"The final scene where all of Buffy’s friends, family and the Potentials turn on her and eject her from her own home is memorable for all the wrong reasons...and it immediately becomes clear that Buffy was a Necessary Evil in charge because the girls are suddenly at loggerheads as the Summers household becomes a democracy where everybody has a say."
"Spock's hesitance and attempts to calm the Captain down seem rather awkward given his rather hawkish nature in 'The Balance of Terror'. It seems that Mr. Spock is given a different opinion in this episode is [sic] just for the narrative purpose of vocalizing the episode's current moral."
—Jeremy
on Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Arena"
on Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Arena"