History Recap / StarTrekS2E23TheOmegaGlory

* BatDeduction: Kirk and Spock realise that the natives are descended from Americans and Chinese astronauts because they think "Yangs" must derive from "Yanks" and "Yankees" while "Kohm" must come from "Communists". They are proven right later in the episode, but this was pure guesswork (and arguably goes against [=McCoy's=] earlier insistence that the natives live long lives due to natural evolution and inherent traits).

** The notion that the apparent immortality of the natives is due to natural evolution is undermined by the revelation that the natives are in fact human and descendants of human colonisers, and Bones inadvertently implies that healthy living and good medical care are all that is needed for humans to live just as long themselves.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: Rather average-built Jim Kirk (played by 5'9" plus lifts William Shatner) successfully wrestles two much larger men, Captain Tracey (6'3" Morgan Woodward) and Cloud William (6'2" and very heavily-built Roy Jenson), although {{Downplayed}} as he fails to actually defeat either of them..

** The idea that Kirk, Spock and McCoy can safely return to the ''Enterprise'' because they've been immunised to the virus is ludicrous, because they still carry said virus and can still kill the crew with it- all they'd truly have done is become asymptomatic carriers, ''a la'' Typhoid Mary. Either the entire crew would have had to spend time on the planet as well, or the landing party would need to be isolated on their return until the virus was removed or expunged from their system.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: Rather average-built Jim Kirk (played by 5'9" plus lifts William Shatner) successfully wrestles two much larger men, Captain Tracey (6'3" Morgan Woodward) and Cloud William (6'2" and very heavily-built Roy Jenson).

* AGodAmI: The mere prospect of immortality has given Tracey one hell of a Messiah complex.

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: Costumer William Theiss misunderstood the chevron insignia worn by the ''Enterprise'' crew to be a unit patch for the USS ''Enterprise'' and therefore gave the USS ''Exeter'' crew their own badge. [[http://www.startrek.com/article/starfleet-insignia-explained The actual intent]] was for the chevron to be akin to ''branch'' insignia, worn by all Starfleet starship personnel, but the mistake was noticed too late in production to fix, and spawned a fan theory that every ship in Starfleet had its own patch. This ultimately led to ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' erroneously giving crew members of the USS ''Defiant'' their own badge in "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E18InAMirrorDarkly In a Mirror, Darkly]]".

* AllHailTheGreatGodMickey: A nuclear war destroyed civilization and the survivors descendants are divided into Yangs (Yanks) and Coms (Communists), the Yangs worship the Constitution without understanding its real meaning.

* DeadpanSnarker: Spock is so deadpan in this ep, it's hard to tell if he's being snarky or serious.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: If the Yangs and Kohms are descended from an early Earth colonization effort of Americans and Chinese astronauts, and the current generation is centuries old (along with parents who are even older), then this would mean that ''Star Trek'' would have to be set much further into the future than merely the twenty third century. At least a thousand years for it to be plausible.

* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: Lampshaded - The natives fully believe this, which is the reason they order a DuelToTheDeath. A very annoyed [=McCoy=] remarks that evil tends to triumph unless good is very very careful.

* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Spock being able to mentally compel someone to do what he wants, without touching them; the only other episodes in which he used similar powers to those were "By Any Other Name" and "A Taste of Armageddon".

* AnAesop: At the end of the episode, Kirk asserts that the Yangs have as much of a right to liberty the Kohms as well. When they protest that idea, Kirk roars with authority, "They must apply to everyone, or they mean nothing!" They back down, leaving Kirk to explain to Spock why this lesson was necessary to give.

* SeriesContinuityError: Costumer William Theiss gives the USS ''Exeter'' crew their own insignia instead of the Starfleet chevron patch worn by the ''Enterprise'' crew. [[http://www.startrek.com/article/starfleet-insignia-explained This is a mistake]] that spawned a fan theory that every starship got its own patch, when in fact the intent was for the chevron to be akin to branch insignia, worn by all Starfleet starship personnel. The mistake ultimately led to ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' giving crew members of the USS ''Defiant'' their own badge in "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E18InAMirrorDarkly In a Mirror, Darkly]]".

* SpaceWestern: Both visually and in terms of the story, it resembles the genre.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheOneWith The One Where]] Kirk Reads The Constitution.]]

* TrialByCombat: It is written that good always overcomes evil, so Tracey and Kirk have to prove who's right by fighting over a knife stuck in the floor. Kirk wins, but spares Tracey's life.

* AllHailTheGreatGodMickey: A uclear war destroyed civilization and the survivors descendants are divided into Yangs (Yanks) and Coms (Communists), the Yangs worship the Constitution without understanding its real meaning.

* RealityEnsues: Captain Tracey is a starship captain, but his knowledge of medical science is limited, and as a result when he learns of the inhabitants' long life-spans, he assumes at first that it's some form of a fountain of youth and/or immortality (obsession and madness didn't help). The moment a trained medical professional comes along and properly examines all the clues, the outlandish claim is instantly dismissed.
-->'''[=McCoy=]:''' Leave medicine to medical men, captain; you've found no fountain of youth! People [here] live longer lives because it's ''natural'' for them to!

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: If the Yangs and Kohms are descended from an early Earth colonization effort of Americans and Chinese astronauts, and the current generation is centuries old (along with parents who are even older), then this would mean that ''Star Trek'' would have to be set much further into the future than merely the twenty third century. At least a thousand years for it to be plausible. Being a first season episode, the writers hadn't yet consistently established how far into the future the show was supposed to be set, although Gene Roddenberry always seemed to be sure of it.

* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: Lampshaded - [=McCoy=] even says that sometimes evil can triumph unless good is very careful.

* SuddenlyShouting: Kirk briefly loses it when he has to spell it out to Captain Tracey that there is no serum to the extreme longevity that Tracey killed thousands to procure.

* SuddenlyShouting: Kirk briefly loses it when he has to spell it out to Captain Tracey that there is no serum to the immortality that Tracey killed thousands to procure.