Star Trek: The Original Series is a straight-up fever dream, with episodes featuring ancient aliens, stolen brains, and godlike beings. The show was brilliant and pioneering, but also completely unhinged.
Several TOS episodes cross a line into "I can't believe NBC let this air." Here are five episodes that feel like genuine hallucinations, ranging from fantastic to so-bad-it's-good to just plain awful.
it feels like the Enterprise crew beamed into a sci-fi writer's bad trip
These outlandish episodes are a testament to the show's willingness to push boundaries and defy conventions. Author's summary: Unbelievable Star Trek episodes still amaze today.