06-08-2022, 10:40 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-08-2022, 11:30 PM by FaceInTheCrowd.)
A common thread in all Trek series has been captains breaking or weaseling their way around the Prime Directive. In that episode, Kirk's rationalization was that they weren't interfering with the planet's development because a computer was preventing any development from taking place. In other cases, the argument was usually that it wasn't a less advanced society if it had the technology to pose a threat to a starship. Of course, the real reason was that not interfering and letting your starship be blown up would end your series.