Requiem For Methuselah - episode #76
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Requiem For Methuselah - episode #76
REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH (3rd season;episode#76)
Directed by Murray Golden; writer: Jerome Bixby
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The concept of immortality, frequently tackled in science fiction, is given a run-through by Trek, courtesy of writer Jerome Bixby, who found such a tale eternally fascinating, one might say. This was late in the final season of the show and benefits from Bixby's interesting ideas. The Enterprise crew are racked by Rigelian fever and arrive at a planet to gather raw material for a treatment. The main trio (of course) beam down and encounter Flint (James Daly), seemingly sole occupant and owner of the planet.
His actions and motives are mysteriously strange throughout the first 3 acts of the episode; he appears hostile at first, but then shifts his attitude to that of gracious host, unveiling his legal ward (Louise Sorel), a young female whose parents died while in Flint's employ (so he says). Kirk is immediately entranced by this girl of great intellect, who also seems very naive. By the way, the exterior shot of Flint's big castle-like house is a rerun from way back to The Cage, the 1st pilot for the show (at least, until the remastered version with new computer FX).
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Everything shifts to Kirk's fascination with Flint's female companion in the 2nd half of the episode, an obsession that occurs in the span of a couple of hours (representing the dichotomy of such a short time frame when compared to Flint's eternal existence). Flint spent centuries working up to this moment and Kirk ruins it in so short a time - because he's a normal human being; for him, life is short, things happen fast (well, still too fast, I would say).
REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH remastered footage:
Yes, Kirk feels towards the end - forget Flint's vast knowledge, forget the suffering crew - all that matters now is if I get the girl. Spock, sometimes annoying in his logical point of view, probably should have pressed Kirk even more in this episode. It's also interesting (and revealing) how protective both Spock & McCoy are of Kirk by the end, as if he's their younger brother, needing their special care at times. ![Requiem For Methuselah - episode #76 StarTrek23Requiemfor](https://2img.net/h/i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk37/Bogman_photo/StarTrek23Requiemfor.jpg)
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