two costumes were made for her character, a grey slave outfit and the revealing evening wear she entertained Captain Kirk in. Of that she said, "That was a very exotic costume. It was made by the designer who designed everything for Star Trek. It wasn’t like they went, “Well, let’s throw this on.” It was designed and it was made, and they had to make sure, in the fitting, that it fit properly. And I wore that. I still get a lot of comments when I’m at the Star Trek shows about that costume. Everybody talks about that costume." The character Claudius Marcus wears the Shakespeare coat of arms on his costume, one of many examples of Shakespeare in Star Trek. Gene Winfield, an American automotive customizer and fabricator's car The Reactor, called The Jupiter 8 in the episode was used at the opening. Reception In 2013, W.I.R.E.D. magazine ranked this episode one of the top ten most underrated episodes of the original television series. A 2018 Star Trek binge-watching guide by Den of Geek, recommended this episode as one of the best of the original series. References External links "Bread and Circuses" Review of the remastered version at TrekMovie.com Star Trek: The Original Series (season 2) episodes 1968 American television episodes Television episodes written by Gene L. Coon Television episodes written by Gene Roddenberry Gladiatorial combat in fiction Television episodes directed by Ralph Senensky