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).
“Time Squared” See this for a ploy summary
A non-political episode. I give it three stars out of five.
“The Icarus Factor” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode. I give it two stars out of five.
“Pen Pals” See this for a plot summary.
One small political thing. At the beginning, Picard, who is a horse enthusiast says: “the Arabs believe that Allah gathered the south wind and made the horse.” Considering the multiculturalism of ST, this is a good statement against anti-Arab and anti-muslim bigotry.
Besides that it’s one of the worst episodes I’ve seen (it’s possible that’s because of the little alien girl). I give it one star out of five
“Q Who?” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode. But it is the first time the Borg are encountered, so that’s good. I give it three stars out of five
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