Star Trek: The Animated Series
Reviews for The Animated Series were written retrospectively in 2023. Note: All reviews contain spoilers.
Season 1 (1973-1974)
- Introduction — A preface about the long road in getting around to writing reviews for this series, and some commentary on the series overall.
- 9/8/1973. Beyond the Farthest Star
— The Enterprise discovers an ancient, abandoned starship orbiting a dead star, which carries a threatening presence.
- 9/15/1973. Yesteryear
— Spock travels back in time to prevent his own death as a child on Vulcan.
- 9/22/1973. One of Our Planets Is Missing
— The Enterprise must intervene when a mysterious cloud that consumes entire planets threatens a Federation colony.
- 9/29/1973. The Lorelei Signal
— The men aboard the Enterprise are drawn to a planet by the alluring song being transmitted by its female inhabitants.
- 10/6/1973. More Tribbles, More Troubles
— The Enterprise takes on a familiar passenger and faces off against an old foe while dealing with a new batch of troublesome tribbles.
- 10/13/1973. The Survivor
— The Enterprise crew rescues a human survivor who has been missing for five years, but they soon realize he might not be who he seems.
- 10/20/1973. The Infinite Vulcan
— A landing party visits a planet of sentient plant-based lifeforms who show a particular interest in Spock.
- 10/27/1973. The Magicks of Megas-Tu
— The Enterprise travels to the center of the galaxy, where they find the known laws of reality no longer apply and are instead governed by magical beings.
- 11/3/1973. Once Upon a Planet
— The computerized system in control of a vacation world's fantasy environment decides to hold Uhura prisoner in an attempt to change its fundamental purpose.
- 11/10/1973. Mudd's Passion
— Con man Harry Mudd, facing arrest from Kirk for a litany of Federation violations, makes an unexpected offer of a love potion to Nurse Chapel.
- 11/17/1973. The Terratin Incident
— While investigating a distress call, the Enterprise is enveloped by an energy beam that causes the entire crew to shrink.
- 11/24/1973. The Time Trap
— During a confrontation with the Klingons, the Enterprise becomes trapped in an area of space known for numerous ship disappearances, where they encounter a mysterious society.
- 12/1/1973. The Ambergris Element
— While studying an alien world with an underwater society that distrusts surface dwellers, Kirk and Spock are physiologically transformed so they can only breathe underwater.
- 12/15/1973. The Slaver Weapon
— Spock, Sulu, and Uhura discover an ancient weapon from a long-dead society that is coveted by alien pirates who want to unlock its secrets.
- 1/5/1974. The Eye of the Beholder
— The Enterprise investigates the disappearance of a science team on a mysterious world.
- 1/12/1974. The Jihad
— Kirk and Spock are recruited into a secret mission to recover a religious artifact from a volatile planet in order to prevent a catastrophic holy war.