scotty is far too busy for sitting, however. They are losing potency in the anti-matter pods!

I have no idea what this means. I doubt Kirk does either, but Scotty sounds concerned so Kirk tells him to keep at it and asks Spock for a status report.

Spock says there are sub-surface vibrations all over the planet. Articficial ones. They maybe causing the issues on the ship. Oh, also, they are being watched.

Girl of the Week is worried. One redshirt's dead! They're being watched! This beautiful place obviously is a death trap! She never thought she'd die a-virgin!

But never fear! Chekov is more than happy to help her with that.

GotW is into someone other than Kirk: Take two drinks!


What he actually says is "If you must worry - worry about me. I've been wanting to get you alone in a place like this for ages."

...eh, that sounds a little raepy.

Also - Excuse me, one of your crewmates has just died! But, apparently this is not an inappropriate time for hitting on a girl. Stay classy, Chekov.

Meanwhile, Spock finds a rock.

"The Garden of Eden - with landmines"


Holy balls! Is everything on this planet poisonous or explosive? 

Kirk calls Scotty who tells them that the anti matter pods are totally FUBAR. But he is so engrossed in his call that he doesn't notice another poisonous, plastic swivel plant taking aim! Okay, seriously, why are they still hanging out near those things? 

But Spock has noticed and he is all No, Jim! I'll save you! and he pushes him out of the way! 

Fuckbiscuits!

Noooooooooooooooooooo! Spock! 

Before you start rending your garments in grief, he isn't dead yet! 

McCoy injects him with something, and Kirk is like, time to get the fuck out of Dodge, but in a completely unexpected twist, the transporter malfunctions! TAKE A DRINK!

Spock regains conciousness and is like, dude, what am I on? There is a rumbly in my tumbly. Bones says it's his own fault because he has green blood instead of red. Bones being anti-Vulcan? Take a drink!

Kirk scolds Spock for taking the darts for him and says he should just yell next time. How about maybe you don't take calls while standing next to crap that wants to kill you, eh Kirk? To his credit, Spock does not say, Bitch, please, I saved your fool life! but just agrees.

Kirk is like, do you know how much Starfleet has invested in you. Spock is like yes. Two gajillion dollars and 43 cents. Kirk sends two of the Redshirts ahead to check out the area.

Oh no, weather has arrived. A whole bunch of storm clouds turn up and boy are they angry! I shudder to think how South Eastern Trains would deal with angry clouds. THIS IS THE WRONG KIND OF RAIN SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING!

Then this happens:

Redshirt death #2; Take two drinks!

BEST. REDSHIRT. DEATH. EVER!

Kirk is like Run Away!

Once the angry clouds have left, the other Redshirts try to call Kirk but there is some signal interference Spock suggest they go to meet them.

When they arrive the Redshirts come racing up to meet them. Alas, one steps on a landmine - I mean exploding rock.

Redshirt death #3: Take two drinks!

Guys, you have only one redshirt left. Do not break this one.

Kirk is experiencing guilt and angst! No-one has lost this many redshirts, this quickly before. Spock is like, first of all, we lost more redshirts than this last week and second of all, whatever was watching us before is back and behind that bush!

Kirk is like [stage whisper] Redshirt, you go that way. I'll go this way! Spock and Chekov create a diversion. Girl of the Week, just try not to step on any more rocks! Places, everybody! GO! GO! GO!

Spock and Chekov stage a diversion that is like little kids acting who understand volume but not inflection.

Spock: YOUR READINGS ARE INEFFICIENT
Chekov: NO YOUR FACE IS INEFFICIENT
Spock: YELLING WILL NOT CONCEAL THE FACT THAT YOUR READINGS ARE AS WRONG AS YOUR FACE
Chekov: IF YOU DON'T LIKE YELLING, HOW ABOUT VIOLENCE. VIOLENCE IN YOUR FACE!

