Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
Ah, The Conscience of the King. Great episode, one of my favourites (see my avatar text). Just goes to show how it's all a matter of opinion. It's very dramatic for sure, but one has to view it through the lens of a 1960's space opera. Compared to much of the stuff broadcast alongside it, Trek was pretty tightly written (not Spock's Brain, obviously ).
Star Trek was great! Favorite show of all time. it was precisely because Star trek was dramatic that it hit such a nerve. There have been countless gizmos and special effects strewn about the sci-fi universe, but what is it we think of when we think of sci-fi... the people. Kirk. Spock. HAL & Dave. Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader. And on and on.

For the record, Spock's Brain sucked almost beyond words, but it did give us that purely golden line:

"Brain and brain! What is brain?!?"