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
Catspaw (Star Trek: The Original Series) Catspaw (Star Trek: The Original Series) "Catspaw" is the seventh episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". Written by Robert Bloch and directed by Joseph Pevney, it was first broadcast October 27, 1967. The crew of the "Enterprise" encounter two aliens from another galaxy with magical-seeming powers. This episode was the first filmed to include series regular Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig), although it was broadcast after several other episodes with the character had already been aired; the airing was delayed to coincide with Halloween. The Federation starship USS "Enterprise", under the command of Captain Kirk, orbits