Sadly, "equality, kindness, justice" are largely forgotten by the episode's end.
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Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: The Way to Eden
Eden must exist somewhere between the Federation’s artifice and the Edenites’ self-indulgence.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: The Empath
At some point the pro-human hyperbole becomes excessive, an over-the-top attempt to define humans as the chosen people among the entire galaxy.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Wink of an Eye
The greatest frustration with "Wink of an Eye": It leaves no room for a happy ending.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Plato’s Stepchildren
We are witnessing scenes of torture and we are supposed to be uncomfortable.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Spock’s Brain
There's nothing wrong, once in a while, with a little mindless entertainment.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: The Trouble with Tribbles
"The Trouble with Tribbles" gives us humor, political intrigue, Klingons, plenty of banter between the crew members, and a background of deeper issues that remain relevant today.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Mirror, Mirror
As preposterous as the mirror universe might seem, societies all too easily normalize cruelty that would have been unimaginable only a short time before.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Space Seed
Khan is not so much a visionary as he is an opportunist
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