Accelerated life forms known as Scalosions beam (somehow) to the Enterprise and manage to bring a device on board (somehow) which is locked on the life support. Malfunctioning to the Enterprise and a buzzing sound clue the crew in on a presence they are unable to see (radiation from volcanic eruptions caused the life on Scalos to become exponentially accelerated to such a degree where humans/other beings can't see them, with their talk sped up to the sound of bee buzzing!). Scalos water causes Kirk to be "hyperaccelerated" as well, with him meeting the pretty Scalosian, Deela (Kathie Brown), who is provocatively dressed in a revealing attire, with an infectious smile and charm. Kirk is enchanted by her although he has no plans of being her sperm donor...yes, the radiation also caused sterility. Deela explains that the crew will be placed in suspended animation for breeding purposes to rebuild their race on Scalos! Jason Evers is Rael, Scalosian also on board the Enterprise, a rival of Kirk's ultimately because he loves Deela. The transporter trickery Kirk causes helps buy him some time. A taped recording to Spock regarding Scalosian plans could help his cause.
The science and plot logic are dubious at best. The methods used by Scalosians, and how they operate on the Enterprise don't hold under scrutiny. The accelerated alien repropagation project made me chuckle a bit. Kirk unable to avoid a little lovin' and capitalizing on Deela's attraction to him is fun because Shatner and Brown have good chemistry...his stubborn unwillingness to accept his fate as the Scalosians have decided makes him even more appealing to Deela. The love triangle gets fierce when Rael realizes there has been some hanky panky going on. Because of human weakness in hyperacceleration if the flesh is harmed, cell death results in rapid aging! So Rael plans to get his pound of flesh... fortunately Deela won't allow it! The frozen crew, sped up and slowed down bodies as acceleration takes hold, and the whole process is rather imaginative in its execution, but when picked apart under close inspection, the plot doesn't hold water. Geoffrey Binney's officer, Compton, is chosen for the mate of a Scalosian, but cell damage, caused by Rael, kills him...Compton actually turns on Kirk, accepting his new role as a male stud for a Scalosian hottie!
The science and plot logic are dubious at best. The methods used by Scalosians, and how they operate on the Enterprise don't hold under scrutiny. The accelerated alien repropagation project made me chuckle a bit. Kirk unable to avoid a little lovin' and capitalizing on Deela's attraction to him is fun because Shatner and Brown have good chemistry...his stubborn unwillingness to accept his fate as the Scalosians have decided makes him even more appealing to Deela. The love triangle gets fierce when Rael realizes there has been some hanky panky going on. Because of human weakness in hyperacceleration if the flesh is harmed, cell death results in rapid aging! So Rael plans to get his pound of flesh... fortunately Deela won't allow it! The frozen crew, sped up and slowed down bodies as acceleration takes hold, and the whole process is rather imaginative in its execution, but when picked apart under close inspection, the plot doesn't hold water. Geoffrey Binney's officer, Compton, is chosen for the mate of a Scalosian, but cell damage, caused by Rael, kills him...Compton actually turns on Kirk, accepting his new role as a male stud for a Scalosian hottie!