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Trekzone Star Trek The Original Series • Season 3The Original Series • Season 3

Is There In Truth No Beauty?

Season 3 Episode 5 Production #tos62 Stardate5630.7 TZ ReleaseApr 2, 2015 US ReleaseNov 10, 1968 In-Universe Year2269
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SYNOPSIS

The Enterprise is assigned to transport the Medusan ambassador Kollos back to his homeworld…

REVIEW

I have to ask – why would an entire starship be placed at risk to transport an ambassador whose gaze can cause a human to go insane? Why not a shuttlecraft with a Vulcan? Is that considered racist or something? This is an episode that really failed to get going and doesn’t offer much to the Trek-lore.

Diana Muldaur held this episode together though, with her crazy jealous ways that is such a true 60’s style.

CAST & CREW
Starring:
William Shatner as James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
James Doohan as Montgomery Scott
DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy
Nichelle Nichols as Nyota Uhura
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov

Guest Cast:
Diana Muldaur
David Frankham

Written By:
David Gerrold

Directed By:
Joseph Pevney