some kind of star trek

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set of seven large gifs from star trek season 2 episode 16 "the gamesters of triskelion" GIF 1: wideshot of a person in a long black robe/cape standing amidst some stone ruins. there are rocks scattered around the landscape, as well as some dry grass. in the center in front of the man is a dry dead looking tree with twisted branches. the man is motionless, looking directly at the viewer.

GIF 2: high angle wideshot of a triskelion symbold covering the floor. it has a yellow triangle in the center with three yellow "arms" branching out to form a spiral shape. the background of the floor is teal and it seems to be some sort of arena with the border marked in bright red. then the gif cuts to a slightly altered angle of the same frame, except kirk, uhura, and chekov have appeared. they are lying on the ground, seemingly surprised and disoriented.

GIF 3: shot from the shoulders up of kirk with uhura and chekov in the background. they are standing close together facing out (so their backs are turned to each other. wow such a complicated way to describe a simple thing lol) and are looking around wide-eyed.

GIF 4: shot of a pink-lit cave fenced off by a metal bar door (also pink) with a sign that reads "uhura". on the cave wall in the background the shadows of two people are visible. they appear to be fighting.

GIF 5: closeup of kirk's backside. his shirt is ripped and there is a large cut all the way down his back. his hands are bound and he is struggling against the rope, trying to get free. the whole frame is shaking wildly.

GIF 6: three "brains" are propped up under a glass dome. they are yellow, red, and green respectively and lights are pulsing rapidly from within them.

GIF 7: a woman (shahna) shown from the chest up. she is holding a lance of sorts (i don't know weapons, please forgive me) and is looking down at someone off-screen and breathing heavily. because it's iconic: she is dressed in a silver harness/bra and her pastel green hair is massively fluffed up and combed back. her eyes are wide open and staring.

This place is the planet Triskelion.
You are to be trained and spend the rest of your lives here.

THE GAMESTERS OF TRISKELION
dir. Gene Nelson – DP: Jerry Finnerman

12th Jan 2026 ･ 230

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