Statistical Probabilities

So there's apparently lots of genetically altered people around, and even though that's highly illegal there's a well known institute for doing just that. So Dr Bashir is the only one that turned out well it seems, as there's one who's autistic, one who is smart but quiet, and of course the woman got sexy powers of some kind. Basically she's horny for Bashir that's her mutation lol.

It's kinda bizarre, the genetically horny chick is kinda hawt but otherwise this is a pretty banal episode.

The episode was truly one of the absolute worst episodes from any Star Trek series. I am shocked and uncomfortable with the fact that it has such a high rating. The genetically engineered humans were preposterous, unbelievable and extremely over the top. It is an unwatchable, forgettable, embarrassing and pointless episode. Not worth rewatching except for a good laugh

The most annoying thing about this episode isn't even the annoying characters. It's that we've seen it all before.

In 1990, Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah starred in "Crazy People." Emory Leeson (Moore) is an advertising executive who experiences a nervous breakdown. He designs a series of "truthful" advertisements, blunt and bawdy and of no use to his boss Drucker's firm. The ads were thought up by the honest but bright patients Leeson is now staying with, and when they're accidentally printed, they prove to be a huge hit with the public. (Their best was, Volvo: they're boxy, but they're good." The basic theme of "crazy" people who use their special abilities to see things others can't is identical to the theme of this episode.

Even worse is Tim Ransom's portrayal of Jack, the hyperactive genetically enhanced man whose constant "Hm? Hm?" makes him über-punchable. His mannerisms were lifted directly from Brad Pitt's insane man-child, "Jeffrey Goines," in "12 Monkeys" only a couple of years before this episode aired.

Of course, with Potsy (Anton Williams) directing, we can't expect "Becket."

Reminded me of the scene in Community where Abed makes fun of shows for using a social disorder as a procedural device - the stereotypes in this episode were painful to watch.

The reality is that if one day we manage to engineer our genetic makeup to improve our cognitive abilities we will look more like bashir and not at all like those mentally ill patients. Simply because we will have removed genetic predisposition for diseases as we manage to actually improve on cognitive abilities.

But that's not acceptable to some people who think man is already perfect as he is. They have to write episodes like this to say Eugenics are bad.

Instead of actually finding arguments that stand the trial of logical eximation, they'd rather create monsters and moralise. As if it was an argument.

I always thought Star Trek writers had a courageous vision of the future, but everything related to eugenics and genetic advancements is plagued with short sighteness and half baked moral arguments.