Ryujin
Legend
Am I misremembering things,or are you?
Wasn't the take of the Menagerie that the super advanced aliens managed to save a single woman from a horrible crash, but only in a horribly disfugred state that made her unable to live without their assistance - and so they created a nice artificial environment for her to keep her happy - and they decided that adding Pike to it would complete her experience.
It wasn't really a Zoo arrangement, was it?
No, you're remembering correctly. Through the episode Pike thinks that they are being held as exhibit specimens, or as an "Adam and Eve" to a race of human slaves. The reality only becomes apparent at the end of the episode.