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The Empath

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EPISODE DATA

Title ---------------------------- The Empath
Writer ------------------------- Joyce Muskat
Director ------------------------- John Erman
Original Air Date ----------- December 6, 1968
Order of Filming ------------------------ 63rd
Order of Broadcasting ------------------ 67th
Filmed --------- late July & early August 1968
REGULAR CAST

Captain James T. Kirk -------- William Shatner
Lieutenant Cmdr. Spock ------ Leonard Nimoy
Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy -- DeForest Kelley
Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott -- James Doohan
Lieutenant Sulu --------------- George Takei
GUEST CAST

Gem -------------------------- Kathryn Hays
Thann ------------------------- Willard Sage
Lal -------------------------- Alan Bergmann
Dr. Ozaba --------------------- Davis Roberts
Dr. Linke -------------------- Jason Wingreen
McCoy's stunt double ------------ Paul Baxley
Kirk's stunt double ---------------- Jay Jones
TITLE REFERENCE

"The Empath"
None


ORIGINAL TITLES

A Pearl of Great Price
The Answerer
UNUSUAL FOREIGN TITLES

France ------------------------ The Impasse
Germany -------------- The Plan of the Vians
Italy ------------------- The Right to Survive
Japan ----- Medical Experimentation on Living
                                                        Persons on Minara
Portugal -------------------------- Rare Gem
STORY SYNOPSIS

The U.S.S. Enterprise goes to pick up research personnel on the second planet of the star Minara. While Kirk, Spock and McCoy are on the surface, a radiation storm endangers the starship and Scotty takes the Enterprise out of orbit, sure that the planet's atmosphere will protect the landing party from radiation.

The three officers find themselves in an underground chamber shared with a mute humanoid which McCoy names "Gem." Two other humanoids, different from Gem, appear to them. They tell the men they are Vians, and take Kirk as a test subject to torture. He is assured, however, that it isn't he who is being tested. Gem, who turns out to be a fully functional empath, heals Kirk's wounds. The Vians tell the captain he must choose one of his men to be the next text subject. Each man volunteers, but McCoy wins, managing to anesthetize both Spock and Kirk, and is taken away by the Vians.

When he is returned to them, McCoy is near death. Gem attempts to cure him, but is frightened by the severity of his injuries. The Vians explain to them that they are testing Gem to see if her people are worthy as a species to be saved from their doomed sun. They are testing Gem's capacity for compassion and self-sacrifice. Overcoming her fears, Gem heals McCoy and the Vians decide that her species is to be saved. The officers are returned unharmed to the U.S.S. Enterprise.



THE EMPATH

Click the name of the WAVs to listen

Total WAVs: 22
(1) Scrambler ---------------- 15.3 KB
Mr. Spock

It sounds like Leonard Nimoy had a cold
while filming this episode.

(2) Stun --------------------- 4.63 KB
Captain Kirk
(3) Bats --------------------- 15.0 KB
Mr. Spock
(4) Evolve ------------------- 19.3 KB
Mr. Spock
(5) Responsible -------------- 5.90 KB
Captain Kirk
(6) Mutes ------------------- 12.0 KB
Captain Kirk
(7) Gem --------------------- 19.8 KB
Dr. McCoy - Mr. Spock
(8) Who --------------------- 8.70 KB
Captain Kirk
(9) Empath ------------------ 6.41 KB
Dr. McCoy
(10) Come ------------------- 10.7 KB
Captain Kirk
(11) Worried ----------------- 19.1 KB
Scotty
(12) Death ------------------ 17.0 KB
Captain Kirk
(13) Passageway ------------ 9.46 KB
Dr. McCoy
(14) Insanity ---------------- 38.6 KB
Thann

Those are pretty difficult percentages to base a decision on.

(15) Coal -------------------- 6.66 KB
Dr. McCoy

Another of McCoy's famous lines!

(16) Unethical --------------- 13.2 KB
Mr. Spock
(17) Hypo ------------------- 11.4 KB
Mr. Spock
(18) Offending --------------- 11.2 KB
Captain Kirk
(19) Manner ----------------- 14.0 KB
Dr. McCoy
(20) Pleasure ---------------- 10.2 KB
Mr. Spock
(21) Instinct ----------------- 19.8 KB
Thann
(22) Emotion ----------------- 56.4 KB
Dr. McCoy - Scotty - Captain Kirk - Mr. Spock

This is a very odd episode and it's the victim of
'small budget syndrome.'  They saved lots of money by
filming most of the episode on an empty soundstage.

I wonder what Kathryn Hays' voice sounds like.
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