Month: November 2021

Synopsis: The Enterprise is gripped by an advanced ancient computer program. “Contagion” is about the health of the Enterprise’s computer systems, and in that regard, the vessel of the Enterprise can be seen as analogous to the human psyche. This is especially true when it comes to the Enterprise’s engines, which utilize a blend of… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 11: “Contagion”

Synopsis: The Enterprise is tasked with providing transportation for a young female alien back to her homeworld in order to bring peace to it. In my last post, I mentioned the concept of anima or animus projection onto another individual as the way in which individuals fall in love. In “The Dauphin” this is manifested… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 10: “The Dauphin”

Synopsis: When Lt. Commander Data refuses to be disassembled for an experiment he feels is unadvisable, Captain Picard defends his choice in a legal hearing. The title of this episode “The Measure of a Man,” while it might be alluding to a quote from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is an unfortunately… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 9: “The Measure of a Man”

Synopsis: Participating in an officer exchange program First Officer Riker serves aboard a Klingon vessel while Benzite Ensign Mendon serves aboard the Enterprise. The officer exchange program that is central to the plot of “A Matter of Honor” illustrates a couple different ways to handle being confronted by a disruptive problem. In the episode, the… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 8: “A Matter of Honor”

Synopsis: The USS Enterprise receives a distress call from the USS Lantree and discovers a mysterious aging disease. In “Unnatural Selection” we see what happens when the conscious ego becomes inflated by identifying with god-like powers and believes that it can improve on nature. In the act of responding to the distress call from the… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 7: “Unnatural Selection”