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).
“Phage” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, I give it two stars out of five.
“The Cloud” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, I give it two stars out of five.
“Eye Of The Needle” See this for a plot summary.
Although not a political episode, it’s one of my favorites. I love theme throughout the series of them trying to get in touch with Starfleet and/or get home faster, and when they finally do get in touch with Starfleet, it’s pretty cool. The attempt at doing that in this episode is also pretty cool.
“Ex-Post Facto” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode but a good one. I give it three stars out of five.
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