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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design (carried off as well as budget '60s special effects could) and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gamut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]]. Likely due to this popularity, the Gorn were finally brought back in ''[[Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds Strange New Worlds]]'' (a prequel series set eight years earlier) where they receive a CerebusRetcon and feature heavily in both La'am's backstory and the overall MythArc.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design (carried off as well as budget '60s special effects could) and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gamut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]]. Likely due to this popularity, the Gorn were finally brought back in ''[[Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds Strange New Worlds]]'' (a prequel series set eight years earlier) where they receive a CerebusRetcon and feature heavily in both La'am's La'an's backstory and the overall MythArc.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design (carried off as well as budget '60s special effects could) and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gamut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]]. Likely due to this popularity, the Gorn were finally brought back in ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'' (a prequel series set eight years earlier) where they receive a CerebusRetcon and feature heavily in one character's backstory.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design (carried off as well as budget '60s special effects could) and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gamut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]]. Likely due to this popularity, the Gorn were finally brought back in ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'' ''[[Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds Strange New Worlds]]'' (a prequel series set eight years earlier) where they receive a CerebusRetcon and feature heavily in one character's backstory.both La'am's backstory and the overall MythArc.


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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: With ''[[Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds Strange New Worlds]]'' establishing that Starfleet had considered the Gorn relentless monsters up to this point, Kirk's willingness to show mercy to one hits much harder.
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** Kirk vs Gorn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM Behold]].

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** The brawl between Kirk vs Gorn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM Behold]].and the Gorn became one of the most remembered moments from the series for all the wrong reasons. The Gorn moves at the speed of molasses and he and Kirk fight with all the forceful aggression of a summer breeze, at one point simply hugging each other like a father and son. Most infamous is a scene where Kirk strikes the Gorn in the side with a large rock, with the Gorn not even reacting to the hit.

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** The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers; Website/TelevisionWithoutPity memorably described it as "a University of Florida mascot queened up in one of [[Series/ProjectRunway Samantha's dresses from last season]]."
** The actor playing Lt. Harold, the survivor of the Cestus III attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.

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** The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers; Website/TelevisionWithoutPity memorably described it as "a University of Florida mascot queened up in one of [[Series/ProjectRunway Samantha's dresses from last season]]."
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{{Narm}}: The actor playing Lt. Harold, the survivor of the Cestus III attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.
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** Kirk vs Gorn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSno7_DcNyw Behold]].

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** Kirk vs Gorn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSno7_DcNyw com/watch?v=Z1eFdUSnaQM Behold]].

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design (carried off as well as budget '60s special effects could) and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gamut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]].

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design (carried off as well as budget '60s special effects could) and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gamut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]]. Likely due to this popularity, the Gorn were finally brought back in ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'' (a prequel series set eight years earlier) where they receive a CerebusRetcon and feature heavily in one character's backstory.



* {{Narm}}: The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers; Website/TelevisionWithoutPity memorably described it as "a University of Florida mascot queened up in one of [[Series/ProjectRunway Samantha's dresses from last season]]." Also the actor playing Lt. Harold, the survivor of the Cestus 3 attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.

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actor playing Lt. Harold, the survivor of the Cestus 3 III attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.
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* HarsherInHindsight: As popular as this episode has been, this episode left its own nasty mark on Creator/WilliamShatner and Creator/LeonardNimoy. One of the stage prop explosions from this episode ''may'' or ''may not'' have given both men chronic tinnitus. Although it was not confirmed to have been from filming this episode (Shatner didn't start dealing with it until the 90's), both men had the opposite ear affected, Shatner's left ear and Nimoy's right.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design (carried off as well as budget '60s special effects could) and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gammut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]].

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design (carried off as well as budget '60s special effects could) and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gammut gamut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]].



* {{Narm}}: The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers; Website/TelevisionWithoutPity memorably described it as "a University of Florida mascot queened up in one of [[Series/ProjectRunway Samantha's dresses from last season]]." Also the actor playing Lt. Harold, the survivor of the Cestus 3 attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.

