Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x03 "Shuttle to Kenfori"

a year ago by ValueSubtracted to c/startrek

Written by: Onitra Johnson & Bill Wolkoff

Directed by: Dan Liu

dethstrobe 9 points a year ago

Eugenics and genetic engineering is bad, but exotic material to hybrid a human with an alien species might be ok? Seems odd after they gave shit to Stamets for getting tardigrade DNA. I guess Starfleet does play pretty loose with what is and is not consider legal for genetic modification, so I shouldn't be too worried about that, but I am...

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CeruleanRuin 8 points a year ago

They are definitely doing this without Starfleet approval. Pike's ship prioritizes individuals over regulations, an ethos that carries forward when Kirk takes the chair.

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ValueSubtracted 8 points a year ago

I think the general policy is that genetic augmentation to grant superpowers is bad, while genetic treatment of disease or other medical conditions is generally okay.

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grozzle 7 points a year ago

ehh, that doesn't fit with Julian Bashir, the treatment to relieve his learning impairments was illegal, so his father went for the enhancement package because that wasn't extra illegal on top.

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