menagerie parts one two parter year run original trek series roddenberry able insert footage st pilot the cage move made necessity combat deadline problems getting episodes produced such sf show back s hassle get done time one notredflag outcome back audiences unaware pilot produced almost couple years earlier treated whole new crew captain two episodes top regular cast characters producers spent double money episodes present tv epic spanning dozen years starfleet history though still used terms united space fleet early episodesbr br the wraparound story begins space mystery plot enterprise diverted starbase  unknown reasons soon spock suspect shenanigans astonishingly though even mccoy belabors fact spocks vulcan heritage makes subterfuge part impossible turn spock indeed acting mutinous scheme shanghai precious starship kidnap former captain pike horribly crippled well spock half human tend forget simply gone mad may well be hes directing enterprise talos iv planet offlimits subject known death penalty starfleets books jig up theres great scene spock surrendering flabbergasted mccoy uhura looks shock even kirk usually steady captain be know make first officers illogical conductbr br in rd final acts begin see transmitted images mission enterprise  years prior capt pike commanding spock one officers really know going spock hopes accomplish  thats another thing makes good parter  really need find nd part spock facing severe penalties looks like kirks career may finished well double jeopardy folks also st televised episode feature one shuttlecrafts none available earlier the enemy within crafts really needed theres also one neat matte paintings convey ambiance futuristic starbase  way visualize things back then finally check kirks smug approach start episode  boy things go sideways story progresses