I ask every episode: Why do I love trek? Most episodes demonstrate some of the reasons.
| Number / Name | Why I liked it |
| 401 / 4:1 “Kobayashi Maru” |
Trying to save everybody. Bad thing? Accept the non-perfect solution? |
| 402 / 4:2 “Anomaly” |
Visual of zero gravity. Remember to say “Well done”. Admit your trauma. |
| 403 / 4:3 “Choose to Live” |
A “soul” getting a new body. |
| 404 / 4:4 “All Is Possible” |
Therapy. Leader + teacher. Topic: Working together. Negotiation, mediation. When a career change is the right thing. |
| 405 / 4:5 “The Examples” |
In mortal danger, everybody should be rescued. The therapist might need therapy too. Survivor’s guilt. The right to choose suicide. |
| 406 / 4:6 “Stormy Weather” |
Helping a new AI deal with feelings. |
| 407 / 4:7 “…But to Connect” |
Trying to figure out the exact nature of an AI. Trust. Communication. |
| 408 / 4:8 “All In” |
A poker game. |
| 409 / 4:9 “Rubicon” |
Handling that personal ties to “the enemy” = disqualification. “Resting” the mind before a difficult mission. |
| 410 / 4:10 “The Galactic Barrier” |
Discussing parenting with your child. |
| 411 / 4:11 “Rosetta” |
Decryption! Communication! Balanced response, not just criticism. A headler in need of healing. |
| 412 / 4:12 “Species Ten-C” |
Learning a new language. Math! |
| 413 / 4:13 “Coming Home” |
Reasons matter. |
It makes sense to me, that a species might not look like a human, and that a translator might be needed. Unfortunately this broke “show, don’t tell” big time, and every aspect of the threat felt very abstract. (And “the enemy blew up my planet” is a cliche by now, yes?)
