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"Star Trek" Requiem for Methuselah (1969)


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"Star Trek" (1966): Season 3: Episode 19 -- Kirk and crew meet an immortal human named Flint

Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   350 votes
Director:
Murray Golden
Writers:
Jerome Bixby (written by)
Gene Roddenberry (creator)
Contact:
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TV Series:
"Star Trek" (1966)
Original Air Date:
14 February 1969 (Season 3, Episode 19)
Genre:
Adventure | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
When Kirk, Spock and McCoy beam down to a supposed uninhabited planet to gather the mineral ryetalyn... more | add synopsis
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Additional Details

Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:Atp

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The last name of the android Rayna Kapec is an anagram of the last name of Karel Capek, the Czech author who popularized the term "robot". This may or may not be a deliberate easter egg from the writers. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the wide bridge shot of the "frozen" Enterprise, the crew is motionless, but the panel lights are still running. However, when the shot changes to the viewscreen, both the lights and the crew are frozen. more
Quotes:
Flint: I have married a hundred times, Captain. Selected, loved, cherished, caressed a smoothness, inhaled a brief fragrance. Then age, death, the taste of dust. Can you understand?
Mr. Spock: You wanted a perfect, ultimate woman. As brilliant, as immortal as yourself. Your mate for all time.
Flint: Designed by my heart. I could not love her more.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) more

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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Requiem for a series, 2 February 2007
7/10
Author: stevemcd1227 from United States

Arguably the last good episode of Star Trek ("All Our Yesterdays" features an interesting plot line with Spock and Mariette Hartley), "Requiem for Methuselah" is among the more literate scripts the series offered. Jerome Bixby demonstrates his considerable science-fiction writing ability in his well-drawn Flint character, adeptly brought to life by veteran TV actor James Daly. While this episode is almost farcical in its accelerated Kirk/Rayna love-story arc, the concept of Flint as an immortal conglomeration of the some of the greatest minds in human history and Spock's gradual realization of this secret are intriguing and engaging. What also makes this episode memorable is that it stands out so far above the largely forgettable third season, and a touching scene between Kirk and Spock helps an otherwise schlocky ending. "Methuselah" belongs nowhere near the pantheon of the likes of "Naked Time" or "City on the Edge of Forever," but it was a final reminder of what made the series so special.

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