Star Trek

Where No Man Has Gone Before

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired 9/22/66

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While exploring the edge of the galaxy, the Enterprise encounters an energy barrier that gives two crewmen godlike powers.

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William Shatner

Captain James Tiberius Kirk
Leonard Nimoy

Mr. Spock
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Lt. Hikaru Sulu

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Captain Kirk struggles with a dilemma when his friend begins to turn into a God.

8.5

"Great"

By Celedorian, Nov 13, 2011 Report Abuse

The Jim Kirk era begins with a bang, with this (second) pilot episode that sold the show. This script is tightly written with lots of action and a great moral dilemma. The acting is good, though some of the actors, most notably, Leonard Nimoy, don't yet have a handle on their characters. The two guest stars, however, are fabulous. They're so good they seem like regulars. The score, composed by the guy who did the Star Trek theme song, is solid. Everything moves along pretty good, too. On the down side, Dr. McCoy and Uhura aren't aboard yet, so the episode doesn't quite have that regular Star Trek feel. But it's good.moreless

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Fantastic episode of the classic show.

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By burywmore, Nov 13, 2011 Report Abuse

This episode has everything a fan of science fiction could ever want. Action, moral decisions, life and death struggles. Of all the Star Trek episodes to follow, this might be the most brutal ever filmed. The fight to the death between Mitchel and Kirk is far more primal and realistic than the sanitized versions of "fights" you will get now. Although William Shatner is performing for the first time as the character that would forever define him, James Kirk, he appears completely comfortable with that character. Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, has not yet found his own way, and it can be a little jarring to see the more emotional way he portrays the Vulcan. Overall, this is a top level Star Trek. If you have never watched the series before, this is a great place to start.moreless

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At the galactic barrier, a bolt of energy gives Kirk's old friend Gary Mitchell god-like powers, slowly changing his personality and endangering the ship. A great second pilot and a terrific episode...moreless

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By Jay-Spacedust, Nov 13, 2011 Report Abuse

You don't need me to tell you that this was the second 'Star Trek' pilot (after 1964's originally unaired 'The Cage'; and the first to have Captain Kirk at the helm). And it is a very good episode. (There are also a number of subtle differences from the regular series to look out for, most notably the different uniform tops, with higher collars, and some regular crew wearing different colours to usual.)

Although I defended the first episode to air, 'The Man Trap', in my review of it, I still think that 'Where No Man Has Gone Before' would have made a far better premier episode, and don't know why it wasn't shown as such.

I found the story to be very well plotted and very exciting in places. I love the scenes down on the planet's surface (with an excellent exterior matte painting, seen in the closing credits of many episodes, by the way) as the party try to repair the ship's engines, and keep Mitchell at bay, hoping to maroon the planet. The scenes have good pacing and urgency to them, and really stand out.

The final showdown between Kirk and Mitchell is also very good and also offers up a famous mistake (on the tombstone that Mitchell conjures up for Kirk, it has the middle initial of R, before T had been established. It has been argued that maybe Mitchell was just guessing, but as he was such an old friend of Kirk's, it's debatable. Maybe the god-like powers had gone to his head too much!!).

This is a great second pilot, and its strength is evident as it convinced NBC to pick up 'Star Trek' as a regular series. A great episode, and a great true start to a legendary series.moreless

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The second pilot of the cult show is great.

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By Havin_A_Laff, Oct 16, 2008 Report Abuse

The first scene... Captain James T. Kirk and his right hand man Spock are playing a game of three dimensional chess. Even in the first few minutes it shows you how these characters are. Kirk is defensive and loyal of his ship and of the Federation (like any Captain should be) and Spock the intellectual even remarking, "Oh yes, frustrating one of your human emotions." This right away tells you that he is surely not from Earth. The Enterprise is on high alert and this close in your already in on the action. This is the reason why Star Trek got picked up because the networks thought that it moved quicker than The Cage. After finding out that Kirk's best friend, Gary Mitchell, is then afflicted with telekinetic powers, Kirk is faced with the impossible. Kill his best friend, leave him on an abandoned planet or just let him live and kill everyone on the ship, definitely not the last one. As Kirk and the rest of the landing party are on the planet get ready for one thrill ride because there are shockers until you can't see straight!moreless

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This is the only 10 I awarded.

