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 Council (Star Trek: Enterprise) The Council (Star Trek: Enterprise) "The Council" is the seventy-fourth episode of the American science fiction television series "", the twenty-second episode of season three. It first aired on May 12, 2004, on the UPN network in the United States. The episode was the fifth of the series written by Manny Coto, and it was directed by David Livingston, his fourth of the third season. Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship "Enterprise", registration NX-01. Season three of "Enterprise" features an ongoing story following an attack on Earth by previously unknown aliens