as "Master of the Universe". Garth demonstrates his power by killing Marta with an explosive planted on her body. Still unable to get Kirk's cooperation, Garth sends for Spock, who overpowers his escorts. On entering a control room, Spock faces two Kirks, each of whom accuses the other of being Garth. A struggle begins, during which one Kirk orders Spock to stun them both; Spock stuns the other, who is revealed to be Garth of Izar. Once again in control of the facility, Doctor Cory administers the new drugs to Garth and the other inmates. Once cured of his mental illness, Garth no longer remembers anything that has happened since his injury. Reception In 2017, Den of Geek ranked this episode as the 11th worst Star Trek episode of the original series, citing its standard Star Trek plot and Steve Ihnat's overacting. Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave it a C+, saying the episode has a compelling opening but fails to completely deliver on its premise. He remarked that while Garth and Marta were good, unpredictable villains, the tension between Kirk and Garth was weak, and there was little at stake once Garth was foiled by the counter sign. Censorship In the United Kingdom, this episode was excluded from the original airing of the third season, as censors objected both to the torture of Kirk and to a dance performed by Marta in the banquet scene. The dance in particular was felt to be inappropriate for children. On German television, presumably for similar reasons, the episode was not shown in the series' original run in 1972/73, but was first aired on 9 May 1988. Releases This episode was released in Japan on December 21, 1993, as part of the complete season 3 LaserDisc set, Star Trek: Original Series log.3. A trailer for this and the other episodes was also included, and the episode had English and Japanese audio tracks. This episode was included in TOS Season 3 remastered DVD box set, with the remastered version of this episode. See also "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" Prelude to Axanar, fan film depicting Garth of Izar's early life References External links "Whom Gods Destroy" at StarTrek.com "Whom Gods Destroy" Review of the remastered version at TrekMovie.com Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) episodes 1969 American television episodes Fiction about shapeshifting Television episodes pulled from general rotation Television