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Top 10 Best Star Trek Original Series episodes

Strange new worlds, new civilisations, and a hell of a lot of Shatner – counting down the ten best episodes of Star Trek TOS

balanceofterror2174. Balance Of Terror
Season: 1
Aired:
15 December 1966
Stardate:
1709.2

This probably ranks in our top three episodes of The Original Series. Tense, well-acted and particularly poignant at the end, it also featured Mark Lenard as the Romulan commander. Lenard would later appear as Sarek, Spock’s father, in The Next Generation.

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thecage2863. The Cage
Season: 1
Aired:
15 October 1988
Stardate:
Unknown

The original pilot was reshot into ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before’ with the addition of Shatner, and footage was extensively reused for the two-parter ‘The Menagerie’, but ‘The Cage’ is simply brilliant science-fiction television. The narrative can be confused at times, but it’s easily one of the best episodes of Trek, full stop.

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