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Encyclopedia > Errand of Mercy
Star Trek: TOS episode
"Errand of Mercy"
Image:STErrandofMercy.jpg
Kor and Kirk,
Errand of Mercy.
Episode no. 26
Prod. code 027
Airdate March 23, 1967
Writer(s) Gene L. Coon
Director John Newland
Guest star(s) John Colicos
John Abbott (actor)
David Hillary Hughes
Peter Brocco
Victor Lundin
George Sawaya
Walt Davis
Bobby Bass
Eddie Paskey
Gary Coombs
Year 2267
Stardate 3198.4
Episode chronology
Previous "The Devil in the Dark"
Next "The Alternative Factor"

"Errand of Mercy" is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, and was broadcast on March 23, 1967. It is episode #26, production #27, written by Gene L. Coon and directed by John Newland. It was the first episode to feature the Klingons. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... Gene L. Coon (7 January 1924-8 July 1973) was an American screenwriter and television producer. ... A television director is usually responsible for directing the actors and other taped aspects of a television production. ... John Newland (* November 23, 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; died January 10, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was a US director, actor, film producer and script writer. ... John Colicos (December 10, 1928 - March 6, 2000) was a Canadian born actor. ... John Abbott (b. ... Peter Brocco (January 16, 1903 – December 20, 1992) was an American film and TV actor for nearly 60 years. ... George Sawaya as Quetch from Batman. ... Eddie Paskey-is an actor who is primarily known for playing the uncredited Lieutenant Leslie in the original Star Trek. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Devil in the Dark is a first season episode Star Trek: The Original Series which first aired on March 9, 1967. ... The Alternative Factor is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (83rd in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Gene L. Coon (7 January 1924-8 July 1973) was an American screenwriter and television producer. ... John Newland (* November 23, 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; died January 10, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was a US director, actor, film producer and script writer. ... This article is about the fictional race. ...


Overview: At war with the Klingons, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock attempt to sway the incomprehensibly placid population of a planet to their side. Captain James T. Kirk James Tiberius Kirk, a fictional character in the Star Trek television series, was the captain of the starship Enterprise (NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A). ... Spock, commonly called Mr. ...


Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

On stardate 3198.4, relations between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire have reached the breaking point, and recent negotiations have collapsed. The USS Enterprise has been sent to the world of Organia, a non-aligned planet near the Klingon border, in fear that the Klingons will try to annex it. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the fictional race. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Organians are a fictional race in the universe of Star Trek. ...


Upon approach, the Enterprise is attacked by a Klingon vessel, which it subsequently destroys. It is soon discovered that war has officially started. Kirk warns the Organians of the Klingons, but the natives are strangely unconcerned. An enemy fleet appears, forcing the withdrawal of the Enterprise and stranding Kirk and Spock on the surface. The Organians are a fictional race in the universe of Star Trek. ...


The Klingons seize control of the planet without resistance, with Kor installed as governor. The Organians disguise Kirk and Spock, but refuse to do more to resist the occupation. The two start guerrilla operations of their own, over the objections of the Organians. Kor (Qor in Klingon) is a character from the fictional Star Trek universe. ...


When the Klingons confront the Organian ruling council and threaten to torture Kirk and Spock as suspected insurgents, the Organians confess their true identities and allow them to be arrested. After preliminary interrogations, the pair are held in a dungeon, but are freed by the Organians and hidden in the council chamber.


While Kirk and Spock try to figure out the natives' contradictory actions, Kor retaliates for the escape by ordering mass executions. However, the Organians continue to protect the officers while, at the same time, placidly accepting the death of their own people. Both Kirk and the Klingons become profoundly frustrated with these incomprehensible people.


As Federation and Klingon fleets converge on the system, threatening to turn it into a war-zone, Kirk and Spock make a suicidal raid on the Klingon headquarters in hopes of rousing the population into resistance. They prove surprisingly successful, capturing Kor, and prepare to make a last stand while the fleets prepare to clash.


At that point, the Organians reveal their true nature. They instantly incapacitate both sides, not only around the planet, but everywhere. They are not primitive humanoids, but highly advanced and extremely powerful energy beings, so far beyond the Klingons and the Federation that they were never threatened by either side.


It is later revealed that the Organians forced the opposing sides to make a truce, the Organian Peace Treaty. Both sides protest, but the Organians predict that the two rivals will get along far better in the future than they ever imagined. The Organian Peace Treaty was the treaty of peace, imposed by the Organians, upon the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire, on stardate 3199. ...


Back on the Enterprise, Kirk admits his embarrassment at his own opposition to the conclusion of the war.

Spoilers end here.

Trivia

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External links

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Errand of Mercy (TOS episode) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (655 words)
"Errand of Mercy" is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, and was broadcast on March 23, 1967.
It is episode #26, written by Gene L. Coon and directed by John Newland.
Errand of Mercy article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki
Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Star Trek - Episode 27 at Epinions.com (692 words)
Errand of Mercy is an episode of a serious bent, with little of the humor Star Trek often incorporated.
Errand of Mercy offers a powerful pacifist message, one that was meant for audiences of the Vietnam War error-but is equally compelling today.
Finally, Errand of Mercy was prescient for the eventual alliance between Klingon Empire and Federation, an alliance cemented in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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