Star Trek, "The Apple"

'''"The Apple." Star Trek''', 13 Oct. 1967. Max Ehrlich with Gene L. Coon, script.

Vaal, a kind of deified, immobile, mechanical dragon, preserves in a stagnant paradise a society of gentle humanoids. Fictionalized by James Blish in Star Trek 6 (1972) discussed by K. Blair in "The Garden in the Machine," esp. 312-13 (listed under Drama Criticism). See below under Star Trek: The Next Generation the episodes "Justice" and "Who's Watching the Watchers."