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).
“Firstborn” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode. I give it two stars out of five.
“Bloodlines” See this for a plot summary.
We learn that people sentenced to do time in the Ferengi prison system can BUY their way out. Makes the Ferengi state and ferengi society even less attractive.
I give it one star out of five.
“Emergence” See this for a plot summary.
A non-political episode. I give it three stars out of five.
“Pre-Emptive Strike” See this for a plot summary.
This is about the Maquis. My feelings about them are discussed here where I am reviewing the two-parter “The Maquis.” I’d say that this episode has nudged me a bit towards being fairly sympathetic to the Maquis.
I give it three stars out of five.
“All Good Things...” See this and this for a plot summary.
A non-political two-part series finale. I would give it three stars out of five.
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