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).
“Chrysalis” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, but a good one. I give it two stars out of five.
“Treachery, Faith, and the Great River” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, but a good one. I give it two stars out of five.
“Once More Unto The Breach” See this for a plot summary.
We hear some about the class nature of klingon society, how people who aren’t from the “right” families have limited opportunities.
A good episode, I give it three stars out five.
“The Siege Of AR-558” See this for a plot summary.
This is an episode that highlights how ugly war is. I like such episodes because, although sometimes it is justified, and/or helpful, and/or necessary, war is (I assume) horrible. There’s some good dialogue and the lighting (or lack of it) really high-lights how desperate the situation is.
There’s one scene where Dax brings up the ethics of using mines. Considering how they are often still buried after a conflict ends and they then often kill or seriously wound civilians, I think mines should be considered unacceptable as a weapon.
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