"Dagger of the Mind" was the 11th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 10th episode of the show's first season, first aired on 3 November 1966. The episode was written by S. Bar-David, directed by Vincent McEveety and novelized in Star Trek 1 by James Blish.
References
Characters
Episode characters
- Tristan Adams • Berkeley • Eli • Fields • James • Karl • James T. Kirk • Ryan Leslie • Lethe • Leonard McCoy • Helen Noel • Spock • Nyota Uhura • Simon Van Gelder • Vinci[1] • unnamed Humans • unnamed 2260s USS Enterprise personnel (USS Enterprise personnel)
Novelization characters
- Tristan Adams • James T. Kirk • Lethe • Leonard McCoy • Helen Noel • Spock • Nyota Uhura • Simon Van Gelder
Starships and vehicles
Locations
Shipboard areas
- USS Enterprise
- bridge • transporter room • medical lab • sickbay
Planetary locales
- Tantalus V
- Tantalus colony
Races and cultures
Technology and weapons
- communicator • intercom • starship • viewscreen • medical kit • medical tricorder • sensors • transporter • tricorder • electroencephalograph • library computer • neural neutralizer • phaser pistol
Materials and substances
- atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen
States and organizations
Ranks and titles
- assistant • captain • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • crewman • director • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • helmsman • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • scientist • science officer • weapons officer • tactical officer • medical officer
Other references
- anatomy • arm • boot • clothing • Federation members • five-year mission • government • humanoid • language • lifeform • logic • matter • memory • nation-state • orbit • pants • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • space • star • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • weapon • Christmas • communicator • delta rhythm • delta wave • electroencephalograph • neural neutralizer • phaser • radiology • schizophrenia • brandy • Christmas • delta wave • penal colony • tranquilizing drug
Chronology
- prior to 2266
- Kirk attends the Christmas party. (prior to episode/novelization)
- stardate 2715.1, 2266 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages)
- Enterprise travels to Tantalus.
Appendices
Related media
Tantalus surface. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)
- Decipher RPG module: Worlds
- Depicts maps of Tantalus.
Adaptations
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Novelized in Star Trek 1.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
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Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
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Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelization German language translation in Der unwirkliche MacCoy.
Novelization German language translation reprinted in Der unwirkliche McCoy.
Novelization German language translation reprinted in Enterprise 1.
Novelization collected in The Star Trek Reader II.
German language novelization translation collected in Der große Sammelband.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 1.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes.
Video releases
Collector's edition VHS release with "The Conscience of the King".
Laserdisc release with "The Corbomite Maneuver".
Images
Episode images
Adaptation images
The USS Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
James T. Kirk and Janice Rand.
A phaser.
Spock and the Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
Character art.
Character art.
The Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: What Are Little Girls Made Of? |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: Miri |
| Previous episode: Miri |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: The Corbomite Maneuver |
| Previous story: Charlie's Law |
Star Trek 1
|
Next story: The Unreal McCoy |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: River of Blood Errand of Vengeance |
Next Adventure: Miri | |
| Previous Adventure: River of Blood Errand of Vengeance |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Miri |
External link
- Dagger of the Mind article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Dagger of the Mind article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- ↑ This character was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing the same operations division Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Vinci in TOS episode: "The Devil in the Dark". The same actor also played the character of Clifford Brent.
