“The Conscience of the King” Kirk and Lt. Riley are the only surviving eye-witnesses who could identify the actor Karidian as Kodos the Executioner. The theater ensemble comes aboard the Enterprise on Kirk’s suggestion. Kirk falls in love with Karidian’s daughter, but he eventually finds out that it was her who killed all other potential […]
“The Menagerie” Spock hijacks the Enterprise in order to take his former Captain Pike to Talos IV. Pike suffers from complete paralysis after an accident and the Talosian illusions are the only way to give him a life worth living. Spock is facing death penalty, but his trial has only been an illusion created by […]
“The Corbomite Manouver” Captain Balok of the huge starship Fesarius of the “First Federation” is about to destroy the Enterprise, but Kirk resolves the situation claiming the highly explosive substance “corbomite” aboard the Enterprise would take Balok’s ship with it. The real Balok turns out to be a friendly, child-like being. Lt. Bailey, who seemed […]
“Dagger of the Mind” In McCoy’s sickbay the apparent lunatic Dr. Gelder talks of a “neural neutralizer” used by Dr. Adams in his mental hospital. Meanwhile Kirk and the ship’s psychiatrist Dr. Noel are already being held hostage by the insane Dr. Adams. The two officers finally manage to escape, and Adams falls victim to […]
“Miri” On a precise copy of Earth the human civilization is extinct after a virus disease, except for their children who have survived and remained young for 300 years. The landing party faces the same fate as all other adults, but luckily they manage to find a cure and help the children to rebuild their […]
“What Are Little Girls Made of” Dr. Korby, a scientist who also happens to be Nurse Chapel’s fiancé, uses abandoned alien technology creating androids to populate the galaxy, beginning with Kirk whom he tries to replace with an android. Eventually Korby turns out to be an android himself, the real Korby having been killed. summary […]
“Mudd’s Women” The Enterprise picks up Harry Mudd and his cargo - three beautiful women. The Enterprise heads for a mining outpost to replenish the ship’s supply of dilithium crystals, but the miners are only interested in Harry’s “marriage agency”. Harry’s luck seems to be gone as the truth about the women is revealed. The […]
“The Enemy Within” A transporter malfunction splits Kirk into one aggressive and one timid person. While Sulu and his landing party are cold and desperately waiting for the beam-up, the two Kirks struggle for the control of the ship, but it also becomes obvious that they are dependent on each other. Using the transporter again, […]
“The Naked Time” While investigating the collapsing planet Psi 2000, a strange infection spreads causing emotions to get out of control. With most of the crew disabled and the propulsion systems offline, it is doubtful if the Enterprise can escape the imminent collapse. Using a completely new maneuver, the Enterprise is saved, and also travels […]
“Where No Man Has Gone Before” summary by Ex-Astris-Scientia
Now this was one of my very favourite episodes ever! The moment Gary starts behaving strangely, I was fascinated. I even liked the - somewhat naive - effect of his glowing eyes.
There is something about this episode that makes you think about the borders of humanity. Given […]