2251
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- James T. Kirk and Gary Mitchell meet at Starfleet Academy.[1] Mitchell masterminds a distraction for Kirk in the form of a relationship with a "blonde lab technician," whom Kirk nearly marries.[2] This is likely Ruth.[3][4]
Notes and References
- ↑ Kirk and Mitchell were said to have known each other for fifteen years at the time of the episode, in 2266.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Star Trek, season 1, episode 3 (Production number 02). Directed by James Goldstone. Written by Samuel A. Peeples. Desilu Productions. 22 September 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Shore Leave." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 15 (Production 17). Directed by Robert Sparr. Written by Theodore Sturgeon. Desilu Productions, 29 December 1966.
- ↑ Kirk notes that he hasn't seen Ruth in fifteen years at the time of the episode, in 2267. Given the timing of their relationship, and the fact that Ruth matches the physical description, it seems likely that she was the "blonde lab technician."