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{{For|the Blake & Mortimer comic book|The Time Trap (comic book)}}
{{For|the Blake & Mortimer comic book|The Time Trap (comic book)}}
{{Infobox television episode
{{Infobox television episode
|Title = The Time Trap
| Title = The Time Trap
|Image=[[Image:TimetrapTAS.jpg|270px]]<BR />Federation and Klingon officers conferring
| Image = [[Image:TimetrapTAS.jpg|270px]]
| Caption = Starfleet and Klingon officers confer on the ''Enterprise''.
|Series =[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]
| Series = [[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]
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|Episode = 012
|Production = 012
| Season = 1
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| Episode = 12
|Airdate = November 24, 1973
| Production = 22010
|Writer =[[Joyce Perry]]
| Airdate = {{Startdate|1973|11|24}}
|Director = [[Hal Sutherland]]
|Prev = [[The Terratin Incident]]
| Writer = [[Joyce Perry]]
|Next = [[The Ambergris Element]]
| Director = [[Hal Sutherland]]
| Guests = -- ''None'' --
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|Episode list=[[List of Star Trek: The Animated Series episodes|List of ''Star Trek: The Animated Series'' episodes]]
| Prev = [[The Terratin Incident]]
| Next = [[The Ambergris Element]]
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| Episode list = [[List of Star Trek: The Animated Series episodes|List of ''Star Trek: The Animated Series'' episodes]]
}}
}}


'''The Time Trap''' is the twelth episode of the first season of the animated series ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series|Star Trek]]''. It first aired in the [[NBC]] Saturday morning lineup on November 24, 1973, and was written by American actress and screenwriter [[Joyce Perry]].<ref group="note">This story was expanded into a novelette by science-fiction author [[Alan Dean Foster]] as part of the collection, ''[http://www.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Log_4 Star Trek Log Four]'' (1975) (ISBN 0-345-24435-4).</ref>
'''The Time Trap''' is an episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]''.


'''''Overview:''''' Captain Kirk must cooperate with distrusted Klingons to escape a "Sargasso Sea" of dead starships.
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==Plot outline==
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While exploring the Delta Triangle, where many starships have disappeared, the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] is attacked by several [[Klingon]] vessels. During the battle they are caught in an ion storm. The ''Enterprise'' and one Klingon battlecruiser are drawn into a spacetime vortex and end up in a timeless dimension in what could only be called a graveyard for space vessels. Kirk and his crew are shocked to find "that the descendants of the crews of these various vessels are still alive" and have formed a government titled 'The Elysian Council.'<ref>Mark A. Altman & Ed Gross, TrekNavigator: The Ultimate review guide to the entire Trek saga", BackBay Books, 1998. p.243</ref>


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==Plot==
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The crew discovers that the timewarp will gradually disintegrate the ''Enterprise's'' dilithium crystals. Their only means of escape is to link their ship with the Klingons and their commander Kor and try to power themselves out of the vortex.
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On [[stardate]] 5267.2, while exploring the Delta Triangle, where many [[starship]]s have disappeared, the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] starship ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Enterprise]]'' is attacked by several [[Klingon]] vessels. During the battle they are caught in an ion storm. The ''Enterprise'' and one Klingon battlecruiser are drawn into a spacetime vortex and end up in a timeless dimension in what could only be called a graveyard for space vessels. Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] and his crew are shocked to find "that the descendants of the crews of these various vessels are still alive" and have formed a government, calling themselves 'The Elysian Council.'

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The crew discovers that the timewarp will gradually disintegrate the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s dilithium crystals. Their only means of escape is to link their ship with the Klingons' and their commander Kor and try to power themselves out of the vortex.


==Commentary==
==Commentary==
While the 'Bermuda Triangle of space' theme was somewhat fanciful, "the resulting cooperation between the Klingons and the Enterprise is adeptly done."<ref>Altman & Gross, p.243</ref> The depiction of a number of existing Federation races representing the lost "Andorians, Tellarites, Vulcans, Orions and even the plant creatures from 'The Infinite Vulcan' is a nice touch."<ref>Altman & Gross, p.243</ref> However, an overreliance of voice work on Nichelle Nichols and James Doohan, rather than [[John Colicos]] as the Klingon Kor, is less effective.<ref>Altman & Gross, p.243</ref> There is a positive message delivered here with Kirk and his crew working peacefully with the Klingons until the latter "predictably attempt to sabotage the Enterprise."<ref>Altman & Gross, p.244</ref>
While the 'Bermuda Triangle of space' theme was somewhat fanciful, "the resulting cooperation between the Klingons and the Enterprise is adeptly done."<ref>Mark A. Altman & Ed Gross, TrekNavigator: The Ultimate review guide to the entire Trek saga", BackBay Books, 1998. p.243</ref> The depiction of a number of existing Federation races representing the lost "Andorians, Tellarites, Vulcans, Orions and even the plant creatures from 'The Infinite Vulcan' is a nice touch."<ref>Altman & Gross, p.243</ref> However, an overreliance of voice work on Nichelle Nichols and James Doohan, rather than [[John Colicos]] as the Klingon Kor, is less effective.<ref>Altman & Gross, p.243</ref> There is a positive message delivered here with Kirk and his crew working peacefully with the Klingons until the latter "predictably attempt to sabotage the Enterprise."<ref>Altman & Gross, p.244</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
The episode introduces the first example of a Starfleet starship other than a ''Constitution''-class ship: the USS ''Bonaventure'', which is said to be the "first ship to have warp drive installed" in the episode. The ship is never referenced in live-action Star Trek, although it is the name of [[Zephram Cochrane]]'s ship in the non-canonical novel ''Federation'' by [[Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens]].
The episode introduces the first example of a Starfleet starship other than a ''Constitution''-class ship: the USS ''Bonaventure'', which is said to be the "first ship to have warp drive installed" in the episode. The ship is never referenced in live-action Star Trek, although it is the name of [[Zephram Cochrane]]'s ship in the non-canonical novel ''Federation'' by [[Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens]].

