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10 Best Episodes of Star Trek - Season 1

Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen led by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 02, 2023.

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Star Trek - S1E3

#15 - Where No Man Has Gone Before (Season 1 - Episode 3)

While exploring the edge of the galaxy, the Enterprise encounters an energy barrier that gives two crewmen godlike powers.

The episode was rated 7.45 from 732 votes.

Star Trek - S1E16

#14 - The Galileo Seven (Season 1 - Episode 16)

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Spock commands a stranded away team when their shuttlecraft is stranded on a planet with hostile natives.

The episode was rated 7.50 from 388 votes.

Star Trek - S1E4

#13 - The Naked Time (Season 1 - Episode 4)

A strange alien substance causes the crew to act out their deepest inhibitions, while the ship plummets out of orbit.

The episode was rated 7.51 from 635 votes.

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#12 - The Corbomite Maneuver (Season 1 - Episode 10)

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The Enterprise encounters a vast alien ship that sets out to test them.

The episode was rated 7.53 from 496 votes.

Star Trek - S1E29

#11 - Operation -- Annihilate! (Season 1 - Episode 29)

Kirk and the Enterprise must combat parasitic aliens.

The episode was rated 7.54 from 333 votes.

Star Trek - S1E26

#10 - Errand of Mercy (Season 1 - Episode 26)

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The Federation and the Klingon Empire teeter on the brink of war as Kirk investigates Organia, a humble planet inhabited by pacifists that is unwittingly caught in the middle.

The episode was rated 7.56 from 355 votes.

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#9 - The Devil in the Dark (Season 1 - Episode 25)

Kirk investigates a series of grisly murders on a mining planet that are the work of a seemingly hostile alien creature.

The episode was rated 7.59 from 354 votes.

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#8 - Tomorrow is Yesterday (Season 1 - Episode 19)

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The Enterprise collides with a black hole and is thrown back to Earth in the 20th century, where they must find a way back and erase any trace of their presence. Matters become complicated when they rescue an Air Force pilot and cannot return him without changing history... but if he disappears that will change history as well.

The episode was rated 7.72 from 415 votes.

Star Trek - S1E12

#7 - The Menagerie (2) (Season 1 - Episode 12)

Spock's court-martial continues as he attempts to justify his abduction of Pike, the theft of the Enterprise, and his heading for a planet declared forbidden by Starfleet.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 446 votes.

Star Trek - S1E20

#6 - Court Martial (Season 1 - Episode 20)

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Captain Kirk's career is at stake when he is put on trial for the loss of a crewman during an ion storm.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 369 votes.

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#5 - The Menagerie (1) (Season 1 - Episode 11)

Spock kidnaps his former captain, the crippled Christopher Pike, and heads for a quarantined planet, putting his career and Kirk's life on the line.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 458 votes.

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#4 - Space Seed (Season 1 - Episode 22)

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The Enterprise picks up a crew of genetic supermen from the 20th century... and their leader, Khan, plans to create a new empire.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 442 votes.

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#3 - A Taste of Armageddon (Season 1 - Episode 23)

The Enterprise arrives at a planet to establish diplomatic relations and finds itself in the middle of a "peaceful" war that threatens to destroy the ship.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 362 votes.

Star Trek - S1E14

#2 - Balance of Terror (Season 1 - Episode 14)

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Kirk pits the Enterprise against an invisible spaceship testing the Federation's defenses.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 440 votes.

Star Trek - S1E28

#1 - The City on the Edge of Forever (Season 1 - Episode 28)

Kirk and Spock must travel into the past in order to correct a change that will alter history.

The episode was rated 8.15 from 426 votes.

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