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).
“Transfigurations” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode. I give it two stars out of five.
“The Best of Both Worlds,” Parts I and II See this and this for a plot summary.
A non-political two-parter. I like the Voyager Borg more than the TNG Borg. But the latter is okay. I give it three stars out of five.
“Family” See this for a plot summary
A non-political episode. I give it two stars out of five.
“Brothers” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode. I give it two stars out of five.
“Suddenly Human” See this for a plot summary.
The only bit of politics is that the Talarians are “rigidly patriarchical.”
I give it two stars out of five.
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