| 1 | * EnsembleDarkhorse: The Horta was very well-received by the fan base. Author Creator/DianeDuane even wrote a Horta crew member (the son of the Horta in this episode), Nahraht, onto the ''Enterprise'' in her novels. |
| 2 | * HilariousInHindsight: Spock's rapid opinion switch about the method of dealing with the Horta is funny anyway, but in "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E18TheImmunitySyndrome The Immunity Syndrome]]", he gives a critical speech to [=McCoy=] about the human tendency towards AMillionIsAStatistic. Given his reaction here[[note]]seeing it as acceptable to risk the lives of the security guards by telling them to capture the Horta if possible rather than killing it, but immediately wanting it dead once [[HeterosexualLifePartners Kirk]] finds himself on his own ten feet away from the creature[[/note]], it comes across as the pot calling the kettle black. |
| 3 | * HoYay: Kirk and Spock argue about killing the Horta, Spock doesn't approve of the idea because he believes it is the only Horta left. But when Kirk tells Spock over communicator that the Horta is in the room with him Spock insists Kirk kill it immediately. |
| 4 | * {{Narm}}: One member of the angry mob of miners at the end to kill the Horta shows up with what appears to be a piece of industrial pipe or quite possibly a ''wooden club''. They already know it's immune to phasers, what good did he think that was going to do? |
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