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| | The Trek Nation - This Side of Paradise |
 | | But then, at the end, Kirk's speech on how man isn't meant to live in paradise veers off into some weirdness about how humans have to fight and claw their way up, and the whole episode gets cast in rather uncomfortable light as a result. |
 | | It is, of course, entirely possible that I am overthinking the meaning of the episode, for much of "This Side of Paradise" is an entertaining lark. |
 | | It's entertaining to watch their giddy smiles, and even more amusing in contrast to a scowling, stomping Kirk whose crewman cheerfully agrees with him when he announces that the man's desertion is mutiny. |
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