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"Mirror, Mirror" is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. It is a second season episode, #33, production #39, and was broadcast for the first time on October 6, 1967. It was repeated on April 12, 1968. It was written by Jerome Bixby and directed by Marc Daniels. Image from Star Trek: The Original Series episode, Mirror, Mirror © 1967 Paramount Pictures, produced by Gene Roddenberry. ...
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The episode introduces the alternate reality "Mirror Universe" concept in Star Trek for the first time. The episode has a transporter mishap swapping Captain Kirk and his companions with their evil counterparts in a parallel universe. In the so-called Mirror Universe, the Enterprise is a ship of the Empire rather than the Federation, promotions are earned by assassination, and Mr. Spock has a beard. The Mirror Universe (MU) is a fictional parallel universe in which the plots of several Star Trek television episodes take place, named for Mirror, Mirror, the original series episode in which it first appeared. ...
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). ...
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Overview: A transporter mishap slips Captain Kirk and his companions into a parallel universe. 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). ...
Plot After failing to persuade the Halkan Council to allow the Federation to mine dilithium crystals on their planet, Captain James T. Kirk, along with Dr. McCoy, Scotty, and Lt. Uhura, return to the Enterprise. The effects of an ion storm however, create a mishap during transport, and the landing team beams aboard an unfamiliar Enterprise. This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...
Dilithium is a fictional crystalline mineral in the universe of Star Trek. ...
Leonard Horatio McCoy, M.D., nicknamed Bones (as in Sawbones, an old-fashioned colloquialism for a doctor or a surgeon), is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe, played by the late DeForest Kelley. ...
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Lieutenant Uhura is a character from the fictional Star Trek universe and was played by Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek: The Original Series and the first six Star Trek movies. ...
USS Enterprise (XCV 330) Enterprise (NX-01) (from United Earth’s Starfleet) USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (the Federations first so named) USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) (the Federations second so named) USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) (the Federations third so named) USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C) (the...
The team discover they have entered a universe parallel to their own, where the USS Enterprise is called an "Imperial Starship" or ISS Enterprise, and the Federation is now called the Terran Empire. The group's uniforms have also changed into more "revealing" outfits, including a decorative sash tied about their waists. Uhura now bares her torso, while Kirk's casual uniform is a sleeveless tunic. Kirk also notices he now has a set of strange medals on his chest. The official emblem of the Terran Empire The Terran Empire is, in the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Mirror Universe counterpart of the United Federation of Planets. ...
The group's first experience in this hellish reality is the unforgiving torture of the transporter operator, Mr. Kyle, by a mirror-universe Mr. Spock who now sports a menacing-looking goatee, and a device called an agonizer. The mirror Spock administers the punishment for almost losing the Captain to the operator's carelessness. Almost immediately, Kirk guesses that the mirror-universe landing party must have beamed aboard his Enterprise but the crew here does not know this. The team decides to impersonate their mirror counterparts for now, until they find a way to return to their universe. Spock, commonly called Mr. ...
Actor Jamie Foxx with a modern, minimal version of the Van Dyck beard: a goatee with moustache A goatee is a beard formed by a tuft of hair on the chin. ...
In the fictional Star Trek universe, an agonizer is a device from the Mirror Universe reality, that is used to punish insubordination of personnel on board an Imperial starship. ...
Fortunately, their fears of what their counterparts could be doing in their universe are groundless. Back on the USS Enterprise Mr. Spock immediately discovers the personae of his Captain and the rest of the landing party have changed significantly and orders security to take them to a holding cell. The mirror Kirk tries to bribe Spock with rewards of "his own command" if he's freed. Spock simply replies "fascinating" and goes about his investigation into what has happened. Spock determines that the ion storm must have opened a barrier between parallel universes, and somehow, the landing team's counterparts switched places.
Back on the ISS Enterprise, Kirk visits his quarters and finds it very different from the one he has become familiar with. There he examines his mission orders learning that he has been ordered to annihilate the Halkans if they refuse the Empire's "request" to mine dilithium. Horrified, Kirk studies his counterpart's records further, learning he succeeded command of the ISS Enterprise by assassinating Captain Christopher Pike and that he also was responsible for massacring 5000 colonists on Vega IX. This article is about Christopher Pike, the Star Trek character. ...
