Tag: Star Trek Discovery
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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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The Ethical Prism of Sentience in Season Two of Star Trek: Discovery
Sentience is a primary theme throughout season two of Star Trek: Discovery. There is the elemental nature of the crew of Discovery attempting to understand the red signs, or bursts,...
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Sylvia Tilly’s Kindness and Weaponizing Friendship
Sylvia Tilly projects herself as a trusted ally early in the series when she immediately befriends Michael Burnham who at that point is still thought of through a negative light...
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Community and Found Family in Star Trek
PHLOX: When you invited me to join this crew, I thought it would be an interesting diversion for a few months. Some time away from the complications of family, which...
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Major Correction to a Previous Post: “What separates the Borg Queen from Michael Burnham?”
Just an FYI, when I first posted “What separates the Borg Queen from Michael Burnham?” it was incomplete. I have corrected that with a much longer post that actually makes...
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What separates the Borg Queen from Michael Burnham?
What separates the Borg Queen from Michael Burnham? On the surface the Borg Queen is composed of an archetype of a matriarch repeatedly referred to as the greatest evil Starfleet...
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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...
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Star Trek Discovery’s Saru and Kindness
In the first season of Star Trek: Discovery, the Saru we meet more closely resembles a cynical capitalist. However, his distance and appearance of reproach – his stern disposition –...