The Game

The big irony of this episode is how quick people are to chalk this one up as another story where Wesley saves the ship but it's actually another episode where the writers press the "Data" button and the goal is to summon the android who can do anything so he can solve everything. Saying this is another episode where Wesley saves the ship is like saying any silver-age Superman story is one where Jimmy saves the day because he has the supersonic watch. Anyway, is this episode prescient about World of Warcraft just because its writers were poking at a Nintendo like it was the danged Monolith? The episode about technology giving us stimulation without any benefit--or worse, harm--seems incredibly broad and yet it's very specifically applicable to the world we live in 30 years later. The applicability of its lesson requires us to perceive these things as dangers before its message about their dangers are applicable so I still feel like it's irrelevant. Am I overthinking this tepid, tepid story? The Beige and The Bold is hosted on Anchor and is available on most podcasting platforms. New episodes go live on Sunday nights at 10:00 PM CST.