Another creature not in the experience of the earth led Federation is featured in this Star Trek episode. It's gaseous and without form, but has a ruling intelligence and feeds on the iron in human blood.
In fact as a young officer on the USS Farragut James T. Kirk encountered the creature and was lucky to live to tell the tale. Reminding him of that fact is a new ensign assigned to the Enterprise, the son of the late commander of the Farragut played by Stephen Brooks. It's with some mixed emotions that William Shatner deals with Brooks.
Complicating things is the fact that the Enterprise is on a critical rescue mission already when Shatner commits his vessel to fighting the creature. Something that for once Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley are in agreement on and question Shatner's judgment.
Shatner shines in this Star Trek story of the difficulties of command and the problem of weighing both priorities and options. Trekkies will love this one.
In fact as a young officer on the USS Farragut James T. Kirk encountered the creature and was lucky to live to tell the tale. Reminding him of that fact is a new ensign assigned to the Enterprise, the son of the late commander of the Farragut played by Stephen Brooks. It's with some mixed emotions that William Shatner deals with Brooks.
Complicating things is the fact that the Enterprise is on a critical rescue mission already when Shatner commits his vessel to fighting the creature. Something that for once Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley are in agreement on and question Shatner's judgment.
Shatner shines in this Star Trek story of the difficulties of command and the problem of weighing both priorities and options. Trekkies will love this one.