Kirk and Spock beam down to a planet on a humanitarian mission to help the mentally ill with a newly discovered serum. Once again, a formerly respected Starfleet commander, Captain Garth, is recognized by Kirk from his studies at the Academy. But the aging hero has gone bad in some manner, a repeat plot. Captain Garth is mentally ill and grandiose. He has taken over the asylum by his ability to shape- shift himself to look exactly like anyone he chooses. Soon he is torturing Kirk and playing Kirk and Spock off against each other in his attempt to get the secret password to beam up to the Enterprise. There is a sexy green-skinned female involved. Meanwhile Scotty and McCoy are up on the bridge, wringing their hands, knowing something is wrong, but powerless to intervene. Our heroes outsmart the bad guys and the final scene is a docile Garth receiving the treatment he needs, appearing to be much improved.
Not a bad episode for Season 3. Repeat themes, ie the "good" and "evil" Kirk.The moral of the story is that seriously mentally ill people often don't recognize their illness, a problem we are dealing with in 2017.
Not a bad episode for Season 3. Repeat themes, ie the "good" and "evil" Kirk.The moral of the story is that seriously mentally ill people often don't recognize their illness, a problem we are dealing with in 2017.