The final story in the original series run smacks of dishy soap-opera intrigue meeting up with the unexplained. A malignant and entitled ex-lover of Kirk steals his soul and proceeds to create a special kind of tension about the ship, pushing them to the point of mutiny and the spurned lover over the edge to full-blown straitjacket status. Sandra Smith in one of the more unsung guest roles of the series.

This episode is begging to be remade in the American Gladiators arena

Kirk and Spock go back to a futuristic New Wave cloud world ruled by your drunken next-store neighbor in his unwashed bathrobe (Jeff Corey).

This third-season episode is a briar patch of bad stalker vibes dressed in pretty lite-brite colors. Perfect vehicle for beguiling guest star Jan Shutan.

One of five - yes, five - releases from DAC in 1977, this obvious follow-up to 1976's Longhaired Redneck has more of a conceptual bent, with the tracks fading one into the next and Coe really getting a ton of emotional weight of his chest. It's a brash yet unflinching portrayal of his outlaw lifestyle, and I would say the warts and scars are much more prominent than the successes, with the incredulous single "Willie, Waylon, and Me" being a serious exception.