Star Trek: The Original Series/Recap/S2/E09 Metamorphosis: Difference between revisions

Kirk, Spock, Bones, and our [[Girl of the Week]], Nancy Hedford, are flying around on the ''Galileo'' shuttlecraft. Nancy is some [[The Federation|Federation]] bigwig and apparently also a 1960s mod fashion aficionado. She was on an important mission when she contracted a rare space disease and is being brought to the ''Enterprise'' so McCoy can fix her right up again. But, of course, something goes wrong. No sooner has Kirk told Hedford that they'll get her back to her mission in no time, the shuttlecraft gets zapped by a [[Negative Space Wedgie]] and pulled off course. It's [[Blatant Lies|like nothing Kirk and Spock have seen before]]! Like all Federation officials who get stuck in unfortunate situations with ''Enterprise'' crew members, Hedford immediately starts acting demanding and unreasonable.

 

But for the past one hundred and fifty years, Cochrane has been [[Oblivious to Love]] and failed to notice that his best friend was a girl (typical guy). Cochrane insists that [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]] and McCoy replies that [[Everyone Can See It]]. But for Zefram, it's drunk ship's counselors and islands of naked women, thank you very much! The Companion's just not his type and he storms away. Nancy, however, seems to be jealous of Cochrane for being loved as she is [[Married to the Job]] and seems to regret that now that she's dying. Kirk talks to the Companion again and plays the "if you really loved him" card. He ends up telling her that she can't properly "join" with Cochrane anyway since their forms are incongruous. This prompts the Companion to join herself with Hedford, curing her of her disease and making them one being. Spock mentions that the Companion can't create life and Hedford/Companion replies that "that is for the maker of all things". So... [[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Carol Marcus]] then? In any case, this means she no longer has the power to keep them on the planet, having given it all up because she is such a [[Love Martyr]]. Kirk contacts the ''Enterprise'', which apparently happened to follow the right course, and Sulu lays in a course for the planet. When Hedford/Companion tells Cochrane that she can never leave her planet, he [[I Choose to Stay|chooses to stay]]. Kirk points out that there is a whole galaxy out there waiting to honor him. Yeah, great idea, Kirk. Cochrane just ''[[Sarcasm Mode|loves]]'' it when people make a big deal out of his accomplishments. Giving Cochrane his word that he won't tell the galaxy what became of him, Kirk takes the shuttle back to the ''Enterprise'' with Spock and Bones.