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
Arena (Star Trek: The Original Series) Arena (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Arena" is the eighteenth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". Written by Gene L. Coon (based on a short story of the same name by Fredric Brown) and directed by Joseph Pevney; it was first broadcast on January 19, 1967. In the episode, while pursuing a Gorn vessel for an apparently unprovoked attack, Captain Kirk is forced by powerful entities to battle the opposing captain. The USS "Enterprise" arrives at the Cestus III Outpost by invitation of its commanding officer, but the crew find the outpost obliterated. Captain James