TOS S03E06, S03E07

In this installment:
(viewed Thursday, March 28th)

Star Trek: The Original Series, S03E06 - "Spectre of the Gun"
Star Trek: The Original Series, S03E07 - "Day of the Dove"

"Spectre of the Gun"

• Not heeding the Melkotians' request to leave their space and proceeding to land on their planet against their wishes?  Kind of a douche move.
• Here we learn that Kirk's ancestors "pioneered the American Frontier". 
• Need more Val Kilmer.
• This episode sucks.  However, there are a couple of funnies:  Chekov and the girl in the saloon, Scotty enjoying some bourbon, "testing" the tranquilizer grenades, etc.

"Day of the Dove"

• Great CGI in the remaster of the Klingon D-7 swooping in and losing power.
• Kang!
• We learn here that Chekov (thinks he) had a brother killed by Klingons on a research outpost.
• DOES NO ONE NOTICE THE GIANT SPARKLING GLOBE OF LIGHT FOLLOWING YOU EVERWHERE?!?
• And again, here we go headed out of the Galaxy...
• A hand-to-hand fight with edged weapons would seem to heavily favor the Klingons O_o
• But Chekov never had a brother!  BUM BUM BUM!
• What Scotty refers to as a "claymore" is actually the Scottish basket-hilted broadsword.  That said, the use of the word "claymore" to apply to this type of weapon (in addition to the correct, larger two-handed variety) is very common and has been for quite some time in our own history.  It makes sense that the misnomer would persist into the 23rd Century.
• The scene were Kirk finally realizes that they're being screwed with?  Funny.
• "Captain's Log, Stardate...Armageddon."  How has some nerd not used Stardate Armageddon as the name of their bad fan film yet?