2x23 The Omega Glory - Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Guide

Star Trek: The Original Series

- Episode 02x23

Episode: 02x23
Title: The Omega Glory
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 60354
First Aired: Mar. 01, 1968

Season 2 » Episode #23 - The Omega Glory

Star Trek: The Original Series - 02x23 The Omega Glory

Summary: While on a routine expedition to Omega 4, the Enterprise arrives to find another starship, the U.S.S. Exeter, in orbit circling the planet. Kirk and a party go to the ship and find it abandoned and everyone on board completely drained of water leaving behind only bodily minerals. They check the log and are warned not to return to their ship, so go to the surface of the planet and find Captain Tracey... who is now in charge of the local civilization.

Who appeared in this episode?

Mr. Spock

Guest Stars:

Captain James T. Kirk	played by William Shatner
Dr. McCoy	played by DeForest Kelley
Captain Tracey	played by Morgan Woodward
Cloud William	played by Roy Jenson
Sulu	played by George Takei
Uhura	played by Nichelle Nichols
Sirah	played by Irene Kelly
Yang Scholar	played by Morgan Farley
Lt. Galloway	played by David L. Ross

	Season 2 / Episode 23: - The Omega Glory Bones: Spock, I've found that evil usually triumphs... unless good is very, very careful.
	Season 2 / Episode 23: - The Omega Glory Cloud William: Ay plegli ianectu flaggen, tupep like for stahn... Captain James T. Kirk: And to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

PLOT: In the Jail Scene, it is improbable that over seven (7) hours would have elapsed without the jailers noticing the escape of the two (2) Yangs. Also, given Mr. Spock had stated that the mortar on the bars was brittle, it is illogical (no pun intended) that he would not have used this same time period constructively to break out of his cell and then rescue Kirk.
FAKE: Given that the Yangs are depicted as dirty savages, the hypnotized Yang Woman reveals oddly clean, well-manicured hands as she picks up the communicator.
FAKE: In the Tribunal Scene, a shot of Kirk is image-reversed. Notice that, in this shot, Kirk's hair is parted stage-left instead of the usual stage-right.
FACT: When Dr McCoy analyzes the crystals on the USS Exeter, he identifies them as the crew members bodies after water is removed. He says the human body is 96% water and does a tricorder analysis of the remaining 4% and reports it as 35% potassium and 18% carbon. His percentages are either wrong mathematically or physiologically. The 96% figure refers not exclusively to water but organic elements, which includes body fat and sugars in addition to water. While carbon does account for 18% of the total body mass, after removing water the percentage should have been 74%. The content of the minerals is also incorrect. Calcium accounts for 38% and potassium accounts for 10%, not the stated 35%.
CONT: When Kirk and Spock watch the last log entry from the Exeter's Surgeon, he is wearing a pale green uniform. As the surgeon died, he fell to the right of the bridge command chair. But when Kirk looks down to where he fell, the crystal remains of the surgeon are within a blue uniform.

TRIVIA

This was one of three scripts submitted to NBC (along with "Star Trek" (1966) {Where No Man Has Gone Before (#1.3)} and "Star Trek" (1966) {Mudd's Women (#1.6)}) when they were seeking to do a second pilot for the series. They ultimately chose to kickstart the series with "Where No Man Has Gone Before".