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* {{Narm}}: The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers; Website/TelevisionWithoutPity memorably described it as "a University of Florida mascot queened up in one of [[Series/ProjectRunway Samantha's dresses from last season]]." Also the actor playing Lt. Harold, the survivor of the Cestus 3 attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.inexplicably.

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* {{Narm}}: The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers; Website/TelevisionWithoutPity memorably described it as "a University of Florida mascot queened up in one of [[Series/RupaulsDragRace Samantha's dresses from last season]]." Also the actor playing Lt. Harold, the survivor of the Cestus 3 attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.

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* {{Narm}}: The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers; Website/TelevisionWithoutPity memorably described it as "a University of Florida mascot queened up in one of [[Series/RupaulsDragRace [[Series/ProjectRunway Samantha's dresses from last season]]." Also the actor playing Lt. Harold, the survivor of the Cestus 3 attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.

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* {{Narm}}: The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers. Also Harold, the survivor of the Cestus 3 attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.

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* {{Narm}}: The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers. viewers; Website/TelevisionWithoutPity memorably described it as "a University of Florida mascot queened up in one of [[Series/RupaulsDragRace Samantha's dresses from last season]]." Also the actor playing Lt. Harold, the survivor of the Cestus 3 attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.
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* ItWasHisSled: The first half of the episode is a tense encounter and pursuit with the mysterious ship that attacked a Federation outpost against enemies the crew never see, which is rather undermined by the fight with the Gorn captain being one of the most famous scenes in television.

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* ItWasHisSled: The first half of the episode is a tense encounter and pursuit with the mysterious ship that attacked a Federation outpost against enemies the crew never see, which is rather undermined by the fight with the Gorn captain being one of the most famous scenes in television.television.
* {{Narm}}: The Gorn's costume, for some modern viewers. Also Harold, the survivor of the Cestus 3 attack, gives a weird LargeHam performance that involves rocking his head back and forth inexplicably.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gammut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]].

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design (carried off as well as budget '60s special effects could) and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gammut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]].
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Gorn. Appearing in only this episode, and hardly ever getting a mention again, they still captured the imaginations of many ''Star Trek'' fans. Probably due to the combination of an intimidating and cool design and one of the first genuinely morally grey conflicts. In the EU, the Gorn have run the gammut from [[Literature/FortunesOfWar joining the Federation]] to [[VideoGame/StarTrekOnline allying with the Klingons]] to being a [[TabletopGame/StarFleetBattles galactic power in their own right]].

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* FightSceneFailure: Kirk vs Gorn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSno7_DcNyw Behold]].

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Kirk vs Gorn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSno7_DcNyw Behold]].Behold]].
** Kirk and Spock are shown ducking for cover from the explosions, but not the '{{incoming}}' whistle, which would have been dubbed on later.
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* ItWasHisSled: The first half of the episode is a tense encounter and persuit with the mysterious ship that attacked a Federation outpost against enemies the crew never see, which is rather undermined by the fight with the Gorn captain being one of the most famous scenes in television.

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* ItWasHisSled: The first half of the episode is a tense encounter and persuit pursuit with the mysterious ship that attacked a Federation outpost against enemies the crew never see, which is rather undermined by the fight with the Gorn captain being one of the most famous scenes in television.
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* FightSceneFailure: Kirk vs Gorn. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSno7_DcNyw Behold]].

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* FightSceneFailure: Kirk vs Gorn. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSno7_DcNyw Behold]].Behold]].
* ItWasHisSled: The first half of the episode is a tense encounter and persuit with the mysterious ship that attacked a Federation outpost against enemies the crew never see, which is rather undermined by the fight with the Gorn captain being one of the most famous scenes in television.
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* FighgtSceneFailure: Kirk vs Gorn. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSno7_DcNyw Behold]].

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* FighgtSceneFailure: FightSceneFailure: Kirk vs Gorn. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSno7_DcNyw Behold]].
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* FighgtSceneFailure: Kirk vs Gorn. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSno7_DcNyw Behold]].

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