Star Trek: "The Gamesters of Triskelion"

Data
Title: Star Trek: “The Gamesters of Triskelion”
Year: 1968
Network: NBC
Episode: the sixteenth (of twenty-six) from season two; 50 minutes
Creator: Gene Roddenberry
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Margaret Armen
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Joseph Ruskin, Angelique Pettyjohn, Nichelle Nichols
Music: Alexander Courage (theme)
I saw it: on video and TV several times, most recently yesterday (have on DVD)
Synopsis: people from around the galaxy are kidnapped and kept as gladiators

My reaction
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Dialog: "What is... love?"
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Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, ). There are essentially two things in this episode: fight scenes, and a Kirk romance. The fight scenes are particularly badly done, although they seem pretty damn good compared with the romance.
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