The Lorelei Signal story
Investigating a sector of space where starships have disappeared every 27 years, the Enterprise finds a race of beautiful women living on the planet Taurus II. While in the Taurean system signals begin to affect the male crew, causing them to hallucinate. Captain Kirk, Spock, Doctor McCoy , and Lieutenant Carver beam down to the source of the signals. After arriving on the planet they are taken prisoner by the Taurean women. The landing party begins to age rapidly as a result of life-draining headbands they are forced to wear. On board the Enterprise, Uhura has taken command due to Scotty's irrational behavior. Uhura orders an all-female landing party to transport down to rescue the men.
10 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| man vs. woman | choice | landing party visits planet dominated by women |
| the flip side of immortality | choice | The Taurean women had attained a bleak form of immortality which they maintained by draining the life forces of male that passed by their planet. |
| killing to survive | major | women must kill to keep living |
| leadership | major | Uhura :: Uhura in command of the ship |
| life force draining being | major | Taurean :: the women |
| matriarchy | major | female dominated planet |
| mythological siren | major | The Taurean women were patterned after the sirens of Greek mythology. |
| woman in charge | major | Uhura :: Uhura in command of the ship |
| life force transfer | minor | The women used headband devices to drain life energy from captive Enterprise crew members. |
| telekinetic ability | minor | The Lorelai women used had psycokinetic powers, we heard. |