Tomorrow is Yesterday

Episode 19: Tomorrow is Yesterday

Netflix Summary: “A black star sends the Enterprise back in time to 1960’s Earth. Before they can turn back, Kirk and crew must destroy all evidence of their visit.” (Accuracy Rating: 9.5/10. Looks like either the A-Team is back or the B-Team has graduated! Only time will tell…)

In this week’s episode, we make a new friend! Unlike previous new friends, he is NOT:
1. A creeper

2. A psychopath

3. Out to destroy everything we hold dear (read: BONES)

It’s very refreshing!

We open on a US AIR FORCE BASE from the 1960’s! Wild blue yonder and stuff!

They see a blip on the screen and think this might be a real life UFO. Turns out, it’s… the Enterprise?! What the what and time for credits!

Apparently our friends all got sucked in by a black star and slingshotted across space, oh noes! Conveniently, they’re orbiting Earth.

Ahura says there’s no Starfleet on the Starfleet Channel, but there is a guy talking about the first manned moon shuttle! Oh snap. They’re in the late 1960’s!!! Ahura’s getting ground to air transmission- aircraft coming in fast!

Sulu can’t get the helm to respond fast enough to outrun the jet! Spock says lets not get hit. Great idea, Spock. Thanks for that STELLAR advice.

Jim wants Scotty to tractor beam the aircraft in, but it starts breaking up, so they just transport the pilot on board. Run to the transporter room, Kirk! Pilot is looking a little, uh, confused. Welcome aboard the Enterprise! Time to go meet some peoples.

Pilot is shocked to see a lady crewperson! Also he is impressed with the ship. Also he’s not so sure about the future thing. Also, he’s never believed in little green men. Neither has Spock, ahahaha.

Spock pulls Jim aside because he’s worried about the pilot. They can’t send him back- he knows too much! If he changes anything, all they know might not exist! They’ll totally start disappearing from photographs and stuff!

Kirk wants pilot to get changed and meet with the bffls in Jim’s quarters.

Personal Log: Pilot looks pretty good in command yellow! I’m glad they didn’t put him in red.

Looks like there’s no relevant contribution by Pilot guy in the future so they can keep him forever! What about his wife and two kids?? COME ON, JIM! HAVE A HEART! You been hangin around Spock too long or what??

Scotty says they can get going in 4 hours but where the heck they gonna go? They in the past, foo! They have to get back- TO THE FUTURE! AAAW YEEEEEEAH

Later, Spock calls up to say he needs to see Jim and Pilot right away! Too bad Pilot is trying to escape! Kirk catches up and punches him in the face. You know what that means! TIME TO GO TO SICK BAY! YAYAYAYAY

Hello, Bones! I missed you! I totally did! Welcome, welcome welcome.

Bones says forget Pilot, they can’t let 400 Starfleeters loose on Earth! He thinks if they do get back TO THE FUTURE, Pilot can be retrained to fit in. Jim says he sounds like Spock. Bones says if you’re gonna get nasty, I’mma leave! LOLS.

Spock says he made an error. I agree with Bones- this could be a historic occasion! Spock says they must return Pilot because his SON will do something important! Pilot says he doesn’t have a son… Yet. LOL again. Jim says ok, we have to get him back.

Now for the problems. First, where do we beam Pilot to? Second, Pilot took photos! Third, Pilot called in to report!

Pilot says he can get them in the base where the evidence is! Kirk says nice try, you can’t come with.

Sulu and Kirk beam down inside the Air Force base. They find the right room and use their sonic screwdriver to get the door open.

Back on the ship, Bones is getting nervous. They’ve been gone 15 minutes! Spock says that prowling by stealth is slower. Also, he IS working on his time warp calculations. BAZINGA.

Personal Log: Spock-McCoy banter is totally the greatest. THE. GREATEST.

On the base, Kirk and Sulu have been CAUGHT! Air Force guy wants their belts and the bag with all the stuff in it!

Bones is still worried so Spock tries to call Jim’s cell. Air Force guy opens it and presses the emergency signal! The ship beams him up immediately- CRIPES! He’s not one of ours! Jim’s got his communicator back- as you can see, we have ANOTHER problem. Oh dear.

Jim says to keep the guy in the transporter room. Bones takes away his stuff and gives him the funniest look of all time. DEFOREST KELLEY YOU ARE SO GREAT.

Sulu gets a hold of some of the tapes and they start to leave. CRIPES AGAIN, SOMEONE ELSE IS COMING! Quick, hide behind a wall in clear sight! Oh, apparently it was JUST dark enough that nobody could see them. Nice.

They make it to the other room to look for the pictures. Alert! Alert! Somebody’s in the photo lab! Jim says for Sulu to signal Spock, he wants to check the files. AND here come all the military police guys! Kirk manages to close the door on Sulu, then starts beating people up. He gets tripped and captured but Sulu made it! Way to be a team player, Jim!

On the ship, Bones is all upset that Jim is still on the planet! He slams the table and says BLAST and is all exasperated.

IT. IS. AWESOME.

The MPs want to know how Kirk got in- he says believe me, you wouldn’t believe me. For the fourth time, his name is JAMES T. KIRK. He wants the colonel to be careful with the phaser. Quit throwing that around before someone gets hurt! Colonel says he’s gonna lock Kirk up for 200 years. Kirk says that oughta be just about right, ahaha.

Spock is getting help from Pilot. He says listen, Spock, you’re not getting coordinates unless you take me with you! Spock’s Eyebrow says fine, dude, whatever. They find Kirk and karate chop all the dudes. Hooray!

Then Pilot pulls a gun on them! Come on, Pilot, why you gotta go and do something stupid like that? Good thing Spock manages to walk around BEHIND Pilot and neck pinch him. He suspected Pilot might not want to go back with them. LOLS.

Back on the ship, Spock and Scotty are trying to explain to Kirk that they think they can time warp by slingshotting from the sun. They’ll go back in time a day or so and then throw Pilot out on the way forward. Scotty’s just worried they’ll go too far past their own time! Uh oh. Jim says they’ve got to take that chance. Obviously.

Here they go toward the sun! Scotty, get us up to 88 mph!!! …or something.

They drop off Pilot no probs. Now he won’t even remember what happened! Hooray! I have NO IDEA how that’s supposed to work but, hey, everyone’s happy, ok, yay.

They’re approaching their time! SCOTTY, THE BRAKES!!!

…It WORKS!!! Ahura’s got Starfleet on the channel! The Enterprise is home!