Despite the supreme awfulness of Bilar, we do get another episode with great guest stars, two of whom are prolific character actors from the sixties. Nice, friendly, and a Stepford Smiler, I mean; for the entire night, everyone goes crazy and destructive, like the entire cast of Equilibrium went off their Prozium at the same time and started going through the withdrawl symptom of violent mood swings. No mention is made of the festival after its over, nor is its purpose ever explicated. This could be a seriously meaty episode, but it all falls flat and feels as hollow as the lawgivers sticks of doom. Without creativity, there is no life. The computer neutralizes their phasers. In "Return of the Archons," for example, Kirk and company infiltrate a theocratic world monitored and dominated by the god Landru. We get more background on one important part of the squad. Takei's acting makes this opening scene very memorable and sets a disturbing tone. is utterly genuine as a conflicted man watching his society spin out of control, leading a bit of a resistance movement. And, Marplon claims, Landru is still alive. Ok, this is not great writing. Crazy Credits And we have the various Enterprise crew, with the usual suspects DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols, as well as David L. Ross and Eddie Paskey, plus Christopher Held as Lindstrom and Sean Morgan as ONeillMorgan will return as ONeil in The Tholian Web.. 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It has no spirit, no spark. You must be a registered user to subscribe to threads. The episode contains Star Trek's first reference to the Prime Directive. Home TV TV Reviews Flashback | Recap | Star Trek: The Original Series S1E21: The Return of the Archons. There is so much introduced in this episode, and so much left hanging. Its actually pretty frustrating. Peace for all. The U.S.S. Uninstall them. ", "This is a soulless society, Captain. McCoy is actually pretty calm early on in the episode, which is probably so that itll be a bigger contrast when he goes bugnuts crazy later on. But so what? He orders Leslie and Galloway to take the still-unconscious O'Neil with them over the strenuous objections of Reger. knock out two of Landru's Lawgiver guards, they don the Lawgivers' robes and pretend to be them. Sulu and ONeil have been sent down to Beta III, dressed in native clothes, searching for evidence of the U.S.S. As one, everyone picks up a rock or a stick or something and moves on the landing party as a single unit. Fortunately, Kirk's uncanny ability to Logic Bomb any computer-like being saves the day, and they escape with Reger to a safer locationbut not without picking up the Red Shirt, now a member of the machine, against Reger's warnings not to. Without creativity, there is no life." Characters still capture and enthrall me. And before Sulu can be transported up, one of the guys in robes hits him with a stick. Return of the Archons is one of those episodes of TOS which, whether you like it or not, sticks with you. I have said from the beginning, I would spend what it would take for the people of Connecticut to know who I am and what I stand for. Its orbit is deteriorating and it will crash in 12 hours unless the beams are turned off. Are you of the body? Whats most frustrating about this dreadful episode is that it starts out promising. 12 Feb 2023 15:00:01 . The Archons parasitically feed on it. This planet is incredibly earthlike, except that the population runs amok in the streets at The Red Hour. Hooded, zombie-like, lawgivers stride throughout the streets killing dissenters, all while intoning that they do the will of Landru. Goofs window.__mirage2 = {petok:"oR0FudwrzC.8FqQrdPHwLehzKdHlxOwSn2nvcQ19Xp4-1800-0"}; Mr. Spock: That is very kind of you, Captain. Trivia Creator's Favorite Episode: Gene Roddenberry named this as one of his ten favourite episodes. No idea who now controls things like infrastructure, food production, sewage, and so on. 0 likes. Taking advantage of their confusion, Reger guides the crew to a place he knows, where they will be safe. Archons Quotes. It reappeared (with modifications) as a relay station in the second-season episode "I, Mudd", as a Federation outpost control panel in the third-season episode "The Lights of Zetar", the housing for the Romulan cloaking device in the third-season episode "The Enterprise Incident", and as the force field control station at the penal colony Elba II in the third-season episode "Whom Gods Destroy". "Yes. Shields are up, but they require all ships power; if they divert power to the engines, the shields will fall and the ship will burn to a cinder. [15][unreliable source?] Do not give up. This planet is incredibly earthlike, except that the population runs amok in the streets at The Red Hour. Hooded, zombie-like, lawgivers stride throughout the streets killing dissenters, all while intoning that they do the will of Landru. Kirk argues that the Prime Directive does not bar interference with other cultures, but rather bars interference only with a "living and growing" culture. 