[SudenKapala]

C'mon, make the designers work for it.
Code of Honor

Urgh. Racism.

Oh, absolutely. Hence the "work for it". It's easy to make cards from the good and fun episodes, after all.

As a young fan, in 1994 I bought a used VHS tape from a vid rental store, with that one and The Naked Now, not having seen those eps yet. Man, was I disappointed. I had hoped for more along the lines of, say, The Survivors. Luckily, there's so much more awesome stuff in TNG.

[Ensign Q]

Im glad I lived in the 90s tbh, where nobody cared. It was just another episode.

[jadziadax8]

Im glad I lived in the 90s tbh, where nobody cared. It was just another episode.

Trust me, people cared.

[SudenKapala]

Im glad I lived in the 90s tbh, where nobody cared. It was just another episode.

Trust me, people cared.

I agree. But it must also be pointed out that there was, and still is, a vast difference in how "segregated" America was and is, versus, say the German or Belgian or Dutch societies were. Sensitivity to racism is in different fields and on different levels because of it, between -- generally -- the Old and New* Worlds. For me, some things feel like, "No WAY that would EVER happen IRL, right?" (say, situations such as in the film Crash.I know they do... but because of my environment it's hard to not put it away as hyperbole). But they do happen, still; and much more so across the pond.

So, while it's "easier to shrug off" for us here (because it almost feels abstract; surreal) -- and I can only hope that citizens of minority descent feel a bit the same, albeit less so -- it's crystal clear why minorities -- and "enlightened" caucasians -- in 'murica cringed, and will cringe for years to come, when confronted with racism (even unintended such as in that episode).

(*: Actually, I seem to have a far less complete view on how this is in extra-US America; i.e. Canada and the Latins.)

[Ensign Q]

ok people cared, but thankfully there was no internet, so people could just enjoy the show without the complains of sjw

I always seen the episode as a showcase of diversity.

[Boffo97]

I've seen some argue (though I don't think I agree with the argument, or at least I found it non relevant) that had the Ligonians not all been cast with black actors and actresses that it would have come off as far less racist.

[AllenGould]

Also, we've already done cards from the worst episode of all time, so why not work up to the 2nd worst?

[Klauser]

From what I've read so far ...

TNG: Yesterday's Enterprise

DS9: Soldiers of the Empire

VOY: Year of Hell

TOS and Enterprise already had their shot with:

- Decipher's Trouble With Tribbles (TOS: The Trouble With Tribbles)
- TCC's Terran Empire (Enterprise: In A Mirror, Darkly Pt 1 & 2)

[Armus]

Also, we've already done cards from the worst episode of all time, so why not work up to the 2nd worst?

If you're referring to Shades of Gray, I challenge your premise.

[AllenGould]

Also, we've already done cards from the worst episode of all time, so why not work up to the 2nd worst?

If you're referring to Shades of Gray, I challenge your premise.

Shades of Gray is #5.


(This is according to the fan poll at the 50th anniversary Trek convention.)

[Ensign Q]

so counterracism brought filmmakers to a point, where they rather cast only white males, to not fall into certain traps. well played.

[JasonRed3]

so counterracism brought filmmakers to a point, where they rather cast only white males, to not fall into certain traps. well played.

It would be great if we could steer the conversation away from this before it goes any further down the rabbit hole.

Any other episode suggestions?

[Iron Prime]

"Soldiers of the Empire"

*
* The Rotarran front and center
* Making Music and Honor matter
* The Klingon fight song as frame for the set: the terrible, dishonorable rendition at the start; the triumphant and honorable one at the end
* Just a really rich episode
* Definitely not stealing from a Make It So option Moskop and Zef'no and I worked on in 2013 but abandoned in favor of a submission about the Orion Syndicate

(speaking of which: "Honor Among Thieves" would be a great candidate for a 9-card set, too)

+1

[geraldkw]

Year of Hell is a great choice.

[karonofborg13]

TOS: we deserve much much more from “A Piece of the Action” (honorable mention: “The Savage Curtain”)
TNG: “All Good Things...”
DS9: “The Visitor” (honorable mention: all of Dominion War Arc conclusion episodes)
VOY: a tie between “Relativity” / “Endgame” (honorable mention: any/all of the Hirogen episodes)
ENT: season 3: the Xindi (as an affiliation)