Wolf in the Fold // Star Trek: The Original Series Reaction // Season 2 

Bunny's reaction to Spocks statement: "Women are easier and more deeply terrified." I need that facial expression saved as a picture. :)

Administrator Hengist is played by the great John Fiedler. He was "Juror 2" from "12 Angry Men" and the voice of Piglet in the "Winnie the Pooh" cartoons. He had a strong career in TV and film. Well done, sir! 👍👍 We also get a return of Landru! Charles Macaulay played Landru ("Return of The Archons") as well as Prefect Jaris in this episode.

Btw , Jarvis the constable of Argulius was the projection of Landru of RETURN OF THE ARCHONS

I always enjoy this episode. Mainly because the voice of piglet ends up being Jack the Ripper. His drunken rants of ""die, die, everybody die" is hilarious.

It's funny that you mentioned Scotty's "psychological block" as the writer is named Robert Bloch and he also wrote "Psycho."

This episode was written by horror author Robert Bloch. Jack the Ripper was kind of his thing; he wrote a number of stories involving that character. One of the best was a collaboration he did with Harlan Ellison (the author of "City on the Edge of Forever"), consisting of two stories, "A Toy for Juliette" and "Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World", both of which can be found in the book, "Partners in Wonder". I highly recommend it; the stories will freeze your blood. :)

Piglet! PUT DOWN THE KNIFE! NO!

Another great reaction. The actor playing Morla, the jealous fiance, is Charles Dierkop, who passed exactly 3 months ago at the age of 87. He was best known playing Detective Royster on Police Woman (1974-78), starring Angie Dickerson.

From "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan": Bones: Where are we going? Kirk: Where they went. Bones: What if they went nowhere? Kirk: Then this is your chance to get away from it all. Whether by unchecked transporter settings or other insufficient testing, there will be accidents. And our ladies' man Kirk was thwarted in the end. We don't see that often. "The Alternative Factor" also had a dark ending, leaving the guy in limbo for eternity as the price for the safety of two universes. The actress who played Sybo, wife of Jaris, was also the mother of Dean Devlin. He is one of the creators of the "Stargate" and "Independence Day" franchises.

Written by famous horror writer Robert Bloch who was fascinated with Jack the Ripper, and revisited the story several times. He is perhaps best known these days for 'Psycho'.

I always enjoyed drugged-up Sulu. Nice job, Bunny, in pointing out that the goofy sedated crew was used by the writers as a sweetener to counter the darkness of the main story. That never occurred to me before, and I've seen this dozens of times!

"You didn't have to shove me Mister Spock. I'd have gotten around to it", is one of my top 5 favorite lines.

"The law of Argelius, is love!" What does that mean, exactly? "Death by slow torture, of course!

"Well, it might take up KNITTING; nothing more violent than that...". Probably my favorite McCoy line in the original series. Also loved Hengist giggling : "Die, Die Die, everybody die..."

Babylon 5 also has a Jack the Ripper Story, which tells why he was never caught.

I am so enjoying Bunny going through TOS, I’d like to see her check out the 1957, 12 Angry Men. One of the most celebrated films in cinematic history.

Really cool episode plus you are in your uniform which always gives me a grin to make my day.

Hmmm. Anyone else remember the "Whinnie the Pooh" cartoons from the 1960's? John Fiedler (Hengist in this Star Trek episode) did the voice of Piglet. I couldn't help but have childhood flashbacks whenever he talked during this episode.

"You can't really control emotions" Tell that to an entire planet of Vulcans.

Hey ... I was just wondering about your next Star Trek reaction...perfect timing!

It's a weird one for sure. This and "Catspaw" are the closest things to actual "horror" episodes the show did IMO. But yes, Doohan did a great job of acting and it was nice to see Scotty get highlighted for once. I liked the reveal of Jack the Ripper, personally, it added an element of horror that I kind of thought was unique. Loved Kirk's steadfast defense of Scotty in this; this is the type of guy you really want in your corner! Thanks and Happy Memorial Day!

And we see one of the jurors from "Twelve Angry Men"!

Mr. Kyle is the nominal transporter chief operator in a few episodes, including this one.

Excellent summary and reaction to this episode. You really encapsulated my feelings. I like your revelation of how important the transporter operator is. In all actuality there is hardly any position on a Starship that isn't important with that many lives onboard and depending on everyone to do their jobs well. It really emphasizes the idea of the crew always working together and depending on each other.

Scotty's my guy.🤩 Mr. Hagist/John Fiedley was stock Hollywood in the 60's and 70s. Most notably known for his unique voice. He voiced Piglet with "Winnie the Pooh".

