The Eye of the Beholder (Star Trek: The Animated Series) stardate 5501.2, the USS "Enterprise" investigates the disappearance of a scientific team near Lactra VII. The starship "Ariel" is located there, abandoned, with its captain having transported to the planet's surface. The "Enterprise" crew beams down to discover a series of unusual environments. On the planet the crew meets the Lactrans, a group of twenty foot slugs with intellectual capacities far beyond their own. Science Officer Spock senses that they are telepathic but communicating at a rate of speed far too fast for the Vulcan to comprehend. The team is captured by the Lactrans to be made part of a
The Eye of the Beholder (Star Trek: The Animated Series) The Eye of the Beholder (Star Trek: The Animated Series) "The Eye of the Beholder" is the fifteenth episode of the first season of the American animated science fiction television series "". It first aired in the NBC Saturday morning lineup on January 5, 1974, and was written by David P. Harmon. Harmon also worked on the original "" series, writing the episode "The Deadly Years" and co-writing "" with Gene L. Coon. In this episode, while investigating the disappearance of a Federation starship, the "Enterprise" command crew become imprisoned as part of an exhibit in an alien zoo. On