The Conscience of the King

And then she'll return with the rest of the crew in Star Trek The Motion Picture.

Also, the Conscience of the King is the only time that we ever see the shuttle bay's observation deck, which that's the control room that overlooks the main shuttle bay.

It's also the only time we ever see the Enterprise at nighttime, where they dim the lights to simulate the overnight shift.

Very interesting look at the Enterprise that we never get to see ever again.

Young men are, are, can be daft and mad, and you don't wanna put yourself in a position where," et cetera, et cetera.

Um, but we can't do that anymore because that is judgey, and I still go back to that episode of the Star Trek, "The Conscience of the King," where somebody asks Captain Kirk, you know, "Who are you to judge?" And he says, "Who do I have to be?" [laughs]

[laughs]

So I kinda like that.

I can't remember.

Um, has Kor, Kang, or Kodos showed up in any of the original series episodes yet?

No, I don't think so.

I don't think they're first season.

And then, uh, Kang is in, uh, Trouble with Tribbles.

Mm.

And Kodos is in the one with the flashy light that makes people angry.

[laughs]

This is just a personal favorite.

It was on the 13th of September, 1966, was the first day of filming of The Conscience of the King, which is one of my favorite episodes of all time.

That's the one, of course, with Kodos, the executioner.

And the guy who – well, he killed, what, 4,000 colonists on the planet where Kirk lived, right? And then Kirk survived, and Riley survived, and then he rebranded himself as Caridian.