Yes, I know about the show being a pilot for a new show. I just never got into this one. I'm frequently bored by a convoluted plot designed to join characters from one show with that of another. CSI has been doing this ad infinitum. Anyway, when time travel occurs (especially backwards) it never seems to work very well. We do have formidable adversary who isn't an adversary, really. Teri Garr who went on to be great in "Young Frankenstein" not too long after and the Enterprise people trying not to screw too many things up. Back and forth, to the ship, away from the ship. Police who come and go. For me it is so jerky and unfulfilling that I am always disappointed when this episode shows up. Apparently, they didn't worry about narrative hooks in this day. Personally, if I were a new viewer of Star Trek, I probably wouldn't have looked forward to the next season if this was an example to go on.
Review of Assignment: Earth