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By dfkhersduier, May 22, 2008 Report Abuse

The following are the other noteworthy episodes of each season in order of excellence. The score that I gave originally follows, but in the process of ranking by personal preference, there were some descrepancies. Any episode not listed was not worth seeing - a lot of the wildly popular episodes like "The Trouble with Tribbles" and "The Tholian Web" didn't make the cut.

Season 1:

1) Where No Man Has Gone Before 10
2) The Man Trap 8.5
3) The Menagerie 8.6
4) Space Seed 9.0
5) Charlie X 9.l
6) This Side of Paradise 8.3
7) Errand of Mercy 8.5
8) A Taste of Armageddon 8.4
9) The Squire of Gothos 8.2
10) The Enemy Within 7.8
11) Arena 8.0
12) What Are Little Girls Made Of? 8.0
13) Dagger of the Mind 7.9
14) Shore Leave 8.0
15) The Galileo Seven 8.1
16) The Return of the Archons 7.9

Season 2:

1) Mirror, Mirror 8.5
2) The Changeling 8.5
3) Wolf in The Fold 8.3
4) I, Mudd 8.2
5) Who Mourns for Adonais? 8.2
6) Return to Tomorrow 8.6
7) The Gamesters of Triskelion 8.0

Season 3:

1) All Our Yesterdays 9.4
2) Turnabout Intruder 8.8
3) Plato's Stepchildren 8.8
4) Whom Gods Destroy 8.2
5) Wink of an Eye 8.2
6) The Cloudminders 8.2
7) For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky 8.3moreless

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- Trivia: At the very end of the episode, Scotty is in the navigator's position for the only time in the series. Edit
- As a psychiatrist, Dr. Dehner would have had at least 6 years of medical school and residency after college. Dehner's personnel record says she is 21 years old, which means she would have entered Starfleet Academy no later than age 11. That assumes she is a brand new doctor on her first starship mission. Edit
- It's established in the episode that Kirk has known Mitchell for 15 years, and that they met when Mitchell was a cadet at Starfleet Academy. In his medical records, it says he's 23 years old. That would mean he entered the Academy at age 8, which simply wouldn't be possible. Edit
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- This episode was originally shown to NBC in a different edit form. That edit was never aired on TV and was believed lost until 2009 when a copy turned up Europe. The "lost" edit contains a prologue that was cut as well as a different opening and theme music, plus different takes of Kirk, Spock and Gary Mitchell heading to the bridge right after the marker buoy starts transmission. Plus there are also "Act" breaks and a different closing sequence with the titles being similar to the titles from "The Cage." This version was released as a bonus (in High-Definition) on the Season 3 Blu-ray. Edit
- Kirk's uniform rank insignia is that of a commander, and not a captain; and Mitchell's uniform rank is that of a lieutenant, not a lieutenant commander. Edit
- This was the only episode to not feature William Shatner's "Space, the final frontier..." voiceover during the opening credits, instead featuring only Alexander Courage's music as the Enterprise flies by. This was "corrected" in the 2006 remastered version of the episode, making the opening identical to other remastered Season 1 episodes. Edit
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- Kirk: What makes you so right and a trained psychiatrist wrong? Spock: Because she feels. I don't. All I know is logic. Edit
- Mitchell: Time to pray, Captain. Pray to me. Kirk: To you? Not to both of you? Mitchell: Pray that you die easily. Kirk: There'll only be one of you in the end. One jealous god... if all this makes a god. Or is it making you something else? Mitchell: Your last chance, Kirk. Kirk: Do you like what you see? Absolute power corrupting absolutely. Edit
- Mitchell: You should have killed me while you could, James... command and compassion are a fool's mixture. Edit
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- Kirk: Nobody here but us chickens. This line is from a comical song classic by Louis Jordan, one of the first black recording artists to be on the charts for both black and white audiences. He played mostly R&B, urban blues, and also credited with starting the buildng blocks of rock 'n roll. Edit

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