38 - The Apple

Data Stellare 3715.3: Esplorando Gamma Trianguli VI, Kirk e i suoi uomini trovano un popolo pacifico governato da Vaal, un computer che mantiene questa gente in uno stato improduttivo. Vaal si rende conto ben presto che la presenza di Kirk potrebbe compromettere questo equilibrio, e cerca quindi di liberarsene.

Note

• La battuta riportata sotto di Kirk a Scotty fa riferimento alla possibilità di separare la nave in caso di emergenza, opzione che non è mai stata utilizzata per motivi di budget.
• David Soul è diventato famoso in seguito per aver interpretato il ruolo di Hutch nella serie Starsky & Hutch.

Blooper

• Verso la fine, quando l'Enterprise non riesce a liberarsi dal raggio traente, Scotty cade contro la poltrona del capitano e una piastrella salta via dal pavimento.

Citazioni

Kirk: You'll learn something about men and women -the way they're supposed to be. Caring for each other, being happy with each other, being good to each other. That's what we call love. You'll like that a lot.

McCoy: There are certain absolutes, Mister Spock, and one of them is the right of humanoids to a free and unchained environment. The right to have conditions which permit growth.
Spock: Another is their right to choose that system which seems to work best for them.

Kirk: You'll learn to care for yourselves, with our help. And there's no trick to putting fruit on trees; you might even enjoy it. You'll learn to build for yourselves, think for yourselves, and what you create is yours. That's what we call freedom. You'll like it. A lot.

Spock: I remind you that humans are only a tiny minority in this galaxy.

Spock: [The people of Vaal] have taken their first step [towards achieving true human stature]. They've learned to kill.

Kirk: Discard the warp drive nacelles if you have to and crack out of there with the main section but get that ship out of there!