And the Children Shall Lead story

tos3x05 · 1968-10-11

The crew of the Enterprise rescues a group of children stranded on a planet, along with their evil "imaginary" friend.

25 total · 3 choice · 10 major · 12 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
dealing with children choice Kirk :: Kirk with the children
hatred choice Gorgon :: Gorgon for the Triacus Marauders
the human capacity for good and evil choice Gorgon was pure evil in contrast to the innocent and pure children.
child power major the children aboard the ship
coping with the death of a parent major The children, especially Tommy, were having trouble coming to grips with the fact that their parents had all died.
extraterrestrial being major The Gorgon friendly angel.
facing a ship takeover major Gorgan takes over the ship with the help of his child followers
facing one's darkest fear major Kirk, Sulu, Uhura :: Sulu with the knives, Kirk with losing command, Uhura with being old
fear major Kirk, Sulu, Uhura :: Sulu with the knives, Kirk with losing command, Uhura with being old, and Kirk was overcome with a sense of trepidation while inside the Triacus cave.
ghost major Gorgon was essentially a ghost