Chekov's Flame - Irina Galliulin

The Way To Eden is an original Star Trek episode which posits the notion of finding paradise.  We're not talking just a relaxing resort - like Risa - or a Willy Wonka style place with enough chocolate to rot out even the strongest sweet tooth.  In this episode, the fun and wacky space hippies wish to journey to the biblical paradise itself - Eden.

Along the way, Ensign Chekov, played by Walter Koenig, meets up with an old flame, Irina Galliulin.  The two haven't seen each other in years, and sadly, Galliulin slickly manipulates Chekov to help our space hippie cause.  You can almost hear Chekov sing, Love Stinks! The character was originally supposed to be Joanna McCoy - Dr. McCoy's daughter - but was rewritten.

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Chekov Ponders The Origin Of Hot Babes

Chekov is so proud of his Russian heritage.  Could everything of any note come from Vladimir Putin country?  Ensign Pavel Chekov seems confused by a stark reality:  sexy comes from all over.

Poor Chekov - even the fair sex seems forever attached to the Ensign's long running cultural joke. Maybe he should look for those hot babes when he's trying to find those 'nuclear wessels'.

Star Trek Sexy Spotlight - Mara - Day Of The Dove

In times of crisis, some of us panic, while others are paralyzed with fear.  It would be expected that a Klingon would merely grunt or growl and fight his or her way out.  Not so for the beautiful Klingon Mara, in the classic original episode, Day of the Dove. She not only kept her head - both literally and figuratively - while those all around her were losing their own, but she made a difference.  

After a ship full of Klingons, led by Kang (Michael Ansara), are taken aboard Kirk's starship, weirdness definitely happens.  Played by the lovely actress Susan Howard, Mara is Kang's wife.  Though frightened by the prospect of being raped and tortured by the now crazed Starfleet crew, Mara bridges the gap between the fighting forces so they can focus on the real threat - the fear and stress sucking alien creature who's been plaguing the two sides all along.  Mara helps Kang to realize the energy entity is the real enemy, and to basically live up to the line, I ain't afraid of no ghost!