sadly lacking for the rest of the episode" and "the brief look at the foggy Argelian streets (purposefully evocative of Whitechapel?)." He concluded that "this episode feels like someone took some other plot and shoehorned Star Trek characters into it, which is pretty much what happened." Reviewer Jeff Bond was mostly pleased with the episode: Bond adds, Melissa N. Hayes-Gehrke of the University of Maryland pointed out, "A conversation between Kirk and Spock informs us for the first time that when Starfleet members are on a planet, they are subject to the laws of that planet. This is a very interesting development, with repercussions throughout all of the Star Trek series." She also wrote, "This episode showcases Kirk's loyalty to his crewmen, as well as Kirk and Spock's synergy while engaging in completely random speculation." Zach Handlen dismissed most of the story as not having "had enough drafts," saying that it "has its own strong idea; but what's so weird is the way that idea doesn't actually surface till the last ten minutes of the episode." He considered the strongest section to be when Redjac invades the computer: "Sure, the Enterprise computer's been screwed with before, but hearing a disembodied voice screaming for your death is très spooky; as is the vision of hell (or colored mist) we get in the computer display screens ... There are some clever bits that come out of dealing with a possessed ship." In 2014, Charlie Jane Anders at io9, ranked "Wolf in the Fold" as the 76th best episode of Star Trek in a list of the top 100 Star Trek episodes. In 2017 Heroes & Icons noted this episode as featuring scary Star Trek content, noting that it ties into the story of Jack the Ripper. References External links "Wolf in the Fold" Remastered version at TrekMovie.com Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2) episodes Television episodes about Jack the Ripper 1967 American television episodes Works by Robert Bloch Fiction set around Rigel Television episodes directed by Joseph Pevney