The Cage (Star Trek: The Original Series) of the eventual series, but there were numerous differences. The Captain of the starship USS "Enterprise" was not James T. Kirk, but Christopher Pike. Spock was present, but not as First Officer. That role was taken by a character known only as Number One, played by Majel Barrett. Spock's character differs somewhat from that seen in the rest of "Star Trek"; he displays a youthful eagerness that contrasts with the later more reserved and logical Spock. He also delivers the first line in all of "Star Trek": "Check the circuit!" followed by, "Can't be the screen then." The weaponry used
Obsession (Star Trek: The Original Series) Obsession (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Obsession" is the thirteenth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", broadcast on December 15, 1967. It is episode No. 42, production No. 47, written by Art Wallace, and directed by Ralph Senensky. In the episode, Captain James T. Kirk becomes obsessed with destroying a deadly entity he once encountered in his youth. During a survey for tritanium deposits, three members of a landing party from the Federation starship USS "Enterprise" are attacked, their blood drained of hemoglobin. Fearing the killer to be a gaseous entity he had encountered eleven