Faced with famine, Kodos executed half the population to mitigate the effects of famine, and both Kirk and Dr. The lead of the company is actually Kodos, the former governor of the Earth colony Tarsus IV. She did so by lying to Sarah that she had heard a rumor that Gil's lover had died.įurthermore, the 'Star Trek' episode deals with a traveling troupe of actors. Older Kirsten pulled a similar trick earlier in the same episode of ' Station Eleven,' diverting the Traveling Symphony from its path in order to investigate the Prophet. Thomas Leighton, if he asked him to divert the ship's course 'just to accuse an actor of being Kodos.' He's then heard asking another character, Dr. In the briefly audible dialogue from the episode, Captain Kirk speaks in his Captain's Log about diverting the Starship Enterprise to investigate a synthetic food capable of curing famine. The episode's title is plucked from 'Hamlet,' the same Shakespeare play that the Traveling Symphony performs in the show's second and fourth episodes, and quotes a line from its second act.Īside from the Hamlet reference, the plot of the 'Star Trek' episode itself also plays into ' Station Eleven.'

In the cabin, before she hears the sound of a motor and runs outside, young Kirsten is watching an episode of 'Star Trek' titled 'The Conscience of the King' on the television. A post apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines, telling the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what's been lost. With Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, Matilda Lawler, David Wilmot. Kirsten watches an episode of 'Star Trek' in 'Station Eleven.' Station Eleven: Created by Patrick Somerville.

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