What Ships Are For

I thought this episode was excellent, and lived up to the spirit of the original series. They have done an excellent job with sets and costumes. I enjoyed Kirk's persuasive speech near the end of the Episode. It was enjoyable to see the actor John de Lancie, who played "Q" i The Next Generation, on the set. Anne Lockhart is also in the show, one of my favorite actresses.

I feel certain that the creators of "Star Trek Continues" have found it difficult to present new and original stories yet remain true to the setting and spirit of the original series. "What Ships Are For" is an excellent solution to this conundrum. The heavy-handed moralizing is not seriously presented, but as another nostalgic prop recovered from the original scripts.

When the usual three beam down on a world they notice something weird...it's all monochromatic! It seems that some sort of radiation in this world causes the eyes to not be able to see color! Additionally, something about this radiation also is killing the people off slowly. Can the Enterprise get to the root of the problem and solve it? And, what unusual discovery do they make about 20% of the people of this world?

The folks making this series had a few casting coups. Some well-known actors such as Erin Gray ("Buck Rogers") were guest stars...and in this one, John de Lancie ('Q' from "Star Trek: the Next Generation" and other Trek shows) and June Lockhart's daughter, Anne ("Battlestar Galactica") guest star.

Like many episodes of the original series, this one deals with contemporary issues...and I'll say no more about it, as I don't want to ruin the suspense. Regardless, it's a very fascinating episode...among the very best of the new shows. Very well written and it does make you think.

While Star Trek Continues has been by far the best thing to come out of the Trek universe in decades, the show has fallen into decline. While sfx and production quality has remained impressively high, the writing has taken a hard dive. This episode marks the show shifting from good, compelling SF to didactic , SJW fanfic. The acting is bad, the dialog is painful, and the "social justice" message could not be more blatantly if a problem glasses blue hair was screaming it directly at us through the screen. These issues have been tackled before by Star Trek in ways that still manage to tell a brilliant story (and never fell back on preachy Captain Planet-style dialog).

It's sad to see this show go.

Amazing true to the times episode. Star Trek continues to attack societal issues head on. Amazing how the one star reviewers don't recognize what Star Trek is all about. How long has it been since you watched "Let that be your last Battlefield"? One star reviewers don't want to look in the mirror because these episodes hit so close to home. Star Trek is and always has been about acceptance, inclusivity, and social justice. There are very few episodes that stand alone and don't address these issues blatantly. How can one not see that? If you can't see that, rewatch TOS one episode at a time and you'll see the color for the first time- not unlike the population in this episode.