Mudd's Women story
The Enterprise pursues a vessel and rescues its occupants, interstellar con man Harry Mudd , who is arrested on outstanding charges, and three incredibly beautiful women, his cargo. After Kirk diverts to a mining planet to obtain new dilithium crystals for the Enterprise, Mudd negotiates with the three miners there, exchanging his women for dilithium crystals for his own profit. Finally, Mudd's deception is revealed as the women are, in fact, very plain and only appear beautiful due to taking illegal Venus drugs. Kirk obtains the crystals he needs and takes Mudd back into custody.
25 total · 3 choice · 11 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| self-confidence | choice | Mudd's women |
| true beauty comes from within | choice | Eve's beauty was a result of her own self-confidence |
| what women want | choice | Mudd's women want good husbands |
| anti-aging technology | major | Venus drug |
| desire vs. conscience | major | Mudd's women at taking Venus drug |
| female vanity | major | Mudd's women |
| greed for riches | major | The interstellar rogue Harry Mudd plotted to turn a quick buck by selling brides to a band of love-starved miners under false pretenses. |
| just be yourself | major | the drugs |
| performance-enhancing drugs | major | Mudd's women used the beauty-enhancing Venus drug to get ahead in the game of love. |
| the desire to be beautiful | major | Mudd's women |