About this episode
The hosts unpack the themes and storytelling of D.C. Fontana's 'Friday's Child' from Star Trek: The Original Series.
A woman who hates her unborn child. A scheming Klingon. A Prime Directive that's barely an idea yet. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin unpack D.C. Fontana's bold "Friday's Child." The post Friday’s Child (TOS) appeared first on StarQuest Media .
People in this episode
Hosts: Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, Jimmy Akin
Topics covered
- Star Trek
- TOS
- Prime Directive
- Klingon
- D.C. Fontana
- unborn child
- bold storytelling
Keywords
- Star Trek
- Friday's Child
- D.C. Fontana
- Klingon
- Prime Directive
- unborn child
- TOS
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Friday's Child
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