Episode
Star Trek: The Return of the Archons
Overview
The Enterprise encounters a seemingly peaceful civilization run by a "benevolent" being named Landru... who intends for them to join his people.
Details
- Series
- Star Trek
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 1967-02-09
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
The Return of the Archons is Episode 21 in Season 1 of Star Trek. It aired on 1967-02-09. The runtime is 50 min.
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