Okay, okay, I get it: Gene Roddenberry didn’t like hippies. And I knew that already thanks to the first season’s episode This Side of Paradise! However, The Way to Eden is even more explicit: none less than six characters seem to have come out of Hair (a movie which actually came out in 1979, ten … More Star Trek: TOS – S03E20, The Way to Eden
Ok, ok, ho capito: a Gene Roddenberry non andavano giù gli hippie. E l’avevo capito già nella prima stagione quando non li aveva trattati benissimo nell’episodio Al di qua del paradiso! Ma qui la cosa è ancora più esplicita: in Viaggio verso Eden (The Way to Eden) ci sono sei personaggi che sembrano usciti da … More Star Trek: TOS – S03E20, Viaggio verso Eden
A diplomatic mission. An invisible ship that follows the USS Enterprise. A traitor on board. Sounds like the Journey to Babel storyline from season two, doesn’t it? Well, it does, but it’s also the rough outline of Elaan of Troyius, the thirteenth episode of the third season whose second half we’re now officially in (I … More Star Trek: TOS – S03E13, Elaan of Troyius
