Mirror, Mirror (Star Trek: The Original Series)

"Mirror, Mirror"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 4
Directed byMarc Daniels
Written byJerome Bixby
Featured musicFred Steiner
Cinematography byJerry Finnerman
Production code039
Original air dateOctober 6, 1967 (1967-10-06)
Guest appearances
  • BarBara Luna (credited as Barbara Luna) – Lt. Marlena Moreau
  • John Winston – Transporter Chief Kyle
  • Vic Perrin – Tharn
  • Eddie Paskey – Lt. Leslie
  • William Blackburn – Lt. Hadley
  • Roger Holloway – Lt. Lemli
  • Pete Kellett – Kirk's Henchman
  • Garth Pillsbury – Wilson
  • Bob Bass – Chekov's Henchman
  • Bobby Clark – Chekov's Henchman #2
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"Mirror, Mirror" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Jerome Bixby and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on October 6, 1967.

The episode involves a transporter malfunction that swaps Captain Kirk and his companions with their evil counterparts from a parallel universe (later dubbed the "Mirror Universe").

"Mirror, Mirror" is one of the most celebrated episodes of the original Star Trek series, and the Mirror Universe was revisited in episodes of later Star Trek series.[1][2]

  1. ^ EST, Newsweek Special Edition On 1/2/16 at 9:09 AM (January 2, 2016). "Newsweek's top 10 episodes from the original Star Trek series". Newsweek. Retrieved March 27, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Star Trek: The 15 Best Episodes Of The Original Series To Rewatch, Ranked". Screen Rant. March 16, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.