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An iconic moment, and undoubtedly one of Leonard Nimoy's best on the show. It adds a lot to the alien nature of the character, and went on to become a recurring element throughout the series. Fans also remember Dagger of the Mind fondly because it introduces the famous Vulcan 'mind meld', which is essentially a form of telepathy used by Spock to get information when all other methods have failed. The episode originally aired at a time when psychiatric hospitals and various forms of treatment for mentally ill patients were still a controversial subject (Frederick Wiseman's harrowing documentary Titicut Follies, which was banned for its explicit look at what goes on in a 'mad house', was released in 1967), and so the writers used the excuse of Trek being nothing but an average sci-fi show - which Gene Roddenberry always stressed it wasn't, and still isn't - to get away with their own look at the issue, hidden under the usual mix of thrills and wit. And now, in order to protect his secret, the doctor intends to use it on Kirk. The truth, it turns out, is rather different from what they thought: the escaped convict is actually someone who used to work at the facility, and has been driven mad by Adams' latest creation, a device that allows him to control the human mind. Adams, whose revolutionary discoveries are well known throughout the galaxy. I think one thing to consider is that, in the case of the meld seen in this movie, the other party was unconscious due to being hit with a phaser set on stun. Several other instances of non-verbal melds may be found in the list here. When an inmate manages to get on the ship, Spock and McCoy do everything in their power to capture him, while Kirk and the crew's psychiatrist, a woman with whom - what a surprise - he appears to have a history, beam down to the planet to talk to Dr. The attempted meld with Landru-programmed McCoy is another. The Enterprise is orbiting around a planet that serves as a prison colony, specifically designed for the criminally insane. The Vulcan mind meld stands alongside the other amazing creations such as the teleportation devices and highly intricate yet complete Klingon language, as one of the things that makes Star Trek feel unique.Dagger of the Mind has everything one would expect from a good Star Trek episode: suspense, great dialogue and a subtle reflection on a contemporary issue, in this case the medical treatment of insane people. The list of telepathic machines in Star Trek is positively endless.

Or the Controller that needs Spock's brain to operate it.

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Thankfully this aversion to the technique stopped sometime in the 23rd century, and became a staple of the franchise. It doesn't stretch canon any more than the whole canon full of telepathic machines, ranging from the Klingon Mind Sifter to Nomad when it reads Uhura's mind to the Borg that can plug directly into one's consciousness. It’s unclear whether before this period of time when the meld was disapproved of if this was something Vulcans were taught or trained in, or what exactly happened to change the cultures views of the act, but it was deeply taboo. Only a small portion of the Vulcan population was able to perform it, and those that did were considered outcasts due to its deeply intimate nature.

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While the mind meld is fairly commonplace within chronologically later shows such as The Original Series, and The Next Generation, it was revealed within Enterprise that during the 22nd century (when the series was set) the technique was considered a “deviant” practice.

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Audiences know only what is actively shown within the TV shows and various movies. The history of this technique's use is hardly explored within the franchise.

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