Pat and Amy are excited to continue their series Taking It From the Top, in which they look at the premiere episode of each Star Trek series in in-universe chronological order and discuss all the elements that make for a good pilot. This week, TOS' two series premieres, “The Cage” and “The Man Trap.”

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