1:07 For once, Scotty likes being away from his engines and technical journals 15:49 Run, Spock, run!

11:45 "Why do they have a woman here?" I was waiting for that! Excellent question...

Written by Robert Bloch, who wrote the earlier episodes What Are Little Girls Made Of and Catspaw as well as the book on which Hitchcock's Psycho was based. Jack the Ripper is part of several of Bloch's stories. Most notably Your's Truly, Jack the Ripper.

I always thought that "...compute to the last digit, the value of pi" scene was brilliant.

As a kid, I always wondered what an "old Aberdeen pub crawler" was. Didn't even know Aberdeen was a place. Didn't what a pub was. Crawler I knew, and it sounded creepy. 😆

Bunny Day!! You finally reached my favorite single episode!

Kirk . . . "Spock, what's the value of Pi?" Spock . . . "Apple or Blueberry?"

After that shot Mr Sulu was feelin' good! 🤣

The logic of the Scotty/Woman resentment seemed a bit dated to many even back in the 60's. But not all. As a kid seeing this episode first run I'd thought the female crewmember had her ratings to be on a top of the line ship like the Enterprise so was it just a bias of Scotty's.

I paused the video to complete a small task, right when the entity said, "die, everyone die". Your smile at that moment is priceless.

Sulu at the end: Hey Cap, I think we're gonna hit a planet. I can hear COLORS! GNARLY!!

One of my fav, most memorable eposides. No particular reason, it's not due to ranking it high or low, nor because it is innovative. But because the characters are used very, very well.

I think Scotty banged his (left) hand on the table because applauding with both hands would have shown the missing finger on James Doohan's right hand.

Leonard Nimoy had to be in every episode by contract, but Spock's presence in this one is comparatively minimal.

A crafty use of Jack the Ripper. Written by Robert Bloch who mostly wrote Sci-Fi. But, he also wrote the story for the Hitchcock movie, Psycho.

The applause on Argelius is sort of like cigarette lighters at rock concerts.

The Prefect should have been visibly more upset when his wife was just brutally murdered in his presence!

You would think that, after what he just went through, Scotty would lay off babes for awhile. But no. Bring on the next bonny lass!

I feel sorry for the investigator guy, as unlikable as he was, he was also a victim, being possessed by an evil spirit.

This episode was really frightening to watch as a kid. But I did end up loving horror and sci-fi.

I never cared for this episode. It's kind of in the same vein as Cat's Paw. I'm generally not a fan when our crew meets figures from the past. I should make a list. But it has a few nice scenes.

I like this episode, but there are very dark undertones here relative to Star Trek TOS in general; specifically, the theme of misogyny. Scotty hates women because a woman caused the explosion that caused him to hit his head? How weak is that? Some say the misogyny theme comes from Roddenberry's known playing of the field. Others say it is emblematic of 60s culture. Regardless, it shows up several times in Star Trek TOS. Without giving away any plot points, wait for the last episode of Star Trek TOS. And this episode features a bit of a twist on the "Kirk destroys a computer using illogic" trope we see often - here, it is "Spock exorcises a "demon" from a computer using logic" - calculate pi to the last digit.

3:03 The investigator (Hengist) was also the voice of Piglet in the original "Winnie the Pooh" productions by Disney.

That side eye from bunny tails when Spock was talking about women being more prone to fear. 😂

Can you imagine a KLINGON or ROMULAN transporter technician aboard their respective ships?

Great episode!! Jack the Ripper was never caught and remains unidentified to this day. I've always thought the idea of Jack being an evil entity who followed man to the stars to be an interesting premise for a science fiction story. They had some great writers working on Star Trek TOS. Great reaction Bunnytails.

Well said about the need to lighten up the episode, Bunny. 👍 Many adults and especially children watched Star Trek in the 60's. Such a violent and "evil" episode was definitely not for kids.

Actually, Hengist is no more responsible for the murders than Scotty, as he was also possessed by the entity.

Is Kirk going to leave Sulu at the helm? The man is stoned out of his gourd. Another example of the Cap's brilliant decision making. Oh, well, the whole ship is high anyway, including the doc. Beep beep. Full revolve.

Interesting, how Scotty (Doohan) always hides his right hand to compensate for his WW2 injury and the cameraman is careful to accommodate. Sometimes the loudest in the room is the guiltiest. Please read the BTS notes on this episode, you'll enjoy it! Great job.

