Synopsis: En route to Farpoint Station, the crew of the Enterprise encounter an alien who calls himself Q. Depth psychology is defined as any psychology that examines the unconscious, and the depth psychological theme that I would like to discuss in this first post on Star Trek: The Next Generation is the concept of projection. Perhaps… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Encounter at Farpoint, Parts 1 and 2”
Month: October 2021
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Released: 26 November 1986 Synopsis: The crew of the Enterprise go back in time to 1980s Earth in order to locate humpback whales and return with them to their own time to save the planet. From the perspective of depth psychology, here defined as being any psychology that deals with the unconscious, Star Trek IV:… Continue reading Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Released: 1 June 1984 Synopsis: Realizing that both Mr. Spock’s body and katra, or soul, are still alive yet separate, the crew of the Enterprise ventures to unite them and recover their friend. In both Star Trek III: The Search for Spock as well as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and even in… Continue reading Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
Released: 4 June 1982 Synopsis: While on a mission to find a lifeless planet on which to test the Genesis Project, Khan, a genetically enhanced human, is discovered. Learning that Captain, now Admiral, Kirk is alive, Khan plans to seek revenge upon him. While there are many ways to look at depth psychological concepts manifested… Continue reading Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Released: 8 December 1979 Synopsis: The crew of the Enterprise reunite to protect Earth from an energy cloud of enormous power heading directly for it. The cloud turns out to surround a modified Earth probe launched by NASA that is returning home to join with its creator. Star Trek: The Motion Picture continues Gene Roddenberry’s… Continue reading Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 6: “The Counterclock Incident”
Synopsis: While observing a supernova, the Enterprise encounters an alien vessel headed into it, and ends up following the ship into another universe. In this, the final episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, we get an illustration of the idea of the tension of opposites and their union, a depth psychological concept put forth… Continue reading Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 6: “The Counterclock Incident”
Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 5: “How Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth”
Synopsis: The crew of the Enterprise is assigned to trace the origin of a mysterious alien space probe. In this episode, when the crew of the Enterprise discovers that the source of the alien space probe is an entity known on Earth as Kukulkan, an Aztec and Mayan deity, I am reminded of an episode… Continue reading Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 5: “How Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth”
Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 4: “Albatross”
Synopsis: Dr. McCoy is charged with murder for causing a plague. In this episode, the “Albatross” is Dr. Leonard (Bones) McCoy’s potential involvement with causing a past plague in the Dramian Star System. McCoy is arrested and held for trial. McCoy, in an inflated state, thinks that he may have caused it. Also in this… Continue reading Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 4: “Albatross”
Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 3: “The Practical Joker”
Synopsis: After going through an energy field, the Enterprise’s computer starts playing practical jokes on her crew. In this episode, after traveling through an energy field, the computer that runs the Enterprise, the ultimate representation of the Logos– driven rational, conscious ego, starts acting irrationally. This is a shock to her crew, who usually consider… Continue reading Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 3: “The Practical Joker”
Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 2: “Bem”
Synopsis: A visiting Federation observer judges the performance of the crew of the Enterprise. In this episode there is a bit of a turnaround from the normal perspective, as the crew of the Enterprise have taken aboard an independent observer who stands in judgment of them. Here, unlike in most episodes, it is the observer,… Continue reading Star Trek: The Animated Series Season 2, Episode 2: “Bem”
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