The Way to Eden (Episode)
| Series | Star Trek |
| Season | 3 |
| Episode | 20 |
| Production Number | 75 |
| Release Date | 21 Feb 1969 |
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Stardate 5832.3: A charismatic leader and his followers hijack the Enterprise in their search for "Eden."
Captain Kirk sights a stolen spaceship, the Aurora, and orders pursuit. The strain of the chase overheats the Aurora's engines, and everyone aboard is beamed to the Enterprise just before the Aurora explodes. The guests are a group of young idealists seeking to begin a new life on the mythical planet Eden. Their leader is a brilliant engineer, Dr. Sevrin, who is also quite insane — as well as a carrier of synthococcus novae, a disease deadly to those not immunized against it. Sevrin seeks to gain control of the Enterprise and find Eden. Among his followers are Irina Galliulin, a young woman who was once involved with Ensign Chekov, as well as the son of a Catullan ambassador to the Federation. The latter's presence results in Kirk receiving instructions to handle the group gently and to allow them freedom of movement aboard the Enterprise.
While Sevrin is placed in protective confinement, Spock begins a search for Eden — which he surprisingly discovers. Once the Enterprise is in orbit, Sevrin's followers arrange for his escape, and before they leave, the mad engineer rigs an ultrasonic device that nearly kills Kirk and several crewmembers. Stealing a shuttlecraft, the group flees to the planet below. Kirk and a landing party follow, only to discover that Eden's soil and vegetation are highly toxic: one young man is already dead. The others agree to leave, save for Dr. Sevrin, who commits suicide by eating a nearby piece of fruit.
Image Gallery
Eden
Surface of Eden
musical instrument
musical instrument
Spock makes the "we are one" symbol
fruit
Adam
Command division officer
Engineer
Enterprise crew
Irina Galliulin
Girl
Roger Lemli
Mavig
Medical techs
Lt. Palmer
Tongo Rad
Security officer #1
Security officer #2
Security officer #3
Dr. Sevrin
Dr. Sevrin and his followers
S.S. Aurora
Shuttlecraft Galileo II
Related Data
Credits
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Starring
William Shatner
Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
Teleplay by
Arthur Heinemann
Story by
Michael Richards and Arthur Heinemann
Directed by
David Alexander
Produced by
Fred Freiberger
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Associate Producers
Edward K. Milkis
Gregg Peters
Guest Star
Skip Homeier as Sevrin
Also Starring
Charles Napier as Adam
and
Mary-Linda Rapelye as Irina
James Doohan … Scott
Walter Koenig … Chekov
George Takei … Sulu
Majel Barrett … Nurse Chapel
Victor Brandt … Tongo Rad
Elizabeth Rogers … Lt. Palmer
Deborah Downey … Girl #1
Phyllis Douglas … Girl #2
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 … Fabine Tordjmann
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
