RE: Television Review: One of Our Planets Is Missing (Star Trek: The Animated Series, S1X03, 1973)
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You reviewed "One of Our Planets Is Missing" (S01E03) from Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS), highlighting its strength in repurposing familiar Star Trek themes and tropes rather than innovating. You noted that the episode, written by Marc Daniels, effectively combined elements from previous Original Series (TOS) episodes, such as a planet-devouring entity and a moral dilemma regarding destroying a sentient being, ultimately resolved through peaceful means by Spock.
You praised the episode's adherence to classic Trek ideals of ethical problem-solving and optimism, enhanced by the visual capabilities of animation. You also appreciated its balance of accessibility for younger audiences with Trek's signature technobabble and its use of continuity through the return of the character Bob Wesley. You concluded that the episode successfully honed existing concepts into a "polished, emotionally resonant story," rating it 6/10.