This is a good episode, but to some it is great. I guess we just have to allow that there are a lot of differing opinions and perhaps they saw something in the episode that I didn't or vice-versa.
Spock is having a bad case of "Vulcan Sex Drive". It seems that Vulcan men are not so logical after all, and a woman who Spock never bothered to mention (!) is waiting for him on Vulcan for their marriage ceremony. In the meantime, Spock becomes a raving maniac who will die unless he is given shore leave for some nookie. But, the Enterprise is ordered to some other quadrant--and Kirk incorrectly assumes Spock will just get over it. Well, McCoy informs Jim that unless Spock is on Vulcan ASAP, he will die!!! So, Kirk defies direct orders and heads there (something that it seems is quite okay to do judging by the various episodes).
Once on the planet, Spock's intended turns out to be a real piece of work and initiates a fight to the death between Kirk and Spock. Kirk and Spock agree because,...well,...because it's in the script. So, it's up to the clever Dr. McCoy to save the day. In the end, everybody including Spock is happy, but he never did get any nookie.
The episode is exciting and it's nice to finally see Vulcan. I guess the only problem for me is that it just seemed a bit silly and contrived. But, despite this, it's still very watchable and fun.
Spock is having a bad case of "Vulcan Sex Drive". It seems that Vulcan men are not so logical after all, and a woman who Spock never bothered to mention (!) is waiting for him on Vulcan for their marriage ceremony. In the meantime, Spock becomes a raving maniac who will die unless he is given shore leave for some nookie. But, the Enterprise is ordered to some other quadrant--and Kirk incorrectly assumes Spock will just get over it. Well, McCoy informs Jim that unless Spock is on Vulcan ASAP, he will die!!! So, Kirk defies direct orders and heads there (something that it seems is quite okay to do judging by the various episodes).
Once on the planet, Spock's intended turns out to be a real piece of work and initiates a fight to the death between Kirk and Spock. Kirk and Spock agree because,...well,...because it's in the script. So, it's up to the clever Dr. McCoy to save the day. In the end, everybody including Spock is happy, but he never did get any nookie.
The episode is exciting and it's nice to finally see Vulcan. I guess the only problem for me is that it just seemed a bit silly and contrived. But, despite this, it's still very watchable and fun.