06-06-2022, 01:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-08-2022, 10:33 AM by FaceInTheCrowd.)
Yes, a lot of stuff on 60s TV is cringeworthy when viewed today and Star Trek is no exception. The fact that the infamously bluenosed network censors didn't flag Spock's comment - not to mention evil Kirk attacking Rand in the first place and not being stopped by someone - is yet another dark mark against the period in general.
The mirror universe environment for women wasn't much explored in that original episode. Were women subjugated by men and forced to survive by submitting themselves to the right male power figure, or was overtly weaponizing sex and gutting anyone who crossed the wrong line with a dagger considered socially acceptable behavior? Mirror universe episodes in later Treks where the Empire was ruled by women suggest the latter, but I doubt they gave it that much thought originally.
The mirror universe environment for women wasn't much explored in that original episode. Were women subjugated by men and forced to survive by submitting themselves to the right male power figure, or was overtly weaponizing sex and gutting anyone who crossed the wrong line with a dagger considered socially acceptable behavior? Mirror universe episodes in later Treks where the Empire was ruled by women suggest the latter, but I doubt they gave it that much thought originally.