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Here’s another slam dunk of an episode. A transporter malfunction (that isn’t the last you’ve seen of those) splits Kirk in two. His good half must chase down his evil half. And while the evil half is drinking Saurian Brandy is chasing Yeoman Janice Rand around her quarters, the good Kirk realizes that — he’s not an effective manager!!! All kidding aside, this is one of the more solid “what if” scenarios, and a great example of how a good episode of Trek can take a very basic situation and play it out in what feels like a timeless piece of ancient literature. And, while Shatner-as-Evil-Kirk has to floss pieces of furniture out of his teeth, Shatner-as-wuss is actually quite effective.