I just discovered your channel because of Star Trek. Went on a serious binge watching of all your reactions until I got to this one. I have thoroughly enjoyed them. I’m impressed with your remembrance of episodes while discussing other episodes. There are some episodes in particular I can’t wait for you to get to for a couple of reasons. Of course this great series has episodes that are better than others, but none of them are particularly bad. You’re real cute and seem really cool. Excited to finish your Trek journey. I’m not a gamer and don’t care for anime, so I won’t engage with those aspects. But as long as you continue with the Trek universe and movies in general, I’m here for the long haul.

Everybody else's body was sedated; Hengist, being dead, couldn't metabolize a sedative, so he wasn't sedated. Instead, this is why the entity couldn't switch out of him.

Every sci-fi show that lasts long enough eventually does an episode about Jack the Ripper.

theres an interesting comment that Capt Kirk makes reguarding the entitiy known as the Mellitus. Solid at rest, and gasious when moving. Sounds like the creature from the last episode Obsession.

A Piglet in Wolf's clothing in Sheep's clothing. 15:38 😂I confess I got a real kick out of your "slow blink - I'm holding my tongue" response to Mr. Spock's comment on women being "more easily and more deeply terrified". PS: Speaking of clothing, It's always nice to see your lovely "Ensign BunnyTail" Uniform.

This is a real good story with some interesting opportunities. Calculating Pi and tranquilizing the crew are probably not in the manual. Sulu's "gloomy" and "supernova" comments are very memorable. DeForest got a chance to loosen up his acting a lot at the end, talking about that big dose he gave everyone. McCoy was twinkling like never before.

My favorite reaction moment is when Sybo is conducting the seance and Bunny says, "I thought she needed the knife? She's just making shit up". Hilarious!!!

I wonder what Bunny's favorite color of Star Trek uniform is... red?

For those of you who don't believe that Head trauma can make you homicidal, I got two words for you... Chris Benoit.

I also enjoyed WF a lot, however, the briefing room scene was the longest in the entire series and caused WF to drag a bit in the middle. It also lacked formality as I would have preferred to see the officers in dress uniforms for Scotty's hearing as they were for Kirk in "Court Martial" or Spock in "The Menagerie". At that point, have Prefect Jaris as judge, Hengist as prosecutor, Spock as defense attorney and Kirk as witness who would also give a voiceover Captain's log entry about how the entire crew is deeply saddened (as he did in "Conscience of the King"). This was the last of three episodes written by Robert Bloch.

Although largely a progressive show, this episode has some 1960's sexism shining through from script to screen. We are lead to beleive the idea that an accident in engineering by a female engineer caused Scotty to _HATE ALL WOMEN_ until McCoy coxed him to a bar on a planet to watch a woman dancing so he would think women are hot, and therefore not to be hated. _WHAT_. And then also Spock's line that women are more easily and deeply terrified than men and this statement going completely unchallenged. Ugh! Due to these factors, Wolf in the Fold is one of my least favorite episodes of season 2. There was no reason for Scotty to HATE ALL WOMEN and the solution to fixing this was him seeing a scadily clad dancer.

If you want to see a movie dealing with Jack the Ripper that has a slim Star Trek connection, Bunny, I'd recommend "Time After Time", made by the director of "Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan"

Poor Scotty has rotten luck with women. In "Who Mourns Adonis" he gets repeatedly zapped by Apollo and in this episode he ends up killing the woman he's interested in. I think Scotty has only one love ... the Enterprise.

You look fantastic in that costume again, btw!

Your silent look when Spock, who comes from a VERY patriarchal society, stated women more easily feel fear, spoke volumes. The main thing human women have felt fear about since we HAVE been human is the other half of the human species. Most murderers are...? Most wars are started by...? The numbers speak for themselves... 🤔

Robert Bloch also wrote _Psycho._

Great job Bun! There are debates about if the transporter was actually a "murder machine." Are the people who are de-materialized actually the same as the person re-materialized, or are they copies? Also, I'd love at some point to hear about your feelings during the eye roll! Of course all humans feel the same depth and range of emotions, but the social expectations placed on men in western culture is that they are limited in expressing the same variety of emotionsn as women and girls. Unfortunately for society, anger seems to be the only socially acceptable, fully realized emotion for males.

You should check out the movie Time After Time to see an interesting sci fi take on Jack the Ripper. Great cast and the movie is by Wrath of Kahn writer Nick Meyers.

The writer of this episode wrote the book “ psycho” that Hitchcock turned into a classic movie.

The ONE and ONLY mention of the "psycho tri-corder "

This was a cute fun episode. A bit goofy but enjoyable.