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==See also==
*[[The Void (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Void]] - an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' where the heros' ship is caught in an assumed-unescapable region where resources are drained but escape ''is'' possible with cooperation from others.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0832430}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0832430}}
* [http://www.tv.com/shows/star-trek-the-animated-series/the-time-trap-50602 The Time Trap] at [[TV.com]]
* {{TV.com episode|50602}}
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* {{StarTrek.com link|ANI|22010}}
* {{StarTrek.com link|ANI|22010}}
*[http://www.danhausertrek.com/AnimatedSeries/Tr.html The Time Trap] at [http://www.danhausertrek.com/AnimatedSeries/Main.html Curt Danhauser's Guide to the Animated Star Trek]
*[http://www.startrek.com/watch_episode/c_vmj97gBvq1iYahKNANKDRB1PdWXSOp The Time Trap] Full episode for viewing at [[StarTrek.com]]


{{Star Trek Klingon stories}}
{{Star Trek Klingon stories}}

Revision as of 20:39, 6 April 2012

For the Blake & Mortimer comic book, see The Time Trap (comic book).
"The Time Trap"

The Time Trap is the twelth episode of the first season of the animated series Star Trek. It first aired in the NBC Saturday morning lineup on November 24, 1973, and was written by American actress and screenwriter Joyce Perry.[note 1]

Overview: Captain Kirk must cooperate with distrusted Klingons to escape a "Sargasso Sea" of dead starships.

Plot

On stardate 5267.2, while exploring the Delta Triangle, where many starships have disappeared, the Federation starship Enterprise is attacked by several Klingon vessels. During the battle they are caught in an ion storm. The Enterprise and one Klingon battlecruiser are drawn into a spacetime vortex and end up in a timeless dimension in what could only be called a graveyard for space vessels. Captain Kirk and his crew are shocked to find "that the descendants of the crews of these various vessels are still alive" and have formed a government, calling themselves 'The Elysian Council.'

The crew discovers that the timewarp will gradually disintegrate the Enterprise's dilithium crystals. Their only means of escape is to link their ship with the Klingons' and their commander Kor and try to power themselves out of the vortex.

Commentary

While the 'Bermuda Triangle of space' theme was somewhat fanciful, "the resulting cooperation between the Klingons and the Enterprise is adeptly done."[1] The depiction of a number of existing Federation races representing the lost "Andorians, Tellarites, Vulcans, Orions and even the plant creatures from 'The Infinite Vulcan' is a nice touch."[2] However, an overreliance of voice work on Nichelle Nichols and James Doohan, rather than John Colicos as the Klingon Kor, is less effective.[3] There is a positive message delivered here with Kirk and his crew working peacefully with the Klingons until the latter "predictably attempt to sabotage the Enterprise."[4]

Notes

The episode introduces the first example of a Starfleet starship other than a Constitution-class ship: the USS Bonaventure, which is said to be the "first ship to have warp drive installed" in the episode. The ship is never referenced in live-action Star Trek, although it is the name of Zephram Cochrane's ship in the non-canonical novel Federation by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens.

  1. ^ This story was expanded into a novelette by science-fiction author Alan Dean Foster as part of the collection, Star Trek Log Four (1975) (ISBN 0-345-24435-4).

See also

  • The Void - an episode of Star Trek: Voyager where the heros' ship is caught in an assumed-unescapable region where resources are drained but escape is possible with cooperation from others.

References

  1. ^ Mark A. Altman & Ed Gross, TrekNavigator: The Ultimate review guide to the entire Trek saga", BackBay Books, 1998. p.243
  2. ^ Altman & Gross, p.243
  3. ^ Altman & Gross, p.243
  4. ^ Altman & Gross, p.244

External links

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