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).
There are several episodes in VOY that involve the question of whether or not holograms are alive, and/or feature conflict between holograms and organic beings. I’m going to ignore that part of VOY, it’s a bit too philosophical, and comparing the maltreatment of holograms to the maltreatment of, for example, Black people, seems stupid. Although I kind of make an exception for The Doctor (it’s impossible to be a fan of ST and not do that) I lean towards saying that holograms are not life forms, but I don’t feel like going into it.
“Alice” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, I give it two stars out of five.
“Riddles” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, I give it three stars out of five.
“Dragon’s Teeth” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, I give it two stars out of five.
“One Small Step” See this for a plot summary
A non-political episode, but a good one. I like stuff about what exploring space will be like in the near future, say sometime around 2025 or maybe 2050. I liked that movie “Mission To Mars.” I would like the ST series Enterprise even less than I do if it weren’t for the fact that it takes place during a time period when, for example, transporters were rarely used and so shuttles were used most of the time.
I give it three stars out of five.
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