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#41: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 2, episode 5 "The Apple"
Written by Max Ehrlich & Gene L. Coon, directed by Joseph Pevney.
Stardates 3715.3 through 3715.6 (February 2268)
"Just go on the way you're going, you'll find out." - Captain James Kirk
The Enterprise is at Gamma Trianguli Vi, following up on a report of strange readings from another ship that passed by. The surface of the planet is, for all intents and purposes, a garden paradise... until thorns from a flower target and kill one of the security guards. As they continue on they discover that rocks explode and random lightning storms can vaporize a person where they stood. An attempt to beam everyone back to the ship fails as Commander Scott reports that the ship's antimatter has gone completely inert, rendering the Enterprise powerless and in a decaying orbit. Spock detects a very strong, artificial energy reading coming from somewhere on the surface of the planet. In addition to that, the party notices what remains of the survey group is being shadowed by some kind of humanoid creature.
Originally released: 13 October 1967
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