Star Trek TOS S1E17: The Squire of Gothos

‘The Squire of Gothos” is about the emptiness of the “The Squire of Gothos”

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“THE SQUIRE OF GOTHOS” Rating: 5.5/10

“The Squire of Gothos” is often rated highly by Trek aficionados, but on rewatch it’s difficult to see why. It’s basically a retread of “Charlie X,” stripped of that episode’s creeping anxiety and disturbing horror imagery, and with a less interesting antagonist. Like “Shore Leave,” though “The Squire of Gothos” does seem to almost be commenting on its own inadequacies. It’s like the creators figured that as long as they were recycling their own and other’s ideas, they might as well just admit it.