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Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: The Mark of Gideon
(Note: This post appears as a page elsewhere on this site. If you haven’t read it yet, my introductory post on this Star Trek: The Original Series rewatch is a good place to start. Previous essays on specific episodes can be found here.) Original Air Date: January 17, 1969 Crew Death Count: 0 Bellybuttons: 0…
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Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
"Battlefield" remains one of Star Trek's finest episodes and a brilliant commentary on the futility of discrimination.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Whom Gods Destroy
Persistence in building a society of equals is what sets the Federation apart from Garth and his acolytes.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Elaan of Troyius
Elaan is essentially being sent into slavery, and no one even thinks to question the premise.
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: For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
Burying our heads in the sand is a path to ruin, when we should, instead, reach for the sky.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Day of the Dove
"Only a fool fights in a burning house."
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: Spectre of the Gun
If the welcome mat says "Back Off," you should definitely do that.
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