This is like a reader's digest version of a potentially good episode of star trek. This is one of the big problems when you have an A plot and and B plot and neither ends up working to lack of development or tie-in with other plot.
It would be helped my immersion to see how how the introduction of Ramsay and his men had transformed this society or perhaps see how the men were being mistreated by the Amazon women so I could have something to keep me engage in how this would resolve.
Gender inequality has been/was a real thing. But even by the late 1980's women had taken control of what they wanted to do in life. I think it would be biting criticism to have the men wear mini skirts and bring the women leaders coffee and notepads while swooning over the feminine powers of the leaders.
Riker is in fine form here. He has no choice but to sleep with Beata for the good of diplomacy and ultimately Riker's masculinity helps to influence Beata to not kill the fanatic men.
The take away of this episode is that it is better to exile your societal problems and put your hands over your ears and hope it goes away?
There's very little to mention about the B plot of the enterprise crew dealing with the virus. Doctor Crusher gets some empathy moments and puts up with Picard being a big baby.
Could have worked but not with this script.
It would be helped my immersion to see how how the introduction of Ramsay and his men had transformed this society or perhaps see how the men were being mistreated by the Amazon women so I could have something to keep me engage in how this would resolve.
Gender inequality has been/was a real thing. But even by the late 1980's women had taken control of what they wanted to do in life. I think it would be biting criticism to have the men wear mini skirts and bring the women leaders coffee and notepads while swooning over the feminine powers of the leaders.
Riker is in fine form here. He has no choice but to sleep with Beata for the good of diplomacy and ultimately Riker's masculinity helps to influence Beata to not kill the fanatic men.
The take away of this episode is that it is better to exile your societal problems and put your hands over your ears and hope it goes away?
There's very little to mention about the B plot of the enterprise crew dealing with the virus. Doctor Crusher gets some empathy moments and puts up with Picard being a big baby.
Could have worked but not with this script.