Mirror-Spock informs Kirk that the ship is ready to attack the Halkans, and Scott reports that he failed to sabotage the weapons systems. Desperately, Kirk orders a delay in the attack for 12 hours. This piques mirror-Spock's curiosity, but he obeys the order. Kirk then survives an assassination attempt by the mirror Mr. Chekov, and Spock subjects Chekov to an agony booth and tortures him. Kirk realizes that the fastest known path to promotion in the parallel universe is to successfully kill one's superior officer, especially when they appear to be neglecting their duties. Pavel Andreievich Chekov (Cyrillic: Павел Ðндреевич Чеков) is a Russian Starfleet officer in the fictional Star Trek universe played by Walter Koenig. ...
In the fictional Star Trek universe, an agony booth is a device from the Mirror Universe reality, in use by the Terran Empire. ...
Meanwhile, Scotty and McCoy work secretly to figure out what happened with the transporter. While Scotty is finding a way to return them to the correct universe, Kirk meets the beautiful Lt. Marlena Moreau, who refers to herself as the "Captain's Woman." At the same time, mirror-Spock reports the suspicious activity of his Captain to the Imperial Command, and receives orders to kill Captain Kirk if he does not carry out the order to destroy the resisting Halkans.
Back in Kirk's quarters, Marlena shows Kirk the Tantalus Field, a device which can secretly monitor anyone on the ship and "eliminate" them at his leisure. When he prevents her from eliminating the mirror-Spock, she realizes Kirk's personality is different. In the fictional Star Trek universe, a Tantalus Field is a device from the Mirror Universe reality. ...
Kirk continues to stall the mirror-Spock until his team can find a way back to their reality. Spock, not wanting command of the Enterprise, as it would make him an instant target of assassination, decides instead to study the Captain as long as he can. Marlena wants her Kirk back as well and helps the team return as much as she can.
Scotty reports to Kirk that he may have finally found a way back. In a fight with mirror-Spock, Kirk knocks the Vulcan unconscious. When mirror-Sulu and his thugs attempt to kill the landing party, Marlena eliminates the thugs with the Tantalus Field and Kirk knocks out mirror-Sulu. Uhura, Kirk, and Scotty head for the transporter room while McCoy stays behind to make sure that mirror-Spock is alright. Mirror-Spock suddenly comes to and quickly mind melds with McCoy. He discovers the switch, but surprisingly agrees to assist Kirk in returning the landing party to their own universe. This gesture convinces Kirk that this Mr. Spock is still an honest and cooperative person despite the current environment. He suggests to mirror-Spock that a Federation-like system is better and more logical than the ruthless totalitarianism of the Empire. Mirror-Spock agrees to consider the idea and is encouraged when told about the Tantalus Field he could use. This article or section may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ...
Meanwhile on board the USS Enterprise, Spock decides to attempt the beaming sequence at the same time the ISS Enterprise attempts theirs. He has the mirror-universe landing party take their positions on the transporter pads and prepares to beam them out. The transport begins at the same time the Imperials beam their party out. The exchange is successful, and the landing party is repulsed when they learn about their counterparts' barbaric personalities.
Later, back on the bridge, Kirk meets Lt. Marlena Moreau, who is quite a different girl from what he experienced her to be in the other universe. Kirk tells Spock that Moreau "seems like a nice, likable girl" and that he thinks they "could be friends."
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40th Anniversary remastering This episode was remastered in 2006 and aired November 11, 2006 as part of the remastered Original Series. Aside from remastered video and audio, and the all-CGI animation of the USS Enterprise that is standard among the revisions, specific changes to this episode also include: 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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- The Halkan homeworld has been updated to look more realistic.
- The transition effect between the mirror universes has been smoothed and reworked with a zooming video effect.
- The ISS Enterprise now looks different from the USS Enterprise. The hull is gun-metal gray, the name "I.S.S. ENTERPRISE" is shown on the saucer. The front of the warp nacelles lack swirling light effects of the USS Enterprise and include antennas. The ends of the nacelles have a series of exhaust ports instead of a dome.
- The agonizer Spock uses on Mr. Kyle glows and sparks with red energy when activated.
- The agonizer booth that Mr. Chekov is placed in now glows with red energy and includes a image warping effect.
- The Tantalus Field effects have been enhanced.
Mirror, Mirror side-by-side comparisons
Sequels and prequels The mirror universe established in the episode featured in the Diane Duane TNG novel Dark Mirror, which features a Galaxy-class ISS Enterprise, NCC-1701-D. Diane Duane (b. ...
The Dark Mirror is a black-and-white 1946 film starring actress Olivia de Havilland as a pair of twins. ...
