[12] David L. Ross made his third appearance on Star Trek in this episode, after having appeared as a security guard in the episodes "Miri" and as a transporter chief in "The Galileo Seven" earlier in the first season. The Return of the Archons At one point, Spock decks one of the lawgivers. They're everywhere. Edit 11 - 'Tomorrow is Yesterday', Court Martial' and 'Return of the Archons.' (2010 Podcast Episode) Quotes It looks like we don't have any Quotes for this title yet. Paradise". See also [31], "Return of the Archons" is one of actor Ben Stiller's favorite episodes of Star Trek. As it turns out, Landru was once a real person, a leader of the colony on the planet, who built the machine to help him keep the peace over the people; once Landru died, the computer took over his name, identity, and purpose, and went through a Zeroth Law Rebellion, force-assimilating people into the Hive Mind in order to keep order. Lawgivers summon Spock, who is taken to the same place, and there encounters Kirk, now mindlessly happy. [podbean playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fplaylist.podbean.com%2F1892537%2Fplaylist_multi.xml type=multi height=315 kdsowie31j4k1jlf913=65c6d1509405e990354a2b159ed150d1bf07c702 size=315 share=1 fonts=Helvetica auto=0 download=1 rtl=0 skin=9], Find where to watch this and more with our Discovery Tool, Your email address will not be published. It is because of Landru that they go crazy? And we never got it. It has to be earned. '. Sulus landing party is less than a howling success, since he cant keep his cohort under controlalthough the time it takes the Enterprise to get their shit together and beam him out is what gets him brainwashed, since if theyd beamed him up when he contacted them, hed have been okay. The actor stayed in character and kept running to ensure that the take was not ruined. Please no more. In short, they are Alien Parasites. The landing party, he says, will be absorbed and subverted into the common good of the body. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), 2023 Macmillan | All stories, art, and posts are the copyright of their respective authors, the Myths and Legends Convention (a.k.a. Worse, contacting the ship enables Landru to discover and stun the landing party with an intense sound. Marplon reveals that he wasnt able to help McCoy or Galloway, but he keeps Spock normal the way he did Kirk. Kirk refuses, which confuses the hell out of the lawgivers, who have never encountered disobedience before. This book and those in this series are definitely military science fiction and a joy to read. Unfortunately, since the Red Shirt has been assimilated, Landru finds the group through him, and knocks them out in an attempt to capture and assimilate them. In S1:E21, The Return of the Archons, the crew arrives on a planet to find that nearly everyone exists in a kind of soulless trance; though during the "Festival" or "Red Hour" they succumb to violent rages against each other. It looks like we don't have any Quotes for this title yet. Site by FireCask. This story is told in the alternate timeline of 2009s Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness in issues #9-10 of IDWs Star Trek ongoing comic. They were more like science fiction horror than anything else. 11 - 'Tomorrow is Yesterday', Court Martial' and 'Return of the Archons. Theyve got twelve hours before theyre brought down the way the Archon was. A hologram of Landru appears before the landing party, referring to them as a disease. ", "This is a soulless society, Captain. It neutralizes the two phasers. Be the first to contribute! Then we have the endless asking what Landru is without any kind of response, and constant repetition of stock phrases before we finally get to the climax, where Kirk convinces the computer that creativity is necessary for life, a specious argument that somehow makes Landru go tits-up in a puff of illogic. All comments must meet the community standards outlined in Tor.com's Moderation Policy or be subject to moderation. Special Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song. Marplon intervened to prevent both Kirk and Spock from being absorbed, and returns their phasers to Spock. All rights reserved. Yet nothing is delved into or explained at all. Kirk and Spock put on the lawgivers robes and contact the ship. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekS1E21TheReturnOfTheArchons. But, fun characters, quick adventures, easy reads. You must be a registered user to subscribe to threads. When Lt. Sulu (George Takei) returns to the Enterprise without his partner on the landing party, muttering dazedly about paradise, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) must investigate a strange planet. The lawgivers find themselves without guidance, and Sulu is back to normal. Sulu and ONeil have been sent down to Beta III, dressed in native clothes, searching for evidence of the U.S.S. is utterly genuine as a conflicted man watching his society spin out of control, leading a bit of a resistance movement. MALcon), Centers of Attention in the Very Modern Murder Mysteries of Rian Johnson, Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and Terrence Malick Meet at a Diner to Discuss, The Legacy of Old Tropes: Charles R. Saunders Jeroboam Henleys Debt, Five YA SFF Books Featuring Crews Youll Want to Join, All the Myriad Ways: The Many, Many Faces of the Shapeshifter, Ben Siskos Non-Linear, Non-Binary Arc in, Zoom and Bored Transports the Road Runner and Coyote to a Realm of Funhouse Physics, Reading The Wheel of Time: Subjugation and Surrender in Robert Jordans, 10 Classic Tales for Fans of Swashbuckling and Historical Intrigue. The U.S.S. Marplon takes Kirk and Spock, disguised as lawgivers, to a chamber, the Hall of Audiences, where Landru appears to his acolytes or, at least, a projection of him does. Trivial matters: Along