Star Trek episode "The Changeling"
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"The Changeling" is a first-season Star Trek: The Original Series episode in which the Enterprise encounters a powerful Earth probe, Nomad, that has been transformed into a deadly, perfection-obsessed machine.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Changeling | 0 |
| Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Changeling" | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| conflict | Nomad threatens to destroy all imperfect life, including the Enterprise crew. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuityNote | often cited as a precursor to the V’Ger storyline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresAntagonist | Nomad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hikaru Sulu
NERFINISHED
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James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyota Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCommandingOfficer | Captain James T. Kirk GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresConcept | machine reinterpretation of original programming ⓘ |
| featuresCrewRole |
chief engineer Montgomery Scott
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chief medical officer Leonard McCoy GENERATED ⓘ communications officer Nyota Uhura GENERATED ⓘ helmsman Hikaru Sulu GENERATED ⓘ science officer Spock GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresEntity | Nomad space probe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresStarship | USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | Earth space probe Nomad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchisePosition | part of the original 1960s Star Trek television run ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| influenceOn | concept of V’Ger in Star Trek: The Motion Picture ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | Kirk uses logical paradox to defeat Nomad. ⓘ |
| NomadObjective | to seek out and sterilize what it deems imperfect ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Nomad erases Uhura’s memory while attempting to correct her perceived imperfections.
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Spock performs a mind meld with Nomad to learn its history. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originOfNomad | Earth-launched space probe damaged and merged with an alien probe GENERATED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Enterprise encounters Nomad, an ancient Earth probe that has been altered into a powerful machine obsessed with perfection and intent on sterilizing imperfections. ⓘ |
| productionCode | 6149-37 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Star Trek: The Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolution | Captain Kirk convinces Nomad that it has failed its mission and is imperfect, leading it to self-destruction. ⓘ |
| season | 1 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
23rd century
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aboard the USS Enterprise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence and its dangers
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human fallibility versus machine logic ⓘ identity and self-contradiction ⓘ obsession with perfection ⓘ |
| villainGoal | sterilize all imperfect life-forms ⓘ |
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Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Changeling"
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Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Changeling"