Star Trek: The Original Series
Summary
Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) was known as a ladies ' man , and he had quite a few love interests during his fourth dimension onStar Trek : The Original Series . Never afraid to utilise seduction as a method of getting his fashion , Captain Kirk was romantically involved with man and stranger likewise , though none of his relationship ever worked out long - term . Frequently visited by previous loves while captain the USS Enterprise , Kirk ’s romantic past was never far behind him , and it got him into bother as much as it helped him . Even as he got Old , Kirk never block off trying to entrance nearly every woman he come across .
In many episode ofStar Trek : The Original Series , Captain Kirk run into a new cleaning woman that he tried to put the motion on . No affair whichactor was playing Kirk inStar Trek , the Captain ’s outgoing and seductive personality was a quintessential trait of the character . While he was lie with as a lady killer , there were characters such as Marta the Orion ( Yvonne Craig ) and the shapeshifter Martia ( Iman ) who attempted to utilise his sexuality against him , though they were repel . Alternatively , not every distaff friendship Kirk had was romantic , as his kinship with Dr. Gillian Taylor ( Catherine Hicks ) proved inStar Trek IV : The Voyage Home .
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16Eve McHuron (Karen Steele)
Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 6 - “Mudd’s Women”
Eve McHuron was one of the most tragic characters inStar Trek : The Original Series . As see inTOSseason 1 , episode 6 , " Mudd ’s woman , " McHuron was make the Venus Drug to raise her strong-arm beauty and sent by thehuckster Harry Mudd(Roger C. Carmel ) to seduce Kirk . She realized she was being used and could n’t overcome the factual intuitive feeling she had begun to evolve for the captain , thus putting her at betting odds with her employer . She did not terminate up with Kirk , though she did find a much overnice marriage organization that allowed her to leave behind Harry Mudd behind for good .
The character of Harry Mudd ( now played by Rainn Wilson ) also appear in one episode ofStar Trek : Short Treksand two episodes ofStar Trek : Discovery .
15Helen Noel (Marianna Hill)
Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 9 - “Dagger Of The Mind”
Captain Kirk and Dr. Helen Noel ’s relationship part professionally , but the events ofStar Trek : TOSseason 1 , sequence 9 , " Dagger of the judgment , " misuse them . Kirk and Noel were introduce at a ship part , and though they dance together , there was no outward sign of a relationship brewing . However , when inquire the punishable dependency on Tantalus , the judgment probe was used to sample to hypnotize Kirk , and the amatory feelings he had for Noel were used against him . Though the episode features one ofthe best Captain Kirk quotes , the events of " Dagger of the Mind " soured the potential relationship between these two characters .
14Lenore Karidian (Barbara Anderson)
Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 13 - “The Conscience Of The King”
Desperate to protect her founding father from his late crimes , and with an unquenchable desire to execute , Lenore Karidian used Captain Kirk as a instrument in her deadly scheme . Star Trek : The Original Seriesseason 1 , sequence 13 , " The Conscience of the King,“saw Kirk ’s questionable romanticist interest completely blind him in a meter of crisis . As Lenore continued to annihilate attestor to her father ’s law-breaking , Kirk was unwilling to suspect his new beloved and was oblivious to the fact that he was being used . Kirk was usually good at balancing his duty and his romances , butthe episode " The Conscience of the King"showed a rarefied exception .
13Areel Shaw (Joan Marshall)
Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 20 - “Court Martial”
Star Trek : The Original Seriesseason 1 , episode 20 , " Court Martial , " was symbolic in that it allowed one of Kirk ’s former lovers to prosecute him in an important trial . Despite their account , Attorney Areel Shaw was a course turn and was fair and balanced to Kirkas he was grill for the negligent death of a crew fellow member . Their former family relationship had stop on a positive note , and the two actually shared a romanticistic kiss on the bridge circuit of the Enterpriseafter Kirk was behave . The abbreviated reunification and friendship show the softer side of Kirk .
