Star Trek: 10 Worst Alternate Realities We've Seen (So Far)
These parallel worlds can get back in the bin - not in MY Final Frontier!
Sometimes it's fun to play in other worlds and other spaces. Star Trek has often visited a different version of the reality we know just to show the audience what a difference a decision can make.
To be fair, much like Homer Simpson's toast-trip through the universe, some of these alternate realities have looked pretty good. Humanity is prospering, the world is thriving - happy days!
And then - the rest. Whether there are galactic alliances out to get us, or the twist of fate went a little too dark from time to time, there are those other worlds that seek to remind us how good we've got it in the 24th Century* - even if it's a little hard to see that sometimes! Of them all, here are ten of the worst!
*depending, of course, on where you're living - Bajor sure didn't have a rosy 24th Century!
10. The Mirror Universe
Kicking things off with the obvious entry, the so-called 'Mirror' universe was first introduced to audiences in The Original Series' episode Mirror, Mirror. Though humanity was doing, comparatively, ok at that time - it was by brutally subjugating other races.
The end was inevitable, even if it took some former Emperors hundreds of years to discover it.
With Spock's attempt to swing the Empire over to the path of peace, the rest of the quadrant swooped in for the kill. The Klingons, Cardassian, and Bajorans formed a deadly alliance, swiftly overpowering the Terran Empire. This left the Alpha, and presumably Beta, quadrants in a state of terror for over one hundred years, reducing the Terran race to a mere gang in space.
The visits to this awful place were highlighted with the odd Prime-led rebellion here and there, but overall, we think we'll pass on any extended stays!