“The Way to Eden”
“The Way to Eden” A group of “hippies” led by Dr. Sevrin are rescued from a stolen ship whose engines have been overloaded. The group hopes to find a planet they call “Eden”. Among them is Chekov’s former love interest Irina, and Chekov inadvertently helps them to hijack the ship when he shows her the controls. When they arrive at the alleged paradise, they find a world where everything is beautiful but poisonous. summary by Ex-Astris-Scientia
Yuck! Okay, I’ve nothing against hippies, even on Star Trek but… What’s the point? I mean, you need some kind of reason to show certain culture. Some logic, I guess, even flawed. You might show the hippies while Enterprise travels back in time for example. But how and why this group of people suddenly appeared with all the imponderabilia? Stupid.