In episode three of the original “Star Trek” series, a gigantic alien vessel has trapped the Enterprise. The alien captain, who looks like something out of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream,” has promised to destroy the Enterprise. The crew has tried in vain to escape. Spock turns to Kirk and says, “Checkmate, Captain.” In his Vulcan world of pure logic, he has conceded defeat.
Moments later Dr. McCoy threatens to write Kirk up in his medical log for pushing a crewman to the brink of psychological collapse and adds, “I’m not bluffing, Jim.” Kirk responds angrily, “The day you can bluff me, doctor . . . .” Suddenly a light bulb goes off in Kirk’s head. He turns to Spock and says, “Not chess, Mr. Spock, poker.” Kirk then constructs an elaborate bluff on the alien-”The Corbomite Maneuver”-which leads to the Enterprise’s successful escape.
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