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Title ---------------
Requiem For Methuselah
Writer ------------------------
Jerome Bixby
Director ---------------------
Murray Golden
Original Air Date ----------
February 14, 1969
Order of Filming -----------------------
76th
Order of Broadcasting -----------------
74th
Filmed ----------------
Early December 1968
Captain James T. Kirk --------
William Shatner
Lieutenant Cmdr. Spock ------
Leonard Nimoy
Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy --
DeForest Kelley
Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott -- James Doohan
Lieutenant Uhura ------------
Nichelle Nichols
Flint ----------------------------
James Daly
Rayna Kapec ------------------- Louise
Sorel
Orderly ----------------------- John
Buonomo
Kirk's stunt double --------------- Paul Baxley
Flint's stunt double --------------- Phil Adams
"Requiem For Methuselah"
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Methuselah lived 969
years
(Genesis 5:27), hence, any very old person is a "methuselah." Flint has
lived
6000 years, but is now dying.
A requiem is a mass, or solemn
chant,
in honor of the dead.
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None
Germany ------------
Planet of the Immortals
Japan -------------- Love at the Age
of 6200
Rigellian fever, an
extremely deadly plague, strikes the U.S.S. Enterprise crew. Kirk,
Spock and McCoy beam down to a supposedly uninhabited planet, Holberg
917-G, in search of the only known antidote, ryetalyn. To their
surprise, they encounter Flint and his daughter, Rayna. Not pleased to
have visitors, Flint orders his robot to gather and process ryetalyn,
while the three officers are entertained by his daughter. Due to the
robot contaminating the first batch of antidote, McCoy tells it another
must be made. In the meantime, Kirk and Rayna have become attracted to
each other, to Flint's jealous objection.
Spock has discovered,
to his
puzzlement, old masterpieces on modern supplies, i.e. a da Vinci
painting done with modern oils on new canvas and an unknown Brahms
waltz, written on new paper. Flint explains that he is an immortal, who
wandered the Earth for centuries in various personas, including Brahms
and da Vinci. He came to this planet to retire in peace and built the
"Rayna" android as his companion. He had hoped that her involvement
with Kirk would speed up her emotional growth, but now he has become
hopelessly jealous. Not understanding such intense emotions, Rayna
short-circuits and "dies."
The landing party takes
the
ryetalyn and returns to the Enterprise. McCoy tells them that Flint,
too, will soon perish because what made him immortal was the atmosphere
of Earth. Leaving it robbed him of that power.
In a surprisingly
compassionate gesture, Spock uses a Vulcan mind touch to erase the
painful memories of Rayna from Kirk's mind.
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Click the name of the
WAVs to listen
Total WAVs: 25
Captain
Kirk
That can't be good.
Mr. Spock
(3)
Power ------------------- 17.0 KB
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Flint
Wow, that's quite a
threat!
(4)
Phasers ------------------ 21.1 KB
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Captain
Kirk - Scotty
Kirk's turn for a
show of force.
(5)
Crew -------------------- 22.9 KB
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Captain
Kirk
A good defense is a
strong offense!
(6)
Forces ------------------- 34.5 KB
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Flint -
Mr. Spock
(7)
Art ---------------------- 38.6 KB
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Mr. Spock
(8)
Brandy ------------------- 43.7 KB
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Dr.
McCoy - Captain
Kirk - Mr. Spock
(9)
Blood -------------------- 13.7 KB
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Dr. McCoy
(10)
Envy ------------------- 29.0 KB
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Mr.
Spock - Dr. McCoy
Wow, that's quite
the admission by Spock.
Mr. Spock
Rayna
Kapec - Mr. Spock
Spock goes for the
"brainy" type.
Dr. McCoy
McCoy, always the
gentleman.
(14)
Human ------------------ 22.6 KB
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Captain
Kirk
Words of wisdom
from the captain.
(15)
Waltz ------------------- 59.9 KB
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Mr.
Spock - Captain
Kirk
(16)
Tragic ------------------ 7.93 KB
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Flint
(17)
Logic ------------------- 9.71 KB
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Mr. Spock
Dr. McCoy
Captain
Kirk - Mr. Spock
(20)
Danger ----------------- 10.4 KB
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Mr. Spock
(21)
Loved ------------------ 16.8 KB
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Captain Kirk - Mr. Spock
(22)
Joys -------------------- 16.8 KB
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Mr. Spock
Wow, very sad.
(23)
Lonely ------------------ 27.4 KB
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Captain
Kirk
(24)
Dying ------------------- 46.0 KB
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Dr.
McCoy - Mr. Spock
Dr.
McCoy - Mr. Spock
A very touching
speech by McCoy.
A very "simple" episode but a very "touching" one.
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