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* BitingTheHandHumor: The sequence with the televised gladiator game show gets in a good few jabs at network television and the pursuit of ratings. This episode was made when ''Star Trek'' was facing cancellation at the end of the season, and the show's makers were not feeling charitable toward the network.
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* DiscretionShot: When Kirk and co. are watching a televised gladiatorial combat, the losing gladiator falls to the ground and out of shot just before he's stabbed, so the death blow is not visible. Stands out because of the conflict between the priorities of the real TV network and the in-universe TV network, which would have insisted the camera follow the falling gladiator so the audience isn't deprived of the money shot.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Claudius Marcus, proconsul of the slave-owning Roman empire, has a Southern accent.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Claudius Marcus, proconsul of the slave-owning Roman empire, has a Southern accent.
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* HonorBeforeReason: Claudius Marcus has a touch of this; because he respects Kirk's courage, he feels obliged to give Kirk a proper death, to the point that when his guards have Kirk's team surrounded at gunpoint he insists they use their swords instead of just gunning them all down on the spot.
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* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After Kirk impresses Claudius Marcus with his courage and integrity, Claudius Marcus can't help repeatedly mentioning how much better that makes him than Merik, who betrayed his oath and his crew to survive. Having his nose rubbed in his failings inspires Merik to help Kirk, at the cost of his own life.
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: In the end, Merik decides to help Kirk, Spock and [=McCoy=] escape, and is immediately killed for it by Claudius Marcus.
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* ShootOutTheLock: Kirk shoots out the lock of the prison cell with a machine gun.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Spock and [=McCoy=], as usual. It gets lampshaded when Flavius, after seeing them argue, asks Kirk if they're enemies, and Kirk replies that even they don't know for sure.
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* AsYouKnow: Kirk, Bones and Spock all discus what the Prime Directive is, even though they presumably know what that is.
* BloodSport: Barbarians (i.e., people not of this planet) and slaves fight to the death in gladiator pits. It's treated like MondayNightFootball.
* BloodSport: Barbarians (i.e., people not of this planet) and slaves fight to the death in gladiator pits. It's treated like MondayNightFootball.
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* BloodSport: Barbarians (i.e., people not of this planet) and slaves fight to the death in gladiator pits. It's treated likeMondayNightFootball.Series/MondayNightFootball.
* BloodSport: Barbarians (i.e., people not of this planet) and slaves fight to the death in gladiator pits. It's treated like
* CovertDistressCode: Kirk tells Scotty "Condition Green, everything's fine." However, "Condition Green" is their code for "I'm in trouble, but don't do anything to help." Scotty has to figure out a way to help Kirk without breaking the Prime Directive.
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* GoGoEnslavement: The captured crew members are put in grey uniforms.
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* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your First Officer AND Your Doctor]]: Kirk is told if he doesn't do as Merik did, Bones and Spock will be forced to fight to the death in the gladiator pits. Even threatened with this and with guns to his head, Kirk still refuses. Claudius Marcus is impressed by this show of character. Merik is rightfully ashamed.
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* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your First Officer AND Your Doctor]]: IHaveYourWife: Kirk is told if he doesn't do as Merik did, Bones and Spock will be forced to fight to the death in the gladiator pits. Even threatened with this and with guns to his head, Kirk still refuses. Claudius Marcus is impressed by this show of character. Merik is rightfully ashamed.
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* LaughTrack: The crowd's cheers and boos are mechanically produced.
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Kirk gets this trope more than Film/JamesBond does! Claudius Marcus invites Kirk and company to eat with him, before he forces him into a SadisticChoice at gun point.
* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Uhura comes to the conclusion that the "sun" worshipers are "son" worshipers when their detractors can't come up with anything bad to say about them. (They must not have Website/FundiesSayTheDarndestThings on this planet.) The new religion is one of love and brotherhood. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Yeah.]]
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Kirk gets this trope more than Film/JamesBond does! Claudius Marcus invites Kirk and company to eat with him, before he forces him into a SadisticChoice at gun point.
* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Uhura comes to the conclusion that the "sun" worshipers are "son" worshipers when their detractors can't come up with anything bad to say about them. (They must not have Website/FundiesSayTheDarndestThings on this planet.) The new religion is one of love and brotherhood. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Yeah.]]
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* LaughTrack: The In the televised gladiatorial combats, the crowd's cheers and boos are mechanically produced.
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine:Kirk gets this trope more than Film/JamesBond does! Claudius Marcus invites Kirk and company to eat with him, before he forces him into a SadisticChoice at gun point.
* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Uhura comes to the conclusion that the "sun" worshipers are "son" worshipers when their detractors can't come up with anything bad to say about them. (They must not have Website/FundiesSayTheDarndestThings on this planet.) The new religion is one of love and brotherhood. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Yeah.]]point.
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* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Uhura comes to the conclusion that the "sun" worshipers are "son" worshipers when their detractors can't come up with anything bad to say about them. (They must not have Website/FundiesSayTheDarndestThings on this planet.) The new religion is one of love and brotherhood. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Yeah.]]
* PlayingSick: They try the old faking sick trick. It works okay, despite Kirk not warning [=McCoy=] in advance that he was going to be the sick one, but they're quickly recaptured by another set of guards.
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-->'''Spock''': Do you need some help, Doctor?
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* SexyDiscretionShot: Kirk makes smoochy face with Drusilla the SexSlave. Pan up to chandelier. Pan down to Kirk sleeping alone. Drusilla [[NotStayingForBreakfast didn't even stay for breakfast]]!
-->'''[=McCoy=]''': Whatever gave you that idea?
* SexyDiscretionShot: Kirk makes smoochy face with Drusilla the SexSlave. Pan up to chandelier. Pan down to Kirk sleeping alone. Drusilla [[NotStayingForBreakfast didn't even stay for breakfast]]!
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'''[=McCoy=]''': Whatever gave you that idea?
* SexyDiscretionShot: Kirk makes smoochy face with Drusilla the SexSlave. Pan up to chandelier. Pan down to Kirk sleeping alone. Drusilla [[NotStayingForBreakfast didn't even stay for breakfast]]!
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* SpySpeak: Kirk tells Scotty "Condition Green, everything's fine." However, "Condition Green" is their code for "I'm in trouble, but don't do anything to help." Scotty has to figure out a way to help Kirk without breaking the Prime Directive.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Yeah, it's recycled from "Amok Time", but it's still awesome!
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* HilariousInHindsight: The gladiatorial games as they're presented seem a lot like modern reality game shows like Series/DancingWithTheStars and Series/AmericanIdol. Only with decapitations.
** Also, Kirk's surprise at cars being named after Roman gods. The Ford Mercury, anyone? (founded in '39, no reason for them not to remember that.) The Saturn Corporation?
*** If the Romans actually believed in these Gods, they wouldn't name their cars after them. You wouldn't name a car the [[Literature/BraveNewWorld Ford God]], the Chrysler Virgin Mary (an electric car; it has an immaculate transmission) or the Chevrolet St. Francis (biofuel).
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*** If the Romans actually believed in these Gods, they wouldn't name their cars after them. You wouldn't name a car the [[Literature/BraveNewWorld Ford God]], the Chrysler Virgin Mary (an electric car; it has an immaculate transmission) or the Chevrolet St. Francis (biofuel).
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* TheissTitillationTheory: Those scraps of gold foil that Drusilla seems to think constitutes as a dress.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: According to Kirk, Merik washed out of the Academy in his fifth year after failing a psychosimulator test. Starfleet Academy was later established as a four-year institution.
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* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Uhura comes to the conclusion that the "sun" worshipers are "son" worshipers when their detractors can't come up with anything bad to say about them. (They must not have Website/FundiesSayTheDarndestThings on this planet.) The new religion is one of love and brotherhood. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Yeah.]]
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* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Uhura comes to the conclusion that the "sun" worshipers are "son" worshipers when their detractors can't come up with anything bad to say about them. (They must not have Website/FundiesSayTheDarndestThings on this planet.) The new religion is one of love and brotherhood. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Yeah.]] ]]
* NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus: A subversion in the literal sense, as the planet is implied to have had an actual Jesus. Beyond that, what exactly their version of him did doesn't get much coverage.
* NoSuchThingAsSpaceJesus: A subversion in the literal sense, as the planet is implied to have had an actual Jesus. Beyond that, what exactly their version of him did doesn't get much coverage.
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* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Kirk gets this trope more than JamesBond does! Claudius Marcus invites Kirk and company to eat with him, before he forces him into a SadisticChoice at gun point.
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*** If the Romans actually believed in these Gods, they wouldn't name their cars after them. You wouldn't name a car the [[BraveNewWorld [[Literature/BraveNewWorld Ford God]], the Chrysler Virgin Mary (an electric car; it has an immaculate transmission) or the Chevrolet St. Francis (biofuel).
