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3. OG Star Trek, The Return of the Archons

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 03:14 PM

Apr 17

Landru: You have come to a world without hate, without fear, without conflict, no war, no disease, no crime. None of the ancient evils. Landru seeks tranquility, peace for all, the universal good.

The Enterprise travels to Beta III to learn the fate of the U.S.S. Archon, gone missing a century earlier. One member of the landing party disappears, and one returns in a strangely blissful state. Kirk beams down with another landing party; amidst the chaos of "Festival" their hosts asks if they are "Archons." To learn more, Kirk must convince Betan citizens to disobey Landru, the man who has ruled them for 6,000 years - or find those who already resist. But with the Lawgivers everywhere, that task is going to be difficult...

Mr. Spock: [Kirk has been vainly trying to communicate with Landru's image] Useless, Captain. A projection.
Captain James T. Kirk: [Pulling out a pocket phaser] Yes, Mr. Spock. Let's have a look at the projector.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708476/?ref_=ttqu_ov_bk

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That guy was already batshit crazy. RandySF Apr 17 #5