Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 2, Episode 23 - "Patterns of Force"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 18 July 2013

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "Patterns of Force," Kirk drops in on an old history professor. He's a kind and brilliant man, who just happens to have set himself up as the fuhrer of a new Nazi party on a distant planet. Can the Enterprise crew put right what John Gill has made wrong? Hosted by John Champion & Ken Ray Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mission Log examines a single episode of Star Trek, diving into its ethical subtext, metaphors, and cultural significance. From the show's most iconic moments to its hidden gems, we analyze what makes Star Trek one of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time... In this Episode of Mission Log we'll... Recap the story and analyze key moments. Discuss the moral dilemmas presented. Debate whether the episode holds up and if the messages are still relevant. Join the Conversation: What are your thoughts on this episode? Share your take on the ethical questions and themes explored, and let us know how it fits into the broader Star Trek narrative. We'd love to hear from you! For as little as $1 a month, you can gain access to our Mission Log Discord Community while supporting our show. There, we continue the discussion with dedicated channels and a weekly video chat with the hosts. Become a member of our Patreon today! Want to share your thoughts on an upcoming episode? Email us at: for a chance to be featured during the episode. Follow us on Social Media: Did you know Roddenberry Podcasts is on YOUTUBE? Find the video versions of your favorite shows like , , as well as exclusive content only available on Youtube. ! Our shows are part of the Roddeberry Entertainment family. For more great shows and to learn how we live the legacy of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, follow us here: Subscribe and Stay Updated: Never miss an episode! Subscribe on your preferred podcast player, leave a review, and join Mission Log on the journey of weekly deep dives into the Star Trek universe. Produced by Roddenberry Entertainment | All Rights Reserved

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0:00.0	Now entering Nerstist.com. Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast, episode 50. Patterns of Force Hello people. Welcome to the most efficient podcast Earth has ever known. It's Mission Log, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast.
0:35.5	I'm Canton Ray.
0:37.0	And I'm John Champion each week.
0:39.5	We look at a single episode of Star Trek and pick it apart to find the morals, meanings, and messages
0:45.4	that lay within.
0:46.7	This week we visit the planet Echoes.
0:49.5	It's got it bad for Germany in the 1940s, and that can't be good. It's patterns of force though
0:55.4	don't bother checking the simplicity catalog you'll not find that pattern there.
1:01.1	I like the idea of a pattern of force. I think if you look at my parents
1:06.8	closet from the 1970s there were a lot of patterns of force on on those clothes.
1:11.4	Now wait are we talking about you know horribly garish
1:14.7	designs or are we talking about yeah something we don't want to talk about when we're talking
1:18.9	about anybody's parents? No we're talking about you, plaid polyester pants.
1:23.0	I think that would be a pattern of force.
1:25.0	Oh, okay.
1:26.0	Because I did not want to have the other conversation.
1:28.0	No, no, you did not.
1:30.0	So yeah, right mnazi's right I know nastink it you know is it too soon it today
1:39.4	Right and then oh my goodness is it too soon in 1968?
1:44.0	Yeah, I, you know, I took some notes about that that I think we'll get to later in the show because I,
1:49.0	it's kind of like when we were talking about gangsters on Star Trek.
1:54.3	Like there's this weird, you know, a cultural pendulum that swings where at one point
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