While this is going on Kirk is able to corner the eavesdropper and to punch him! IN YOUR FACE ALIEN!

What is this? Oompa Loompa Land? 

The alien cowers and starts crying. He does not understand why Kirk would punch him. He's all, you struck me with your hand? Why would you do that?

Apparently he can speak English.

The alien introduces himself as Acuta of the Feeders of Vaal.

Say what?

Vaal. Vaal is their god or something. He controls the angry clouds and poisonous plastic swivel plants. Place your bets now folks! Is Vaal:
- a robot/computer
- a omnipotent alien with go-like powers but one fatal weakness.
- an actual god

Spock notices the antenna in Acuta's ears. These are because Acuta is the eyes and ears of Vaal.

Fascinating, says pock. Take a shot!

Meanwhile, on the Enterprise: RED ALERT!

They're caught in a tractor beam and will burn up and die if not released in 16 hours!

Scotty, says Kirk. You are the best man we have. You know the ship like it was your own *ahem* hand. If you can't fix this - you're fired!

Nothing like a little job insecurity to keep your staff focussed.

Acuta agrees to take them to Vaal.

You know, if they were going to have some guy wandering around shirtless, couldn't they have gotten a buffer actor?

Serious case of the man-boobs. 

Also, Kirk's green shirt confuses me. What does it signify? I know gold is for command, blue is for science and red for operations. The Dress Uniforms look different. What is with the green wrap-around shirt? It is not very flattering, sorry to say.

Anyway, they go to see Vaal.

Fascinating, says Spock. Take a Shot! 

Someone had fun with Papier-mâché! 


I think this qualifies as a robot/computer so if you guessed that, then pat yourself on the back and take a drink. If you guessed wrong then take a drink anyway. 


Moving on. 


Spock approaches the head of Vaal but gets blasted backward by a force field! Nooooooooooooooooo Spock! 


Oh wait, he's okay. Phew! I was worried for a second. It's not like I have almost two more series to go through. He could have totally been in mortal danger. 

Acuta takes them to his village where they meet more Oompa Loompa people.

Where are the kids? asks Kirk. They don't understand what he means so he explains - little ones, they look like you, they grow!

Oh replacements! says Acuta. We don't need those.

GirloftheWeek is like - oh, you must have some foolproof birth control! What do you use? Woah! Down girl!

They are like, we do not understand this question. GirloftheWeek is like, you know - when a man and a woman love each other very much - and Chekov comes up and puts his arm around her waist and you know, Chekov, we get it!  You two are totally going loco down in Acapulco, but I don't think this is appropriate behaviour.

Acuta is like - oh the touching and the holding? Vaal has forbidden it.

Bones is like, this is no longer Paradise. Oh come on Bones. Chekov has dibs on the girl. Who were you gonna do it with? The last remaining Redshirt? You don't even know his name!


(Those who are reading this: If your response to that, is - what has their name got to do with it hurr hurr, than I judge you a little, ngl)

One of the Oompa Loompa girls asks what Spock's name is. They find this hilarious.

Spock is like: I DO NOT SEE WHY THAT SHOULD BE AMUSING. ;____________;

I'm pretty sure he's re-living some painful childhood memories right now. Like traumatising kindergarten flashbacks.

The aliens go to feed Vaal. I have no idea what they are feeding it, but they basically walk to up the steps into the head and drop some stuff in there. Vaal obvs has to drop his force field for feeding. Pay attention about this. It will be important later.

Spock is like, look they're happy, so who gives a shit? Bones is all like, ALL HUMANOIDS MUST LIVE IN A MANNER OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING provided, of course, that they choose what I like. Spock is like, it obviously works for them. Bones is all IT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME! Spock is all: IT ISN'T ABOUT YOU!

Before this can degenrate into bitch-slapping Kirk calls to order and they go hang out in the hut provided to them.

Scotty is like: I have a plan! It will take 8 hours! Kirk is like, you only have 8 and a half left!

