An evil crew, paradise, and a destructive intergalactic space worm. All this and more in this week’s episode of the To Baldly Go Podcast!
I am joined, as usual, this week by my wife, Abbie, and our friend, Nate, as we discuss:
The next 3 episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series – Mirror Mirror, The Apple, and The Doomsday Machine
Is this the “darkest timeline”?
Another parallel universe episode
Gene Roddenberry’s vision (hope?) for the future
Star Trek has always been progressive for its time – it’s not something new today
Under the progressive veneer, there are still traditional values throughout the episodes
Theory of parallel universes
What are you? DNA? Experiences?
Was Kirk trying to change the mirror universe for the better? Or was he just trying to get back to his universe and his ship?
“Evil” Kirk is a formidable foe
For a savage society, they are really bad at fighting
Uniform colors
Nature vs. Nurture and morality
A piecemeal episode
A Spock and Bones role reversal?
What is the definition of “Paradise”?
An anti-religion episode?
Spock like Satan
No ramifications?
Can freedom be imposed? Or is it necessarily a choice?
Lurr – Ruler of Omicron Persei VIII
The parable of the banker and the fisherman from Jimmy John’s
Can a society be thriving but also stagnant?
Exploration of other command styles
Other ships
A rare consensus
Cold War commentary
How often do officers lose their ships?
Decisions and results
Major transporter issues. Is Scotty bad at his job?
Security shortcomings
Planetary system discussion
Motion Picture and other movie discussion
It all comes back to Independence Day