2.45 : A Private Little War.

[Dave]

The one with the Mugatu.

An analogy of the Vientnam conflict, with Klingons attempting to take over a planet by arming one segment of the population, while remaining in the background themselves. I don't like the plot of this episode at all, because in order to fit it into the analogy, they break established continuity -- Kirk broke the Prime Directive on the planet thirteen years ago when he told Tyree about space travel, phasers and the Federation, and then Kirk wonders whether the Klingons are breaking the "treaty" because this could result in war with the Federation. If this treaty is the Organian Peace Treaty, then surely the Organians would return and intervene.

Spock is wounded in an ambush, and we see Dr. M'Benga in sickbay for the first time.

 

[ray gower]

Is this the one where the two sides start at bows and arrows and the Klingons 'push' newer inventions, like the flintlock?

If so then Kirk ended trying to re-establish the balance.

The Organians seemed to be quite happy with that idea

 

[Dave]

Yes it is. The Organians didn't appear in it they were in 'Errand of Mercy', but they said that they would continue to watch the Klingons and Federation, so as you say, they must have been happy with Kirk handing out flintlocks.

 

[ray gower]

What I don't recall being established in that episode was why Enterprise was there in the first place, if it was 'out of bounds'.

It was not because they had heard that Klingons had visited, as their appearance came as quite a surprise.