493 - Darkling

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Roddenberry Entertainment

Star, Tv & Film, Science, Ethics, Trek, Meaning, Analysis, Fiction, Morals, Arts, Commentary, Performing Arts, Scifi, Messages, Tv Reviews, Roddenberry, Philosophy

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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When the Doctor toys with his personality subroutines, he adopts the strengths of great historical figures like Socrates, Lord Byron, and T'Pau. Unfortunately, their negative traits run amok too, taking the EMH down a very dark path. Darkling goes into the Mission Log. Sponsored by listeners like you -

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0:00.0	This episode of Mission Log is sponsored by listeners like you, supporters on Patreon.
0:14.4	Join us today for early access to shows and the Mission Log Discord at patreon.com-missionlog.
0:23.9	Mission Log, a Rottenberry Star Trek podcast, episode 493, Darkling.
0:42.8	Welcome into another episode of Mission Log a Rottenberry Star Trek podcast.
0:46.8	I'm John Champion and I'm Norman Lau.
0:49.6	Each week on Mission Log, we take a look at an episode of Star Trek and delve inside
0:54.0	its subroutines.
0:55.0	To see if we can find its balance in both the darkness and the light as we determine if
0:59.3	the episode contains any morals, meanings or messages and if it withstands the test of
1:04.2	time.
1:05.6	This week, Darkling, the one where Kess comes of age, again, and the doctor tinkers with
1:12.0	his programming, again.
1:15.1	We'll have trivia in a moment, but first a word on how to reach us.
1:19.3	Mission Log is a conversation about Star Trek.
1:21.4	Drop us a line at missionlog at rottenberry.com and join us on Twitter and Facebook at Mission
1:26.6	Log pod.
1:27.9	While you're at it, leave us a review and a rating at Apple Podcasts or your favorite
1:31.8	podcast platform.
1:33.8	And please remember your comments could be used on Mission Log or engage on the Rottenberry
1:38.6	YouTube channel.
1:41.1	And now here's John Champion with this week's trivia.
1:44.8	Alright, let's talk about Darkling.
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