Obsession (Star Trek: The Original Series)

"Obsession"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 13
Directed byRalph Senensky
Written byArt Wallace
Featured musicSol Kaplan
Cinematography byJerry Finnerman
Production code047
Original air dateDecember 15, 1967 (1967-12-15)
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"Obsession" is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Art Wallace and directed by Ralph Senensky, it was originally broadcast on December 15, 1967.

In the episode, Captain Kirk becomes obsessed with killing a deadly cloud-like entity. Eleven years prior, Kirk felt he had an opportunity to kill the creature when it attacked his crew.

Ensign Garrovick would later reappear in the Star Trek: Prodigy episode "All the World's a Stage."