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Whom Gods Destroy

"Whom Gods Destroy" (TOS 71)

Series	Star Trek
Season	3
Episode	14
Production Number	71
Previous	Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (TOS 70)
Next	The Mark of Gideon (TOS 72)
Released	3 Jan 1969
Advertising	Amazon

Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)

Stardate 5718.3: Kirk is confronted by one of his heroes, now criminally insane.

Captain Kirk takes the Enterprise to Elba II, home of an asylum for the Federation's criminally insane. He has brought a new drug that, when used in conjunction with other treatments, can cure these individuals. Beaming down, Kirk and Spock are met by the colony's governor, Donald Cory — who turns out to be Garth of Izar, a brilliant, former starship captain. Now an inmate of Elba II, Garth used his mysterious shape-changing power to assume Cory's appearance. Imprisoning the real governor, Garth then freed his fellow inmates and took over the asylum.

Now he seeks to gain possession of the Enterprise. His attempts, involving impersonation and the wiles of the Orion inmate Marta, are unsuccessful. In a rage, Garth has Marta dragged into the poisonous atmosphere beyond the asylum's protective dome and killed with a powerful explosive he invented. Mr. Scott, left in command of the Enterprise, cannot penetrate the asylum's forcefield to aid Kirk. But Spock manages to escape his guards — only to discover that Garth has transformed into Kirk's double. The Vulcan correctly deduces which is the impostor, and after control of the asylum is restored to Cory, Garth is treated with the new drug and on his way to recovery.

Image Gallery

Elba II
Surface of Elba II
Andorian inmate
Donald Cory
Garth of Izar
Elba II inmates
Marta
Tellarite inmate
therapy chair

Related Data

Astrometrics	Antos IV; Axanar; Earth; Elba II; Izar; Milky Way galaxy; Tau Ceti
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 2269; Stardate 5718.3
Culture	artwork; chess; crown; dancing; painting; poetry; Shakespeare; sonnet
Education	doctor; doctorate; nursery school; physician; Starfleet Academy
Food	alcohol; fruit; wine
People	Alexander the Great; Andorian Inmate; Napoleon Bonaparte; Brent; Julius Caesar; Donald Cory; Garth of Izar; Hadley; Adolf Hitler; James T. Kirk; Krotus; Lee Kuan; Marta; Leonard McCoy; Montgomery Scott; Security Officer (TOS37C); Security Officer (TOS69); William Shakespeare; Solomon; Spock; Hikaru Sulu; Tellarite Inmate; Nyota Uhura; Yeoman (TOS37)
Politics	Battle of Axanar; governor; mutiny; Romulan Star Empire; Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks (Cadet, Ensign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Fleet Captain); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	atmosphere; brain; cellular metamorphosis; communications; communicator; environmental suit; explosives; eyes; forcefield; knife; medicine; mental illness; mile; nerve pinch; orbit; phasers (Type 2, shipboard); poison; sensors; transporter; water
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; Romulan Bird of Prey (2260s); shuttlecraft
Xenology	Andorians; Antosians; ants; cattle; Humans; hybrids; insects; Orions; Tellarites; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	asylum; Cochrane deceleration maneuver; commanding officer; logs; May; November; Starfleet Uniforms (2266)

Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Teleplay by
Lee Erwin

Story by
Lee Erwin and Jerry Sohl

Directed by
Herb Wallerstein

Produced by
Fred Freiberger

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producers
Edward K. Milkis
Gregg Peters

Guest Star
Steve Ihnat as Garth

Yvonne Craig as Marta

James Doohan … Scott
George Takei … Sulu
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura
Richard Geary … Andorian
Gary Downey … Tellarite
and
Keye Luke … Cory

Story Consultant
Arthur H. Singer

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Additional Music by
Fred Steiner

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

Director of Photography
Al Francis

Film Editor … Bill Braeme
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Gene DeRuelle
Set Decorator … John M. Dwyer
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Howard Anderson Co.
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Richard Lapham
Re-Recording Mixer … Gordon L. Day, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Casting … Joseph D'Agosta
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Stylist … Pat Westmore
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg

A Paramount Production

In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive Vice President in Charge of Production
Douglas S. Cramer

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+'''Starring'''<br/>[[William Shatner]]
+'''Also Starring'''<br/>
+[[Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
+and<br/>
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+'''Directed by'''<br/>[[Herb Wallerstein]]
+'''Produced by'''<br/>[[Fred Freiberger]]
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+[[Gregg Peters]]
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-[[Erwin, Lee|Lee Erwin]]
-'''Director'''<br/>
+'''Art Director'''<br/>[[Walter M. Jefferies]]
-[[Wallerstein, Herb|Herb Wallerstein]]
-'''Starring'''<br/>
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-[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] &hellip; Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
-[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] &hellip; [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
-'''Also Starring'''<br/>
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-[[Doohan, James|James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]<br/>
+'''Unit Production Manager''' &hellip; [[Gregg Peters]]<br/>
-[[Takei, George|George Takei]] &hellip; [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]]<br/>
+'''Assistant Director''' &hellip; [[Gene DeRuelle]]<br/>
-[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
+'''Set Decorator''' &hellip; [[John M. Dwyer]]<br/>
-[[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]
+'''Costumes Created by''' &hellip; [[William Ware Theiss]]<br/>
+'''Photographic Effects''' &hellip; Howard Anderson Co.<br/>
+'''Sound Effects Editor''' &hellip; [[Douglas H. Grindstaff]]<br/>
+'''Music Editor''' &hellip; [[Richard Lapham]]<br/>
+'''Re-Recording Mixer''' &hellip; [[Gordon L. Day]], C.A.S.<br/>
+'''Production Mixer''' &hellip; [[Carl W. Daniels]]<br/>
+'''Script Supervisor''' &hellip; [[George A. Rutter]]<br/>
+'''Sound''' &hellip; Glen Glenn Sound Co.<br/>
+'''Casting''' &hellip; [[Joseph D'Agosta]]<br/>
+'''Makeup Artist''' &hellip; [[Fred B. Phillips]], S.M.A.<br/>
+'''Hair Stylist''' &hellip; [[Pat Westmore]]<br/>
+'''Gaffer''' &hellip; [[George H. Merhoff]]<br/>
+'''Head Grip''' &hellip; [[George Rader]]<br/>
+'''Property Master''' &hellip; [[Irving A. Feinberg]]<br/>
+'''Special Effects''' &hellip; [[Jim Rugg]]
-'''Guest Starring'''<br/>
+'''A [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] Production'''
-[[Ihnat, Steve|Steve Ihnat]] &hellip; [[Garth of Izar]]<br/>
-[[Craig, Yvonne|Yvonne Craig]] &hellip; [[Marta]]<br/>
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-[[Geary, Richard|Richard Geary]] &hellip; [[Andorian (TOS71)|Andorian]]<br/>
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