AI/LLM reviews of Star Trek - The Mark of Gideon
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AI/LLM reviews of Star Trek - The Mark of Gideon
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### **Review: *Star Trek – The Mark of Gideon***
**Rating: 60/100**
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**“The Mark of Gideon”** is one of those *Star Trek:
The Original Series* episodes that tackles a huge
social issue — overpopulation — but does so in a
way that’s both eerie and slightly muddled.
It's full of metaphor and mystery
but lacks the punch of the stronger allegorical
episodes.
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### **🧠 The Premise:**
Captain Kirk beams down to the planet **Gideon**,
only to find himself... alone aboard a seemingly
abandoned replica of the Enterprise. Meanwhile,
the crew is told Kirk never arrived.
Cue the mystery.
Soon, Kirk discovers he's not entirely
alone — he's joined by **Odona**, a beautiful
woman who claims to be just as confused as he is.
The two bond quickly, but it’s all part of
a chilling plan: the Gideonites have secretly
duplicated the Enterprise as part of a plot
to use Kirk to introduce a deadly disease
to their population. Why? Because Gideon
is so overpopulated, people are literally
packed shoulder-to-shoulder, and no one ever
dies due to th