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”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 3: “Seventeen Seconds”

Synopsis: While the U.S.S. Titan and her crew are being pursued by the Shrike, Admiral Picard confronts Dr. Crusher about Jack Crusher. This episode can be seen as illustration of what Carl (C. G.) Jung called the Great Mother complex. A complex, in Jung’s teachings, being one of the ways in which unconscious material is… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 3: “Seventeen Seconds”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 2: “Disengage”

Synopsis: The crew of the U.S.S. Titan come to the rescue of Admiral Picard, Captain Riker, Dr. Crusher and Jack Crusher. This episode can be seen as illustrations of the hero complex. A complex, in the teachings of Carl (C. G.) Jung, being one of the ways in which unconscious material is made accessible to… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 2: “Disengage”

Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 1: The Next Generation”

Synopsis: Admiral Picard enlists the aid of Captain Riker after receiving a message from Dr. Crusher. 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 information we need to become who… Continue reading Star Trek: Picard – Season 3, Episode 1: The Next Generation”

Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 19: “Supernova, Part 1”

Synopsis: When the best efforts of the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar fail to stop the unleashing of the Living Construct weapon, Gwyn reaches out to non-Starfleet vessels for assistance. This episode can be seen as an illustration of the need for diversity in our society. In “Supernova, Part 1,” the crew of the U.S.S.… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 19: “Supernova, Part 1”

Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 16: “Preludes”

Synopsis: The Protostar crew learns about how Rok-Tahk, Fugitive Zero, and Jankom Pog came to arrive on Tars Lamora. This episode can be seen as illustrating the concept of masking, how a neurodiverse individual, or anyone else for that matter, tries to fit into a society that has “othered” them. In “Preludes,” while on the… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 16: “Preludes”

Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 15: “Masquerade”

Synopsis: While in the Romulan Neutral Zone, Dal R’El learns about his past. This episode can be seen as illustrating James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything inside it to become an oak tree, we all have inner daimons with all the information we need to become who we were meant… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 15: “Masquerade”