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Things you feel Star Trek handle poorly? (In general, political, technical, etc, share your opinion) (startrek.website)
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Hi! After reading opinions for a long time, I've realized that some episodes are quite controversial nowadays. For example, Star Trek: Voyager Season 4, Episode 17, "Retrospect," has been compared to the #MeToo movement, with some people criticizing how it "handles rape culture unevenly" (as one IMDb review puts it).

This got me thinking: What other things do you feel Star Trek make wrong?

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For example, maybe the Benzites require a gas that is poisonous to some other species?

They do, yes.

But I wonder if every species actually needs its own atmospheric mix? Maybe every species has its own ideal mixture of oxygen, nitrogen, CO2, etc.

I don't think that they do, or if it does, it overlaps enough that it's effectively a non-existent difference. They would be much more visibly impaired going planetside otherwise, since the ship wouldn't be able to sustain it.

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