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Number / Name
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Why I liked it
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028 / 2:1
Shockwave, part II
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Torture.
Breaking out of prison.
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027 / 2:2
Carbon creek
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First first contact.
A relative in the 1950s.
A Vulcan playing pool!
Humor.
Prime directive.
Making a home in a strange place.
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029 / 2:3
Minefield
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Nervous.
A serious attack. Detonating a bomb. Wounded - but keeps on fighting.
Ready to die? A daring plan.
What relationship should a captain and his crew have?
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031 / 2:4
Dead stop
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Powerless, asking for help.
Adapting.
Perfect service. Perfect repair. For a bargain. Or - not so perfect.
A dead crewmember.
A kidnapping.
"Tommyknockers"-like computer.
"2001"-like station.
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030 / 2:5
A night in sickbay
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Taboo.
Diplomacy.
A sick crew-pet.
Sexual tension.
Apology.
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032 / 2:6
Marauders
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Helping people, who don't want help.
A female, Vulcan Rambo.
Giving people the spirit again.
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033 / 2:7
The seventh
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Repressed memory.
Trust.
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034 / 2:8
The communicator
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Possible contamination of a culture. Die to prevent it.
Crude torture.
Aliens!
Invisibility.
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035 / 2:9
Singularity
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Irritation. Obsession. Violence.
Epidemic.
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036 / 2:10
Vanishing point
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Fear. And nobody takes it seriously. I am changed. I lose abilities.
I am invisible, and not quite here. I am dead?
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037 / 2:11
Precious cargo
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A mystery. A prisoner? kidnapping.
Royalty.
Good cop, bad cop.
Romance.
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038 / 2:12
The catwalk
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Taking cover while a storm is passing. Cramped quarters. People "on the surface". Pirates.
Refugees. Followed.
Sabotage.
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039 / 2:13
Dawn
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Enemy mine? Enemies having to work together to survive.
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040 / 2:14
Stigma
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A lethal disease. Connected with telepathy. Contracted suspiciously,
"taboo" like AIDS. Actually contracted through rape, but still stigmatized.
Career threat. How to fight the prejudice.
Sexually casual.
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041 / 2:15
Cease fire
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War. Contended area. Resettlement. Israel? An outside negotiator.
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042 / 2:16
Future tense
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A magical, mysterious ship. From the future?
Fun with time.
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043 / 2:17
Canamar
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A prison break.
If our crew were smugglers.
Innocents imprisoned.
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044 / 2:18
The crossing
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An awesome, powerful stranger.
Hallucination. Out of body experience. Possession.
Beings of pure energy.
The freedom to choose.
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046 / 2:20
Horizon
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Fun with zero gravity.
Visiting the family. Living rough. Meeting resistance. Brothers fighting, but eventually agreeing. Family or career?
A father dies.
A new leader.
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047 / 2:21
The breach
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A poor tribble!
A patient's right to say no to treatment.
Prejudice. Hatred. And an attempt to fight it. What kind of example are we setting for the children?
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048 / 2:22
Cogenitor
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A peaceful meeting with a new species. A different way to reproduce. Slavery? Is it interference to change it?
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049 / 2:23
Regeneration
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Aliens visited Earth a long time ago. And we know who they were...
Friends transforming into enemies.
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050 / 2:24
First flight
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Test-pilots. Boldness or caution required?
Preparations for captainhood.
The close past. Foundation of a friendship.
Friendship.
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051 / 2:25
Bounty
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Catching people for a reward, not caring whether they are actually criminals. - The prisoner helping the guard.
A "no inhibitions" virus.
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052 / 2:26
The Expanse
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Terrorism against Earth / a preemptive strike. A sister in danger. The result: anger and hatred. 9/11 overtones. And a search for a giant weapon.
Fun with time.
A shrink.
A difficult career choice.
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Anne McCaffrey
