Okay, the basic plot of the show was awfully simple and the episode lacked depth, but on the other hand, it was a lot of fun to watch and this make it among the better episodes. The enterprise encounter a strange space plague that is brought on board by a really stupid crew member. The crewman's decision to take off his protective gear when they encountered the virus was, in hindsight, not a brilliant move to say the least!! He thereby became the vector that brought this virus aboard and it soon spread like wild fire. The disease acted a lot like LSD and made people do dangerous and psychotic things--and this was pretty entertaining!! Seeing Sulu thinking he was one of the Musketeers was hilarious, but I particularly liked when Lt. Rilley took over the control room and tried to smash the ship into the planet--all the while singing the same annoying Irish tune again and again and again!!! This tongue-in-cheek style is the reason I really loved the episode as well as the way that it allowed so many of the crew to express and explore themselves. Not the very best episode, but definitely among the better ones of the series.
Review of The Naked Time
