This Side of Paradise story
Despite exposure to fatal radiation , the Federation colony on Omicron Ceti III appears to be thriving. A landing party from the Enterprise investigates, finding the colony's population to be healthy beyond explanation. Leila Kalomi, an old friend of Mr. Spock, shows the landing party strange flowers that seem to impose a state of pure bliss on all exposed to its spores (even Spock), but at the cost of ambition and self-discipline. Will the Enterprise crew succumb to the effects?
27 total · 2 choice · 10 major · 15 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| neo-Luddist utopia | choice | Colonists of Omicron Ceti III :: The colonists strove to create a utopia of this variety. |
| the need for a challenge in life | choice | Elias Sandoval :: Sandoval learned this from Kirk by the end |
| anti-technology way of life | major | Elias Sandoval :: Sandoval advocated as a way of life |
| hedonism | major | intoxicated colonists |
| human vs. nature | major | Captain Kirk and his crew grappled with the threat of space flowers who spores subverted the mind of anyone who was exposed to their pollen. |
| infatuation | major | Leila Kalomi, Spock :: Spock and Leila |
| invasive life form from outer space | major | Omicron Pod Plants :: pod plants |
| laziness | major | Spock, McCoy :: Spock playing; McCoy drinking |
| loss of emotional equilibrium | major | crewmembers barnyard brawl and general insubordination |
| loyalty to a leader | major | crew deserted Kirk |