Racist super strong aliens! The entire crew of that ship were Vulcan which considering how the Federation is meant to work shouldn't be statistically possible.
SPOILERS FOR TAKE ME OUT TO THE HOLOSUITE (can we do spoiler tags here?)
Moreover, diversity was not their strength in that episode. Their ragtag band of diverse and lovable misfits, playing a game that has deep cultural significance for (at least some of) them, got absolutely rolled by a racially homogenous team, who just recently took up the sport as a minor diversion. Kind of unusual for Star Trek.
You tune in for science fiction and get handed this two-bit sixties melodrama on stilts.
Oh, I'm not defending the episode in the OP. I'm defending the amusing holodeck competition against super strong aliens.
Racist super strong aliens! The entire crew of that ship were Vulcan which considering how the Federation is meant to work shouldn't be statistically possible.
SPOILERS FOR TAKE ME OUT TO THE HOLOSUITE (can we do spoiler tags here?)
Moreover, diversity was not their strength in that episode. Their ragtag band of diverse and lovable misfits, playing a game that has deep cultural significance for (at least some of) them, got absolutely rolled by a racially homogenous team, who just recently took up the sport as a minor diversion. Kind of unusual for Star Trek.
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS