Star Trek: The Cage and The Menagerie Parts I & II

It's a very special triple-dip episode on this week's Watchcast as we rewind time to check out the original Star Trek pilot episode The Cage, then fast forward to the two-part courtroom drama The Menagerie!

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:12) - Intro: Breakfast shaming and Watchcast housekeeping.
(00:03:42) - Time to get into this week's Star Trek Episodes: The Cage, and The Menagerie!
(00:06:21) - Some history of this very expensive pilot episode.
(00:10:06) - A little chat about the career of Jeffrey Hunter, and Pike as a character.
(00:13:37) - The rest of our not-to-be-retained cast.
(00:20:32) - Some final production notes.
(00:23:02) - Vina's backstory throws about as dark as anything in this series.
(00:25:28) - OK, time to actually kick off the episode proper!
(00:28:40) - Brad is missing that Next Generation engine hum.
(00:29:35) - The Enterprise is drawn to a mysterious planet.
(00:32:31) - Pike kind of seems like an asshole in the early goings here.
(00:34:07) - To be fair, Pike is very troubled.
(00:39:34) - Heading on down to Talos IV.
(00:41:21) - The ensnarement of Captain Pike.
(00:45:53) - Pike's starting to figure out just how powerful the Talosian's power of illusion is.
(00:50:42) - Break!
(00:51:08) - We're back, and still talking The Cage.
(00:52:46) - Vinny is absolutely vexed by this recipe for "chicken tuna".
(00:54:11) - Green lady dance sexy!
(00:55:32) - Of course! The solution was hate all along. Plus now Number One and Yeoman Colt get trapped.
(00:59:22) - Now the ensnarer has been ensnared!
(01:02:57) - Turns out humans are too buckwild for what the Talosians need.
(01:08:11) - And now... The Menagerie!
(01:10:08) - How The Menagerie came to be.
(01:12:43) - The set-up.
(01:17:54) - Spock ain't actin' right.
(01:24:30) - It's a court martial, baby!
(01:30:08) - Finally, Spock's ridiculous plan comes into focus.
(01:38:49) - Final thoughts.
(01:41:30) - Outro.

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