It would be understandable to describe “Space Seed” as a prequel to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, given the way that film looms large in the franchise’s history. But there’s a reason that Nicholas Meyer chose Khan as the TOS villain to bring back for a movie. It’s because “Space Seed” is a really, really good episode of Star Trek.

It's a bizarre adventure, especially given the aliens who set it into motion don't fully understand just how brutal this is. Casual Star Trek fans may not remember Commander Remmick, but the more dedicated know him as the character involved in one of the most WTF moments of The Next Generation.

Prime Directive holds that the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise must never interfere with a developing planet and its scientific and cultural evolution.The Prime Directive for Star Trek fans: Love the even-numbered films,

The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The former of which became the new film franchise after the conclu