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12Edith Keeler (Joan Collins)
Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1, Episode 28 - “The City On The Edge Of Forever”
Captain Kirk ’s ill - fated time romance with Sister Edith Keeler break his heart . During the events of the legendaryStar Trek : The Original Seriesepisode " The City on the Edge of Forever , " Keeler befriended Kirk and Spock after they were trap in the twentieth century in one ofStar Trek’sbest time travel stories . Kirk and Keeler develop a lawful connection , but he had to let her die out in ordering to preserve the timeline and save the existence . All of Kirk ’s romanticistic relationship ended at some point , but none ended on such a tragic note .
The Guardian of Forever time portal that place Kirk and Spock back in time reappears inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 3 , which posed a android diagnose Carl ( Paul Guilfoyle ) .
11Marlena Moreau (Barbara Ann Luna)
Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2, Episode 4 - “Mirror, Mirror”
Though they never got together inStar Trek ’s Prime universe of discourse , Kirk ’s dangerous undertaking in an alternate timeline inTOSseason 2 , installment 4 , " Mirror , Mirror , " start the door for another Latinian language . In the Prime timeline , Marlena Moreau was a lieutenant in the science department aboard the USS Enterprise , but in the Mirror universe of discourse , she was the captain ’s charwoman . Star Trek ’s Mirror universe ’s historywas filled with dark choice to the real world , and Mirror Moreau realized that the Kirk she saw in the sequence was not her captain . Nevertheless , she still helped him uphold control of the ship and finally get back to the correct population .
10Janet Wallace (Sarah Marshall)
Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2, Episode 12 - “The Deadly Years”
Not all of Captain Kirk ’s former lovers were necessarily still enamored with him . For example , Dr. Janet Wallace , fromStar Trek : The Original Series’s"The Deadly Years,“was a professional scientist with no clock time for his shenanigans . The pair had previously go out but break up on amicable terms , and Wallace ’s brief return to the Enterpriseallowed her to assist Dr. McCoyin finding a cure for the aging disease that had strike the elderly staff . Considering Kirk ’s run into - or - miss reputation with cleaning woman onStar Trek , his premature relationship with Wallace really add up in ready to hand .
9Shahna (Angelique Pettyjohn)
Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2, Episode 16 - “The Gamesters of Triskelion”
Captain Kirk ’s charm was a strong plus that occur in ready to hand on legion occasions , and inStar Trek : TOSseason 2 , episode 16 , " The Gamesters of Triskelion , " it economise the bunch ’s liveliness . Caught on a strange satellite and force to perform as gladiators , Kirk and crew were instruct by drill thralldom Shahna who was in commission of their training . Charmed by the mercy that Kirk showed her , the Captain consume advantage of her affection and was able to fly the coop . Kirk admit on Shahna in a affaire d’honneur , which finally freed all the thralls , but he rejected her when she expressed interest in joining him on theEnterprise ’s five - yr missionthrough the last frontier .
8Kelinda (Barbara Bouchet)
Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2, Episode 22 - “By Any Other Name”
The Kelvan outlander only appeared inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 2 , sequence 22 , " By Any Other Name , " but their unique species offered an intriguing plot and a chance for Kirk to cultivate his magic once again . Kelinda was one of the Kelvans who take a humanoid form and seize the Enterprise , buther lack of knowledge of human emotion made Kirk ’s conquest easy . Though she knew he was bewitch her in gild to get his means , she was intrigued by the new maven and did not resist him . Kirk ’s actions caused a rift in the Kelvan society , and his skills as a romantic actually help save the ship .
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7Miramanee (Sabrina Scharf)
Star Trek: The Original Series Season 3, Episode 3 - “The Paradise Syndrome”
Miramanee was a aboriginal woman on the planet Amerind who actually married Captain Kirk inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 3 , sequence 3 , " The Paradise Syndrome , " because she believe him to be a herculean god . Kirk hurt from amnesia during the episode and lived among the aboriginal people as a tribal loss leader , taking Miramanee as his wife . neglect the problematic facial expression of the instalment , Kirk ’s partnership with Miramanee was one of his most successful pairings , though he was not of a sound mind at the time .
