History Recap / StarTrekS1E15ShoreLeave

** Also "Chekhov's Bully. They couldn't very well mention Kirk's Academy nemesis without said nemesis showing up.

* ChekhovsGun: Well, ''Sulu's'' gun, actually...

Back near the glade, [=McCoy=] and Barrows are walking together; Barrows expresses the belief that in a place like this, a girl should be dressed as a [[PrincessClassic fairy-tale princess...]] Lo and behold, what should appear but a PimpedOutDress and [[NiceHat frilly hat!]] Barrows understandably expresses apprehension, but [=McCoy=] shrugs and says that the dress is here, so why not try it on? She does so, after admonishing the Doctor not to peek! "My dear girl, I am a doctor. When I peek it's in the line of duty."

Barrows finally emerges dressed in the princess attire, [[SheCleansUpNicely to McCoy's (and our) great admiration]]. Back aboard the enterprise, Spock listens to the increasingly garbled communications as Kirk demands answers from Spock, [[CaptainObvious who is of course the science officer]]. Kirk reviews the things that the crew had seen up to this point, and Spock postulates whether or not these are hallucinations; Kirk is a little disinclined to believe that, as one of those "hallucinations" "flattened me with a clout on the jaw" as Kirk eloquently puts it. Kirk declines the offer of an armed security team, as there hasn't been any real danger, yet...

An old man steps out from behind the hedges, wearing a somewhat impish grin. He reveals himself as the "Caretaker" of the planet, a member of a very intelligent race, and explains to the captain and everyone else that that the planet is used as a [[PleasurePlanet "amusement park"]] by his people and assures them that everything they've seen and experienced has been completely harmless. At this point [=McCoy=] steps out, [[ALadyOnEachArm complete with two dancing girls]] (much to Barrows' annoyance), and it can be assumed that Angela is all fine as well. [=McCoy=] explains that the facilities down there are quite impressive, and they can [[MagicFromTechnology "build or do anything."]]

Titles! We find Kirk taking in a report from Barrows about the planet, as idyllic as we've seen, but Kirk still apparently has no desire to go down. After which, [=McCoy=] makes his report, fully in the knowledge that Jim will find him as crazy as he feels, but Kirk says he'll take the report under consideration. Finally, Spock arrives with a report that there is one particular crewman who is irritable and restless, who refuses recreation; "now, he has that right, but--" "The rights of a crewman end where the safety of the ship begins! Now that man will go ashore on my orders. What's his name?" "James Kirk." Spock smiles and tells Kirk to enjoy himself, that it's a peaceful planet, much like Earth.

* YouLookFamiliar: Angela Martine's actress, who was also in the immediately preceding aired episode "Balance Of Terror", returns in this episode. She is called Angela by Esteban. But Kirk calls her by her last name which is Teller. The script had her character named Mary Teller but they changed the first name to Angela when they realized that it was the same actress who played a girl named Angela in the preceding episode. However, no one told the writers to change the last name too.

* FightingIrish: Finnegan (or his simulacrum) fits this trope as he gives Kirk a hard time taunting him into a fight.

* YouLookFamiliar: Angela Martine's actress, who was also in the immediately preceding aired episode BalanceOfTerror, returns in this episode. She is called Angela by Esteban. But Kirk calls her by her last name which is Teller. The script had her character named Mary Teller but they changed the first name to Angela when they realized that it was the same actress who played a girl named Angela in the preceding episode. However, no one told the writers to change the last name too.

* TheFightingIrish: Finnegan (or his simulacrum) fits this trope as he gives Kirk a hard time taunting him into a fight.

'''Spock''': ''(pretends to study paper)'' "James Kirk." ''(smirks)'' Enjoy yourself, Captain.

* BizarroEpisode

* HoYay: Kirk is ''quite'' disappointed to find Spock wasn't the one giving him a massage. The episode's writer Theodore Sturgeon was notorious for sneaking homoerotic subtext into his stories.

Kirk finds Barrows with [[ClothingDamage a torn uniform]], slumped against a tree, reporting a man that suddenly came out of the forest and accosted her. She described his manner of dress, [=McCoy=] mentioning that it sounds like DonJuan... of course! Barrows was just thinking, when walking dreamily through this idyllic forest, that all a girl would need at a time like this is Don Juan; just kind of daydreaming about someone you'd like to meet... Well, she met him all right. Sulu ran after the infamous scoundrel, and in trying to find him...

Kirk witnesses the planes flying overhead after discharging their weapons, and then Sulu notices that Dr. [=McCoy's=] body has been dragged off! Barrows notes that the Black Knight's body has as well! Spock finally begins to posit the theory that we are coming to as well: he asks Kirk what his thoughts were before encountering the people he did. Suddenly, who should show up again but Finnegan! [[TheHyena Cackling like an elf]] and still taunting, he runs off again, and this time Kirk doesn't intend to let him get away. He chases Finnegan to [[KirksRock his rock]]

And again finds Don Juan there, [[DamselInDistress trying to take Barrows away!]] He threatens them with his foil, but when it's evident that he's outnumbered, he [[DirtyCoward runs away.]] He orders his crewmen to just stand where they are, and don't think of anything, concentrating on being at attention. After a few seconds of this...

* HoYay: Kirk is ''quite'' disappointed to find Spock wasn't the one giving him a massage. The episode's writer Theodore Sturgeon was notorious for putting homoerotic subtext into his stories.

* HoYay: Kirk is ''quite'' disappointed to find Spock wasn't the one giving him a massage.