Why Star Trek has never topped ‘The Wrath of Khan’

Did Star Trek peak too early?

The original series, despite being canceled after a mere three seasons, clearly tapped into something special in our collective psyche. The franchise famously got a second chance in the wake of the phenomenon known as Star Wars, but it had a slight issue. Space adventures were supposed to be the domain of young, dashing casts, and all the principals of Star Trek — in their 30s and 40s when the show was sunset in 1969 — were now a decade older.

But Trek didn’t run from its aging problem; instead it fully embraced the themes of obsolescence and renewal, and ended up creating some incredible stories in the original run of filmsStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, a direct sequel to one of the best episodes of the ’60s TV series, is widely considered the high-water mark for drama in the franchise. Read more…

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