This is one of my posts where I “review” Star Trek episodes. I will be giving each one a star rating. I sometimes will make some comments about non-political parts of them that I like or don’t like. I’ll sometimes use the issues raised in the episode to discuss similar issues in real life. And I will sometimes simply high-light the progressive politics of ST. ST is in-line with the three original themes of this blog, as I explain in the first ST post where I offer some general thoughts about ST.
I’m not very familiar with The Original Series and there might be some small amount of material there that would affect what I say about Star Trek (i.e. how often religion is mentioned)
Lastly. multi-culturalism is such a pervasive theme in ST that I only comment on it when it goes beyond the norm (i.e. inter-species partners).
“Far Beyond The Stars” See this for a plot summary.
A very special and political episode. It’s almost entirely a vision that Sisko has of his crew (and some other characters) as 1950s Americans. Sisko is a science fiction writer whose editor won’t publish his story about a Black Captain in outer space. There’s lots of dialogue about racism in America in the 1950s.
I give it four stars out of five.
“One Little Ship” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, but a very good one. I really like the idea of the ship, Dax, Bashir, and O’Brien becoming miniature and saving the crew of the Defiant. I give it four stars out of five.
“Honor Among Thieves” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, but a good one. I give it two stars out of five.
“Change of Heart” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, but a good one. I like the idea of Starfleet officers engaging in intelligence/covert-ops type stuff. I give it three stars out of five.
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