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Reger takes him to a safe house where he has a lighting panel that is obviously way beyond the technology of this world. $j("#generalRegPrompt").hide(); Landru says this to Kirk just before knocking the landing party out with a hypersonic wave and just after causing the planets population to riot in the streets. Every time I read one, I know I'll have a fun time, and they never disappoint! Spock mentions the Prime Directive of noninterference, but Kirk dismisses that as applying to a living, breathing culture, not a stagnant one. Spock replies that they are quite Human, it is just that there are facts missing currently as to why they behave like computers. See production, box office & company info, Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott, Self-defense, conflicting Prime Directives and how to outsmart an omnipotent power, Spider Baby or, the Maddest Story Ever Told (1967), Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition, Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA. It is a binary operating system that imitates the many shades of gray characteristic of human intelligenceonly to end up a circumscribed parody of it that processes everything strictly in terms of black and white., They {alien parasites} begin by invading the minds of individuals in government, military, medicine, finance, media, education, academia, secret societies and religion. You will experience the absolute good. Kirk and Spock convince the computer that without creativity, there is no life, and that by stifling creativity it is the evil that must be destroyed for the greater good. The conversation is interrupted by the arrival of Hacom and two lawgivers, the robed servants of the mysterious Landru. Timeline Previous Next Your View. Reger reveals that Landru "pulled the Archons down from the skies". Kirk leaves the ship's sociologist to guide the colony to a more "human" existence, and goes gallivanting off to a new adventure. Another great addition to the Omega force series. "[17] Indeed, the Prime Directive would only truly be honored during the series in the episode "Bread and Circuses". ", "How often mankind has wished for a world as peaceful and secure as the one Landru provided." Seeking the answer to a century-old mystery, Kirk and crew encounter a vacantly peaceful society under a 6000-year autocratic rule that kills all those it can't absorb. They live in hive-like structures. ", "You said you wanted freedom. A good story could be made about a computer creating a society of rigid order and peace that has no soul, but this is so not it. [29] Corey points out that the episode seems to draw heavily on German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz's "Principle of Radical Optimism", which concludes that ours is the best of all possible worlds because it contains the conditions for human existence (and not because it has a greater or lesser number of moral evils). Then Crusher was stabbed in the chest. Peace for all. They start communing, which according to Reger means they have time to get away to somewhere safe. Star Trek (1966) - S01E21 The Return of the Archons clip with quote It is done. The Prime Directive, Starfleets General Order One, forbids the interference with cultures normal development. Landru says peace, order, and tranquility are the good. What is their purpose? They cause delusions in people's thinking because they convince their victims to believe things that are not true. [18][19], Location shooting for "Return of the Archons" occurred on the 40 Acres backlot in Culver City, California. Reger claims it comes from the time before Landru. Hacom is suspicious of them, because theyre not participating in red hour. Prop Recycling: The doors to the Hall of Audiences were a reuse of doors previously seen in "What . And we never got it. And then the clock strikes six, which is apparently red hour, and everyone goes nuts, tearing their clothes, attacking each other, kissing each other, throwing rocks, and just generally rioting. Overhearing their whispered plans, McCoy summons the Lawgivers. Still some good writing. "You'd make a splendid computer, Mr. | Then when the Starfleet offices want to confront someone for assaulting a woman during the Red Hour, Reger shrugs them off: It wasnt Bilar [who attacked her], it was Landru. What does that mean? In "Archons," the problem was something as nebulous and ill-defined as the battle between good and evil, but in "Armageddon," the trouble is more concretewar, and the various things that it is . Kirk leaves a team of specialists, including Lindstrom, to help restore the planet's culture "to a Human form". Come on, get up. He'd correctly concluded this society is built around obedience, and might not be ready for any disobedience. Archon is seen in the Enterprise novel Kobayashi Maru by Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin, and also in Martins Romulan War duology. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. To boldly go. Timeline Previous Next Your View. See also Reger brings them to a room, and Kirk questions Reger about Landru, a name theyve heard a lot, but the very notion of questioning Landru puts Reger in a panic. // logged into Facebook user but not a GR app user; show FB button The lawgivers find themselves without guidance, and Sulu is back to normal. They also expect to make money doing what they do and if not from those they help, then from their benefactor, Crisstof Dalton, a very wealthy individual who believes in their cause. Written by Boris Sobelman (based on a story by Gene Roddenberry), and directed by Joseph Pevney, it first aired on February 9, 1967. [16][17] Scholar Eric Greene argues this is reflective of the "frontier myth" of Star Trek and American foreign policy in the late 20th century, in which a superior culture expands to impose its understanding of freedom and progress on others. Drop them. It is one of the franchises first attempts to deal with dystopian subjects and takes place almost entirely on a planet inhabited by people whose lives are regulated in all