In "The Slaver Weapon", the Enterprise discovers a Slaver Stasis Box, a time capsule-like box left by an ancient, highly advanced race that ruled the galaxy long before the Federation's creation. Things found inside the box do not age at all. Due to active bombs being opened and killing people, only special handler can now open them. Spock, Uhura, and Sulu are in a shuttlecraft delivering this box to a handler.
Spock gets a notification of another potential box being picked up nearby. It turns out to be a trap by a Kzinti crew intent upon stealing the box and using whatever is inside to regain power.
We learn that the Kzinti race has been prohibited from using weapons due to the Treaty of Sirius after losing their fourth war with mankind. These Kzinti are violating the treaty as they have phasers which they use to capture the trio and steal the box.
The Kzinti are carnivorous and have no respect for Vulcans or females, only communicating with Sulu. The box is opened to reveal some strange gadgetry, a shapeshifting spy device reminiscent of a James Bond movie, complete with a telescope, laser gun, and energy blocker.
Spock and Sulu manage to escape and try out the device further. They find a setting with a weapon so powerful in such a small package that it's more advanced than anything Star Fleet currently has. They can't let the Kzinti get their hands on it but they still have Uhura hostage.
Spock hypothesises that the spy weapon must have some type of self destruct but the two are recaptured before they can find it. While fiddling with the device, the Kzinti activate a computer inside of it which talks to them. The computer realizes the Kzinti is not it's Slaver owner and self destructs, killing the Kzinti. The trio escape back to the Enterprise. The stasis box never made it to its destination but it was too powerful for any group to currently have.
This animated series has been tough sledding to get through but this episode was a very pleasant surprise! While not my favorite episode of the series (that honor goes to "Yesteryear") this is a close second and has the most original script of this series run. The inclusion of a new race is always fun, we get some background of humanity's history, and Spock and two lesser characters are center stage. While I love Kirk, it's nice to see someone else get the limelight for a change. Sulu is practically never heard from anymore. Here he takes the lead.
It's amazing how much they were able to fit into this 20 minutes. Most episodes are terrible at this but this episode does a fine job. If there were more animated episodes like this, maybe the show would have had a longer run.
Spock gets a notification of another potential box being picked up nearby. It turns out to be a trap by a Kzinti crew intent upon stealing the box and using whatever is inside to regain power.
We learn that the Kzinti race has been prohibited from using weapons due to the Treaty of Sirius after losing their fourth war with mankind. These Kzinti are violating the treaty as they have phasers which they use to capture the trio and steal the box.
The Kzinti are carnivorous and have no respect for Vulcans or females, only communicating with Sulu. The box is opened to reveal some strange gadgetry, a shapeshifting spy device reminiscent of a James Bond movie, complete with a telescope, laser gun, and energy blocker.
Spock and Sulu manage to escape and try out the device further. They find a setting with a weapon so powerful in such a small package that it's more advanced than anything Star Fleet currently has. They can't let the Kzinti get their hands on it but they still have Uhura hostage.
Spock hypothesises that the spy weapon must have some type of self destruct but the two are recaptured before they can find it. While fiddling with the device, the Kzinti activate a computer inside of it which talks to them. The computer realizes the Kzinti is not it's Slaver owner and self destructs, killing the Kzinti. The trio escape back to the Enterprise. The stasis box never made it to its destination but it was too powerful for any group to currently have.
This animated series has been tough sledding to get through but this episode was a very pleasant surprise! While not my favorite episode of the series (that honor goes to "Yesteryear") this is a close second and has the most original script of this series run. The inclusion of a new race is always fun, we get some background of humanity's history, and Spock and two lesser characters are center stage. While I love Kirk, it's nice to see someone else get the limelight for a change. Sulu is practically never heard from anymore. Here he takes the lead.
It's amazing how much they were able to fit into this 20 minutes. Most episodes are terrible at this but this episode does a fine job. If there were more animated episodes like this, maybe the show would have had a longer run.