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: Requiem for Methuselah
For all the love our brave trio may have lost over the years, it is, as always, their friendship that makes them strong.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: The Lights of Zetar
The sexism is so rampant as to be a distraction throughout the episode.
Boldly Rewatching the Voyages: That Which Survives
(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 24, 1969 Crew Death Count: 3 (Ensign Wyatt,…
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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: 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.
The Creative Life Adventure 