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Khan, MAGA and the Seduction of Strongmen | "Space Seed" (TOS)
Mary Trump and Bob Cesca break down the classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Space Seed,” the unforgettable introduction of Khan Noonien Singh and the beginning of the story that would later lead to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Mary and Bob explore the episode’s themes of authoritarianism, cults of personality, misogyny, power, and political hypocrisy while debating whether “Space Seed” truly holds up as one of the franchise’s most iconic episodes.
They also discuss Kirk’s treatment of Lieutenant Marla McGivers, Khan’s manipulative charisma, the episode’s strange moral choices…
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