It is easy to dismiss the series but by golly there is some decent Star Trek to be had in the scant 22 episodes produced, and this is one of my favorite examples to point to.

Ignoring the fact that not having this medicine already on board a giant ship feels a but dumb, I couldn't help but rather enjoy this one.Įxcellent 'Star Trek' installment here any way you slice it, and one of the more successful episodes from the short lived Animated Series adventures from 1973/1974. We get to see more of the Orions, a species I love that doesn't get enough screentime. The plot of this is coherent and tight for the short runtime. Season 2 of TAS is off to a surprisingly good start. Kirk gets the medicine but the Orions attempt a double-cross, a suicide bombing destroying both ships and keeping the piracy a secret. The two dueling captains beam down to an asteroid to make the exchange. Kirk promises not to report them if they give up the medicine and walk away. Catching them in the act jeopardizes the Orion Syndicate's neutrality with the Federation. They track the warp trail to a ship of Orion pirates.

When the Enterprise makes it to the meeting point though, the Potemkin has been attacked and pillaged by pirates. Spock falls ill and the Enterprise must rendezvous with another Federation ship to get the necessary medicine to cure him before he expires. In 'The Pirates of Orion' a disease fairly harmless to humans but deadly to Vulcans infects the crew of the ship.

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