Synopsis: The Star Trek Scouts team defeat a chalk asteroid using a hammer to make fireworks.
This episode can be seen as an illustration of the importance of the eros or the unconscious, here reflected as art, as well as logos, or the rational conscious, here represented by the science behind the crew’s actions.
“Star Trek Scouts Make FIREWORKS in Space – Asteroid Blaster #3” began with JR and Roo breaking holo cubes while honing their galactic martial arts skills while Sprocket was drawing. JR wanted Sprocket to join them, so Sprocket extended his bionic arm to break some holo cubes. The astro alarm went off. An asteroid was heading straight for their school which was identified by Sprocket as a Chalk asteroid from the Omega Sidewalk Sector. The asteroid deflector wheel was activated and the paper airplane was chosen as the weapon to use against the asteroid. The asteroid deflector was activated and the paper airplane was energized and fired into the asteroid, but the paper airplane merely bounced off the asteroid. The asteroid deflector wheel was activated again, and the next weapon chosen to be used against the asteroid was a box of crayons. But Sprocket had been using the crayons to draw pictures of Jr and Roo. Sprocket handed the drawings to them and they remarked that they were beautiful. Finally, a hammer was chosen as a tool to be used to defend against the Chalk asteroid. The hammer broke up the Chalk asteroid and made beautiful fireworks. Sprocket and Roo looked at the fireworks, while JR kept staring at the drawing Sprocket drew of him, enjoying the artwork.
This episode illustrated the importance of the unconscious eros, here represented as beauty and art, along with the logos of reason, signified by the scientific knowledge used by the crew to protect the school from the Chalk asteroid. While JR and Roo were honing their galactic martial arts skills, Sprocket created art and his artwork was appreciated by both JR and Roo – especially, JR. Later in the episode, when the hammer broke up the Chalk asteroid, it also created a thing of beauty for the team to appreciate. This represents a balance between eros and logos, both of which are needed in order for a psyche to be more whole. This is why I greatly support STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics) education rather than the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) system which is often emphasized more broadly in our society. From a depth psychological perspective STEAM, including eros as well as logos, encourages more stable psychic health.
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