About this episode

The episode examines TNG's 'The Hunted' as a Vietnam allegory and discusses its strengths and weaknesses.

TNG's "The Hunted" is a Vietnam allegory that rarely gets its due. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler examine what works, what doesn't, and how stronger dramatic choices could have made it truly great. The post The Hunted (TNG) appeared first on StarQuest Media .

People in this episode

Hosts: Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, Fr. Jason Tyler

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• The Hunted
• TNG
• Vietnam allegory
• dramatic choices
• film analysis

Keywords

• Star Trek
• The Hunted
• TNG
• Vietnam
• film analysis
• drama
• allegory

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Hunted, TNG

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