respects by the mysterious force known as Landru. Then we have the endless asking what Landru is without any kind of response, and constant repetition of stock phrases before we finally get to the climax, where Kirk convinces the computer that creativity is necessary for life, a specious argument that somehow makes Landru go tits-up in a puff of illogic. This episode marks one of four times Kirk is able to ", This episode has the only teaser to fade out with a close-up on George Takei. As it turns out, Landru was once a real person, a leader of the colony on the planet, who built the machine to help him keep the peace over the people; once Landru died, the computer took over his name, identity, and purpose, and went through a Zeroth Law Rebellion, force-assimilating people into the Hive Mind in order to keep order. Be the first to contribute! A delusional person has false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions. The mature and wise individual always is willing to listen to an opposing opinion, and actually is eager to hear the opposing point of view, in order to make sure his or her theories and beliefs can withstand all opposing ideas and to revise his or her ideas if necessary., Archons live mainly in Saturn's Rings. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Who has the agency there? Written by Gene Roddenberry and Boris Sobelman In S1:E21, The Return of the Archons, the crew arrives on a planet to find that nearly everyone exists in a kind of soulless trance; though during the "Festival" or "Red Hour" they succumb to violent rages against each other. He had pinged Kelleas personal com unit so he know it would take her a bit to break away and answer it depending on what hour it was on the ship., The universal constant about the galaxys bottom feeders: if you dont understand it, shoot at it., Great, Jason grumbled. Kirk and Spock argue that because the computer has destroyed the creativity of the people by disallowing their free will, it is evil and should self-destruct, freeing the people of Beta III. $j("#connectPrompt").show(); See also Trivia | Goofs | Crazy Credits | Alternate Versions | Connections | Soundtracks The novelization offers the explanation that it's how the computer keeps the population from growing. Original air date: February 9, 1967 Spock neck-pinches him, and then Marplon reluctantly agrees to take Kirk and Spock to the Hall of Audiences. Spock is concerned this would violate the Prime Directive, but Kirk opines that the directive applies to living, growing cultures, of which this is not. It has no spirit, no spark. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Lieutenant Lindstrom (the ships sociologist), and two security guards, Leslie and Galloway, beam down, also in native attire. Welcome aboard. History has proven again and again that whenever mankind interferes with a less developed civilization, no matter how well intentioned that interference may be, the results are invariably disastrous. The struggle with the Prime Directive will drive many episodes from here on out. - Yes. Ahead warp one, aye. Then Jason's ship, the Phoenix, was stolen, along with Twingo and Doc. Reger tells Kirk about the arrival of the first Archons: many were killed, many more were absorbed. But of course, the good captain will have, Landru seeks tranquility. //]]>. Get help and learn more about the design. Is it like. Story outline "Landru's Paradise" by Roddenberry: Story outline "The Return of the Archons" by. [33][34], For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky, "The Star Trek Transcripts - the Return of the Archons", "Does 'The Purge' Sound Familiar? Can't wait to read the next in the series, especially if we do indeed learn the secret of the Phoenix! Do you think this one is? Apparently, its up to the captain to decide when the Prime Directive applies. Edit 11 - 'Tomorrow is Yesterday', Court Martial' and 'Return of the Archons.' (2010 Podcast Episode) Quotes It looks like we don't have any Quotes for this title yet. Before you start this book, please realize it is the fifth title in the series: you will need to read the previous books in the series in order to understand the back story and the characters. All the regulars on the show were quitting smoking at the same time, so many chewed gum instead. I decided to use the star rating more objectively as follows: Another gem in the series and sets up for another great adventure in the series which I am greatly looking forward for it. '. It never goes anywhere. What is the Spanish language plot outline for The Return of the Archons (1967)? Alternate versions Special Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song Connections Featured in Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991) Soundtracks ", "If I were you, I'd start looking for another job. Were told about so many things: the Festival, the Red Hour (which makes people run mad in the streets, smashing windows and molesting women), the, , the lawgivers and their sticks of doom, Landrus computer and how it controls everything. Have hope! Reger and Marplon tell how Landru saved their society from war and anarchy 6,000 years ago and reduced the planet's technology to a simpler level. Site by FireCask. I got started on the Omega Force series and can't put it down. ", "I cannot answer your questions now. One was a direct sequel, as the Corps of Engineers ship the U.S.S. Without creativity, there is no life." After subduing their captors (why they didn't do that, before, is anyone's guess, as is why Landru bothered to bring them to his inner sanctum to assimilate them instead of having the Brown Cloaks touch them with their Swiss Rolls), Kirk has Reger and Marplon take them to Landruwhich turns out to be a giant computer (what else?). He asks Spock about the lawgivers' inability to cope with the unexpected. