“Arena”
Written by Gene L. Coon (from a story by Fredric Brown)
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Season 1, Episode 18
Production episode: 1×19
Original air date: January 19, 1967
Star date: 3045.6
Mission summary
Captain Kirk and some of his crew prepare for a fancy dinner on Cestus III, an Earth observation outpost in a largely unexplored area of space. Their host, Commodore Travers, is well known for his hospitality and they’re all looking forward to a good meal and entertainment. Instead, when they beam down they discover that Cestus III has been destroyed—and its literally cold-blooded alien attackers are still there. Since the massacre must have occurred several days before, it seems the invitation from Travers was faked to lure the Enterprise to the planet.
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