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).
“Loud as a Whisper” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode. I give it two stars out of five.
“The Schizoid Man” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode, although I missed about half because of the DVD having problems. I give it two stars out of five.
“Unnatural Selection” See this for a plot summary.
Could barely watch because of problems with the DVD. Might try again later.
UPDATE 1/6/12 I have now seen this episode (for the first time since about 6 years ago). It's non-political, although there is one thing to mention. It partly involves genetically created (not engineered) children. I imagine that genetically created is the sort of thing that the movie Gattaca is about. Is that considered acceptable in the Federation when genetic ENGINEERING isn't?
I give it four stars out of five.
“A Matter of Honor” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode. I like the idea of Riker serving on a Klingon ship. I give it four stars out of five.
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