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The title for this episode alludes to the novel Turnabout, by Thorne Smith, about a husband and wife who swap bodies.
>> This is asserted in the book The Star Trek Compendium by Allan Asherman, page 174 of the 1981 edition.
William Shatner is often said to have had a serious case of Hong Kong flu during the filming of this episode. Joan Winston in her book Star Trek Lives! gives a detailed account of her visit to the set during the filming of this episode in January 1969, and describes Shatner as very sick indeed. However he refutes this in his book Star Trek Memories, saying that his illness was likely the result of stress and worry over the cancellation of the show, which was announced during the filming.
"Legacy", the 80th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, had a reference to "passing Camus II" at the beginning of the episode. This was intended to signify that that series had passed the original in the number of episodes produced.
Lester's statements about women being unable to command starships has been the source of controversy over the years, given that by the 23rd century humanity was supposed to have moved beyond chauvinism. Gene Roddenberry was later reported to have regretted the inclusion of that line in the episode[citation needed], though other sources have him placing the blame on teleplay writer Arthur Singer for the line's inclusion[citation needed]. Some fans took Lester's emotional state into consideration when she made the statement. A retcon later revealed that Columbia - a 22nd century starship - had a female Captain named Erika Hernandez, played by actress Ada Maris. (Star Trek: Enterprise).
In the novelization of this episode, it is mentioned to Kirk that the builders of the society would transfer the consciousness of a person of greater importance, to the body of a convicted killer, sentenced to death.
>> The source is basically self-explanatory: "In the novelization of this episode..." If the citation form is insisted upon, let the novelization be the source.
Kirk has been "beside himself" at least five times, but this is certainly one of the unusual cases. Other "beside himself" events were "The Enemy Within", "What Are Little Girls Made Of?", "Whom Gods Destroy" and "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country".
