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==Reception==
The episode drew Nielsen ratings of only 8.8, in contrast to rival shows ''[[Lancer (TV series)|Lancer]]'' on [[CBS]] and ''[[The Mod Squad]]'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], which gained ratings of 14.7 and 15.2 respectively, a drop of over fifty percent since the show premiered.<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Herbert Franklin Solow|Herbert Solow]], [[Robert Justman]]|title=Inside Star Trek The Real Story|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|date=1997|location=June|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780671896287/page/414 414–415]|isbn=0-671-00974-5|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780671896287/page/414}}</ref>

Cultural theorist Cassandra Amesley states that this episode is "agreed to be one of the worst Star Trek episodes ever shown" by [[Trekkie|''Star Trek'' fans]].<ref name="amesley1989">{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5fPe1YuA_6MC&pg=PA63|title=How to Watch ''Star Trek''|first=Cassandra|last=Amesley|journal=Cultural Studies|date=October 1989|volume=3|issue=3|pages=323–339|doi=10.1080/09502388900490221|access-date=December 17, 2020|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417175951/https://books.google.com/books?id=5fPe1YuA_6MC&pg=PA63|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

David Greven has a more positive view of the episode, even referring to it as "moving". He calls it the "infamous last episode" of the original series, in part because of the "campiness" of Shatner's performance when portraying himself as a female in a male's body, but also because of the sexist premise that "female desire for power was a clear sign of insanity."<ref>David Greven, ''Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek: Allegories of Desire in the Television Series and Films'', McFarland, 2009, pp.30-33.</ref>

In 2016, [[CNET]] ranked this episode as the fourth-worst episode of all ''Star Trek'', based on rankings between an audience and discussion hosts at a 50th anniversary [[Star Trek Convention|Star Trek convention]] in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/10-worst-episodes-of-star-trek/|title=10 worst Star Trek episodes, according to the fans|last=Kooser|first=Amanda|website=CNET|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19|archive-date=November 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104004311/https://www.cnet.com/news/10-worst-episodes-of-star-trek/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, this episode was rated the fourth worst episode of the Star Trek franchise including later spin-off series, by [[Screen Rant|''ScreenRant'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-worst-episodes-ever-all-time/|title=15 Worst Star Trek Episodes Of All Time|date=2017-05-22|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-08|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608155534/https://screenrant.com/star-trek-worst-episodes-ever-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref> A ranking of every episode of the original series by [[Hollywood.com|''Hollywood'']], placed this episode as worst.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/tv/ranking-star-trek-original-series-79-episodes-best-worst-59094091/|title=Ranking All 79 'Star Trek: The Original Series' Episodes from Worst to Best|last=Blauvelt|first=Christian|date=2013-05-18|website=Hollywood.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-08|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065047/http://www.hollywood.com/tv/ranking-star-trek-original-series-79-episodes-best-worst-59094091/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
In 2017, [[Den of Geek]] ranked this episode as the seventh worst ''Star Trek'' episode of the original series.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/star-trek/258699/the-15-best-worst-episodes-of-star-trek-the-original-series |title=The 15 Best Worst Episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series |date=September 16, 2017 |access-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608213351/https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/star-trek/258699/the-15-best-worst-episodes-of-star-trek-the-original-series |url-status=live }}</ref>