Review
| Series : |
The Animated Series |
Rating : |
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| Disc No : |
6 |
Episode : |
15 |
| First Aired : |
5 Jan 1974 |
Stardate : |
5501.2 |
| Director : |
Hal Sutherland |
Year : |
2268 |
| Writers : |
David P. Harmon |
Season : |
1 |
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| Guest Cast : |
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| YATI : |
The crew of the U.S.S. Ariel are wearing the insignia of the Enterprise, something that should not happen during the TOS timeframe. |
| Great Moment : |
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| Body Count : |
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| Factoid : |
My year for this episode is estimated from the Stardate; it is one of a group of TAS episodes set between 'For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky' and 'Is There in Truth no Beauty?' |
Plotline
Searching for the missing starship Ariel, Kirk, beams down to the planet Lactra VII. His landing party is captured by the locals, huge slug-like creatures who are holding the Ariel crew in a zoo-like facility. Kirk must convince the Lactrans that it is wrong to hold less intelligent lifeforms captive.
Analysis
A by-the-numbers story which parallels many others, most notably "The Cage", but which lacks any real originality or interest. Again the makers used the animated format to give us non-Humanoid aliens, which is nice. Beyond that, though, there is little to reccomend this episode.
