TEX-TREK Mission 336: STAR TREK: TOS's "Arena" Back-Trekking Retrospective
This week Dave returns to the show to join Fatheree and Taylor for a Back-Trekking Retrospective on one of the most iconic episodes of TOS—the classic showdown between Kirk and the Gorn in “Arena.” With STRANGE NEW WORLDS season 3 just around the corner—and set to kick off with a Gorn-centric story—we’re taking a close look at the original appearance of Star Trek’s infamous lizard foe. Can the slow-moving, hissy Gorn of 1967 really line up with the terrifying predators of SNW? We’re putting the canon under the microscope and asking: is there a way to make it all fit? Tune in for our analysis, our theories, and opinions on rhinestone-bedazzled reptile eyes.
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Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1 Episode 19
"Arena"
Teleplay by Gene L. Coon
Story by Fredric Brown
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Kirk battles an alien captain who has destroyed a Federation outpost.
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