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).
“Emanations” See this for a plot summary.
There is one sort of political aspect, when Chakotay and Janeway agree that the dead bodies shouldn’t be interfered with in any way, as it might violate the alien culture’s traditions about dying.
I give it three stars out of five.
“Prime Factors” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, I give it three stars out five.
”State of Flux” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, I give it two stars out five.
“Heroes and Demons” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, I give it two stars out five.
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