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Court Cantrell prefers not to @courtcan@mastodon.social

2/20/2026, 4:24:43 AM

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13yo and I just finished watching Star Trek: TOS episode "The Empath." I immediately went down an internet rabbit hole and discovered an article on how deeply relevant this episode is in our world today:

The "dichotomy between the Vians' cruelty and Gem's quiet strength reinforces a recurring theme in 'Star Trek'—true power lies in empathy, not domination."

https://www.sciencefictionclassics.com/the-quiet-horror-and-redemption-of-the-empath/

#StarTrek
#StarTrekTOS
#empathy
#compassion
#CompassionIsStrength

The Quiet Horror and Redemption of "The Empath"

Would you suffer out of compassion? It is one of the themes explored in this BBC-banned episode of "Star Trek: The Original Series."

www.sciencefictionclassics.com · Science Fiction Classics

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