History Recap / StarTrekS3E20TheWayToEden

* BareYourMidriff: Dr. Sevrin (a rare male example) and Irina.
** As you can see from the page image, Irina's navel is visible, despite the oft-referenced rules against this on TV at the time.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: Tongo Rad has long, purple hair and thick, matching eyebrows. It's unknown if this is a natural hair color among Catullans, but at least it matches the bunch of grapes he has painted on his forehead. (Each of the hippies has body art depicting something in nature; birds, flowers, etc. The painter was local gay artist George Barr.)

* AlienFoodIsEdible: It's really, ''really'' not. The "apples" are so acidic that a single bite can kill.

* AbsenteeActor: Uhura is not in this episode.

And all the other regular characters in this episode have out of character moments.

The FanNickname for this episode is "TheOneWith The Space Hippies".

* RealityEnsues: Picking the first vaguely Earthlike planet you stumble across to settle and going down with no supplies or equipment whatsoever, then going barefoot and eating random plants? Bad idea, it turns out.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Herbert! Herbert! Herbert! Herbert! Herbert!

* CultureClash: Starfleet may only be MildlyMilitary, but still military enough to seriously clash with the way of life and the attitudes of the space hippies. Ironically, Spock of all people is the crew member who has the least problems dealing with them.

* DrivenToSuicide: Dr. Sevrin had to have known the fruit was poisonous, but he just didn't care.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: It’s implied by Sevrin’s expression that he realized he led his group to a dangerous and inhabitable planet that resulted in the death of one in their group.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: It’s implied by Sevrin’s expression that he realized he led his group to a dangerous and inhabitable planet that led to the death of one in their group.

* TooDumbToLive: "Well, here I am on an unexplored planet! What will I do first? I know! I'll eat this fruit about which I know absolutely nothing!"

* EvilLuddite: Dr. Sevrin. And wouldn't you know it? He has a condition that makes it dangerous for him to visit any world that isn't sufficiently scientifically advanced.

* SecretlySelfish: Severin is the carrier for a deadly disease which endangers the lives of those around him unless he's in a controlled environment, which he refuses because he hates technology. He hasn't told his fellow hippies, with whom the travels in close quarters with and hangs out all the time, and his search for Eden is implied to be more motivated by his desire to get away from technology than the "return to the beginning" the others seek.

* FlowerInHerHair: You can't have hippies without them! Irina wears violets in her hair. Sevrin has a daisy painted on his bald head. Body artist George Barr did body painting for all the hippies.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: The one RedShirt assigned to watch Sevrin gets too caught up in listening to music to do his job. Meanwhile, nobody else is bothering to keep an eye on the other hippies.

The six spaceship jackers are a group of young idealists in search of the mythical planet Eden and led by the brilliant but insane engineer Dr. Sevrin. Among them are Tongo Rad, the son of a Catullan ambassador ([[DiplomaticImpunity which prevents Kirk from simply throwing them all in the brig]]), Adam, who mostly sings {{Protest Song}}s, and [[GirlOfTheWeek Irina Galliulin]], a NewOldFlame of Chekov's.

!!Tropes for this episode include:

* FlowerInHerHair: You can't have hippies without them! Irina wears violets in her hair. Not sure if it counts, but Sevrin has a daisy painted on his bald head.
* FutureSlang: A hippy-like cult uses "reach" as a synonym to "understand in an age-of-Aquarius way." ''I reach you, man!''

** {{Fanon}} calls the round instrument played by the blonde woman a "Berengarian dulcewires". Early fan Ruth Berman coined that name for her ''Kraith'' story "[[http://www.simegen.com/fandom/startrek/kraith/kc001/kc01_14.html The Disaffirmed]]".

* StrangeSalute: The Space Hippies greet people by making a triangle with their fingers.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: Tongo Rad has long, purple hair and thick, matching eyebrows. It's unknown if this is a natural hair color among Catullans, but at least it matches the bunch of grapes he has inexplicably painted on his forehead. (Each of the hippies has body art depicting something in nature; birds, flowers, etc.)

Kirk and the ''Enterprise'' are in hot pursuit of the stolen spaceship ''Aurora''. The ''Aurora'' isn't giving up easily and leads them on a high speed chase. (As in warp speed, high speed.) The cruiser's engines become strained from the chase and the whole thing goes ka-blooey! Fortunately (or not), Scotty manages to beam aboard the six miscreants before the cruiser explodes.

The six spaceship jackers are a group of young idealists in search of the mythical planet Eden and led by the brilliant but insane engineer Dr. Sevrin. Among them are Tongo Rad, the son of a Catullan ambassador (which prevents Kirk from simply throwing them all in the brig), Adam, who mostly sings {{Protest Song}}s, and [[GirlOfTheWeek Irina Galliulin]], a NewOldFlame of Chekov's.

** Anyone who'd seen him playing the [[https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/working-vulcan-lyre-at-instructibles-com.95382/ lytherette]] (lyrette, Vulcan harp, lyre, lute, or whatever they're calling it ''this'' week) in "Charlie X" or "Amok Time". He was supposed to play it in "Elaan of Troyius" but it got cut. Uhura snitches it to play "Beyond Antares" in "Conscience of the King". ** {{Fanon}} calls the round instrument played by the blonde woman a "Berengarian dulcewires". Early fan Ruth Berman coined that name for her ''Kraith'' story "[[http://www.simegen.com/fandom/startrek/kraith/kc001/kc01_14.html The Disaffirmed]]".