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“The Thaw” – VOY 2X23

by trekkiefeminist

Voyager does horror in this episode, which fans seem to either love or hate. I was curious to re-watch it with a feminist eye to see if it would reinforce or subvert the standard gender patterns we see in the horror genre. Turns out it’s not bad on that front. In fact, the only remotely …

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Majel Barrett on Ageism in Hollywood

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When I remembered what my agent’s name was, I called and he said, ‘I would love to have you, but in this age range, unless you’re a star, they’re going to get the role. Experience doesn’t mean anything. I haven’t had that many takers. Majel Barrett in the March 1987 issue of Starlog on wanting to do …

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“The Cage” – TOS Pilot

by trekkiefeminist

“The Cage” is an important episode to look at for a few reasons, the most obvious being that it was the first episode of Star Trek ever and so is a good point to measure what stayed the same and what changed later. The second reason is that it gets cited as an example of how Gene …

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