In response to a distress signal, the Enterprise finds no sign of life, and no indication as to where the signal could have originated. Instead, they find a strange machine, which seems to be confused about its identity. ‘Nomad’, a space probe launched from Earth in a quest to explore the galaxy, is beamed aboard … More It’s not a Feature it’s a Bug, TOS: S2E3 “The Changeling”
Technology has a tendency to sanitize our experience of the world… and distance us. We celebrate machines taking the grunt of our back-breaking physical labor, or completing a hazardous task in place of a human, but when is it more prudent to have a closer relationship with one’s task? Even the art of war has … More The Cost of War, TOS: S1E23 “A Taste of Armageddon”
When the Enterprise arrives at the planet Beta III to investigate the disappearance of the USS Archon, only Lt. Sulu returned from the original landing party. If this wasn’t enough to concern the crew, Sulu was acting strangely, as if in a dreamy trance. Kirk, Spock, and the extras beam down to the planet for … More The Will to Break Free, TOS: S1E21 “The Return of the Archons”
The Enterprise breaks from its five year mission to indulge some tedious court proceedings. Well, a murder trial is still more reminiscent a courthouse show, even if it is in space. The space murderer in this case is Captain Kirk, who stands accused of jettisoning a research pod too early, thereby killing a lieutenant commander … More A Shadow of Doubt, TOS: S1E20 “Court Martial”
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