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”
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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 14: “Crossroads”
Synopsis: The crew crosses paths with Vice Admiral Janeway, and enlist the advice of Captain Okona to escape the Dauntless. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how when the conscious ego acknowledges and accepts bits of unconscious material into itself it becomes stronger and the psyche more whole In “Crossroads,” the crew… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 14: “Crossroads”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 13: “All the World’s a Stage”
Synopsis: The crew answers a distress call from a planet that has been modeled on Starfleet. This episode can be seen as an illustration of how when one has empathy for another’s pain not only does this help heal the other, but it can also lead to greater understanding and healing of one’s own soul.… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 13: “All the World’s a Stage”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 7: “First Con-tact”
Synopsis: The U.S.S. Protostar crew is contacted by a former mentor of Dal R’El. This episode can be seen as an illustration of two of James Hillman’s theories – that our psyches are made up of different archetypal energies and of the relationship of the Great Mother archetype to the Puer, or eternal youth, archetype.… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 7: “First Con-tact”
Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 5: “Terror Firma”
Synopsis: The Diviner finds the U.S.S. Protostar, but the ship is able to escape using her protostar drive. This episode can be seen as an illustration of James Hillman’s acorn theory, that just as an acorn has everything it needs inside it to become an acorn, we all have inner daimons with all the information… Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Episode 5: “Terror Firma”