From archived tv.com: The plot of the episode bears a striking resemblance to the 1967 Star Trek episode Arena. In both cases, a space battle is interrupted by an omnipotent power, the captains are given primitive weapons and forced to fight hand-to-hand on the surface of a planet while the crew watch and the hero spares the villain at the end.
From archived tv.com: The plot of the episode bears a striking resemblance to the 1967 Star Trek episode Arena. In both cases, a space battle is interrupted by an omnipotent power, the captains are given primitive weapons and forced to fight hand-to-hand on the surface of a planet while the crew watch and the hero spares the villain at the end.