The Enemy Within
The transporter malfunctions. Captain Kirk is split in two while beaming back on board from the surface of Alpha 177. One Kirk is kind and thoughtful, the other is violent and animalistic. The dark side of Kirk goes to sick bay and demands that Doctor McCoy hands over the brandy. Kirk's dark side also attacks Yeoman Rand in her living quarters and attempts to rape her. The kind Kirk is indecisive and unable to decide how to proceed.
While capturing dark Kirk, the transporter is damaged and unable to be repaired in less than a week. Four men including Lieutenant Sulu, are still on the planet as night falls and the temperature drops precipitously. Mister Spock finds a work around that allows them to use the transporter. The two Kirks need to be reunited, using the transporter but dark Kirk resists. It is up to kind Kirk to convince him otherwise before the men on the surface of the planet die from exposure to the freezing temperatures.
I'm pretty sure that I have seen this episode before but it has been probably a couple decades or more since I last saw it.
William Shatner was great in this episode. I love how he plays both sides of Kirk very differently. The moment where dark Kirk screams, "I'm Captain Kirk!" was spectacular.
Captain Kirk wears three different uniforms in this episode. The first one is missing the Starfleet insignia. That struck me as a bit odd and probably a mistake which they didn't have time to correct.
This was a very good episode. I really enjoyed watching it. It isn't perfect but I think that it is my favorite up to this point.
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