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#2: Star Trek: The Original Series, season 1, episode 3 (pilot 2) "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
Written by Samuel A. Peeples, directed by James Goldstone.
Stardates 1312.4 through 1313.8 (October 2266)
"Command and compassion is a fool's mixture." - Gary Mitchell
The USS Enterprise is exploring the galactic edge when it finds a log buoy from the SS Valiant. When Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy) examines the contents, he learns that the ship had passed through the galactic barrier. When she returned, chaos erupted onboard and the Captain ultimately ordered the ship destroyed. Captain James Kirk (William Shatner) believes that the answer to what happened lies on the other side of the galactic barrier and orders the Enterprise through. After suffering significant damage and crew injuries, a member of the bridge crew starts to experience a transformation that threatens everyone.
Originally released: 22 September 1966
"Where No Man Has Gone Before" on Memory Alpha
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I Just started following the rewatch party and trying to catch-up. I've never seen Star Trek before, and I'm looking forward to finding out whether there is any follow-up on the premise of there being a mysterious force at the edge of the galaxy that heightens ESP powers.