“The Pirates of Orion”
Written by Howard Weinstein
Directed by Bill Reed
Season 2, Episode 1
Production episode: 22020
Original air date: September 7, 1974
Star date: 6334.1
Mission summary
Aboard the Enterprise, an outbreak of some nasty disease called choriocytosis is finally under control. The good doctor assures the crew it’s no longer “even as serious as pneumonia”–which is, um, actually pretty serious? In any case, Kirk tries to drum up excitement for the dedication ceremony they’re en route toward at Deneb V:
KIRK: It’ll be nice to play diplomat for a change, eh, Spock?
And then Spock keels over. Diplomacy is intolerable.
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