More accurately, they are paintedhalfblack, while the other half of their faces are a stark white.
That pursuer is Bele, who transports to theEnterpriseshortly after.
Kirk’s bluff pays off, and with theEnterpriseback under his command, they resume their course.
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It just doesn’t get any simpler than white versus black.
What’s interesting is the decision to do the half-black/half-white aesthetic.
An all-black character against an all-white character would just be mirroring what was already happening in society.
In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
It’s an important distinction that takes the absolutes of black and white out of the equation.
The episode was, and still is, a call for the world to change.
Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Star Trek: The Original Seriesis streaming on Paramount Plus in the U.S.
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