7. 'What Are Little Girls Made Of?'
“What Are Little Girls Made Of?“ was first broadcast on October 20, 1966. It sends Nurse Chapel to an archaeological outpost searching for her missing fiance, Dr. Roger Korby, only to discover a chilling android replacement scheme.
The episode explores artificial life, identity, and the temptation of “improving” humanity by replacing it with something more manageable. It gives Chapel more focus than she usually has this early in the run, raising the emotional stakes of the mad-scientist plot.
60 years later, the ideas here seem remarkably current. Discussions of artificial intelligence, synthetic bodies, and what makes a “real” person are deeply embedded in modern genre storytelling, and this episode feels like a prototype for later Trek and beyond android-centric tales.
The production design, particularly the underground complex and Ruk’s threatening presence, still has a gothic appeal. It may not be as well-known as some of the big hitters from Season 1, but for a 60th anniversary watch, it's a sleeper gem.
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