Star Trek (1966) 2.07

Catspaw

Captain Kirk, Doctor McCoy, and Mister Spock beam down to Pyris VII in search of Scott and Sulu who have gone missing. Jackson, the only member of the away team to return, was dead when they beamed him back up. Kirk and the others find a castle surrounded by mists. Inside the castle they meet first Korob and then Sylvia. Scot and Sulu are both in the castle but seem to be under the control of Korob and Sylvia.

Kirk unsuccessfully tries to seduce Sylvia. She gets angry at him. Korob fears what might happen and helps Kirk to escape. Korob has the transmuter, a magic wand of sorts. Sylvia kills Korob but Kirk gets it from him and breaks it. The castle vanishes and the others who were under the control of Sylvia and Korob are freed. Kirk and the other beam back up to the Enterprise.

Thoughts

There is a little more to this episode than what I described but not much. I was not impressed by the story or the performances in this episode. 

Notes

Antoinette Bower played the part of Sylvia. This is the only episode of this show in which she appeared. She also appeared in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), The Twilight Zone (1959), Kraft Suspense Theatre, and The Invaders.

Theodore Marcus played the part of Korob. This is the only episode of this shoe in which he appeared. He appeared in one episode of The Invaders, 1.04 The Leeches. He also appeared in episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Outer Limits (1963).

Michael Barrier played the part of DeSalle in this episode. DeSalle was left in charge of the Enterprise when Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beamed down. This was the third and final episode of this show in which he appeared. He was previously seen in 1.17 The Squire of Gothos and 1.24 This Side of Paradise.

John Winston made his eighth of 11 appearances in this episode as the Transporter Chief. He was last seen in 2.06 The Doomsday Machine in which he played Lieutenant Kyle.

This is the second of three episodes of this show that Robert Bloch wrote. The first was 1.07 What Are Little Girls Made Of? He also wrote a few episodes of Darkroom, including 1.02.A The Bogeyman Will Get You.

Joseph Pevney directed this episode. It is the eighth of 14 episodes that he directed. The previous one he directed was 2.05 The Apple.