Posting this again, two years later. For fans of the original series, it is a must watch. For later fans, it's a must watch. For those who understand our current struggle of tribalism, it is a must watch and for all others, it's a must watch. In my opinion, this not only is worthy of canon, had it been produced in the TOS era, it would be as highly reguarded as one of the finest episodes, in the league of "The City on the Edge of Forever" the screen version which was co-written by D.C. Fontana, Gene L. Coon and Gene Roddenberry himself all uncredited and to hell with Harlan Ellison who got credited for his hot mess before the rewrite and it was what was shown that won the Hugo award in 1968. It's also as good as the "Devil in the Dark". "What Ships Are For" Features John De Lancie and Anne Lockhart. Genre is in keeping with the 60s weakness of Kirk falling for the spectacular ladies but it's the one forgivable element and it's played to the right effect. The writing is wonderful and it speaks to our times. In short, "What Ships are For" provides that essential morality play that good Star Trek was always meant to facilitate by holding a mirror up to ourselves and reminding us of our mission to seek out that greater unknown in who we ought to be and in so doing, lending us hope that one day, with perseverance, we will realize that future promised frontier as our own.
Review of What Ships Are For
