Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) inherited a particular trait from Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) and took it to a whole new level on Star Trek: The Original Series. Although fans did not get to see Star Trek’s original pilot until the late 1980s, “The Cage” represented Gene Roddenberry’s original vision for the series. The episode follows Captain Pike and his USS Enterprise crew as they visit Talos IV and encounter a strange alien species. The Talosians capture Pike, imprisoning him in a menagerie and creating various illusions in his head.
