Ikarie XB 1, 1963 - ★★★★½

Socialist spaceships, doomed away teams, a crew all impacted by the same strange phenomenon? This is definitely my new favorite episode of “Star Trek”!

I know Kubrick used this as a 2001 reference, but Roddenberry must’ve seen this right?

I was expecting much more east bloc pathos and got “Encounter at Alpha Centurion” - which was  considerably more enjoyable.