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The Enterprise responds to a distress call from the scientific colony on Triacus and arrives to find that all of the adults are dead. Oddly, the children seem unaffected by the deaths and continue to play as if nothing had happened. When questioned, they show no remorse whatsoever and express a dislike for parental authority. Expedition logs reveal that the expedition had discovered an ancient civilization and that there might be one survivor. In fact, the Gorgon thrives on the innocence of the children and the adults' self-doubt. Written by
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The title is based on a passage from Isaiah 11:6: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them."
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Goofs
The stardates the Enterprise and Professor Starn's scientific team used apparently do not match up. The opening stardate of 5049.5 would have made more sense than the 5029.5 quoted on the captain's log.
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Captain James T. Kirk:
Captain's log, supplementary. We have buried the members of the Starnes exploration party. Everyone has been deeply affected by what has happened here - with some important exceptions.
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Zodiac (2007)
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I've read a number of reviews slamming this episode, but in actuality, it's one of the best thought-out and acted episodes of the third season.
The Enterprise visits a scientific colony and finds all of the adults dead, and their children surprisingly unaffected. After taking the children aboard the ship, they find that the adults realized that a malicious presence was dominating them through their children and that they killed themselves to prevent the presence from taking control. The children then begin to try and take control of the Enterprise with the help of the presence (called Gorgon, and amusingly played by legendary attorney Melvin Belli).
While this episode might have been an utter disaster, it is written (like "Miri") with a decent understanding of how children can resent parents and deal with grief through denial. More interestingly, it is one of the few episodes where Shatner actually underplays, and it works particularly well in his scenes with the children.
All in all, very nicely done.