Month: August 2023

Synopsis: A shuttlepod, in which Commander Tucker was piloting alone while testing upgrades, is shot at by an alien vessel and forced to land onto a moon. This episode can be seen as another illustration of how sometimes it can feel more uncomfortable than other times for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego to acknowledge bits… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 13: “Dawn”

Synopsis: Enterprise rides through a neutronic storm, with her crew and their unexpected guests sheltering in a catwalk. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how it can feel uncomfortable for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego when it acknowledges bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “The Catwalk” Enterprise is hailed… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 12: “The Catwalk”

Synopsis: Commander Tucker comes to the aid of a beautiful female alien held against her will in an alien stasis pod. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what it feels like for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego when it acknowledges bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious, specifically one’s inner anima.… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11: “Precious Cargo”

Synopsis: Ensign Sato experiences an odd sensation when she uses the transporter for the first time. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how real a dream or fantasy image can be. In “Vanishing Point” Ensign Hoshi Sato and Commander Charles (Trip) Tucker are in a cave on a planet looking at ancient… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 10: “Vanishing Point”

Synopsis: Sub-Commander T’Pol is the only member of the crew not affected by a strange radiation that Enterprise encounters when she travels to a trinary star system. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 9: “Singularity”

Synopsis: When a communicator is left behind on a planet, Captain Archer and Lt. Reed go back to retrieve it. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a cultural complex comes into being.  “The Communicator” begins with Captain Jonathan Archer, Lt. Malcolm Reed, and Ensign Hoshi Sato returning from an away mission… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2 Episode 8: “The Communicator”

Blog 654 – Season 2, Episode 7: “The Seventh”  Synopsis: Sub-Commander T’Pol asks Captain Archer to assist her on a secret mission she has been sent on by the Vulcan High Command.  This episode can be seen as an illustration of how a complex can help the Logos-driven rational conscious ego acknowledge and integrate bits… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 7: “The Seventh”

Synopsis: When Enterprise travels to a mining colony that has been repeatedly plundered by a band of Klingons, Captain Archer decides to intervene. While this episode has many different depth psychological themes in it, I will discuss here how it can be seen as an illustration of what C. G. Jung called a feeling-toned complex.… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 6: “Marauders”

Synopsis: After returning from a less than successful trade mission on Kreetassa, Captain Archer learns that a parasite on the planet infected Porthos This episode can be seen as an illustration of what it can feel like for the Logos-driven rational conscious ego when it acknowledges and integrates bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational… Continue reading Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 5: “A Night in Sickbay”