There's always this dumb notion that Star Trek must be hope and optimism! Yet everybody's favorite episodes are the dark ones where Picard gets kindapped and turned into a Borg and nearly obliterates earth. Or where Sisko lies and conspires and basically is accessory to war crimes to draw an unwilling party into a galactic war. Or where Kirk and others have to choose to sacrifice a woman's life for the future of humanity. And everyone's favorite movie is the one where a maniac is out for revenge and steals a super weapon and is only foiled by the death of a beloved character.
Dark Star Trek is awesome. It's always been the best of it.
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