Scotty is like, we'll still come in before the deadline! Is that a Result or is that a RESULT?

While Scotty races time, let's have a KOMEDY INTERLUDE

The gang on land discuss what would happen if the natives needed "replacements". Girl of the Week is like, but if they don't know anything about - you know - how would they know - how it is done?

OMG You are a grown woman! You can say the word sex!

(Clearly this interlude has been brought to you by the sixties censor board)

Anyway to add to the hilarity, Kirk asks Spock to explain to the young lady. To explain how the aliens will learn about sex! Not about sex itself! Can you imagine Spock giving a sex-ed lesson?

Spock is like, you know what they say, the internet is for porn! Bones is like, what? Spock says he guesses Vaal would instruct them. Bones is all, that I'd like to see.

Kinky.

Chekov and Girl of the Week go outside to make out.

Chekov is like, anywhere we can be together is Paradise!

Smooth, Chekov.

Girl of the Week is overcome by the urge to eat his face! They are watched by these two jokers.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee


They decide to copy the two love-birds, in a sumpremely awkard scene, but this brings Acuta who tells them that Vaal is very angry. So their god really is watching.

He has ordered them to kill the outsiders!

While Acuta holds a workshop on how to kill people, Kirk, Bones and Spock go to try and reason with Vaal. Vaal hits Spock with lightening.

Nooooooooooooooooooooo! Spock!

No wait, hes okay! He's like, this hurts like fuck, but he's ok.

Workshop over! Oompa Loompas ATTACK!

REDSHIRT DOWN! REDSHIRT DOWN! WE'RE ALL OUT OF REDSHIRTS GUYS! SHIT'S ABOUT TO GET REAL! TAKE TWO MORE DRINKS!

Or not. The aliens are pretty crap at fighting, so they overpower them quickly. GirloftheWek especially kicks ass. I'm impressed. She can have a name now (for the end of this recap).


Set phasers to Girl Power! (Actual girl power, not Spice Girl girl-power)

They herd all the aliens into a hut. Scotty has put his plan into action and is all, ITS NOW OR NEVER GUYS! HANDBREAK OFF! INTO REVERSE! GO!

It looks like things are working but then everything shuts down. Scotty is like, well, we have maybe an hour more time, but I guess you have to fire me now.

Kirk is like you're fired D:

Then he has a panick attack: I AM A BAD CAPTAIN! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! NOW I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A REDSHIRT!

Spock is like, this is no tme to have a nervous breakdown! Look! Vaal needs feeding! Scotty's shenanigans must have weakened it!

So Kirk is like, hey Scotty? We still have lazer powers, right? Sure do! says Scotty

Then it's time to BLOW SHIT UP!

I'm surprised they didn't try this sooner. 

This makes Vaal burn out and die. Hooray! The day and our heroes are saved! Scotty is rehired! Hooray for continued employment!

The aliens are sort of like, aw crap, now what do we do?

Kik is like, have good luck with agriculture and all that stuff! Besides now you can have amazing secksy tiems!

(How are they gona know what to do?  Did they make Spock give them a sex-ed lesson after all?)

Back o the ship, Spock is like - so if that was the garden of eden, maybe destroying Vaal was like the serpent giving Eve the apple.

Kirk is like, are you calling me the devil? Lolz I can think of someone else who might look like a demon, can you Bones? Bones is like, You mean because the demon has pointy ears? Hurr hurr! I think I do!

Spock is like, I don't know what you are talking about.

That is the last time I ever take poisonous darts 
from a plastic swivel plant for you!


And another episode ends with  a bad joke at Spock's expense! Finish your drink! Finish ALL the drinks! You've earned them!

THE END

Next Time is either Mirror Mirror or  The Doomsday Machine. I've done Mirror Mirror before but that was just a summary. I can do a full recap if you want, or a new episode. Let me know your thoughts, feelings, emotions. (On which episode I should do! Not in general!)

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