When live-action Star Trek returned to the mirror universe, in the Deep Space Nine episode, "Crossover", it contradicted this version of events, by having the Terran Empire fall between "Mirror, Mirror", and "Crossover". DS9 would have several mirror universe episodes. Crossover is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine involving a parallel universe. ...
William Shatner and Judith and Garfield Reeves-Steven's Star Trek novels have featured the Mirror Universe established in DS9 continuity (see Spectre, Dark Victory and Preserver), including the return of the Mirror Kirk, calling himself "Emperor Tiberius". William Bill Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Canadian actor, who gained fame for his starring role as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. ...
Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ...
In the book, Star Trek: Preserver by William Shatner, the deadly and tyrannical Emperor Tiberius has risen to great power in the Mirror Universe, but his failed attempt to seize the tantalizing advances of the ancient First Federation has always rankled him. ...
A two-part Star Trek: Enterprise episode, entitled "In a Mirror, Darkly" provides a prequel to the Mirror Universe demonstrating how the Empire was formed and revolving around technology from the future stopping a 22nd century rebellion. The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...
In a Mirror, Darkly is a two-part episode of Star Trek: Enterprise. ...
Trivia - This episode is widely considered one of the most popular of the original series.
- On the USS Enterprise, Scotty is third-in-command. On the ISS Enterprise, Sulu is third-in-command.
- The scene at the end of the episode where Captain Kirk met the real Lt. Moreau was used in the Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" for the meetings between Captains Kirk and Benjamin Sisko.
- Marlena Moreau sounds suspiciously like "Marilyn Monroe."
- This was the only ST:TOS episode in which Scotty called Kirk "Jim."
In the Star Trek fictional universe, Deep Space Nine (or DS9) is a space station. ...
Trials and Tribble-ations is a fifth season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that was written as a tribute to the original series of Star Trek. ...
Captain Benjamin Lafayette Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is a Starfleet officer and the main character of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ...
Pop culture references - The Mirror Universe Spock's goatee has since become a part of popular culture as a satyrical symbol of evil and normality run amok; it was thought to be the namesake of the band Spock's Beard.
- This was spoofed in a South Park episode, whereby an "evil Cartman" crossed into the normal South Park universe, but was the opposite of Cartman, thereby causing the "evil" Cartman to actually be a better person than the true Cartman. All the characters from the parallel universe were bearded.
- This was spoofed in a Futurama episode, where Bender's twin, Flexo, who has a beard, was widely considered to be the evil version of Bender, but was actually a better robot than the true Bender. The Bender from the alternative was, of course, bearded. In another episode, "The Farnsworth Parabox,” when the team enters another universe, both they and their counterparts accuse each other of being evil (though in reality, the only difference between the two universes is the outcome of coin-tosses).
- The two part Megas XLR series finale "Rearview Mirror, Mirror," features many references to the original Star Trek episode and Universal Century Gundam. The basic plot of the episodes, which center on an alternate universe where Coop and Kiva have gone evil and a battle-hardened Jamie opposes them, is taken from the classic Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror" as the title references. Evil Coop's army consists of silver Zaku-lookalikes, while his personal machine has a head nearly identical to the MSN-04 Sazabi. Similarly, the relationship between the alternate reality characters (where Kiva chose to stay with Coop, instead of Jamie) mirrors the tragic relationship of Gundam protagonist Amuro Ray, his rival Char Aznable, and the young soldier Lalah Sune. The first part of this two-part also features a reference to the all your base are belong to us phenomenon, a similar phrase shows in a screen when Coop remembers his life of defeating aliens in video games.
- This was spoofed in Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode 611 (Last of the Wild Horses), where Gypsy and Tom Servo swapped universes with their evil alternate selves. In the alternate universe, Mike Nelson was now in Deep 13, wearing a costume similar to Kirk's and evading assassination attempts by Crow, while forcing his universe's version of Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank to watch bad movies on the Satellite of Love (Forrester and Frank even appear in the theater for a brief movie segment). The episode ends with the "normal" Forrester and Frank discovering the joys of the agony booth.
- This was spoofed on the show Robot Chicken, in a sketch in which two Michael Jacksons (one the currently known, the other the Michael Jackson from twenty years prior who had been abducted and replaced by aliens) fight to define which is the "real" one. The older one is, naturally, bearded, and the line "To be safe, you'll have to kill us both" is used.
- The episode Mirror, Mirror was referenced in issue 10 of A-Next. J2 didn't quite grasp the concept of alternate universe, hence Thunderstrike explains it by reminding him of the Classic Star Trek episode.
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