Fix an episode --- The Mark of Gideon

[Mytran]

They may have done, but it's pretty obvious that Zkirj has had his communicator removed by the Gideonites

 

[Harvey]

Give TOS credit. Even for a sloppy episode like this they were touching the fringes of the abortion/prolife debate at a time when that was a definite no-no on television no less. Even contraception discussed on TV was very touchy.

The Defenders dealt with abortion much more directly in the 1962 episode "The Benefactor," more than half a decade before this.

Too bad that series isn't on DVD or Blu-Ray (or even streaming, for that matter).

 

[Gary7]

Nobody answered at the comm station on the transporter console. Using the communicator would be the next logical step.

Given that he thought himself to be aboard the ship, why would he try his communicator?

But why doesn't the ship think of trying to contact him by communicator the instant it's realized he's missing?

Excellent point, Todd. Sure would've made sense to at least try it! As for the other way around... people aren't on board the ship, so it's only logical that Kirk would try reaching Spock, Scotty, Sulu, or anyone else by communicator... just to see if they're somewhere else.