The Survivors story
The Enterprise investigates the last two survivors of an annihilated world, as the entire surface has been transformed to dust except their one little garden and house. Guest stars John Anderson and Anne Haney as Kevin and Rishon Uxbridge.
36 total · 5 choice · 9 major · 22 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| killing in self-defense | choice | Kevin refused to defend the colony even in self-defense. |
| killing to survive | choice | Kevin refused to defend the colony even in self-defense. |
| pacifism | choice | Kevin Uxbridge :: Kevin |
| the right to exist of a genocidal people | choice | Should the 50 billion strong race of aggressive conquerers know as the Husnock be permitted to run amok around the galaxy? The all-powerful Douwd didn't think so and wiped them out of existence in an instant. |
| transcendental being | choice | Douwd :: Kevin in Douwd form |
| attack from outer space by a genocidal enemy | major | The Husnock annihilated a virtually defenseless Federation colony. |
| being wiped out by more powerful aliens | major | Husnock :: Husnock incur wrath of Kevin the Douwd |
| coping with the death of a spouse | major | Revealed toward the end of the story was the Rishon was merely a recreation of Kevin Uxbridge's dearly departed wife. |
| remorse | major | Kevin Uxbridge :: Kevin over having exterminated Husnock |
| second guessing one's self | major | Kevin Uxbridge :: Kevin over having exterminated Husnock |