31) Catspaw

When one crew member of the Enterprise turns up dead and two others (Scotty and Sulu) go missing, Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy beam down to a mysterious and foreboding planet to investigate. There's were they encounter three witches, a black cat, a giant castle and two seemingly-humanoid lifeforms named Korob and Sylvia, who display incredible powers until their true motives (and their true identities) become clear. To this day, "Catspaw" remains the only "Star Trek" episode specifically produced as a holiday special (of course, to coincide with Halloween), but it was actually the first episode to be filmed for "Trek's" landmark second season. Despite the shortcomings of the story written by Robert Bloch, and with far better episodes soon to follow, "Catspaw" remains something of a guilty pleasure for "Star Trek," and it's actually a lot more fun the less you think about it.

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