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"Requiem for Methuselah" is a third season episode of Star Trek: Original Series, first broadcast February 14, 1969, on St. Valentine's Day. It's repeat broadcast, on September 2, 1969, was the last official telecast of the series to air on NBC. It is episode #74, production #76, written by Jerome Bixby and directed by Murray Golden. It guest-stars James Daly as "Flint", and Louise Sorel as "Rayna Kapec". Image from Star Trek: The Original Series episode Requiem for Methuselah ©1969 Paramount Pictures, produced by Gene Roddenberry. ...
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Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby (January 11, 1923 Los Angeles, California – April 28, 1998 San Bernardino, California) was a United States short story writer, editor and scriptwriter, best known for comparatively small output in science fiction. ...
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James Daly (born October 23, 1918; died July 3, 1978) was an American actor born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. ...
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Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby (January 11, 1923 Los Angeles, California – April 28, 1998 San Bernardino, California) was a United States short story writer, editor and scriptwriter, best known for comparatively small output in science fiction. ...
James Daly (born October 23, 1918; died July 3, 1978) was an American actor born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. ...
Louise Sorel Louise Sorel (born August 6, 1940 in New York City) is best known as villainess Vivian Alamain on the NBC daytime serial, Days of Our Lives. ...
The beautiful Rayna Kapec (Louise Sorel), the android with 17 University Degrees Rayna Kapec is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe. ...
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Plot
On stardate 5843.7, the crew of the USS Enterprise is struck with a deadly disease known as Rigellian Fever and heads to the remote planet Holberg 917-G, in search of the mineral ryetalyn to manufacture an antidote. Once there, sensors detect humanoid life despite the reports that the planet is uninhabited. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
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Captain Kirk, along with his first officer Mr. Spock, and chief medical officer Dr. McCoy, beam down to the planet to investigate and are quickly attacked by a floating sentry robot. The robot is called off by its master, who steps forward and identifies himself as Flint. Flint claims that the landing party is trespassing on private property, and orders them to leave his planet immediately, threatening to kill them if they do not comply. 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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Kirk, however, will not accept Flint's authority and calls Mr. Scott on the Enterprise to shoot a spread of phaser fire at their position if any harm comes to them. Such an attack would completely vaporize everything in the area. At first, Flint thinks Kirk is bluffing, but he finally backs down and reluctantly talks with his uninvited guests. McCoy informs Flint about the disease that threatens the Enterprise crew and about the urgent need for the minerals on the planet. Flint listens and compares the epidemic to bubonic plague in Constantinople, Earth in the summer of 1334. Montgomery Scott, usually known as Scotty, is a character in Star Trek: The Original Series, played by James Doohan. ...
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Flint allows the landing party two hours to gather the ryetalyn mineral and offers the services of his sentry robot, "M4", to find and gather the mineral for them. Meanwhile, Flint escorts the landing party back to his home. They are amazed at Flint's impressive collection of Earth artifacts which includes original copies of Shakespeare, a Gutenberg Bible, and lithographs by Terra Nullus of Centaurus VII. Spock is puzzled when his tricorder scans reveal the impressive works are new recreations made with contemporary materials. It is as if the original masters had returned to remake them. Shakespeare redirects here. ...
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The party is then floored by the appearance of Flint's beautiful adopted daughter, Rayna, who instantly takes a liking to Spock. Spock is impressed with her incredible knowledge of advanced physics and the two discuss warp field density and its relationship to gravitational dynamics. Flint states that Rayna's parents used to be in his employ, but died in an accident. He has proudly assessed Rayna's knowledge to be the equivalent of 17 university art and science degrees. This is a discussion of a present category of science. ...
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Kirk plays billiards with Rayna, then they dance while Spock plays a waltz on the piano. Spock determines the waltz to be an unknown piece written by Johannes Brahms since the work seems to be written in his style and by his own hand. Back in Flint's lab, McCoy analyzes the ryetalyn gathered by M4 and discovers that it is contaminated with iridium, rendering it inert and useless. This article is about the various cue sports. ...
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Meanwhile, Kirk romances Rayna but M4 appears and attacks him. Spock enters just in time and destroys the robot with his phaser. Flint rushes in and Kirk confronts him about the attack. Flint excuses it as a simple misunderstanding, explaining M4 interpreted Kirk's advances toward Rayna as hostile. Kirk forgives the incident and is rather relieved of M4's demise, but is shocked when Flint quickly summons a replacement sentry.
Kirk contacts the Enterprise and asks Lt. Uhura to check out Flint's and Rayna's identities. She finds nothing except that Holberg 917-G was purchased 30 years ago by a private investor named Brack. In the meantime, Spock, using a surreptitious tricorder scan, discovers that Flint is over 6,000 years old. Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols, is a character in Star Trek: The Original Series and the first six Star Trek films. ...
With the materials almost ready, Rayna comes to Kirk to say goodbye. Kirk is madly in love with her and begs her to come with him. McCoy then informs them that the ryetalyn is now missing and a search begins. Spock follows the tricorder readings to a hidden chamber where they find other Raynas, who are apparently all androids.
