[TOS] The Lights of Zetar

[TOS] Season 3, Episode 18: The Lights of Zetar

the lights of zetarRating: 2

This episode is written by Lamb Chops! All around it’s not too bad of an episode, but it moves pretty slow, making it worth skipping if new to Star Trek.

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Scotty likes a lady

Scott’s got the hotts for a lady.

Why is this shot happening

Why is this shot happening

Enterprise comes across some lights

Enterprise comes across some space lights

The lights irritate everyone

The lights flash them.

It especially hurts Romaine

It especially hurts Romaine

They go to Memory Alpha!

They go to Memory Alpha, the giant Federation library!

Everyone there is dead

But everyone there is dead.

Except for this lady, who can only make weird noises

Except for this lady, who can only make weird noises

the lights won't leave them alone

Here come them lights again…

Kirk tries to talk to them

Following Federation protocol, Kirk tries to talk to the lights for a minute or so.

Then he tries shooting them

Then they blast it.

But when they shoot the lights, it also hurts Romaine

But when they shoot the lights, it also hurts Romaine!

The lights are taking over Romaine!

The lights are taking over Romaine! They’re some species that physically died off, and they’re just looking for some bodies to live in, which seems to be the goal of a lot of non-corporeal beings in the Trek world.

They have to do some kind of exorcism to get em out

They have to do some kind of exorcism to get ’em out.

 

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