The Lights of Zetar
- Episode aired Jan 31, 1969
- TV-PG
- 51m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.9K
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A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it.A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it.A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it.
Barbara Babcock
- Zetar
- (voice)
Bill Blackburn
- Lieutenant Hadley
- (uncredited)
Frank da Vinci
- Crewman
- (uncredited)
Roger Holloway
- Lt. Lemli
- (uncredited)
Jeannie Malone
- Yeoman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaShari Lewis decided to write the romantic angle centering on Scotty as a way to deviate from the formula of Kirk always getting the romantic interests. This is the third show where Scotty actively pursues a specific woman. In season two, he wooed Kara in "Wolf in the Fold", and Carolyn Palamas in "Who Mourns for Adonais?".
- GoofsAt 48:00 (for 10 seconds) Kirk, McCoy and Spock are speaking. Through the doorway behind McCoy, you can see a discarded newspaper lying on the floor that one of the (TV) crew members apparently left on the set. It is still there at 48:58 for another 25 seconds or so.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Capt. Kirk: Well, this is an Enterprise first - Dr. McCoy, Mr. Spock and Engineer Scott find themselves in complete agreement. Can I stand the strain?
[chuckles]
- Alternate versionsSpecial Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nostalgia Critic: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (2012)
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Pretty dull stuff
I read a book a few years ago by some insiders from the Star Trek show. It was fascinating to hear what they had to say about Roddenberry, Shatner and the whole experience. One of the things about the book that stood out in my mind was their opinion about the 3rd season. Although the show had almost been canceled early on and Gene Roddenberry instigated a letter-writing campaign to save the show, by the final season, they felt that Roddenberry had given up on the show and actually spend much of this season on other projects. This, they said, accounted for the often sub-par scripts used in them. And, looking back at it, season three had plenty of duds and plenty more only watchable episodes that were pretty easy to forget. This episode is one of the forgettable ones, as not a whole lot of energy is in it. There's a weird space killer that makes people talk in a goofy froggy voice and Scotty seems strangely attracted to a froggy-voiced lady that somehow has survived one of these attacks. That's it--the rest of it just isn't worth discussing, as it just seemed to go nowhere.
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- planktonrules
- Dec 10, 2006
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