[2], Zack Handlen of The A.V. Star Trek The Original Series S01E17 The Squire Of Gothos. "And captain… I never miss", Trelane tells Kirk while aiming his pistol at the captain's head. Enterprise must cross an empty sector of space on their way to deliver supplies to colony Beta VI. Though friendly enough at first, Trelane does not hesitate to make it clear that he is in firm control of the situation. The Squire of Gothos. Trelane plans to execute Kirk for the crime of opposing him. Back aboard the Enterprise, an escape attempt is then underway. Written by In Trelane's castle, McCoy informs Kirk that he is receiving a transporter signal through his communicator. Home > Season 1 Screencaps > 1x17 - The Squire of Gothos To test this theory, Kirk provokes Trelane into a duel and during the fight he destroys the mirror and damages some strange machinery inside. Thus Kirk decides the machine must be destroyed in order for them to leave. He announces himself as General Trelane (retired), aka the Squire of Gothos. The bridge crew conclude, since they can find absolutely no trace of them on the Enterprise, that their two missing officers have to be on the planet even though it is extremely inhospitable. 52:21. They have spirit. ← 17th of 801 released in all → "With us as the mouse.". Spock orders a beam down, and a landing party consisting of DeSalle, Jaeger, and Dr. McCoy discover a zone of Earth-like conditions, and within it, a large fortified manor (or small castle). I won't have this!! ", "You always stop me when I'm having fun! Original US DVD release (single-disc): Volume 9. ", "Why, Mr. Spock, you do have one saving grace after all—you're ill mannered! ", "Do you know that you're one of the few predator species that preys even on itself? 7:42 "The Squire of Gothos" - Star Trek Sci Fi Channel Special Edition. In the novel, the name "Trelane" originated due to an alternate version of the young Q-entity operating among three "lanes" of alternate timelines simultaneously. The Enterprise then receives a strange message on a viewscreen in blackletter writing: "Greetings and Felicitations! First aired: 12 January 1967 The respite is brief. Trelane then releases Kirk and Sulu from their frozen state. Kirk's patience begins to wear thin, especially when Trelane dances with Yeoman Ross and changes her standard red uniform into a 19th-century ball gown. "The Squire of Gothos" is the seventeenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series, Star Trek. "Hip-hip hoorah. While Trelane flirts with Yeoman Ross, Kirk has had enough and is fairly sure that Trelane's mirror is his source of power, the captain challenges him to a duel. Kirk takes aim at Trelane and instead shoots the large mirror behind Trelane. Remastered aired: 21 July 2007 En route to the Beta VI colony, the USS Enterprise must pass through a void, or "star desert" – a region of space where solar systems are not common, roughly 900 light years from Earth. "The Squire of Gothos" is the seventeenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series, Star Trek. "They're like waxworks figures", McCoy notes. Star Trek S01E18 The Squire of Gothos. 1564-1593. When Kirk demands to Trelane that they are to leave immediately and go back to the Enterprise, Trelane transports him to the outside of his castle, which is filled with toxic gas, as a demonstration of his "authority". Star Trek: The Original Series had a number of all-powerful species and characters, most notably the Squire of Gothos, who many believe Q was later modeled after. They also come across what appears to be a medieval castle, within which they find Captain Kirk and Lt. Sulu, immobilised, along with a humanoid being who identifies himself as "General Trelane, Retired", and invites everyone to stay as his guests on his world which he calls Gothos.   2124.5 (2267)   This one opened the door to so many tangents and plotlines in later series, namely Q and the “Wormhole Aliens” in DS9, as well as Star Trek V. The similarity between Q and Trelane inspired writer Peter David to posit in his 1994 novel Q-Squared that Trelane is a member of the Q Continuum, and Q is his godfather. "Now, you will behave yourselves hereafter, won't you? The landing party beams down and unexpectedly finds itself in a lush and breathable environment. "You will hang by the neck, Captain, until you are dead, dead, dead! DeSalle tries to attack Trelane but is frozen. Everything is easy. scifimike70 says: September 2, 2020 at 12:20 pm. The USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain Kirk, is on an 8-day supply mission to Colony Beta VI. SUBMIT ... Star Trek: The Original Series (Remastered) - The Cage . This is mentioned in the Nitpicker's Guide for Classic Trekkers ("That would make the time frame for the Squire of Gothos about A.D. 2700-four centuries too late" - pg 67)-- BruceGrubb (talk) 12:45, 8 October 2014 (UTC) Trelane does know about "The map Trap"'s salt vampires though - he keeps a stuffed one in his drawing room. Star Trek The Collector's Edition VHS: Squire Of Gothos / Patterns Of Force. "Eh? His parents, telling Trelane that it is "time to come in now", apologize to Kirk, free the Enterprise and take Trelane away to be disciplined. Trelane hunts Kirk for a time, and soon enough captures him. During the duel, Trelane delopes (throws away his shot) and invites Kirk to shoot at him. Sulu prepares to steer around it when he suddenly vanishes. He was a guest at a con I attended. TOS, Episode 1x18 Spock says he shall be delighted, then raises an eyebrow before returning to his station. As Kirk is about to be killed, he calls Trelane's bluff, breaks his sword, and starts to scold him, like he would a child. Salvation comes in the form of Trelane's mother and Trelane's father, who appear as disembodied, hovering glowing green lights. ← 17th of 80 released in TOS → Morning Coffee Gets Interrupted. "That's your problem, Trelane. An Opinionated Star Trek Episode Guide review. Trelane makes it quite clear that the landing party is not leaving. Quite frankly, it’s just a great piece of television. It crosses a barren area of space in doing so. It's given you a bad habit. Despite this, it appears to host some form of life and someone transmits a clear, if somewhat archaic, greeting. Fun. William Campbell (Trelane) also played Koloth, a Klingon, in "The Trouble with Tribbles," and reprised Koloth in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – making him one of the few actors who played a Star Trek character in more than one series. Several mistakes and incongruities, including a fire without heat and food and brandy without taste, convince Kirk that Trelane is not omnipotent and knows only the forms of Human society, not the substance, and further lead him to conclude that some agency is assisting Trelane – a machine of some type. ", "I object to you. He immediately develops a dislike for Spock, since Kirk announced Trelane's "party" was over thanks to Spock prior to being beamed up. Kirk's guess is right; intricate machinery behind the mirror is destroyed, and much of Trelane's creation collapses, enabling the landing party to escape and flee Gothos. While there, they discover a rogue planet comprised primarily of iron-silica. Kirk, however, points out that Trelane could find a more stimulating alternative. [6], In 2019, the Edmonton Journal ranked this as having one of the top ten Spock character moments, pointing out his line "I object to you. ← 19th of 80 produced in TOS → The Squire of Gothos (1967) ← Back to episode. UK re-release (three-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 1.7. When Trelane returns Kirk to his home a few seconds later, the captain is choking and coughing. ", "Fascinating is a word I use for the unexpected. Review of a Season 1 episode of Star Trek (The Original Series). Stealing apples from the neighbor's trees. "I can't imagine a mirage ever disturbing those mathematically perfect brain waves of yours. Fair Helen, make me immortal with a kiss". ", "They're beings, Trelane. ", "Oh, the remarkable treachery of the species! Kirk flips open his communicator and contacts the Enterprise to beam all of them up. KIRK: Lieutenant Uhura of communications. However, this only lasts a few brief moments before Trelane appears on the bridge. Trelane has observed earth from Gothos, which is approximately 900 light years from earth, making Trelane’s museum-like collection 900 years out of date for our 23 rd century crew. I won't have this!" 17th episode of the first season of Star Trek: The Original Series, "370. It seems that Trelane is essentially a naughty child who has overstepped his bounds, especially how he treats his "pets". Kirk tells him to classify him as a "small boy – and a very naughty one at that." Suddenly, Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, DeSalle, Jaeger, Sulu, and Yeoman Ross find themselves in Trelane's drawing room, with a large dining table set up. He then disappears, and the two beings follow after apologizing to Kirk, who