One of the very best ST episodes, partly because it offers a real sci-fi premise and not some run-of-the-mill by-the-numbers plot that is so standard it could be used for almost any non-sci-fi TV show. While somewhat similar to "By Any Other Name" (which is one of the worst episodes), the overtaking-of-the-ship shtick is almost devoid of the usual clichés and cheap plot-devices. Kirk's love-interest is played by a charismatic actress who does the role with perfect tongue-in-cheek cheerfulness. The chemistry between Browne and Shatner is very effective, offering a totally different kind of relationship than the other, more standard conquests Kirk has; there is far more humour in it and it looks genuine.
I don't even see any glaring logic problems. A minor point would be that the events in "Spock/McCoy time" were sufficiently long as to imply that Kirk must have spent weeks, if not months, in accelerated time, yet there isn't much evidence that the aliens needed so much time to prepare the Enterprise for freezing. As for annoyances, the only irritating aspect was yet another red-shirt crew member showing an absurd lack of discipline, loyalty and morale, by very quickly taking the side of the enemy - much like the red-shirt gal in the very mediocre "Space Seed" episode. (Those damn red-shirts... either they betray you or they die on you!) Since there was zero explanation as to why "they soon come around to it", I can't accept that idea that acceleration makes humans docile. It certainly had no effect on Kirk, who is supposed to be human, the last time I checked.
Some of the episode's scenes were shot at a tilted angle, something that would be later used ad nauseum in the wonderfully silly "Battlefield Earth".
I don't even see any glaring logic problems. A minor point would be that the events in "Spock/McCoy time" were sufficiently long as to imply that Kirk must have spent weeks, if not months, in accelerated time, yet there isn't much evidence that the aliens needed so much time to prepare the Enterprise for freezing. As for annoyances, the only irritating aspect was yet another red-shirt crew member showing an absurd lack of discipline, loyalty and morale, by very quickly taking the side of the enemy - much like the red-shirt gal in the very mediocre "Space Seed" episode. (Those damn red-shirts... either they betray you or they die on you!) Since there was zero explanation as to why "they soon come around to it", I can't accept that idea that acceleration makes humans docile. It certainly had no effect on Kirk, who is supposed to be human, the last time I checked.
Some of the episode's scenes were shot at a tilted angle, something that would be later used ad nauseum in the wonderfully silly "Battlefield Earth".