You just don't get over something like what poor Scotty went through. I'd need a few drinks too. Hingis. " Die...die...everybody diiiiieee!" Lol

This is your Scotty episode! Always getting in trouble when women are involved. ......... again. I can't say it's his fault this time, though. Lol. -OG

Red Jack was also used in an issue of the 1980s DC Comics version of ST:TNG. In short, it didn't die despite being transported into space. A good reaction as usual, of course, B.T.

no red shirts died in the filming of this episode lol

There's a classic episode of Babylon 5 called "Comes The Inquisitor". Jack The Ripper comes to the station but under disguise. And cannot say more because spoilers :) WATCH BABYLON 5! :)

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One of the most terrifying and sickening aspects of the Star Trek universe is the operation of the transporter. I would NEVER, EVER set foot in one of those killing machines. I don’t know what type of creature emerges on the other side, but it is definitely NOT the person who got “beamed” away. That “thing” may have all the memories of the original, but the person who started out is no more. Just saying…

Recognize the opening music? It was used in “The Cage” when Vena was the Orion slave girl.

Argelius looks like a standard, nondescript Middle Eastern country, with completely-humanoid inhabitants. The Universal Law of Low Budgets again.

I believe this is the only episode where a single scene encompasses the entire block of time from one set of commercials to the next.

A good one. Not in my top ten, but a good one.

This is a solid episode. It mainly keeps a person interested out of worry for how they are going to get Scotty's name cleared. I don't think they sold the "his concussion might be causing this" plot too well. Scotty seemed perfectly happy with women when he was watching the belly dancing. It may have been a bit more believable if he hadn't shown any interest in watching the dancing, and when her dance gets finished, Scotty tells Kirk that he's going to go for a walk, the dancer asks him if she can join him, and Scotty says, "Suit yourself, lass.", something non-committal or a little rude or short, and then the same events happen after that. This would make that plot possibility more plausible.

John Fiedler is on my TV right now. He's playing the lawyer Daggett in "True Grit" (1969). 😆😆

I was told there would be no math!

This episode had one of my favorite McCoy lines, "Well, I gave them a pretty big Shot", always had me rolling...as well as Rejack saying "Die, Die, Everybody Die!" as they hauled him off to the transporter room. yeah, this gets especially dark if you think about the possibility of Scotty actually being posessed at the time, and committing the murders with his own hands, unwittingly. 😬 And even one of his own crewmates to boot! Nooo! Baaaeee!! 😭😭😭💔 Kirk and company, and even Picard and crew often laugh it up after horrible things happened...I mean, doesn't make much sense, they have to write letters to the families and reflect on those who died, etc...fortunately, it is just a TV show, no actual women or blue skirts were harmed during the making of this film, so let's keep being the Happiest crew in the fleet! 😅

Your observations on the Transporter, NOW YOU KNOW WHY McCoy HATES TRANSPORTERS!

Jaris seems cool as a cucumber, given that his own WIFE has just been MURDERED. You would think that he would be just a trifle upset.

The leader of Argelius, the Prefect, is the same actor who played Landrau in the Return of the Archons. I have mixed feelings about this episode. As a horror story, I like it and it's got some excellent cinematography and mood filming. What really ticks me off is the "happy" ending. Scotty is cleared, so let's go party! Gee, Kirk and you guys, you just lost one of your crew to a vicious murder, and two other women were murdered, too, but hey, let's hit the bars!

Such an interesting Plot Story. If You have interest the movie "From Hell" with Johnny Depp is a great movie dealing with Jack the Ripper. Love Your Channel & Content!!! Take care, JD

If you want an interesting take on the Ripper legend, read “Devil in the White City,” about serial killer H.H. Holmes whom seemingly came out of nowhere and started killing women in his “murder castle” in Chicago during the 1893 World’s Fair----five years after the Ripper murders ended in London, with no arrests.

27:40 uh oh..... I think someone is going to go through a range of emotions in the future...

I think,I knew that Robert Bloch was a horror author?Only,I haven’t read any of Robert Bloch’s book’s.Maybe,one should investigate 🔬 these stories?And,there sure are a lot of Science 🧪 Fiction author’s out there!

"You can't really control emotions..." What the Hell do you think Vulcans have been trying to do for 1900 years??? Love your slow catlike blink at Spock's assumption of women sensibility to fear. Pls don't ever change. Don't worry, transporters have safeties that higher ups only can turn off with several authorization codes, I'm sure... Also, dispersing molecules in space is a phobia that some people develops so they don't want to use the transporter. One of those diseases is even called: The Transporter Psychosis ! That being said, with all that technicity, the transporter is probably one of the safest ways of transportation in Sci Fy Human History.