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* {{Flynning}}: To the point where, during the arena fight, Bones is able to look away from his opponent and hold a conversation with Spock, while his opponent stands there carefully hitting his shield.
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* {{Flynning}}: To the point where, during the arena fight, Bones is able to look away from his opponent and hold a conversation with Spock, while his opponent stands there carefully hitting his shield. Justified in that: A) The fight is broadcast for entertainment, and B) his opponent had befriended them earlier and doesn't want to harm them.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: Kirk makes smoochy face with Drusilla the SexSlave. Pan up to chandelier. Pan down to Kirk sleeping alone. Drusilla didn't even stay for breakfast!
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* {{Flynning}}: To the point where, during the arena fight, Bones is able to look away from his opponent and hold a conversation with Spock, while his opponent stands there carefully hitting his shield.
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* SarcasmMode: [=McCoy=] while in the arena.
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-->''McCoy'': Whatever gave you that idea?
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* TheOathbreaker: Kirk condemns Merik as one because he sold out his entire crew just to save his own life and gain luxuries.
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* GoGoEnslavement: The captured crew members are put in grey uniforms.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The gladiatorial games as they're presented seem a lot like modern reality game shows like DancingWithTheStars and AmericanIdol. Only with decapitations.
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* ShoutOut: A car called the Jupiter 8 could be a Shout Out to LostInSpace
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* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Uhura comes to the conclusion that the "sun" worshipers are "son" worshipers when their detractors can't come up with anything bad to say about them. (They must not have Website/{{FSTDT}} on this planet.) The new religion is one of love and brotherhood. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Yeah.]]
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* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Uhura comes to the conclusion that the "sun" worshipers are "son" worshipers when their detractors can't come up with anything bad to say about them. (They must not have Website/{{FSTDT}} Website/FundiesSayTheDarndestThings on this planet.) The new religion is one of love and brotherhood. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Yeah.]]
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* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: What could possess a man to battle another man to the death? [[RedDwarf Whips! Massive whips!]]
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* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: What could possess a man to battle another man to the death? [[RedDwarf [[Series/RedDwarf Whips! Massive whips!]]
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* GrudgingThankYou: Spock tells Bones to hurry up with what he's trying to say while he loojks for a means to escape their cell. "I'm trying to say 'thank you', you pointy eared hobgoblin!" Bones blurts out.
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* GrudgingThankYou: Spock tells Bones to hurry up with what he's trying to say while heloojks looks for a means to escape their cell. "I'm trying to say 'thank you', you pointy eared hobgoblin!" Bones blurts out.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The gladitoral games as they're presented seem a lot like modern reality game shows like DancingWithTheStars and AmericanIdol. Only with decapitations.
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* BreadAndCircuses: Look at the title.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: Merik's last move is to throw Kirk his communicator.
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* HappinessInSlavery: Or at least medical benefits and pension.
* HeelFaceTurn: Merik eventually decides to aid Kirk, redeeming himself, [[RedemptionInDeath though he has little time to enjoy it.]]
* HilariousInHindsight: The gladitoral games as they're presented seem a lot like modern reality game shows like DancingWithTheStars and AmericanIdol. Only with decapitations.
* HappinessInSlavery: Or at least medical benefits and pension.
* HeelFaceTurn: Merik eventually decides to aid Kirk, redeeming himself, [[RedemptionInDeath though he has little time to enjoy it.]]
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* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Kirk gets this trope more than JamesBond does! Claudius Marcus invites Kirk and company to eat with him, before he forces him into a SadisticChoice at gun point.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bones gives one to Spock, telling him that he fears emotion more than death. Spock calmly responds with Vulcanese for IAmWhatIAm.
* SexyDiscretionShot: Kirk makes smoochy face with Drusilla the SexSlave. Pan up to chandelier. Pan down to Kirk sleeping alone. Drusilla didn't even stay for breakfast!
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Kirk gets this trope more than JamesBond does! Claudius Marcus invites Kirk and company to eat with him, before he forces him into a SadisticChoice at gun point.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Bones gives one to Spock, telling him that he fears emotion more than death. Spock calmly responds with Vulcanese for IAmWhatIAm.
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* ThinkNothingOfIt: Spock's reaction to Bones' GrudgingThankYou.
* ThirtySecondBlackout: Scotty causes one to help Kirk and company escape.
