Obsession (Star Trek: The Original Series)
"Obsession" is a second season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series and was broadcast on December 15, 1967. It is episode #42, production #47, written by Art Wallace, and directed by Ralph Senensky.
Overview: Captain James T. Kirk becomes obsessed with destroying a deadly entity he once encountered in his youth.
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