One Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Shouldn’t Be Considered Canon

As much as I love Star Trek: The Original Series – and I really do think it’s one of the greatest sci-fi shows ever – there are a few episodes that just don’t quite hit the mark. One that always felt a little off to me is the season two finale, “Assignment: Earth.” It first aired way back in 1968, and it’s the one where the Enterprise crew goes back in time to… well, 1968! They run into this really strange guy named Gary Seven, played by Robert Lansing, who has all sorts of futuristic tech, and the whole thing just felt a bit weird compared to the rest of the series.








