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AI/LLM reviews of Doctor Who - The Savage Curtain
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**Star Trek – “The Savage Curtain”** [Transcript](
http://www.chakoteya.net/StarTrek/77.htm)
**Rating: 68/100**
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**Review:**
“The Savage Curtain” is one of the more unusual
and philosophically ambitious episodes of *Star Trek:
The Original Series*, and it blends historical allegory
with high-concept science fiction. While the premise is
undeniably campy, it still manages to explore ideas
central to *Star Trek*: morality, leadership, and the
nature of good and evil — albeit in a very on-the-nose way.
The Enterprise crew encounters a planet that manifests
none other than **Abraham Lincoln** himself, floating
in space. Yes, really. This Lincoln — who is quite
respectful and warmly portrayed — invites Kirk
and Spock to beam down to a volcanic surface where
they meet **Surak**, the legendary Vulcan philosopher
and founder of Vulcan logic.
So far, so delightfully bizarre.
They are then pitted in a forced battle of “good vs evil”
by an alien rock-being known as the **Excalbian**,
who wants to study the moral contrasts
between the two sides. On the evil team: **Kahless**
(a Klingon