Pilgrim of Eternity
- Episode aired May 26, 2013
- 51m
The original Apollo is back aboard the Enterprise and once again wreaks havoc. Is there any reasoning with him?The original Apollo is back aboard the Enterprise and once again wreaks havoc. Is there any reasoning with him?The original Apollo is back aboard the Enterprise and once again wreaks havoc. Is there any reasoning with him?
- Mr. Scott
- (as Chris Doohan)
- Computer Voice
- (voice)
- Security guard
- (as William Smith)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMichael Forest reprises his role as Apollo from Who Mourns for Adonais? (1967) . Although the story takes place only a few years after the first encounter with Apollo, almost fifty years has passed in reality - the age difference is explained by having Apollo's life energy being drained by the The Realm.
- GoofsWhen Apollo is first taken into sick bay he has a full head of grey curly hair, (wig), later when Kirk goes to see him in sick bay he is missing the wig and is almost bald, this remains the case for several scenes, later when Spock calls Kirk to the recreation room Apollo has a full head of grey hair again, (wig is back ). :o)
- Quotes
Captain James T. Kirk: I guess Scotty was right.
Mr. Spock: How so?
Captain James T. Kirk: You were here, Spock. You saw what just happened.
Mr. Spock: Yes sir. While Apollo clearly had influence over those in the recreation room, I do not believe he intended to behave as he did.
Captain James T. Kirk: So you think he can't control it. He's been this divine parasite for so long that he just can't help himself. Is that it?
Mr. Spock: It has been my experience that humans if not most beings are unable to change their behaviors that are deeply embedded by choice. It is often forced by tragedy or outside intervention.
Captain James T. Kirk: Well, Apollo's therapy will not be at the expense of the Enterprise's crew. I can promise you that. Apparently you can't teach an old god new tricks.
Being the first episode of Star Trek Continues, this was a mind blowing experience! Vic Mignogna is the best actor to play Captain Kirk since William Shatner and the general presentation of the hour is just how things were way back in the 1960s!
Who Mourns for Adonais was not one of my favourite episodes of Original Series but I would go as far as saying that "Pilgrim" is actually BETTER than the original hour. But this leads me to a big point about STC...
When STC plays around with the just okay Original Series episodes I am fine with it. But when it plays around with the knockout classics (Where No Man Has Gone Before, Mirror Mirror, City On The Edge Of Forever) this is when the show sometimes goes into a bumpy area. The true classics are so locked into my memory that seeing them changed around with different (and lesser) actors takes me out of my comfort zone.
But enough complaining form me. "Pilgrim" is a knockout and my original 2013 viewing was a 21st century EVENT- what more could you want!
- StuOz
- Apr 14, 2021
Details
- Runtime51 minutes