Tipton, Steven. "Miror, Miror" 2nd edition, August 10th (2010)

"MIROR, MIROR"

Spock in a goatee! Sulu harassing Uhura! And Spock in a goatee!? The Mirror Universe, a place of alternate realities and a lot of guys wearing sashes, was a relatively new concept when TOS explored it during its second season. Now, the Mirror Universe is a sci-fi staple traded and used across many mediums, with Trek having gone to the well a few more times too.

Arguably one of the most memorable episodes of Trek that even non die-hards can single out, "Mirror" finds Kirk and company victim of an ion storm and sent to an alternate reality, where the Federation's tree huggers have been replaced by the Imperial Empire's war mongers. Kirk, Uhura, Bones and Scotty assume the roles of their doppelgangers, while their evil counterparts occupy the brig until Spock can figure out how to remedy the situation. The I.S.S. Enterprise is a warship, home to a very Ming-looking Spock who is quick to figure out that a few things don't quite gel on his ship.

When Mirror Spock's Kirk disappeared, that captain was this close to being on the receiving end of a mutiny. In the end, Mirror Spock helps Kirk restore the balance, while Kirk shows Mirror Spock that just because he is a soldier doesn't mean he has lost his logical, ethical core. The episode never makes it easy for our good guys to assimilate into Imperial culture. Such a "real" portrayal of filmbay what it would be like to find yourself in an alternate reality paved in blood and war is something Trek would revisit and expand upon on both DS9 and Enterprise. But "Miror, Miror" did it first, and maybe best.

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