The Big Picture Star Trek: The Original Series was a groundbreaking show that has since inspired an entire universe of stories and unforgettable characters. It challenged viewers by positing an idealistic future over a dystopian one. By juxtaposing this future against a more primal human history, it showcases the best of what humanity offers. The show was no stranger to racially driven controversy, airing America's first interracial kiss between Captain Kirk and Lt.
Upon arrival, the landing party soon discovers that Ekos is in the thick of a Nazi-like purge of Zeons, dressed in Nazi regalia and sporting swastika flags. The crew is horrified as a Zeon citizen is dragged off by the Ekos officers.
Related If Every Western Was Put Into a Blender, It Would Make This 'Star Trek: TNG' Episode How many Western references can you fit into one episode? Why Did Germany Ban 'Star Trek's "Patterns of Force" Episode? Close German networks decided that the episode was unfit to air and banned it until 1995, when it would be broadcast in the original English with subtitles on German paid programming. The episode was publicly broadcast on November 4, 2011, on channel ZDFneo.