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This article is about TAS episode. You may be looking for TNG novel: The Eyes of the Beholders and TNG episode: "Eye of the Beholder".

The Eye of the Beholder was the 15th episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, aired on 5 January, 1974. The episode was later novelized in Star Trek Log Eight, the eighth installment of Alan Dean Foster's Star Trek Logs, in July 1976.

Description

Another exciting episode from television's most popular science fiction series.
Complete in this volume:
The Eye of the Beholder
A routine follow-up mission to investigate an overdue survey ship leads the crew of the Enterprise to a world where visitors are always welcome… very welcome indeed.
Kirk, Spock and McCoy are suddenly captured by strangely intelligent alienstelepathic Lactrans who look upon the Enterprise crew as no more than interesting specimens for their already well-stocked zoo.
It was not a happy situation for Captain Kirk and his crew. And there seemed to be no way out…

Summary

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References

Characters

Randi BryceArex Na EthJames T. KirkShiboline M'RessTom MarkelLeonard McCoyNancy RandolphMontgomery ScottSpockHikaru SuluNyota UhuraHivar the ToqUSS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnelunnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnelUSS Ariel personnelunnamed Lactrans
Referenced only
Alan Dean Foster

Starships and vehicles

USS Ariel (survey ship/scout) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)

Locations

BoquBoquian systembridgebriefing roomEpsilon ScorpiiLactraLactra VIILactra VII zooLactran citymedical labNGC 7332transporter room
Referenced only
Canopus IIIEarthGalactic Historical ArchivesMaravilleS. Monicus IWaimangu Valley

Races and cultures

BoquCaitianHumanLactranTriexianVulcan

States and organizations

sciences divisionStarfleetUnited Federation of Planets

Technology and weapons

antennacommunicatorcomputerUSS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computerforce fieldhand-held weaponlibrary computermedical kitmedikitphaserscopesensorship-mounted weaponsoloidstarshiptransportertricorderviewscreenvisual pickup

Ranks and titles

admiralchief engineerchief medical officercommandercommanding officercommunications officerdoctorfirst officerhelmsmanlieutenantlieutenant commandermisternavigatorofficerphysicianscience officersecuritysenior officertransporter chiefxenologist

Lifeforms

antanimalbacteriagrasshumanoidinsectjawandaMaraville dragonplantslug

Other references

alienanatomyatmospherebiologyboarding partybrainCanopus III dinosaurcaptain's logcitycivilizationclass M planetcolonycommunicationcoordinatedaydesertdinosaurdiseaseearth normaleyeecologyfeverfirst contactG class stargalaxygeologyghidgravitygovernmenthourIQkilometerlanding partylife-formlight yearlog entrymalariamedicinemeteoriteminaghidminutemultinevarnation-statenevarorbitpiñataplanetraces and culturesrain forestranksciencesentient lifeship's logsiliconspacestarstar chartstar systemstarbaseStarfleet regulationsStarfleet uniformStarfleet uniform (2265-2270)stellar classificationtechnologytelepathytemperatureterraformingtitleuniformuniversewaterweaponweekxenologyyellow starzoo

Chronology

2269 (stardate 5537.1)
Enterprise searches for Ariel.
stardate 6111.3
Log entry recordings of this mission are transcribed by Alan Dean Foster at the Galactic Historical Archives on S. Monicus I.

Appendices

Background

This is the eighth of Alan Dean Foster's TAS adaptation collections which have been reprinted a number of times, often in omnibuses with other Star Trek Log books. Most recently in 2006 by Del Rey Books, an imprint of the original Ballantine Books publishers, as part of Star Trek's 40th Anniversary celebrations.

While the episode itself mentions stardate 5501.2, the novelization states a date range of 5537.1 to 5537.2, and the dates mentioned in log entry occurrences are altered accordingly.

The episode ends with the crew leaving the Lactran zoo with the Ariel captives returning to their ship. The novelization continues the story, however, with the Enterprise helping the Lactrans find an escaped animal.

Images

Timeline

published order
Previous novelization:
Log Seven
Star Trek Logs Next novelization:
Log Nine
Previous episode:
The Terratin Incident
TAS episode produced Next episode:
Once Upon a Planet
Previous episode:
The Slaver Weapon
TAS episode aired Next episode:
The Jihad
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
The Counter-Clock Incident
Pocket Next Adventure:
Bem


External links

Video

File:Eye of the Beholder (Star Trek The Animated Series)
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