30 Best Star Trek Episodes Of All Time

13. Balance Of Terror - The Original Series

Star Trek TNG The best of both worlds
Paramount

The intense stand-off between Kirk and the unnamed Romulan commander is one of Trek's most fascinating examinations of war to date.

It's also trademark Trek, talking not only about the ill-effects of war, but race relations and a desire for peace.

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