Female crew members must take over the Enterprise when the men are incapacitated by a race of sirens.Female crew members must take over the Enterprise when the men are incapacitated by a race of sirens.Female crew members must take over the Enterprise when the men are incapacitated by a race of sirens.
Leonard Nimoy
- Mister Spock
- (voice)
DeForest Kelley
- Dr. McCoy
- (voice)
George Takei
- Sulu
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Nichelle Nichols
- Uhura
- (voice)
- …
Majel Barrett
- Nurse Chapel
- (voice)
- …
James Doohan
- Scott
- (voice)
- …
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- TriviaThis is Nichelle Nichols's favorite episode because Uhura takes command of the Enterprise.
- GoofsSpock reaches out telepathically to Christine Chapel. This ability was previously established in The Omega Glory (1968) in which Spock "makes a suggestion" to Sirah to open a communicator. Additionally, Lt. Uhura is right beside Christine but doesn't "hear" Spock. In Return to Tomorrow (1968), Spock's consciousness was briefly housed inside Nurse Chapel's mind. In her words, "We shared consciousness." This made it possible for her to receive his thoughts.
- Quotes
Nurse Christine Chapel: What are you doing?
Lt. Uhura: Taking command of this ship.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Drawn to the Final Frontier (2006)
- SoundtracksYr Hufen Melyn
Performed by James Doohan
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Uhura takes charge
This episode is memorable for in it Lieutenant Uhura takes command of the Enterprise in a very forceful way. This was the first time that a female had a command position on the Enterprise. A certain area of space is known for somehow absorbing starships on a periodic basis and the Enterprise is sent to investigate.
There is a colony of females on a planet and they are able to send out a signal similar to that of the Sirens of Greek mythology. Males find the sounds irresistible, while females simply find them annoying. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and another crewman beam down and have bands placed on their heads that drain their life energy and age them rapidly. The women on the planet can remain immortal if they drain male life energy on a regular basis.
Once it is clear that the males on the Enterprise are being rendered useless, Uhura takes command and then leads a rescue team down to the planet. When confronted, her "Phasers on stun, fire!" command is worthy of anything Kirk could muster. Once the opposing women are subdued, they manage to find the missing members of the Enterprise crew and restore them to health.
This is my favorite episode of the animated series, aired for the first time in 1973, it featured one of several cinematic firsts, a black woman in command, that are the proud property of the Star Trek legacy.
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- cashbacher
- Apr 21, 2020
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