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Thoughts as I watch the episode:
Previously on Star Trek: Una is an augment, and Starfleet greatly dislikes that.
Oh, Kid Una!
“How can he council me when he works for you?” Good point!
This was the ready room scene last week.
Illyrians hiding on a poisonous planet is a nice touch.
So, this is an allegory for Don't Ask-Don't Tell and similar anti-gay and discriminatory policies, isn't it? Hiding who she is, for example. Timely.
Damn, Batel's boss is an asshole.
Damn, that took awhile to get to credits.
Oh, more case law for Starfleet!
“I know you hate giving inspiring speeches.” Heh.
Ortegas imagining a Vulcan conversation is hilarious.
“I regret that you had to witness that outburst.”
Seriously, that outburst, it was so horrifying. Not sure if I can ever emotionally recover from it.
Oh, those dress unis! Look so much like the TOS ones while still being all modern.
Hahaha, she's using all the times they ignore the Prime Directive to show the hypocrisy of rules.
The stuff about her being tried for stuff her parents did calls to mind the stuff with the DREAM act.
Hang on, wouldn't the fact that La'an has Khan blood flowing through her veins kind of give a possible method of pointing out how much hypocrisy there is to the law?
“An affinity for Gilbert and Sullivan Musicals”
Good point about how family isn't destiny and also how the discriminated against can be led to self-loathing.
I just noticed that the mural/engraving behind witness stand seems to show a bunch of humans, tellarites, andorians, and so on... wonder if it's meant to show the founding of the Federation or great legal scholars of the Fed species.
Oh shit, she turned herself in.
“Starfleet is not a perfect organization, but it strives to be.” We all should try to live up to that.
My Badmiral Sense is tingling.
Ah, so an asylum loophole! Clever way of allowing her to stay in while still keeping the anti-genetics stuff still in place come Bashir and Dal's time.
Pike Hugs must be the best hugs.