The play’s the thing in “The Conscience of the King,” when Captain Kirk suspects that the former governor of a distant colony who ordered the execution of 4,000 inhabitants is now disguising himself as a Shakespearean performer. When Kirk sets out on a personal quest to learn the truth, he puts his career, his life and even the crew of the Enterprise on the line. If there was ever a “Star Trek” episode that has aged well over the years, it’s “The Conscience of the King.” Though it was initially criticized for being too slow and not having enough action, it has since come to be embraced as a superior episode, a brilliant rendition of Shakespeare in space and an acting tour-de-force for William Shatner and co-stars Arnold Moss and Barbara Anderson.

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