History Recap / StarTrekS3E7DayOfTheDove

* EverybodyLaughsEnding: In a show of good spirits, everyone laughs together as the EnergyBeing slinks away. Kang's hearty slap on Kirk's back seemed a little stronger than need be, though.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: So many out of character freak outs! Chekov has expressed a strong dislike of Klingons, calling them "Cossacks" in "The Trouble With Tribbles", yet Scotty was able to talk him down (until he threw some punches himself.) Here, even Kirk has trouble holding back the enraged ensign. Uhura is usually serene, showing only mild concern when things go wrong with communications. Her hysterical freak out is combined with a wild accusation at the Klingons. Bones is known for the occasional emotional outburst, but his militant demand for the death of the Klingons is bit much. Spock says in a dry monotone that he has never much enjoyed working with humans, which is a screaming rage by Spock standards.

* FakeMemories: If the being doesn't think the hate is strong enough, it will season it with some unhappy memories. [[FridgeLogic It's quite possible that the Federation colonists of Beta XII-A never even existed.]]

* HellIsWar: The being pits the crews of the Enterprise and a Klingon ship against each other, gives them primitive weapons to deal the most damage, and heals any wounded. This allows the being to live forever off the crew's hate, as they are locked in battle forever, immortal. Luckily, Kirk figures this out before it happens.

Instead of the usual trio, it's Kirk, Chekov, Bones and an unusually long lived {{RedShirt}} who beam down to Beta XII-A, a planet of rocks and pink trees, to answer a distress beacon. While Kirk laments the hundreds of men women and children who have been murdered (we never actually see any bodies) Spock reports a Klingon ship in orbit, apparently in distress. A small group of Klingons, led by Commander Kang (no, not [[TheSimpsons THAT Kang]]) and his wife Mara (the first female Klingon to be aired thus far) beam down and accuses Kirk of attacking his ship and killing his crewmen. Kirk denies doing such a thing and brings up his counter accusation. Chekov accuses the Klingons (again, he calls them "Cossacks") of murdering his hereto unmentioned brother, Piotr. Kang tortures Chekov and threatens to do more if Kirk does not surrender his ship to the Klingons. Kirk pretends to surrender, but sends a secret signal to Spock that only the ''Enterprise'' crew be beamed aboard, with the Klingon crew kept in stasis until security can handle them. Kang and his crew are detained in the lounge while a mysterious Anti-[[PeterPan Tinkerbell]] looms nearby.

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Intraship beaming (using the transporters to get to another part of the ship). Apparently, the risk of TeleFrag is much higher at extreme close range for some reason.

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Here, it's throwing your sword ''down'' that works.

* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: Chekov to Mara, while Chekov is under the influence of the alien.]]

* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: An alien powerful enough to destroy a Klingon battlecruiser, transmute matter and control the minds of hundreds of beings simultaneously takes control of the Enterprise. How do the humans and Klingons get rid of it? By '''laughing''' at it. Seriously. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Sooo... giggle at the ghostly....]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mr. Freeze]] is a Klingon!

* TheissTitillationTheory: Averted for once! Mara's outfit frames her clavicles with an asymmetrical neckline, but is actually quite modest compared to other female outfits on the show. [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration And then Lursa and B'Etor came along.....]]

Instead of the usual trio, it's Kirk, Chekov, Bones and an unusually long lived {{RedShirt}} who beam down to Beta XII-A, a planet of rocks and pink trees, to answer a distress beacon. While Kirk laments the hundreds of men women and children who have been murdered (we never actually see any bodies) Spock reports a Klingon ship in orbit, apparently in distress. A small group of Klingons (including the first female Klingon to be aired thus far) beam down and accuses Kirk of attacking his ship and killing his crewmen. Kirk denies doing such a thing and brings up his counter accusation. Chekov accuses the Klingons (again, he calls them "Cossacks") of murdering his hereto unmentioned brother, Piotr. Kang tortures Chekov and threatens to do more if Kirk does not surrender his ship to the Klingons. Kirk pretends to surrender, but sends a secret signal to Spock that only the ''Enterprise'' crew be beamed aboard, with the Klingon crew kept in stasis until security can handle them. Kang and his crew are detained in the lounge while a mysterious Anti-[[PeterPan Tinkerbell]] looms nearby.

