Whom Gods Destroy (Star Trek: The Original Series) during the initial run in 1971 and was not shown until a repeat run in January 1994. In the episode, Captain Kirk faces off with a demented shape-shifting starship captain determined to control the universe. On stardate 5718.3, the Federation starship USS "Enterprise" arrives at the planet Elba II, home to a Federation facility for the criminally insane, carrying a shipment of a new medication. Captain Kirk and First Officer Spock beam down with the shipment and meet the facility director Donald Cory (Keye Luke). He gives them a brief tour, where one of the inmates, an Orion female named
Star Trek: The Original Series Trek". Solow was able to convince Lucille Ball that both shows should continue. Once the series was picked up by NBC the production moved to what was then Desilu Productions Gower street location. It was previously the main studio complex used by RKO Pictures and is now part of the Paramount Pictures lot. The series used what are now stages 31 and 32. The show's production staff included art director Matt Jefferies. Jefferies designed the starship "Enterprise" and most of its interiors. His contributions to the series were honored in the name of the "Jefferies tube", an equipment shaft depicted