TAS: The Terratin Incident

            This is another fun episode that would have been impossible to produce live action. The "science" of that is happening is so silly I am going to pretty much leave it be. Also while they say that their mass isn't changed by the shrinking, but then show them having to jump up and down to push buttons. It seems like if I were to stand on a button it would be more likely to break than depress, but whatever. Also, at the end when Kirk is saving the people of Terratin I swear he told Sulu to aim the phasers at their city rather than the trasporter, but I may have misheard.
            While investigating the remnants of a supernova the Enterprise receives a subspace radio signal from what is believed to be an unoccupied planet. They investigate what appears to be an M-class planet in the process of destroying its surface due to excessive volcanism. They are suddenly hit with strange beams coming from the surface of the planet that seem to have no effect until they notice everything seems to be getting bigger. All the inorganic matter on the ship seems to be growing, but McCoy learns that isn't correct, all the organic matter is shrinking!
            Before they shrink so small that they can no longer operate the transporter controls Kirk beams to the surface of the planet with the transporter set to bring him back automatically after 10 minutes. On the surface he finds the transporter has restored him to normal size and that the planet is tearing itself apart. Just before being beamed back he finds a tiny city. Back on the ship Kirk learns the bridge crew have been transported down to the surface by the inhabitants of the city. Kirk is pissed and contacts them threatening to destroy the city with the ships weapons. The inhabitants of the city respond that they are the descendants of humans who tried to colonize this world but were shrunk by its radiation. Their planet is now destroying itself and they ask for help. After beaming everyone on the ship down and back to restore their size Kirk beams the city aboard the ship and takes it to a nicer planet.

            Review: This is a fun episode. I enjoyed watching the bridge crew having to build ladders to get to their controls even if it did contradict some of what they said in the episode. Also they did the obvious thing to help the people of beaming their entire civilization aboard the ship for transport instead of refusing due to the prime directive or some crap like that.

7 out of 10