--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 THE MARK OF GIDEON --------------------------------------------------------------------------- WRITER: George F. Slavin and Stanley Adams GUESTS: Sharon Acker (Odona) David Hurst Gene Kynarski Richard Derr AIRED: January 17, 1969 HACK-MAN rating: .090 Usenet rating: .295 QUOTES: ======= THE MARK OF GIDEON PLOT: ===== Kirk is decoyed into a replica of the Enterprise, empty except for Odona, a dizzy chick. Spock is on the Enterprise, searching for him through a slough of red tape, and eventually defies Star Fleet Command. The people of Gideon are trying to get infected by Kirk to control their overpopulation problem. FACTS: ====== - Spock defies Star Fleet Command. OPINIONS: ========= Stank on ice. You can only take so many of these "1960s social issues" episodes (popu- lation control).