Synopsis: Lt. Noonien-Singh is sent back in time to restore her timeline, which means the ending of an alternate one. In this episode there is a situation which can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C.G.) Jung called an enantiodromia, or that everything turns into its opposite. In “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow,”… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 3: “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 2: “Ad Aspera Per Aspera”
Synopsis: Commander Chin-Riley goes on trial for concealing to Starfleet that she is an Illyrian. This episode can be seen as an illustration of masking, which in the neurodiverse community refers to feeling that one must try to pass as someone that one is not in order to better fit into a neurotypical society. In… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 2: “Ad Aspera Per Aspera”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1: “The Broken Circle”
Synopsis: While Captain Pike is away, Lt. Spock is left in charge of the U.S.S. Enterprise and takes the ship and her crew on an unauthorized rescue mission. There is much going on in this episode, but what I will comment on is how it can be seen as an illustration of what Carl (C.… Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1: “The Broken Circle”
Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 10: “The Last Generation”
Synopsis: After the Borg assimilate Starfleet vessels and young Starfleet officers, Picard and the crew from Star Trek: The Next Generation take the U.S.S. Enterprise-D to confront the Borg in an effort to save the Federation. There is so much going on in this episode, but what I will comment on is how it is… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 10: “The Last Generation”
Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 9: “Võx”
Synopsis: Counselor Troi discovers Jack Crusher is connected to the Borg Collective, which sends him seeking the Borg Cube that has been calling him. This episode gives an illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the collective unconscious. In “Võx,” Counselor Deanna Troi uses her empathic abilities to join with Jack Crusher to explore… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 9: “Võx”
Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 8: “Surrender”
Synopsis: Captain Vadic and her crew briefly take over control of the U.S.S. Titan, but through the awakening of the Data personality in the Daystrom Android M-5-10 body, the crew of the Titan are able to regain control of the ship and destroy the Shrike. This episode gives an illustration of what Carl (C. G.)… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 8: “Surrender”
Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 7: “Dominion”
Synopsis: Captain Vadic and the crew of the Shrike find the U.S.S. Titan and take control of the ship. This episode gives an illustration of a cultural complex—when an entire society feels the trauma of the same wound. In “Dominion,” on U.S.S. Titan, Dr. Beverly Crusher and Admiral Jean-Luc Picard discuss how the uniqueness of… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 7: “Dominion”
Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 6: “The Bounty”
Synopsis: While Captain Riker, Commander Musiker, and Worf are sent to Daystrom Station to look for answers, the crew of the U.S.S. Titan proceed to the Fleet Museum seeking an ally. This episode gives an illustration of masking—a term the neurodiverse community uses to describe trying to get by in a neurotypical world undetected as… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 6: “The Bounty”
Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 5: “Imposters”
Synopsis: When the U.S.S. Titan and her crew enter the Alpha Quadrant, they are intercepted by the U.S.S. Intrepid and her crew. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory—that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we have inner daimons with all the… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 5: “Imposters”
Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 4: “No Win Scenario”
Synopsis: While Admiral Picard and Captain Riker prepare for their fate, and Captain Shaw and Commander Hansen search for the Changeling saboteur, Dr. Crusher looks to the nebula that the U.S.S. Titan is trapped in for answers. This episode can be seen as illustration of terra psychology—a recent branch of depth psychology that studies the… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 4: “No Win Scenario”
