Star Trek seems to grow on me. Each time I read it I realize how much it tries to show matters of contemporary importance in the 60’s in a sci-fi light. The episode I watched this time ‘Mirror, Mirror, was about an exchange between captain Kirk and the landing crew of the enterprise with their selves in a parallel dimension. In this dimension captain Kirk and people in general are evil.
A critical analysis of this episode is difficult in part because of the quick speed with which scenes progress. In any case, the object of my blog will be the evil’s Sparks decision to help send Kirk back to his universe. In doing this the directors of Star Trek unavoidably show logic to have a higher hold than emotion. I suppose that can be seen to be “sci-fi” correct. There is always a possibility that as societies evolve with time they require less emotional guiding and more intellectual one.
Then again there is always a possibility that the best logical output might have also been in line with Spark’s desires and motives. One can surmise that Spark would profit more had the evil captain Kirk returned to his ship. However if two universes are diametrically opposite, why should logic be an exception, instead of something more scientifically expectable like time?
In reality this episode did not appeal to me as much as the other two I watched. Maybe that’s because the concept of alternate universes is so overdone. At any rate, not the best well spent 44 minutes.
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