Fair rating?Star Trek· Season 3 · Episode 22
The Savage Curtain
The Enterprise surveys the planet Excalbia. As its surface is the temperature of molten rock, no landing party is possible, so when the orbital survey concludes, Kirk orders the ship to leave. And then... Abraham Lincoln appears, and at the same time a region forms on the planet suitable for human life. Kirk and Spock beam down and discover Yarnek. It seems the Excalbians are struggling to understand the concepts of good and evil; the help themselves they have constructed an experiment: four examplars of good, including Kirk and Spock, will battle four exemplars of evil, notorious figures from history. And if good loses, the Enterprise will be destroyed...
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#2In Season 3of 24 rated episodes
#13All-timeof 79 rated episodes
+0.7vs season avgSeason 3 averages 7.5
1969First airedMarch 7, 1969
Guest stars
James Doohanas Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott
Nichelle Nicholsas Lt. Nyota Uhura
George Takeias Lt. Hikaru Sulu
Walter Koenigas Ensign Pavel Chekov
Lee Bergereas President Abraham Lincoln
Barry Atwateras Surak
Nathan Jungas Ghengis Khan
Bob Herronas Kahless
Arell Blantonas Chief Security GuardCarol Danielsas Zora
Phillip Pineas Col. Green
Janos Prohaskaas YarnekCrew
Herschel DaughertyDirector
Arthur HeinemannTeleplay
Gene RoddenberryStory · Teleplay