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Never in the
79 original episodes of "Star Trek" was a woman ever in
command of the Enterprise (aside from Number One
in "The Cage", however, all of her command lines of
dialogue were given off-screen.). Here, we see
Lieutenant Uhura take command of the ship and lead a
landing party. |
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Kirk, Mr.
Spock and Dr. McCoy previously experienced rapid aging
in the classic episode
"The Deadly Years." Mr. Spock
would later undergo rapid aging again in
"Star Trek III:
The Search For Spock." |
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Dr. Kathryn
Pulaski was restored to youth in a similar fashion in
the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode:
"Unnatural Selection." |
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Due to Majel
Barrett's high number of speaking roles in this episode,
Nichelle Nichols provided the voice of the Enterprise
computer. |
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First
instance of a female security officer, paving the way
for Lieutenant Tasha Yar on "Star Trek: The Next
Generation." |
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The
Enterprise now has more than one transporter room,
or at least more than one transporter, implied by
Uhura's order of "a security team to every transporter." |
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