Before the Future Came

By: Melissa Avery-Weir Gregory Avery-Weir and Dr. Lucy Arnold
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  • Melissa Avery-Weir, Gregory Avery-Weir, and Dr. Lucy Arnold look at the ideologies of Star Trek as we voyage from one episode or film to the next, following a breadcrumb trail of motifs. How is the universe portrayed in Star Trek a truly egalitarian utopia, and how does the world subtly uphold the hegemonic values of our present day?
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  • S01E11. Inquisition

    S01E11. Inquisition
    Jan 8 2025
    I can assure you: this is no game. Melissa brings "Inquisition," the 18th episode of Season 6 of Deep Space Nine, written by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle and directed by Michael Dorn, the actor of Worf; one of only four episodes of Star Trek he directed. Like Elite Force, this episode contains a lot of questionable military ethics. We discuss assessment, astonishment, morality, espionage, truth, and the Promenade. We also geek about homosociality, academic conferences, and the actor William Sadler. Please let us know what you think about the show! Hail us at onscreen@beforethefuture.space, contact us on social media (we’re now also on Mastodon: @beforethefuturecame@trekkies.social), or comment on our website at beforethefuture.space. For our next episode, we'll be watching The Next Generation S03E19, "Captain's Holiday," written by Ira Steven Behr and directed by Chip Chalmers. Before the Future Came is edited by Lucy Arnold, transcribed by Melissa Av
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • S01E10. Elite Force

    S01E10. Elite Force
    Dec 3 2024
    Content Warnings: mention of motion sickness and vomiting Consider this your personal Kobayashi Maru. Gregory brings Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, a video game released in 2000 by Raven Software. Like "In a Mirror, Darkly," this episode involves the denizens of the Mirror Universe. We discuss first contact, video games, military orders, courtesy, romance, and canonicity. We also chat about Jefferies tubes, stealth, and technobabble. If you don't want to play the game yourself, you can watch the same video Lucy did on Youtube. (The transcript for this episode is in progress and will be added to this post when it’s ready.) For images discussed in this episode, visit the episode page on our website. Please let us know what you think about the show! Hail us at onscreen@beforethefuture.space, contact us on social media, or comment on our website at beforethefuture.space. Connections: The Etherians do not appear in any other Star Trek works. Nic
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • S01E09. In a Mirror, Darkly

    S01E09. In a Mirror, Darkly
    Nov 5 2024
    Love never fails. Lucy brings "In a Mirror, Darkly" Parts 1 and 2, episodes 18 and 19 of Season 4 of Enterprise. Part 1 was written by Mike Sussman and directed by James Conway. Part 2 was written by Mike Sussman and Manny Coto and directed by Marvin V. Rush. Like the 2009 film Star Trek, this double episode explores an alternate history. We talk about compassion, misogyny, dehumanization, censorship, and torture. We also chat about the ongoing story of the mirror universe, biblical references, and these episodes' special intro sequence. For images discussed in this episode, visit the episode page on our website. Please let us know what you think about the show! Hail us at onscreen@beforethefuture.space, contact us on social media (we're now also on Mastodon: @beforethefuturecame@trekkies.social), or comment on our website at beforethefuture.space. Connections: The Tholians first appear in The Original Series S03E09, "The Tholian Web," which also shows how the
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    1 hr and 20 mins

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