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. The lawgivers take Kirk next, strapping him into a machine. Special Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song. Keith R.A. DeCandido will be a Special Guest at the Myths and Legends Convention (a.k.a. SULU: O'Neil, we've got to keep going. Operation -- Annihilate! Memorable Quotes from The Return of the Archons "Landru seeks tranquility. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Think of it as their simulacrum of kundalini.. Among the attackers is the missing Lieutenant O'Neil. This computer, now calling itself Landru, and speaking with the human Landru's voice, was entrusted with the care of the Body, the society of Beta III. He is transported back to the ship in the same state of idiotic bliss as the inhabitants of the planet, and begins babbling the praises of Landru. A delusional person is someone who has a belief that is held with an extremely strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary. Once out of danger, Reger explains the whole thing: he is a resistance fighter against the Brown Cloaks and their master, Landru, who controls the people via Mind Control, and polices them with the Brown Cloaks; anyone out of its thrall is told You Will Be Assimilated (so, nothing like the Borg, then), and are killed if they can't be. We've got to find some clue. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. "The Return of the Archons" is the twenty-first episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Unfortunately, since the Red Shirt has been assimilated, Landru finds the group through him, and knocks them out in an attempt to capture and assimilate them. Theyre being chased by guys in monks robes. Is, animal-human hybrids are just as "Nephilim" as angel-human hybrids, it, It was the practice of transhuman, genetic engineering, which resulted in all flesh becoming corrupted. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/StarTrekS1E21TheReturnOfTheArchons. Probably what I love most about this series is that the bad guys are bad and get what they deserve, and the good guys are good and noble and honorable - none of the annoying gray space that so many movies and books now live in where truly awful and evil people are really just misunderstood - ugh. So,, Gog and Magog are celebrated as "patron saints" and "protectors" of London?, What if Rh negative blood is a remnant of Nephilim seed still woven into the fabric of humanity? If you hear a loud, girlish scream that is suddenly cut short, dont bother running in. Lawgivers appear, demanding Kirk accompany them, and this time, Kirk's refusal results in an immediate death threat. I truly love these Omega Force books! When Landru first appears in the hiding place, one of the background extras starts to cover his ears, mistaking the sound of the holographic Landru appearing for the crippling ultrasonic waves that would occur towards the end of the scene. Learn how your comment data is processed. The universal good." Landru- The Return of the Archons, Stardate: 3156.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet. Its the birth of two of Star Treks most egregious clichs, the world-running computer and Kirk talking a computer to death, and while the former has potential (that the episode wastes), the latter is hilariously pathetic, as there is nothing in Kirks questioning of Landru that is in any way convincing as enough to make the computer go blooey. The natives are placid, but theirs is the mindless placidity . Yet nothing is delved into or explained at all. Do you think this one is? Apparently, its up to the captain to decide when the Prime Directive applies. Done in by Kirks total bullshit, the computer smokes and explodes. Rome was known by the "Romans" as Saturnia, not as Rome and Saturn was one of the Roman gods. Kirk wakes up to find himself, along with Spock, Lindstrom, and Leslie in a cell. [10] A projection of Landru appears and threatens them. Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. Or likely release the emotions that are otherwise kept under wraps for the rest of the year; have to be vented sometime, similar to Vulcans. SULU: The Captain gave us an order. , Star Trek S1 E21 "The Return of the Archons". At one point, Spock decks one of the lawgivers. "Red Hour", the time of day when the "Festival" begins, is the name of his production company. The leading lawgiver, who speaks with a strange inhuman-sounding voice (even though he and his fellow lawgiver appear to be Human), command the landing party to accompany them to the absorption chambers, to be absorbed into "the body.". if (this.auth.status === "not_authorized") { [31], "Return of the Archons" is one of actor Ben Stiller's favorite episodes of Star Trek. The single, important benefit of this episode is the creation of the Prime Directive, something that will become a cornerstone of, throughout the following fifty years. The single, important benefit of this episode is the creation of the Prime Directive, something that will become a cornerstone of Star Trek throughout the following fifty years. (. Then when the Starfleet offices want to confront someone for assaulting a woman during the Red Hour, Reger shrugs them off: It wasnt Bilar [who attacked her], it was Landru. What does that mean? 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