VaBeachGuy 12 Posted May 24, 2005 Production: 003 Season: 1 Episode: 10 DVD Disc: 3 Air Date: 11.10.1966 Stardate: 1512.2 Review not available Cast: William Shatner as James T. Kirk Leonard Nimoy as Spock DeForest Kelley as Leonard H. McCoy James Doohan as Montgomery Scott Nichelle Nichols as Uhura George Takei as Hikaru Sulu Guest Cast: Clint Howard as Balok Anthony Call as Lt. Dave Bailey Creative Staff: Director: Joseph Sargent Written By: Jerry Sohl Related Items: deflectors Fesarius tranya coffee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youbroughtheryouRiker 2 Posted December 14, 2006 What. The. Heck. Was. THAT? What kept me from hating this episode was its intriguing postulate of how people face death, knowing the end is right in front of them. The anger and paranoia, and the calmness and reconciliation. Everything else about it.....blech. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kor37 9 Posted December 14, 2006 I really liked this episode. The raw emotions displayed really made the episode. I also thought that Clint Howard as Balok was a great idea. It was a nice twist that the big bad alien actually looked like a young child. The Trek novels expanded this "First Federation" in a couple of books. Not canon, I realize but still fun. My favorite was the Mirror Universe book where the Mirror Kirk goes rogue and takes control of the Fesarius. The kicker is that he had Balok stuffed and mounted in a glass case........with a glass of tranya in his hand..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trekz 7 Posted December 14, 2006 I remember this episode as being very moving at the time, with the anger, paranoia and raw emotion mentioned by other posters being very well presented by the cast. The irony of having the scary powerful alien looking like a child was excellent. I've always enjoyed this episode. Kor, do you remember which book has the Mirror Universe Kirk exact revenge on Balok? I'd like to read that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofMajorHayes 10 Posted September 16, 2007 Clint Howard(Ron's brother) as the baby faced alien Balok in a Lite-Brite ship. I thought it was good especially that Tranya tasting ceremony- "I hope you relish it as much as I". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob39874 0 Posted May 28, 2008 this is another good episode especially since this mean menace was actually a child. Not officially Canon but the game shattered Universe has Captain sulu fighting against a mirror universe of Balok in the romulan neutral zone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
He Who Shall Not Be Named 2 Posted November 1, 2010 They should have done more with the First Federation in canon. Here you have this force (large or small, we don't know) with technology far more advanced than anything seen since and they are never mentioned again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prometheus 0 Posted March 4, 2011 That big ship was a load of balls. A load of yellow balls, all glowing and clustered together... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoveMalePecs1 0 Posted March 4, 2011 I Give it a 5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites