And the Children Shall Lead story
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
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |