The Best Episodes Written By Gene L. coon

Every TV Episode Written by Gene L. coon Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Space Seed
    8.4/10(54 votes)

    #1 - Space Seed

    S1:E22

    The Enterprise picks up a crew of genetic supermen from the 20th century... and their leader, Khan, plans to create a new empire.

    Director:Marc Daniels
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  2. Background image for Errand of Mercy
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    #2 - Errand of Mercy

    S1:E26

    The Federation and the Klingon Empire teeter on the brink of war as Kirk investigates Organia, a humble planet, inhabited by pacifists, that is unwittingly caught in the middle.

    Director:John Newland
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  3. Background image for A Taste of Armageddon
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #3 - A Taste of Armageddon

    S1:E23

    The Enterprise arrives at a planet to establish diplomatic relations and finds itself in the middle of a "peaceful" war that threatens to destroy the ship.

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  4. Background image for The Devil in the Dark
    7.9/10(50 votes)

    #4 - The Devil in the Dark

    S1:E25

    Kirk investigates a series of grisly murders on a mining planet that are the work of a seemingly hostile alien creature.

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  5. Background image for A Piece of the Action
    7.5/10(39 votes)

    #5 - A Piece of the Action

    S2:E17

    The Enterprise visits a planet with an Earth-like 1920s gangster culture.

    Director:James Komack
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  6. Background image for Wink of an Eye
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #6 - Wink of an Eye

    S3:E11

    Invisible "time-accelerated" aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt to abduct the crew for use as "genetic stock".

    Director:Jud Taylor
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  7. Background image for Arena
    7.3/10(52 votes)

    #7 - Arena

    S1:E18

    With both their ships held captive by powerful beings, Kirk and the captain of the alien vessel are placed on an asteroid to fight for their lives and the lives of their crews.

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  8. Background image for Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    #8 - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield

    S3:E15

    The Enterprise encounters two duo-chromatic and mutually belligerent aliens who put the ship in the middle of their old conflict.

    Director:Jud Taylor
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  9. Background image for Metamorphosis
    7.1/10(43 votes)

    #9 - Metamorphosis

    S2:E9

    A shuttle crew from the USS Enterprise encounters a man out of history and his mysterious alien companion.

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  10. Background image for Bread and Circuses
    6.9/10(37 votes)

    #10 - Bread and Circuses

    S2:E25

    The Enterprise crew investigates the disappearance of a ship's crew on a planet that is a modern version of the Roman Empire.

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  11. Background image for Spectre of the Gun
    6.8/10(38 votes)

    #11 - Spectre of the Gun

    S3:E6

    Having been found trespassers into Melkotian space, Captain Kirk and his companions are sent to die in a re-enactment of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

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  12. Background image for Who Mourns for Adonais?
    6.7/10(45 votes)

    #12 - Who Mourns for Adonais?

    S2:E2

    The crew of the Enterprise are held captive by an alien who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo.

    Director:Marc Daniels
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  13. Background image for The Apple
    6.7/10(39 votes)

    #13 - The Apple

    S2:E5

    The crew of the Enterprise visits a mysterious paradisical planet controlled by a computer that is served by the local inhabitants.

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  14. Background image for Spock's Brain
    5.9/10(37 votes)

    #14 - Spock's Brain

    S3:E1

    An alien female beams aboard the ship and, after incapacitating the rest of the crew, surgically removes Spock's brain. Kirk and the crew have just hours to locate and replace it before Spock's body dies.

    Director:Marc Daniels
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Gene L. Coon Ratings Summary

"Space Seed" is the best rated episode written by Gene L. Coon. It scored 8.4/10 based on 54 votes. It was directed by Marc Daniels. It aired on 2/16/1967 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Errand of Mercy".