So, ahead, from worst to best, and without any further commentary, here are your Star Trek: The Original Series villains, ranked in a visual gallery from least to most compelling. WATCH: Seeing is Believing: The Visuals of Strange New Worlds. WATCH: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Bombs Away. Deutsch English français italiano Português - Portugal español etina Magyar. WATCH: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - LaAns Past. When their shuttle is diverted to a planetoid, Kirk meets one of the pioneers of space flight, Zefram Cochrane. WATCH: Star Trek History: What You Leave Behind, Part II. It is episode 38, production 31, written by Gene L. WATCH: Ethan Peck and Gia Sandhu Beam Down to The Ready Room. 'Metamorphosis' is a second season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series first broadcast Novemand repeated July 19, 1968. In it, a Voyager probe augmented by a robotic alien consciousness returns to Earth, seeking its creator. A shuttle carrying Kirk, Spock, Bones, and Federation representative Nancy Hedford (Elinor Donahue) is pulled toward a small celestial body by a mysterious entity. PREVIEW: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season One, Episode Six. 1979s Star Trek: The Motion Picture just received a beautiful 4K upgrade. In Star Trek, shapeshifting was called cellular metamorphosis.Because Garth knew this trick, this was now another episode of Two Kirks, which had been used by screenwriters a couple of times in previous seasons. Star Trek: The Original Series 'Metamorphosis' Air date: Written by Gene L. And who knew we’d get such an emotional return out of a lump of silicon in “The Devil in the Dark”? (We all have feelings.)Īlso, keep in mind, the quality of the villain doesn’t necessarily represent the quality of the episode, though this does correlate quite often. Garth could shapeshift, taking on the physical persona of Kirk seemingly just to mock the captain. The Khan in “Space Seed” puts the Khan we saw in Star Trek Into Darkness to shame.
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A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. Edith Keeler in “City on the Edge of Forever” wasn’t a villain, but she gave Kirk, Spock and McCoy their greatest test. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Includes six stories: Who Mourns for Adonais, The Changeling, The Paradise Syndrome, Metamorphosis, The Deadly Years, Elaan Of Troyius. (They really should have had more recurring villains outside of Harry Mudd.)īut when the show worked, it was magic. Seventh volume in a series of Star Trek: The Original Series episode adaptations, written by James Blish and published by Bantam Books.
People often wonder how Star Trek wound up getting canceled: A big reason is they ran out of compelling villains. From the goofy storyline of “Spock’s Brain,” to the ridiculousness of the singing hippies in “The Way to Eden,” to the sexism of “Turnabout Intruder” (what a terrible way for the series to end). What I noticed while doing this list is just how weak the third season is when it comes to antagonists.
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