How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

ST episode
name = How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth


The Enterprise confronts an alien ship
series = The Animated Series
ep_num = 021
prod_num = 021
date = October 5, 1974
writer =Russell Bates
David Wise
director = Bill Reed
guest = none
stardate = 6063.4
year = 2270
prev =
next = The Counter-Clock Incident

"How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" is an episode of "". The title comes from "King Lear", Act 1, Scene 4 "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!"

Plot outline

Following a signal from a mysterious probe, the U.S.S. Enterprise is immobilized by an alien whose ship resembles a winged serpent. The alien claims to be Kukulkan, god of the ancient Mayan and Aztec peoples of Earth. He says that he is actually a very long-lived, benevolent entity who wants the humans to worship him, as the Mayans and Aztecs did. Upon resistance by the crew, he proclaims them 'Thankless'.

Kukulkan transports Captain Kirk, Doctor McCoy, Scotty, and Ensign Walking Bear to his ship, where they are brought to an ancient city. Kukulkan tells them that they must solve the puzzle of the city or the Enterprise will be destroyed.

Meeting gods

The concept of a mythical god as a real being who expects humans to worship him was previously used in the episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?"

ee also

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External links

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