Yesteryear
Production: 22003
Airdate: 09.15.73
Stardate: 5373.4
Synopsis:
By using the Guardian of Forever, Kirk, Spock, and the historian Erikson explore the planet Orion's past. However, upon returning to the present, no one seems to recognize Mr. Spock; the U.S.S. Enterprise first officer for the past five years has been an Andorian named Thelin. A search of the U.S.S. Enterprise's memory bank reveals that Spock, the son of Sarek and Amanda died while still a child; his death caused the couple to breakup.
Spock recalls that during his "kahs-wan" — a Vulcan coming-of-age ritual — Selek, Spock's distant cousin, had saved his life. Spock realizes that to put the present right again he must return to the past and become his own cousin to save himself.
Returning to the Vulcan of his childhood through the Guardian, Spock presents himself to his younger self as Selek, and subsequently saves the boy's life. In the process young Spock's pet "sehlat" is mortally injured. The boy chooses to compassionately end his pet's suffering and in doing so sets the young half-human, half-Vulcan on a path toward embracing Vulcan traditions. Upon returning to the present, Spock finds the timeline and his place on the U.S.S. Enterprise restored.
Cast:
William Shatner as James T. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
DeForest
Kelley as Leonard H. McCoy
James Doohan as Montgomery Scott
Nichelle
Nichols as Uhura
George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
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Guest Cast: |
Creative Staff: |
| Mark Lenard as Sarek James Doohan as Ensign Bates Billy Simpson as Young Spock Keith Sutherland as Young Sepek Leonard Nimoy as Selek Majel Barrett as Amanda James Doohan as The Healer James Doohan as Thelen, the Andorian James Doohan as Aleek-Om Majel Barrett as Grey James Doohan as Erikson James Doohan as Guardian of Forever |
Written By: D. C. Fontana |