TNG: “How do we define a person? How to we define a life? Can a person’s autonomy be subverted if it is for the greater good?”
Also TNG: “So the ship is pregnant and needs us to get to an energy source so it can have its baby.”
DS9: How do we move forward in the wake of catastrophe? Where do we draw the line between justice and revenge? When do we stand up and take responsibility for our society?
Also DS9: The senior staff are trapped in a board game to teach the bartender a lesson.
#I think part of Star Trek's success is that it understand you need both#also why the newer and grittier Star Treks haven't had the same charm#you need the goofiness to balance the serious philosophical conundrums
There's a reason you can't just have tense moment followed by tense moment and i'm fucking pissed that we are at a point, as a society, where 'constant higher and higher stakes' is actually being taught in creative writing classes as default/correct. It's not. It's not and you know it in your heart it's not.
