Dagger of the Mind story
While on a re-supply mission to a rehabilitation colony for the criminally insane, the Enterprise crew discover that the chief doctor has been using a device which destroys the human mind. Kirk and a female crew member, down on the planet, must deal with the problem up close and personal. Spock performs a mind meld for the first time in this episode.
24 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 16 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| lobotomization | choice | Dr. Tristan Adams was using his experimental "neural neutralizer" machine to effectively lobotomize the criminally insane patients under his care. |
| unethical psychological experimentation | choice | Adams with his contraption |
| abuse of authority | major | Tristan Adams :: Adams |
| mind control technology | major | neural neutralizer :: neural neutralizer |
| obsession | major | Tristan Adams :: Adams |
| obsession with a life-dedicated project | major | Tristan Adams :: Adams |
| torture | major | Simon van Gelder was tortured mercilessly. |
| treatment of the criminally insane | major | Dr. Tristan Adams was using his experimental "neural neutralizer" machine to effectively lobotomize the criminally insane patients under his care. |
| Christmas traditions | minor | Kirk reflected on how he'd hooked up with Helen Noel at an Enterprise Christmas party. |
| coping with being tortured | minor | Kirk :: Kirk |