Star Trek #30

[superfangirl1]

I do love stories that show alternate and parallel universes. :)

Comments

[lilacsigil]

Not a bad episode, but the only non-evil same-sex relationship was still shown as wrong and taboo-breaking and they immediately broke up. If it had been one of many such stories, that wouldn't annoy me, but as it is, nope.

[northstarfan]

Exactly. Plus there was too much wiggle room there for the show-runners to point and go, "No see, it was the worms that were attracted to each other, not the girls!" for me to feel like that episode was Trek being supportive of LGBT representation.

[ozaline]

I felt that the episode was saying "society is wrong for keeping them apart, and that's tragic."

Remember Jaddiza was willing to go through with it.

[lilacsigil]

I agree that's what the episode was saying, but the Tragic Queer forbidden love trope is an old one and far too often the only story we get. In this show, they also went with Evil Sexy Lesbians (and bisexuals). At least we were spared the other usual trope which is Dead Lesbians. Again, none of these tropes would be a problem if there were lots of other stories as well. But there weren't.

[ozaline]

100% in agreement there.