History Recap / StarTrekS2E8IMudd

* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Oddly, it applies to androids as well, specifically the third point on that page: "Male characters get more explicit and brutal deaths." To wit: as the crew is dropping {{Logic Bomb}}s on the androids, the Alices are shown simply closing their eyes and slipping placidly into sleep mode. However, Norman's death by LogicBomb is much more visually torturous, as smoke and sparks pour from his ears ... because ''his brain is on fire''. This is perhaps justified by the fact that Norman is essentially the central HiveQueen while all the female models (and presumably, the other offscreen male models that Mudd mentioned) are just small parts of the whole, and required a stronger paradox to take him down.

* OhCrap: Mudd's reaction to seeing the number on the Stella android at the ending is epic.

It seems that after Harry decided to release himself on his own recognizance (i.e., he broke jail) he crash landed on this planet of androids who immediately made him their emperor. It seems the androids are very much like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Lumiere and his friends]]. They're just not happy without people to serve. And now that they have an entire starship full of people to serve, Mudd can now leave his android followers for a permanent vacation.

* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Oddly, it applies to androids as well, specifically the third point on that page: "Male characters get more explicit and brutal deaths." To wit: as the crew is dropping {{Logic Bomb}}s on the androids, the Alices are shown simply closing their eyes and slipping placidly into sleep mode. However, Norman's death by LogicBomb is much more visually torturous, as smoke and sparks pour from his ears ... because ''his brain is on fire''. This is perhaps justified by the fact that Norman is the HiveQueen and required a stronger paradox to take him down.

* SidetrackedByTheAnalogy: Mudd tells Spock he couldn't sell false patents to his own mother. Spock can't figure out why he'd want to.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Deliberately evoked by Kirk and company to overload the androids' programming.

* LargeHam: This time, it's not just the actors. The characters themselves deliberately ham it up in order to make the androids crash.

** And, of course, the infamous Liar Paradox.
* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Oddly, it applies to androids as well, specifically the third point on that page: "Male characters get more explicit and brutal deaths." To wit: As the crew is dropping {{Logic Bomb}}s on the androids, the Alices are shown simply closing their eyes and slipping placidly into sleep mode. However, Norman's death by Logic Bomb is much more visually torturous, as smoke and sparks pour from his ears... because ''his brain is on fire''. This is perhaps justified by the fact that Norman is the HiveQueen and required a stronger bomb to take him down.

* ContinuityNod: Mudd's previous appearance in "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekS1E6MuddsWomen Mudd's Women]]" is directly referenced, making this one of the few episodes with direct continuity with a previous story. Harry is also the ''only'' recurring character not part of ''Enterprise's'' crew during the run of the series (Khan, Sarek, and Amanda would later appear in the films, with the latter two also appearing on ''The Next Generation'', while Kor, Kang, and Koloth[[note]]though Kang and Koloth were only created due to John Calicos being unavailable to return as Kor in their respective episodes[[/note]] returned in ''Deep Space Nine'').

* ContinuityNod: Mudd's previous appearance in "[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekS1E6MuddsWomen Mudd's Women]]" is directly referenced, making this one of the few episodes with direct continuity with a previous story. Harry is also the ''only'' recurring character not part of ''Enterprise's'' crew during the run of the series (Khan, Sarek, and Amanda would later appear in the films and ''Next Generation'', while Kor, Kang, and Koloth[[note]]thought Kang and Koloth were only created due to John Calicos being unavailable to return as Kor in their respective episodes[[/note]] returned in ''Deep Space Nine'')

!!Tropes for this episode include:

* HellOfAHeaven: Mudd says the android planet is a paradise, in a tone that shows it's become anything but. With all his desires catered for, the intersteller rogue had gotten bored and restless.

* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: Mudd tries to explain euphemistically how he came to this planet. Kirk is more direct.

-->'''Mudd:''' You'd better do something because I'm as anxious to get off this ruddy rock as you are!\\

-->'''Spock''' (to Alice 27): I love you. (turns to Alice 210). But I hate you.\\

* BrickJoke: Early on, Norman claims that they don't know the meaning of the world "please", even as they add it onto their 'request' that the Enterprise visit the planet. At the end, as Norman is overloading from trying to solve Mudd's Liar Paradox, he exclaims "Illogical! Illogical! Please explain!"

* EntitledBastard[=/=]HypocriticalHumor: After the androids quit obeying Mudd's orders and declare that he will be left behind with all the other humans:
-->'''Mudd:''' You'd better do something because I'm as anxious to get off this ruddy rock as you are!\\
'''[=McCoy=]:''' You wanted to leave ''us'' on "this ruddy rock" and leave by yourself.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Mudd is left on the planet with at least five hundred android copies of his shrewish wife in an attempt to keep him in line.

There's something strange about this ''Enterprise'' crewman. He never smiles, never engages in small talk, shows great reluctance to talk about his past, and he isn't Mr. Spock. He soon takes over the ship and reveals that his name is Norman, he is an android and they will be going to his planet- no ifs, ands, or buts. Once in orbit, Norman specifies who will be in the landing party. Kirk and company find they have no choice but to comply when Norman threatens to destroy their engines. When they beam down, who should greet them on a grand throne but their old friend, Harry Mudd?