The Omega Glory (Episode)

The Omega Glory

"The Omega Glory" (TOS 54)

Series	Star Trek
Season	2
Episode	23
Production Number	54
Previous	The Ultimate Computer (TOS 53)
Next	Assignment: Earth (TOS 55)
Released	1 Mar 1968
Advertising	Amazon

Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)

Stardate Unknown: The Enterprise finds a planet devasted by disease that appears to treat the American flag with great reverence.

The Enterprise discovers the Starship Exeter in orbit around planet Omega IV, its crew reduced to crystallized powder by a deadly virus. Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, exposed to the disease, beam down to the planet in search of a cure — and meet Exeter's Captain Ronald Tracey. Tracey believes that something in Omega IV's atmosphere can induce immortality in Humans, as it apparently has in the planet's rulers, the Kohms. To assure a place for himself on the planet, Tracey violated the Prime Directive by using phasers against the Kohms' enemies, the Yangs. When the Yangs capture Tracey's village, Kirk discovers that Omega IV is the scene of a parallel evolution resembling war-ravaged counterparts of the Yankees (Yangs) and Communists (Kohms). Tracey denounces Kirk and Spock, implying that the Vulcan is a representative of Satan. Kirk, however, gains the trust of the Yangs by reciting their "worship words," which are actually a distorted version of the preamble to the United States Constitution. Prolonged exposure to the atmosphere of Omega IV cures the crew of the virus, and with Tracey under arrest, they return to the Enterprise.

Image Gallery

Omega IV
Kohm village
Bible
A devil
Dr. Carter
Dr. Carter's remains
Cloud William
Lt. Galloway
Kohm guard
Li Yang
Lt. Rand
Security Officer
Sirah
Capt. Ron Tracey
Wu
Yang scholar
execution
Pledge of Allegiance
U.S. Constitution
U.S. flag
keys
knife
PADD
U.S.S. Exeter NCC-1672
goats
Exeter insignia

Related Data

Astrometrics	Earth; Omega IV
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 1806; 1990s; 2268
Culture	Bible; communism; devils; drums; God; gods; Kohms; Native Americans; Yangs; Yankees
Education	doctor; doctorate; physician
Food
People	Brent; Carter; Cloud William; Galloway; Hadley; Kirk, James T.; Kohm Guard; Leslie; Li Yang; McCoy, Leonard; Rand; Security Officer (TOS54); Sirah; Spock; Sulu, Hikaru; Tracey, Ron; Transporter Operator (TOS37); Uhura, Nyota; Wu; Yang Scholar
Politics	chief; execution; jail; king; Pledge of Allegiance; Prime Directive; Starfleet; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Starfleet Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); Starfleet Regulations (Regulation 7); United Federation of Planets; United States Constitution; United States of America
Science & Technology	anatomy; antibodies; archery; astrogator; audio receiver; axe; biocomputer; blood; bow; calcium; carbon; cold virus; communications; communicator; companel; computer; heart; impulse drive; keys; knife; lance; microtapes; nacelle; nerve pinch; orbit; PADD; phasers (Type 2); phosphorus; pollen; potassium; sensors; spear; spores; subspace; sword; telepathy; time (minute, hour, month, year, Year of the Red Bird); transporter; tricorder; turbolift; viewscreen; warp drive; water
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; U.S.S. Exeter NCC-1672; shuttlecraft
Xenology	goats; Humans; hybrids; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	bridge; logs; main engineering; sickbay; slavery; Starfleet Uniforms (2266); transporter room

Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

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

Written by
Gene Roddenberry

Directed by
Vincent McEveety

Produced by
John Meredyth Lucas

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman

Guest Star
Morgan Woodward as Captain Tracey

Also Starring
Roy Jensen as Cloud William

George Takei … Sulu
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura
Irene Kelley … Sirah
Morgan Farley … Yang Scholar
David L. Ross … Lt. Galloway
Lloyd Kino … Wu
Ed McReady … Dr. Carter
Frank Atienza … Kohm Villager

Uncredited
Eddie Paskey … Leslie / Rand

Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

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

A Paramount Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow