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Requiem For Methuselah

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EPISODE DATA

Title --------------- Requiem For Methuselah
Writer ------------------------ Jerome Bixby
Director --------------------- Murray Golden
Original Air Date ---------- February 14, 1969
Order of Filming ----------------------- 76th
Order of Broadcasting ----------------- 74th
Filmed ---------------- Early December 1968
REGULAR CAST

Captain James T. Kirk -------- William Shatner
Lieutenant Cmdr. Spock ------ Leonard Nimoy
Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy -- DeForest Kelley
Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott -- James Doohan
Lieutenant Uhura ------------ Nichelle Nichols
GUEST CAST

Flint ---------------------------- James Daly
Rayna Kapec ------------------- Louise Sorel
Orderly ----------------------- John Buonomo
Kirk's stunt double --------------- Paul Baxley
Flint's stunt double --------------- Phil Adams
TITLE REFERENCE

"Requiem For Methuselah"
Methuselah lived 969 years (Genesis 5:27), hence, any very old person is a "methuselah." Flint has lived 6000 years, but is now dying.
A requiem is a mass, or solemn chant, in honor of the dead.


ORIGINAL TITLES

None
UNUSUAL FOREIGN TITLES

Germany ------------ Planet of the Immortals
Japan -------------- Love at the Age of 6200
STORY SYNOPSIS

Rigellian fever, an extremely deadly plague, strikes the U.S.S. Enterprise crew. Kirk, Spock and McCoy beam down to a supposedly uninhabited planet, Holberg 917-G, in search of the only known antidote, ryetalyn. To their surprise, they encounter Flint and his daughter, Rayna. Not pleased to have visitors, Flint orders his robot to gather and process ryetalyn, while the three officers are entertained by his daughter. Due to the robot contaminating the first batch of antidote, McCoy tells it another must be made. In the meantime, Kirk and Rayna have become attracted to each other, to Flint's jealous objection.

Spock has discovered, to his puzzlement, old masterpieces on modern supplies, i.e. a da Vinci painting done with modern oils on new canvas and an unknown Brahms waltz, written on new paper. Flint explains that he is an immortal, who wandered the Earth for centuries in various personas, including Brahms and da Vinci. He came to this planet to retire in peace and built the "Rayna" android as his companion. He had hoped that her involvement with Kirk would speed up her emotional growth, but now he has become hopelessly jealous. Not understanding such intense emotions, Rayna short-circuits and "dies."

The landing party takes the ryetalyn and returns to the Enterprise. McCoy tells them that Flint, too, will soon perish because what made him immortal was the atmosphere of Earth. Leaving it robbed him of that power.

In a surprisingly compassionate gesture, Spock uses a Vulcan mind touch to erase the painful memories of Rayna from Kirk's mind.



REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH

Click the name of the WAVs to listen

Total WAVs: 25
(1) Epidemic ----------------- 8.95 KB
Captain Kirk

That can't be good.

(2) Uninhabited -------------- 20.6 KB
Mr. Spock
(3) Power ------------------- 17.0 KB
Flint

Wow, that's quite a threat!

(4) Phasers ------------------ 21.1 KB
Captain Kirk - Scotty

Kirk's turn for a show of force.

(5) Crew -------------------- 22.9 KB
Captain Kirk

A good defense is a strong offense!

(6) Forces ------------------- 34.5 KB
Flint - Mr. Spock
(7) Art ---------------------- 38.6 KB
Mr. Spock
(8) Brandy ------------------- 43.7 KB
Dr. McCoy - Captain Kirk - Mr. Spock
(9) Blood -------------------- 13.7 KB
Dr. McCoy
(10) Envy ------------------- 29.0 KB
Mr. Spock - Dr. McCoy

Wow, that's quite the admission by Spock.

(11) Priceless ---------------- 33.8 KB
Mr. Spock
(12) Interest ---------------- 32.5 KB
Rayna Kapec - Mr. Spock

Spock goes for the "brainy" type.

(13) Privilege ---------------- 16.8 KB
Dr. McCoy

McCoy, always the gentleman.

(14) Human ------------------ 22.6 KB
Captain Kirk

Words of wisdom from the captain.

(15) Waltz ------------------- 59.9 KB
Mr. Spock - Captain Kirk

(16) Tragic ------------------ 7.93 KB
Flint
(17) Logic ------------------- 9.71 KB
Mr. Spock
(18) Emotions ---------------- 13.2 KB
Dr. McCoy
(19) Fighting ----------------- 18.6 KB
Captain Kirk - Mr. Spock
(20) Danger ----------------- 10.4 KB
Mr. Spock
(21) Loved ------------------ 16.8 KB
Captain Kirk - Mr. Spock
(22) Joys -------------------- 16.8 KB
Mr. Spock

Wow, very sad.

(23) Lonely ------------------ 27.4 KB
Captain Kirk
(24) Dying ------------------- 46.0 KB
Dr. McCoy - Mr. Spock
(25) Goodnight --------------- 84.8 KB
Dr. McCoy - Mr. Spock

A very touching speech by McCoy.
A very "simple" episode but a very "touching" one.

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