returns to the ship. Kirk tells Trelane that the latter has been observing events that occurred on Earth 900 years earlier. I won't have this! Trelane suggests that Kirk be prey for a royal hunt, and Kirk agrees in return for the release of his ship. "Gladly, Captain. A page for describing Recap: Star Trek S1 E17 "The Squire of Gothos". I haven't dismissed you yet! Seconds later, Captain Kirk also disappears. Shatner complained that precious production time is going to be wasted for something he found to be a minor and unimportant detail. (TOS episode & Star Trek 11 novelization: The Squire of Gothos) Trelane later escaped from his parents again. "You will hang by the neck captain, until you are dead, dead, dead!". "And are its natives predatory?" Trelane, however, appears on the Enterprise's bridge, and brings the entire bridge crew down to the planet, including Spock, Communications Officer Lt. Uhura and Yeoman Teresa Ross. Suddenly two energy beings appear and call out to Trelane, ordering him to "come along", and lecturing him for his misbehavior. "I have a perfectly enchanting sojourn on Gothos planned for all of you", he states. Despite this, it appears to hos… Trelane is furious, and tells Kirk to go back to his ship—and that he’s earned the wrath of the squire of Gothos. Stop it!! John Bartlett, comp. I haven't dismissed you yet! They're superior. In this case, I should think interesting would suffice. Don McDougall And, I believe, it is pronounced 'Tally-ho'," Spock reads. Many people, myself included, believe that the character of Trelane was a precursor to the character of “Q” who would be a recurring character on Star Trek: The Next Generation. At the time Trelane was fascinated with 18th century French culture. Being informed of this by navigator DeSalle, Spock orders all reverse power. Spock compares their situation as a "cat and mouse game" with Kirk lamenting that they're the mouse. Memory Alpha articles needing page citations, https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Squire_of_Gothos_(episode)?oldid=2734016, Trelane's words on meeting Yeoman Ross, ", Briefly visible, before Trelane vaporizes it with the phaser, is a strange, Leslie (Eddie Paskey) is in the captain's chair when the crew first escapes Trelane. Inside is a collection of bizarre artifacts and decorations – and the frozen forms of Kirk and Sulu. McCoy's medical tricorder cannot detect this person. 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Kirk wonders if the Enterprise has been going in circles, but Sulu's instruments show that they're on course for Beta VI. Indeed, in an early story outline for "The Squire of Gothos" (dated 11 August 1966), the planet Gothos was part of a solar system, which suddenly started to be detected 1,000 light years from Earth and emitted an incredibly powerful "super-gravity" force that pulled the Enterprise into the star system. 1919. [8] The character Trelane is reported to have inspired the character Q, who was presented in Star Trek: The Next Generation.[8]. Tying cans on…", at which point Spock expresses complete incredulity. After Kirk demands Trelane release him, he does. In this space, they find an uncharted planet whose presence can't be explained. Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss! Trelane reads charges of "treason", "conspiracy", and "fomenting insurrection", and then, silencing Kirk's protests, condemns Kirk to death by hanging. And prepare, you're all dead men. Spock and the crew of the Enterprise conduct a sensor sweep of where Kirk and Sulu could be. Director, Trelane's coat was a costume piece not designed by. The landing party is about to be beamed up to the ship. William Campbell recalled the part of Trelane as ". TRELANE: Ah a Nubian prize. But if you prefer, you may address me as the lonely Squire of Gothos, dear ladies. ← 39th of 80 released in TOS-R → Paul Schneider Spock, meanwhile, manages to locate the landing party in a minute zone of breathable atmosphere, and beams everyone, except Trelane, back to the ship by locking onto every detectable lifeform in the area. Gothos appears in front of them again but this time Trelane becomes wise to their tactics and continuously moves the planet in front of the Enterprise no matter which way she turns. Star Trek The Original Series Season 1 Episode 17 The Squire Of Gothos. Fellow Trek fans, this is the sort of stuff that elevates Star Trek above your average science-fiction fare. 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