Kirk's Love Interests
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3. Where No Man Has Gone Before - Kirk is infatuated with a blond lab
technician, and says that he almost married her.
6. Mudd's Women - Kirk was attracted, although short-lived and artificial, to
Eve McHuron, but no formal romance is established.
7. What Are Little Girls Made Of? - Kirk meets Andrea, an android built by the
Exoites. Her relationship was Kirk was purely artificial and for ulterior
reasons by Roger Korby. She was later destroyed.
8. Miri - Miri becomes infatuated with Kirk, who remained on "Earth." It was
Spock and McCoy who had to open his eyes to the fact that she was "becoming a
young woman," and even then, Kirk showed more romantic interest in Rand than
he ever did in Miri.
9. Dagger Of The Mind - Kirk had a previous encounter with Dr. Helen Noel at a
science lab Christmas party, and was reminded of it whem they visited the
Tantalus colony with her as Kirk's unexpected assistant. Kirk's feelings of
attraction to her were artificially swelled by Dr. Adams' Neural Neutralizer.
13. Conscience Of The King - Kirk forges, somewhat blantantly, a relationsip
with Lenore Karidian, the daughter of Anton Karidian (also known as Governor
Kodos of Tarsus IV), in order to find out more about Karidian. However, later,
Kirk was developing some level of a more sincere feelings for her. However, at
the end of the episode, Lenore goes insane.
15. Shore Leave - Ruth is reincarnated as an old flame of Kirk while he was at
the Academy. However, she is seen as an artificial construct on the
caretaker's world.
20. Court Martial - Kirk refers to an old fling with JAG officer Areel Shaw
during court martial proceedings.
28. City On The Edge Of Forever - Kirk gets romantically involved and falls in
love Edith Keeler while in Earth's past to find McCoy. However, he was forced
to let Edith be killed by an automobile accident in order to get history
right.
33. Mirror, Mirror - Kirk becomes romantically involved with Marlena Moreau on
the mirror Enterprise.
41. The Deadly Years - Although there was no real relationship offered between
Kirk and Dr. Janet Wallace, a past romance was very definitely referred to.
Kirk was simply dedicated to his ship, and Dr. Wallace was dedicated to her
science.
48. A Private Little War - Nona was an artificial relationship brought about
by the drugs and charms of the mystic wie of Kirk's friend Tyree on the planet
Neural. When Nona is killed while betraying her tribe, Kirk does not shed a
tear.
45. The Gamesters of Triskelion - Kirk gets involved with Shahna, a fellow
"thrall", while in captivity on the planet Triskelion. And, as an example of
Kirk being his stereotypical worst, he succeeds in convincing Shahna that
personal freedom, idealism, and kissing is the way to love before leaving her
(voluntarily) behind on Triskelion.
51. By Any Other Name - Kirk seduces Kelinda in an attempt to expose the
"weaknesses" of the Kelvans now that they have assumed human form. Kelinda
later settled with Rojan.
54. Bread and Circuses - Claudius Marcus, wanting to give Kirk a few last
moments "as a man", has Kirk doing a one-nighter with Drusilla, Claudius's
personal slave.
58. The Paradise Syndrone - Kirk, when he lost his memories, has a romance
with Miramanee. In this case, Kirk was totally dedicated, sincere, and willing
to settle down and be a family man in the Native American style. Of course,
once Kirk regains his memories, this side of Kirk goes away. Miramanee was
later killed.
66. Wink Of An Eye - This was a rather amusing, and probably a little
ridiculous, romance between Kirk and Deela, a member of the accelerated
Scalosian society. Deela, however, stays behind on Scalos.
68. Elaan of Troyius - Kirk was infatuated with Elaan of Elas, mainly due to
the intoxicating effects of the chemical composition of Elann's tears. While
Elann married the ruler of Troyius, Kirk gets over the intoxication by
remembering that his first love is the Enterprise.
71. The Mark Of Gideon - Kirk is romancing Odona instead of interrogating her
as to why the entire Enterprise crew has disappeared. Odona's purpose was to
contact the potentially fatal disease Vegan Choriomengitis in order to reduce
some of her planet's overpopulation.
74. Requiem For Methuselah - While visiting Holberg 917-G and investigating
Flint, he has a romance with Rayna Kapec. Kirk soon discovers that Rayna was
an android built to be the "perfect woman" by Flint, and when both Flint and
Kirk fight over Rayna, she short-circuits, being unable to deal with the
intensity of her emotions for both men. Kirk, later, is allowed to forget the
pain associated with the incident with Spock's mindmelding help.
79. Turnabout Intruder - Dr. Janice Lester was another old relationship of
Kirk's that was doomed to end because of Lester's domineering resentment of
Kirk's superior capabilities as a starship Captain. Dr. Lester uses a device
on Camus II to switch bodies with an unwilling Kirk. She later goes insane.
Star Trek II - Dr. Carol Marcus was an old, serious romance of Kirks. He finds
out that he had a son, David. This was an ralationship on Kirk's part, and his
love for his ship and her love for her work would never allow them to be happy
together. She continued on her scientific career.
Star Trek IV - While on 20th century Earth, Kirk has a subdued, intellectual
romance with Dr. Gillian Taylor, a cetacean biologist. However, once back in
the 23rd century, they go their seperate ways.
Star Trek VI - Kirk is seduced by Martia, but only to escape from the Klingon
Mine/Prison. However, Kirk sees through Martia's deception, and Martia is
later killed by the Klingons.
