"The Empath" was the 63rd episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 8th episode of the show's third and final season, first aired on 6 December 1968. The episode was written by Joyce MuskatMA, directed by John ErmanMA and novelized in Star Trek 10 by James Blish.
Summary[]
- Captain's log, stardate 5121.5.
- Orbiting the second planet in the Minarian star system. This star has long given evidence of entering a nova phase, and six months ago, a research station was established to make close-up studies of the star as its end approaches. Minara is now entering a critical period, and the Enterprise has been ordered to evacuate the station before the planet becomes uninhabitable. Yet our attempts to contact the station's personnel have been, so far, unsuccessful.
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References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Gem • Bill Hadley • James T. Kirk • Lal • Roger Lemli • Linke • Leonard McCoy • Ozaba • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Thann • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel
Novelization characters[]
- Gem • James T. Kirk • Lal • Linke • Leonard McCoy • Ozaba • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Thann
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Minara II (Minara star system, the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants)
- Referenced only
- Gamma Vertis IV (Gamma Vertis system) • Manark IV (Manark system)
Shipboard areas[]
- USS Enterprise
- bridge
Planetary locales[]
- Minara II
- Minara II research station • Vian laboratory
Races and cultures[]
Technology and weapons[]
- decompression chamber • energy transfer control unit • force field • matter-energy scrambler • record tape • starship • tricorder • communicator • medical kit • medical tricorder • sensors • viewscreen • transporter
Materials and substances[]
States and organizations[]
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • doctor • engineer • ensign • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • helmsman • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • mechanic • miner • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • scientist • science officer • second officer • weapons officer
Other references[]
- anatomy • arm • beaming • boot • bruise • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2268 • disease • dress • finger • five-year mission • homeworld • jumpsuit • language • log entry • logic • memory • nation-state • orbit • pants • population • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • stardate • hour • suicide • tunic • bedside manner • bends • Bible • Bones • brain damage • brain • circulatory system • clothing • Congestion of the Lungs • cosmic rays • energy • government • heart • humanoid • hypo • insanity • kidney • kilometer • lifeform • matter • nation-state • planet • races and cultures • rank • liver • logic • lungs • meter • mute • nervous system • pathology • physiology • planet • Prime Directive • probability • pulse • research station • Ritter scale • sand bat • sickbay • solar flare • solar hour • space • specific gravity • spleen • star • star system • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • technology • telepathy • time • title • uniform • universe • vestigal • vocal cords • Vulcan neck pinch • weapon
Chronology[]
- stardate 5121.5, 2268 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages)
- Enterprise travels to Minara.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- VOY - Strange New Worlds II short story: "The Healing Arts"
- TAS episode & Log Seven novelization: The Counter-Clock Incident
- TOS - Mere Anarchy eBook: The Darkness Drops Again
Adaptations[]
Novelized in Star Trek 10.
Novelized in Star Trek 10 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 10 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 10 reprint.
Novelization German language translation in Ein kleiner Privatkrieg.
Novelization German language translation reprinted in Ein kleiner Privatkrieg.
Novelization collected in The Star Trek Reader IV.
German language novelization translation collected in Der große Sammelband IV.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 3.
Video releases[]
Collector's edition VHS release with "The Enterprise Incident".
Images[]
Episode images[]
Adaptation images[]
The USS Enterprise.
The USS Enterprise.
The USS Enterprise.
The USS Enterprise.
The USS Enterprise.
The USS Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
The crew.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Is There in Truth No Beauty? |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: The Tholian Web |
| Previous episode: Wink of an Eye |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: Elaan of Troyius |
| Previous story: The Alternative Factor |
Star Trek 10
|
Next story: The Galileo Seven |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Ghost-Walker |
Next Adventure: Legacy | |
| Previous Adventure: Is There In Truth No Beauty? |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Legacy |
Translations[]
- 1976
- German : Die Einfühlsame. (Pabel-Moewig)
- 1979
- Italian : Empatia totale, translated by Amedea Pasinetti. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1981
- Japanese : エムパス, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
External links[]
- "The Empath" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Empath article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.