[[TheOddCouple Can two warring species drive a hate fueled alien life form from a starship without driving each other crazy?]]

* [[CradlingYourKill Cradling Your TKO:]] Kirk cradles Chekov as he takes him to sick bay, lamenting how he was driven to beat him senseless.

* [[DeadLittleSister Dead Imaginary Brother:]] Chekov rants about a brother named Piotr who was murdered by Klingons. Sulu points out that Chekov is an only child.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Mr. Freeze]] is a Klingon!

* * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Keep your Vulcan hands off me!" (see ParentheticalSwearing below). The script writer was apparently delighted when Jimmy Doohan made the decision during rehearsals to emphasise the word 'Vulcan' as if it were a swear word.

* * ParentheticalSwearing: Scotty says the line "Keep your Vulcan hands off me!" with a ''very'' specific emphasis on the word 'Vulcan'.

* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: An alien powerful enough to destroy a Klingon battlecruiser, transmute matter and control the minds of hundreds of beings simultaneously takes control of the Enterprise. How do the humans and Klingons get rid of it? By '''laughing''' at it. Seriously. [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Sooo... giggle at the ghostly....]]

* OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Kirk tells Kang, "Go to the Devil!" (Couldn't say "Go to Hell" on TV in the 60's.) Kang replies, "We [Klingons] have no Devil... but we are very familiar with the habits of yours." Cue use of torture. In [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration later]] [[StarTrekVoyager series]], it would be revealed that Klingon mythology does have a character called Fek'lhr who is much like the Judaic version of Satan, i.e., [[PunchClockVillain not necessarily evil,]] [[EverybodyHatesHades just having an unpleasant responsibility.]]

* TheissTitillationTheory: Averted for once! Mara's outfit frames her clavicles with an asymmetrical neckline, but is actually quite modest compared to other female outfits on the show. [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration And then Lursa and B'Etor came along.....]]

* OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Kirk tells Kang, "Go to the Devil!" (Couldn't say "Go to Hell" on TV in the 60's.) Kang replies, "We [Klingons] have no Devil... but we are very familiar with the habits of yours." Cue use of torture. In [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration later]] [[StarTrekVoyager series]], it would be revealed that Klingon mythology does have a character called Fek'lhr who is much like the Judaic version of Satan, i.e., [[PunchClockVillain not necessarily evil,]] [[EverybodyHatesHades just having an unpleasant responsibility.]]

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Chekov decides killing's to good for Mara. Luckily, Kirk steps in just in time.

* EveryoneLaughsEnding: In a show of good spirits, everyone laughs together as the EnergyBeing slinks away. Kang's hearty slap on Kirk's back seemed a little stronger than need be, though.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/Batman Mr. Freeze]] is a Klingon!

* NoSuchThingAsHR: Bones' and Spock's [[VitrolicBestBuds good natured bickering]] becomes overheated in this episode.

* TheissTitilationTheory: Averted for once! Mara's outfit frames her clavicles with an asymmetrical neckline, but is actually quite modest compared to other female outfits on the show. [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration And then Lursa and B'Etor came along.....]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[series/Batman Mr. Freeze]] is a Klingon!

* TheXOfY: The method used to name this episode.

Tempers flare as IrrationalHatred overrides good sense. Klingons and Federation had always shared an enmity, but now it's getting out of hand! Boing! The chess set, some pool cues and the phasers have all turned into swords! Rather than question this turn of events, everyone decides to start buckling the swash.

[[TheOddCouple Can two warring species drive a hate fueled EnergyBeing from a starship without driving each other crazy?]]