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When Kirk and company are captured and taken to the city, they find out what happened to the crew of the ''Beagle''. It seems not all captains are that dedicated to their crew. When Merik was offered a life of luxury as First Citizen in return for selling out his entire crew to fight in the gladiator pits, he couldn't resist. What a bastard.
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When Kirk and company are captured and taken to the city, they find out what happened to the crew of the ''Beagle''. It seems not all captains are that dedicated to their crew. When Merik was offered a life of luxury as First Citizen in return for selling out his entire crew to fight in the gladiator pits, he couldn't resist. What a bastard.bastard.
Tropes for this episode include:
* AncientRome: [[PlanetOfHats This planet's hat.]]
* AsYouKnow: Kirk, Bones and Spock all discus what the Prime Directive is, even though they presumably know what that is.
* BloodSport: Barbarians (i.e., people not of this planet) and slaves fight to the death in gladiator pits. It's treated like MondayNightFootball.
* DeadpanSnarker: When an armed man points at Spock's pointed ears and says "What do you call those?" He calmly replies "I call them ears." When asked if he's trying to be funny, he flatly replies "Not at all." Oh, that Spock!
* GladiatorGames: They even make magazines about it!
* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your First Officer AND Your Doctor]]: Kirk is told if he doesn't do as Merik did, Bones and Spock will be forced to fight to the death in the gladiator pits. Even threatened with this and with guns to his head, Kirk still refuses. Claudius Marcus is impressed by this show of character. Merik is rightfully ashamed.
* InexplicableCulturalTies: The HandWave we get is something called Hodgkin's Law.
* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: What could possess a man to battle another man to the death? [[RedDwarf Whips! Massive whips!]]
* ShoutOut: A car called the Jupiter 8 could be a Shout Out to LostInSpace
* SpySpeak: Kirk tells Scotty "Condition Green, everything's fine." However, "Condition Green" is their code for "I'm in trouble." Scotty has to figure out a way to help Kirk without breaking the Prime Directive.
Tropes for this episode include:
* AncientRome: [[PlanetOfHats This planet's hat.]]
* AsYouKnow: Kirk, Bones and Spock all discus what the Prime Directive is, even though they presumably know what that is.
* BloodSport: Barbarians (i.e., people not of this planet) and slaves fight to the death in gladiator pits. It's treated like MondayNightFootball.
* DeadpanSnarker: When an armed man points at Spock's pointed ears and says "What do you call those?" He calmly replies "I call them ears." When asked if he's trying to be funny, he flatly replies "Not at all." Oh, that Spock!
* GladiatorGames: They even make magazines about it!
* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your First Officer AND Your Doctor]]: Kirk is told if he doesn't do as Merik did, Bones and Spock will be forced to fight to the death in the gladiator pits. Even threatened with this and with guns to his head, Kirk still refuses. Claudius Marcus is impressed by this show of character. Merik is rightfully ashamed.
* InexplicableCulturalTies: The HandWave we get is something called Hodgkin's Law.
* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: What could possess a man to battle another man to the death? [[RedDwarf Whips! Massive whips!]]
* ShoutOut: A car called the Jupiter 8 could be a Shout Out to LostInSpace
* SpySpeak: Kirk tells Scotty "Condition Green, everything's fine." However, "Condition Green" is their code for "I'm in trouble." Scotty has to figure out a way to help Kirk without breaking the Prime Directive.
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After coming across the wreckage of the S. S. ''Beagle'', Kirk, Spock and Bones beam down to the surface of the nearest planet. This planet is a class M planet remarkably like earth down to the land/water ratio. Atmosphere and radio signals hint a technological advancement equal to 20th century Earth. They beam down to a part of the wilderness close to city limits, thinking it deserted when they're taken captive by slaves on the run. After Kirk impresses them with his communicator, they take him in and tell him about the empire. Apparently, they get very angry when slaves worship a different god. Kirk and company gather the runaway slaves to be "sun" worshipers. It seems the civilization on this planet is a reflection of a modern day Earth where Rome never fell.
When Kirk and company are captured and taken to the city, they find out what happened to the crew of the ''Beagle''. It seems not all captains are that dedicated to their crew. When Merik was offered a life of luxury as First Citizen in return for selling out his entire crew to fight in the gladiator pits, he couldn't resist. What a bastard.
When Kirk and company are captured and taken to the city, they find out what happened to the crew of the ''Beagle''. It seems not all captains are that dedicated to their crew. When Merik was offered a life of luxury as First Citizen in return for selling out his entire crew to fight in the gladiator pits, he couldn't resist. What a bastard.
