Star Trek: The Original Series: Season 3
Overview: Season 3 has a certain reputation and for the most part that reputation is well earned. A lot of the episodes feel different than what was done in the first two seasons: more experimental. Some of them feel very silly. But for the most part, we liked what the third season was trying to accomplish. They were trying to bring out new ideas and messages. The first two seasons had a lot of pretty standard B-movie sci fi stories. In contrast, most of the third season episodes had some sort of message they were trying to tell their audience. A lot of those messages were, unfortunately, conservative ones, but at least they had ideas that they were trying to communicate. We appreciated that quite a lot. There are at least two episodes here that feel downright subversive and progressive, which we loved. They were a pleasant surprise. We can definitely see how this season led to Star Trek being what it is today. Especially as it developed more from TNG. TNG seems like it has a message i...
