Tag: Archer
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Expansion of Utopian Struggle in the Motif of Entering a Room/Space(s) for Continuity
To quote Kim Stanley Robinson “utopia has gone from being a somewhat minor literary problem to a necessary survival strategy” (as quoted in “Guns Under the Table: Kim Stanley Robinson...
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Anti-Utopian Leadership
What is clear is that utopian science fiction offers us insights into what can be, and dystopian science fiction presents the most abysmal than can or is likely to come...
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When the Sky is Beautiful Again, Always
I want to return to my post, “Solarpunk and Vestiges of the Ascetic.” My primary point, which I believe I failed to communicate is the suffering required to attain the...
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Without Capitalism Rain Robinson Would Still Be An Astronomer
Lysella: So Wait. If nobody has to have a job then why do you guys all work? Cmdr. Kelly Grayson: The right work can be satisfying for other reasons besides...
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Narrative Obtrusion and Difference in the Deep Space Nine episode “In the Pale Moonlight” and Enterprise’s “Damage”
There is a highly reasonable, shared pattern of reluctant leadership for Captain Sisko and Captain Archer between the Deep Space Nine episode “In the Pale Moonlight” (1998) and Enterprise’s “Damage”...
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Star Trek Enterprise’s “Dear Doctor” and Voyager’s “Nothing Human”
In Star Trek Enterprise’s “Dear Doctor” (2002), Dr. Phlox hopes and aspires to not cure a global population suffering from a spreading disease that is killing them by the millions....
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Deviance, Occupation, and Terrans
When the crew of Discovery crosses into the mirror universe, they embark on a path of willingness to cross moral boundaries. This is largely at the guidance of Lorca, who...
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Star Trek, Ecology, and Green SciFi
Imagine a Star Trek future where the Xindi-Avian species did not become extinct. The Xindi still went on to become Starfleet allies thanks to Captain Archer, and as seen in...