"My father's race was spared the dubious benefits of alcohol."
--Spock
"Oh. Now I know why they were conquered."
--McCoy (In some other episode it is mentioned that Vulcan has
not been conquered in known history)
PLOT
Kirk suspects the star of a Shakespearean acting troupe may be the infamous
"Kodos the Executioner", presumed dead for twenty years.
Twenty years ago a supply ship was delayed and all people on the planet
were doomed to die of starvation. Kodos divided population into two
groups, the ones that would live and the ones that would die. This plan
would at least save half of the population. For some reason Kodos is
condemned for trying to save half the people instead of letting everyone
die ("the death of the many outweighs the death of the few"?).
FACTS
This is the episode that features the only Federation doorknob (other
than Kirk). It's right after the opening credits; not sure why it was
important. Someone else thought there was a doorknob in The Menagerie.
This is the only episode to show the Big E Observation Deck.
Also the only episode to feature a "double red alert" (when the phaser
was on overload).
Sort of defy Star Fleet Command.
Lenore Karidian woos Kirk in order to kill him.
OPINIONS
Plot was okay and didn't drag too much, but the reason Kodus was disliked
was a bit bogus.