with Mudds Women and The Cage, this was one of the three story outlines Gene Roddenberry originally came up with for the pilot. Kirk and Spock fire on the wall where the hologram is projected, and find a room with a big computer in it. What happens after Kirk destroys the only thing keeping this planet running? The lawgivers are relieved by a man named Marplon, who turns out to be part of the same resistance as Reger and Tamar. The heat beams stop, and the Enterprise is saved. Their phasers and tricorders have been taken away. SULU: O'Neil, we've got to keep going. Are the Festival and the Red Hour the same thing? Immediately upon being beamed down, Spock notices a strangeness in the people they encounter; a kind of contented mindlessness expression on their faces. You can see his fellow extra correcting his missed cue. Down on the planet of Beta III, Sulu and a Red Shirt are being hounded by a group of brown-cloaked figures wielding the world's longest Swiss Roll; the Red Shirt runs off and disappears, while Sulu is beamed aboard the Enterprise, but not before being touched by the Swiss Roll, converting him into a blissed-out hippie ditz. Finally, his parents were from Texas (he was born there), where "Catholic" meant neighboring Louisiana (and Mexico, of course). Captain James T. Kirk: You'd make a splendid computer, Mr Spock. Its actually pretty frustrating. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. (. Star Trek TOS music ~ S01E21 The Return of the Archons ~ original film music extracted from the TV series. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. //]]>. Evidently, this is the fate that awaits the entire landing party. [18][19], Location shooting for "Return of the Archons" occurred on the 40 Acres backlot in Culver City, California. He'd correctly concluded this society is built around obedience, and might not be ready for any disobedience. Refresh and try again. "The Return of the Archons" was the first appearance in Star Trek for actor Charles Macaulay. The novelization offers the explanation that it's how the computer keeps the population from growing. Just as malware does not serve you, these non-physical properties do not serve you. But so what? Rob Skiba, Archon Invasion: The Rise, Fall and Return of the Nephilim. It has no spirit, no spark. Creator's Favorite Episode: Gene Roddenberry named this as one of his ten favourite episodes. The teaser and Act 1 have some great stuff. I decided to use the star rating more objectively as follows: Another gem in the series and sets up for another great adventure in the series which I am greatly looking forward for it. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. Peace for all. $j("#connectPrompt").show(); Ultimately, they convince the computer that it is the evil, and that it must destroy the evil and it does so, exploding and ceasing to function. The universal good." -Landru says this to Kirk just before knocking the landing party out with a hypersonic wave and just after causing the planet's population to riot in the streets "This is a soulless society, captain. [30], Zack Handlen of The A.V. Were going to see something very similar to this in a few episodes, with This Side of Paradise. Therell be another force attempting to subsume Kirk and his crew into a euphoric zombie state. Spock protests: Captain, our Prime Directive of non-interference and Kirk retorts: That refers to a living, growing culture. [25] Scholar M. Keith Booker notes that the episode presents Kirk "at his most American", valuing struggle against obstacles as the highest virtue and denouncing the Betan utopia (equated with Stalinism) as dehumanizing. Very enjoyable. It never goes anywhere. The landing party holds them off with phasers on stun (it helps that the people move really slowly). They are experts in creating simulations of all kinds, inverting and distorting your perception and in this way, they create an Archontic Inversion. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Spock tries to mind-meld with McCoy, but even he cant get past the brainwashing. Without creativity, there is no life." Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Did the people give up their control to Landru? The Red Hour is potently intriguing, and its eerily depicted. It has to be earned." to Marplon: Kirk : "Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. To boldly go. As one, everyone picks up a rock or a stick or something and moves on the landing party as a single unit. Quotes By Joshua Dalzelle. There is so much introduced in this episode, and so much left hanging. In "Archons," the problem was something as nebulous and ill-defined as the battle between good and evil, but in "Armageddon," the trouble is more concretewar, and the various things that it is . Receive notification by email when a new comment is added. Director. [29] Corey points out that the episode seems to draw heavily on German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz's "Principle of Radical Optimism", which concludes that ours is the best of all possible worlds because it contains the conditions for human existence (and not because it has a greater or lesser number of moral evils). ", "If I were you, I'd start looking for another job. And then none of that is followed up on. Copyright 2021 Ready Steady Cut. Sulu sets this up by becoming the first member of the crew to become absorbed by 'the body'. We also see development of Captain Colleren as a character and the beginnings of an adult relationship. Do you think this one is? Apparently, its up to the captain to decide when the Prime Directive applies. Kirk is taken to a futuristic room: the absorption chamber. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! I really enjoyed this one. Kirk, Spock and McCoy blend in on Beta III. of Landru that they go crazy? 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