Can anyone explain why Capt. Christopher Pike who had the nasty bug dropped into his mouth to make him talk (remember, it was supposed to attach itself to his brain stem and render him at the Romulans' mercy?)
appeared to be perfectly normal when rescued by Kirk?
He was able to draw Kirk's phaser and shoot the Romulan baddie during the rescue.

Either they're not making those bugs like they used to, or it should have been put in his ear á la Chekhov in Wrath of Khan.

Seamus