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106			  THE PARADISE SYNDROME
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WRITER: Margaret Armen

GUESTS: Sabrina Scharf (Mirimani)
	Rudy Solari (Mirimani's old mate?)

AIRED:	October 4, 1968

HACK-MAN rating: .996
Usenet rating:   .646

QUOTES:
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 - "Each kiss is as the first." --Mirimani


			  THE PARADISE SYNDROME

PLOT:
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The Enterprise has to deal with a meteor  that is  about to  collide with a
planet of American Indians.  Kirk accidentally enters a temple  in which he
accidentally pushes a button, causing him to lose his memory.   Spock gives
up the  search  for  him  in  order to  deflect the  meteor.   Kirk is seen
emerging from the temple and is assumed to be a god by  the Indian populace
(brought from Earth by aliens).  Kirk marries Mirimani, who  has his child,
but she dies before it is born during a stoning of her and Kirk for being a
fraud.

FACTS:
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 - Alternate Earth (transplanted Earth colony).
 - Nurse Chapel has blue underwear.
 - This episode spans more than 59 days.
 - "He Has Walked Among Us" and "Paleface" were combined into "The Paradise
   Syndrome", according to speculation by Allen Asherman and David Gerrold.
   Reportedly,  only Gene Coon knew for sure,  and of course he's been dead
   for about 15 years...

OPINIONS:
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It's really hard not to like this episode.

The Preservers probably also seeded humans on Omega IV ("The Omega Glory"),
Ekos (""),  The  Second  Earth  ("Miri"),  The  Roman  Planet  ("Bread  and
Circuses"), Paradise Planet ("The Paradise Syndrome").