The original pilot of Star Trek: The Original Series began an unfortunate Star Trek trope that took the franchise more than 50 years to fix. Before Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) took over as commander of the USS Enterprise, Captain Christoper Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) was in command of the iconic ship. In “The Cage,” Pike and his crew traveled to Talos IV, where they encountered an incredibly advanced race of aliens who could manipulate thought. The Talosians tried to convince Pike to stay, tempting him with an attractive woman.