2x02 Who Mourns for Adonais? - Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Guide

Star Trek: The Original Series

- Episode 02x02

Episode: 02x02
Title: Who Mourns for Adonais?
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 60333
First Aired: Sep. 22, 1967

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Star Trek: The Original Series - 02x02 Who Mourns for Adonais?

Summary: The Enterprise is heading to Pollux 4 on a archeology mission when a large energy field in the shape of a giant green hand stops the Enterprise dead in space. A giant figure appears out in front of them, claiming to be the ancient Greek god Apollo. He insists that Kirk and a landing party down and Kirk agrees, only to discover that Apollo wants them to worship him... whether they want to or not.

Who appeared in this episode?

Mr. Spock

Guest Stars:

Captain James T. Kirk	played by William Shatner
Dr. McCoy	played by DeForest Kelley
Apollo	played by Michael Forest
Carolyn	played by Leslie Parrish
Scott	played by James Doohan
Sulu	played by George Takei
Uhura	played by Nichelle Nichols
Chekov	played by Walter Koenig
Lt. Kyle	played by John Winston

	Season 2 / Episode 2: - Who Mourns for Adonais? Capt. Kirk: Alright, we're here at your request. Now would you mind telling us what you want without all the Olympian generalities?
	Season 2 / Episode 2: - Who Mourns for Adonais? Chekov: [Kirk is about to persuade Carolyn] Eh, perhaps if I assisted? Capt. Kirk: How old are you? Chekov: Twenty-two, sir. Capt. Kirk: Then I'd better handle it.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAKE: The device held by Mr. Spock on the bridge is clearly recognizable as a Jeppesen Model B-1 flight computer from the 1960s. More commonly referred to as an E6-B, the device is used by aircraft pilots to compute wind correction angles, altitudes and airspeeds, and has no use on a spacecraft.
PLOT: SPOILER: When the Enterprise fires on the temple the "hand" force field is gone. Spock said that the emitted energy only negates part of the field, not the whole field. Furthermore, if he could completely negate the field, then they could just beam the landing party up and leave at any time.

TRIVIA

This is the very first episode of "Star Trek" (1966) to feature all seven members of the original cast - including Walter Koenig (I) who was the last to join the cast at the very beginning of Season 2.
Early in this episode, Apollo changes the standard Enterprise uniform worn by Carolyn Palamas (Leslie Parrish) into a highly revealing, flowing pink costume with a shiny trim. Later in the same television season, Parrish appeared in the final episode of "Mannix" entitled "Mannix" (1967) {The Girl in the Frame (#1.24)}. In that episode's teaser, she is depicted posing for a sculptor, and she wears that same pink outfit that Apollo gave her here. Both "Star Trek" and "Mannix" were produced by Desilu, which later became part of Paramount.
A scene that was scrapped would have had McCoy reveal in the end that Lt. Palamas was pregnant with Apollo's child.
The hand seen stopping and holding the Enterprise is Gene Roddenberry's.