The Apple (Star Trek TOS - S2E05)

Send us Fan Mail[Hailing Frequencies Open]On this week's episode of Treks and Tangents, Brian and Jaci beam down to The Apple and discover a planet that looks like paradise but is somehow packed with killer flowers, exploding rocks, weather-based murder, and a giant dragon-headed machine that runs on fruit. Naturally, the Enterprise crew immediately decides this is a great place to take a relaxing vacation.Along the way, we debate whether Vaal is a god, a computer, or just the galaxy's most demanding produce-powered appliance. We also tackle the episode's obsession with explaining romance to a society that has never heard of kissing, wonder where all the children are supposed to come from, and ask the important question: did Kirk liberate an entire civilization... or accidentally break the only thing keeping it running? Expect Oompa Loompa comparisons, Garden of Eden jokes, exploding security officers, and more questions than answers as we trek through one of the strangest episodes of The Original Series.[End Transmission]Support the showTreks and Tangents - A Star Trek Watchalong PodcastPatreon: Patreon.com/TreksAndTangentsX: X.com/Treks_TangentsInstagram: Instagram.com/TreksAndTangentsBlueSky: TreksAndTangents.bsky.socialCo-Host JaciInstagram: Instagram.com/JibboomWhatNot: WhatNot.com/GlitterBowBoutiqueCo-Host BrianTwitch: Twitch.tv/PiratePoundTownYouTube Main: Youtube.com/@PiratePoundTownYouTube Second: Youtube.com/@PirateTreasureHuntingBlue Sky: PiratePoundTown.bsky.socialInstagram: Instagram.com/PineappleCannibal