"Wink of an Eye" was the 68th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 13th episode of the show's third and final season, first aired on 29 November 1968. The episode was written by Arthur HeinemannMA, directed by Jud TaylorMA and novelized in Star Trek 11 by James Blish.
Summary[]
Kirk is trapped in accelerated time with a beautiful alien while the rest of the Enterprise crew is in danger of being frozen as space breeding stock!
Log entries[]
- Ship's log, stardate 5710.5
- Lieutenant Commander Scott reporting. While exploring an outer quadrant of the galaxy, the Enterprise received distress calls from an apparently uninhabited, incredibly beautiful city on the planet of Scalos. Captain Kirk and a landing party have beamed down to investigate.
- Captain's log, stardate 5710.9
- Mr. Spock has remained in accelerated time so that he might effect repairs to the ship more rapidly.
References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Compton • Deela (Scalosian) • Ekor • Bill Hadley • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Leonard McCoy • Mira (Scalosian) • Rael • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • USS Enterprise computer • unnamed Scalosian • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel
Novelization characters[]
- Christine Chapel • Compton • Deela (Scalosian) • Ekor • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Mira (Scalosian) • Rael • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Scalos (Scalos system, Mutara sector, the galaxy's Beta Quadrant)
Shipboard areas[]
- USS Enterprise
- bridge • transporter room • quarters (Kirk's) • medical lab • hangar deck • life support center
Planetary locales[]
- Scalos
- Scalosian city
Races and cultures[]
Technology and weapons[]
- communicator • computer • intercom • medical kit • medical tricorder • sensors • starship • tape • viewscreen • transporter • tricorder • phaser • deflectors • force field • life support system • suspended animation device • spaceship • Scalosian weapon • self-defense mechanism • protective shield
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen • water • Scalosian water
Food and beverages[]
Lifeforms[]
States and organizations[]
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • chief scientist • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • conn • crewman • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • helmsman • king • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • queen • scientist • science officer • second officer • security • tactical officer • technician • weapons officer • yeoman
Other references[]
- anatomy • arm • beaming • Bones • boot • bruise • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2268 • cell (biology) • city • clothing • coordinates • dress • finger • five-year mission • government • homeworld • hour • jumpsuit • Kirk's women • language • life span • lifeform • log entry • logic • matter • memory • nation-state • orbit • pants • planet • population • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • ship's log • ship's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) • space • star • star system • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • weapon • industrial scale • hyper-acceleration • stun • command chair • history • radiation poisoning • telemetry • landing party • distress call • time • computer voice • ear • infertility • literature • medical supply cabinet • painting • population • quarantine • red alert • repair crew • skin • standby alert • survey • suspended animation • volcano
Chronology[]
- stardate 5710.5, 2268 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages)
- Enterprise travels to Scalos.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Scalos's surface. (Decipher RPG module: Worlds)
- Decipher RPG module: Worlds
- Depicts the coordinates and maps of the Scalos system and homeworld.
Adaptations[]
Novelized in Star Trek 11.
Novelization reprint cover image.
Novelization reprint cover image.
Novelization reprint cover image.
Novelization reprint cover image.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 3.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes.
Images[]
Scalos.
Episode image.
Episode image.
On Scalos.
At Scalos.
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Plato's Stepchildren |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: That Which Survives |
| Previous episode: Plato's Stepchildren |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: The Empath |
| Previous story: The Squire of Gothos |
Star Trek 11
|
Next story: Bread and Circuses |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: First Frontier |
Next Adventure: The Hunting | |
| Previous Adventure: Plato's Stepchildren |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: That Which Survives |
Translations[]
- 1977
- German : Nur ein Lidschlag, translated by Leni Sobez. (Pabel-Moewig)
- 1979
- Italian : La fontana del tempo, translated by Rosella Sanità. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1981
- Japanese : まばたき, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
External links[]
- "Wink of an Eye" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Wink of an Eye article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.