Flint arrives and Kirk demands an explanation of what is going on. Flint confesses that he is immortal, born on Earth in Mesopotamia, in the year 3834 BC. He was first a soldier, and after falling in battle and later recovering, he learned he could live forever. As time went on he lived the lives of famous identities: Alexander the Great, Leonardo DaVinci, Johannes Brahms, King Solomon, Merlin, Methuselah, Reginald Pollack (of the late 20th century), the painter Sten from Marcus II, and many others throughout history. He explains his purpose for making Rayna was to create a mate who would never grow old, and live forever just as he can. For other uses, see Mesopotamia (disambiguation). ...
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Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of the Romantic period. ...
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Methuselah or Metushélach (Hebrew: מְתוּשֶ×לַח / מְתוּשָ×לַח, Standard / Tiberian / ; Man of the dart, or alternatively when he dies, it shall be sent) is the oldest person whose age is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. ...
Reginald Pollack (1924 – 2001) was an American painter known for metaphorical and theme based works of art. ...
Horrified, Kirk believes it's time to leave, but Flint refuses to let them go since they have learned his secret. He also claims that Kirk has taught Rayna something he has never been able to: true love. He now wants Kirk to direct Rayna's love toward himself. Kirk refuses to give into Flint's demands and contacts the Enterprise to beam them up and prepare to leave orbit.
Flint then activates a device that teleports the Enterprise to the planet, miniaturized to the size of a desktop model with the crew in a state of suspended animation, as seen by a giant Kirk peering through the viewscreen. Flint is quickly shamed into restoring the ship, but when he realizes Rayna will not turn her love to him, Flint attacks Kirk and a brawl ensues. Rayna tries to stop the fight and her feelings are torn in a logic loop between the two men. This causes the android's circuits to overload and she collapses dead on the floor. Flint and Kirk stop fighting and the two grief-stricken men mourn over Rayna's body.
Both men are devastated, but Flint regains his composure and allows Kirk to leave with the supply of ryetalyn. Back on the Enterprise McCoy discovers from his readings that Flint is dying. Only the complex fields of Earth were keeping him alive, but his life off world is now aging him normally. Kirk remains distraught over Rayna which is affecting his ability to command. Spock uses a Vulcan mind meld to help the captain either to forget Rayna or at least to forget the pain, uttering the word "forget." Kirk is then able to return to his duties. It has been suggested that Tplana-hath be merged into this article or section. ...
Notes - Methuselah is the longest-lived man mentioned in the Bible. Genesis 5.27 reads, "And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died."
- Leonardo da Vinci later appears in holographic form in the Star Trek: Voyager episodes Scorpion, Part I and Concerning Flight. He was referenced but not seen in that series' episodes Scorpion, Part II and Darkling.
- On Voyager episode Concerning Flight, the captain referred to this episode. "Captain James T. Kirk claimed he met Leonardo da Vinci." Captain Kathryn Janeway
- Fan critics, notably Tom Lalli in "Same Sexism, Different Generation" (Best Of Trek #15) cite this episode as exemplifying the underlying sexism in Star Trek. When the female android becomes capable of independent thought and decision-making, her circuitry overloads; she can't take it. Virtually the same thing happens to Lal in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Offspring". The idea that men think and women feel is a common theme in many Star Trek scripts from all eras and incarnations of the show.
- The name Rayna Kapec was an homage to Czechoslovakian writer Karel Čapek, who coined the term "robot" in the classic Sci-Fi play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots).[citation needed]
- It is possible that the presciption drug Ritalin recieved its name as a humourous reference from the cure for the Rigellian Fever, Ryetalyn.
Methuselah or Metushélach (Hebrew: מְתוּשֶ×לַח / מְתוּשָ×לַח, Standard / Tiberian / ; Man of the dart, or alternatively when he dies, it shall be sent) is the oldest person whose age is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. ...
Scorpion is a two-part episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the cliffhanger between the third and fourth seasons. ...
Concerning Flight is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the eleventh episode of season four. ...
Scorpion is a two-part episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the cliffhanger between the third and fourth seasons. ...
Darkling is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the eighteenth episode of the third season. ...
Concerning Flight is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the eleventh episode of season four. ...
This box: The sign of the headquarters of the National Association Opposed To Woman Suffrage Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all systemic differentiations based on the sex...
In the television program Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lal (played by Hallie Todd) is the name of Lieutenant Commander Datas daughter. ...
The Offspring is a third-season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. ...
For a description of the medieval homage ceremony see commendation ceremony Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. ...
Karel ÄŒapek (pronounced ; IPA: ) (January 9, 1890 - December 25, 1938) was one of the most important Czech writers of the 20th century. ...
R.U.R. (Rossums Universal Robots) is a science fiction play by Karel ÄŒapek. ...
Methylphenidate (C14H19NO2), or MPH, is an amphetamine-like prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adults. ...
External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: - Requiem for Methuselah at StarTrek.com
- A Timeline of the Methuselah's life
- Requiem for Methuselah article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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