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

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Books & works: Friday's Child

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