History Recap / StarTrekS2E5TheApple

* PlotArmor: Spock's got it in this episode, surviving an attack by something that ''twice'' killed a RedShirt outright. The poison darts Spock presumably survived thanks to his different biology, while the lightning bolt is a near miss, striking a nearby rock instead.

* InformedAttribute: Spock is impressed with the "very high order of workmanship" involved in the giant paper Mache CaveMouth.

* KickChick: Landon does a high judo kick that verifies she's wearing [[PantyFighter regulation matching panties]] to go with her RedShirt.

* HeroicRROD: Vaal destroys itself in trying to reinforce its own energy field when fired on by the ''Enterprise''. The "Heroic" part is debatable as Vaal was only defending itself.

* ContrivedCoincidence: The crew know nothing of Vaal, the computer that runs the world, yet despite the entire planet having a virtually constant climate they beam down within walking distance of Vaal.
** Dialogue shows they detected the village on their sensors, so they've just beamed down nearby.

* ContinuityNod: [[Recap/StarTrekS2E1AmokTime Spock is still very uncomfortable when it comes to]] TheTalk.

* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Kirk tells Scotty his job is on the line when he tells him to get the ''Enterprise'' away from the planet. When he fails, Kirk fires him. Considering Scotty's life was also on the line, it's a moot point. Scotty is rehired when he destroys Vaal with focused ship's phaser fire. It's all just CasualDangerDialog in any case.

-->'''Chekhov:''' I was about to [[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow take some readings]].

* AttackPatternAlpha: Kirk orders Formation L, which involves everyone trudging through the jungle in single file. Presumably it's a small "l".

* AbsenteeActor: Sulu and Uhura don't appear in this episode.

* AdamAndEvePlot: Since it's scientifically unfeasible to believe that an entire race could grow from only two people, we're given a mid sized village. Still, it's the same plot and the Biblical story is alluded to.

* {{Angst}}: Poor Kirk is having a bad day. He's torn between following Starfleet's orders and doing what he feels is right. The {{Redshirt}} [[SurvivorsGuilt body count]] is 4 by the episode's end. Spock nearly got himself killed twice. Spock and Bones are arguing... again. And as if that wasn't bad enough, an AI gone mad is trying to destroy his ship. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and the cute blonde seems to like Chekov more than him.]]

* AttackPatternAlpha: Kirk orders Formation L, which involves everyone trudging through the jungle in single file.

* AntiVillain: Akuta, when he's told to kill Kirk and his officers. He has no understanding of the immorality of murder; to him, it's simply "a thing to do, like feeding Vaal".

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Played with. The people of Vaal are immortal, but in return for stagnation and lack of choice. They do not create, or think or feel. The PowerTrio debate on whether this is a borderline-FateWorseThanDeath or not.