Who Is Henoch? Leonard Nimoy's Second Star Trek Role, Explained
Leonard Nimoy's second Star Trek role was a memorable villain who took over Spock's body. Here's how Henoch's sinister scheme unfolded aboard the Enterprise.
In the Season 2 episode "Return to Tomorrow" of the original Star Trek, Leonard Nimoy portrayed the villainous alien Henoch. Henoch, along with three other Arretans - Sargon, Thalassa, and himself - possessed the bodies of Captain Kirk, Dr. Ann Mulhall, and Mr. Spock respectively to create new forms for their non-corporeal selves.
While the crew agreed to this arrangement, Henoch was attracted to Spock's enhanced Vulcan abilities and attempted to destroy Spock's consciousness to permanently inhabit his body. The episode concluded with Nurse Chapel injecting Spock's body with a sedative, ending Henoch's brief villainous reign. Nimoy, who had played Spock, had reportedly pushed hard to play another Star Trek villain, Sybok, in the fifth feature film, though that plan was ultimately not realized.
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