Star Trek: Discovery - 9 Reasons To Be Worried

In recent years especially, the public consensus of Star Trek has been heavily fixated on the show's long history of integrating science fiction with prevalent social and political topics of the day. While this is indeed essential to the show, it's something that has perhaps overshadowed its further value as a humble and exciting space adventure, as fans are keen to constantly highlight the episodes that carry hefty themes and commentary.

It's evidently been a prime selling point for Discovery, as the show runners have put square emphasis on their aims to address and provide commentary for various issues affecting the world today. Discovery will deal with all sorts, specifically a “fractured America”. These intentions are certainly admirable, but their sheer insistence has been a little troublesome, indicating Discovery might be very forefront in its approach.

Science fiction is always a good vessel for metaphor and allegory, yet the best of the genre keeps it at bay as subtext, giving priority to the drama while leaving the audience plenty of room to find messages for themselves. The previous Trek shows are notable for this, and it's majorly vital that Discovery follows suit, otherwise will feel inflated, pandering and irritating.