The Magicks of Megas-tu

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Star Trek: The Animated Series episode
"The Magicks of Megas-tu"
The alien "satyr" Lucien
Episode no.	008
Prod. code	008
Airdate	October 27, 1973
Writer(s)	Larry Brody
Director	Hal Sutherland
Guest star(s)	none
Year	2269
Stardate	1254.4
Episode chronology
Previous	"The Infinite Vulcan"
Next	"Once Upon a Planet"

The Magicks of Megas-tu is an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series.

1 Plot outline
2 See also
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Plot outline

While exploring near the center of the galaxy, the U.S.S. Enterprise is caught inside an energy/matter vortex and all her computer systems fail. A being named Lucien appears on the bridge, repairs the ship's systems and takes the crew to explore his planet, Megas-Tu.

On this planet, magic and witchcraft are quite normal. The Megans are an ageless species that had, at one time, lived on Earth, and were responsible for the legends about witches. Lucien, their guide, is in reality the Lucifer of Earth mythology.

The Megans determine to put Captain Kirk and crew on trial for the crimes of mankind.

[edit] See also

List of Star Trek: The Animated Series episodes

[edit] Notes

After the release of all of the animated Star Treks on DVD, the canon status of this story is in question. See: Star Trek canon.

Despite the premise that the animated episodes take place after the original series, this episode has a stardate that precedes all of the TOS episodes.

This episode was essentially a Hallowe'en episode, aired late in October 1973.