Galen Reviews Anything: ST:DS9 Season 5, Episode 12. The Begotten

[marphod]

This episode could be subtitled 'Condoning Child Abuse'.

And no, I'm not joking.

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Comments

[eponis]

You left out the part about the ending, where Odo bids Dr. Mora a fond farewell and wants to stay in touch, because now he totally understands why his own abuse was okay.

I think it's also worth drawing out specifically that this kind of treatment -- using electric shocks on children because they're not "developing fast enough" -- is precisely what still takes place in some parts of the country to children with disabilities.

I also want to quote what I just said on Twitter:
"The one good thing it does, I guess, is work as a counterexample to the liberal (and frequent Trek) fallacy that if A and B disagree, the best solution will involve respecting and integrating both of their beliefs. Sometimes A is just wrong."