"Charlie X" (season one, episode two; production code: 08; 15 September 1966): Wikipedia-link.
Commentary: "Charlie X" is the second plot in eight episodes, starting with "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (which aired the following week), in which a human manifests god-like powers after encountering aliens or an astronomical phenomenon. Star Trek: Lower Decks lovingly lampooned this trope in "Strange Energies" (season two, episode one; 12 August 2021).
"Charlie X" is a great example of our heroes having to outwit their adversary, here the god-like but immature Charlie Evans, because they cannot overpower him.
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