Ah the frolic and future flings of ribald romance! It’s Valentine’s Day and that means the level of lusty love hums all around us. It especially exists in space in Star Trek.
Kirk’s many women - human and alien. Will Riker loves Troi. Troi calls Riker her beloved Imzadi. Picard eventually marries Dr. Crusher. Lwaxanna Troi loves and chases everybody. Dax loves Worf. Sisko loves Cassidy Yates. B’Elanna loves Paris. Seven of Nine loves Chakotay. And Geordi Laforge and Harry Kim seem never to love anyone.
Listen closely. Can you hear it? Listen to those passionate hearts break in two. These are the many loves of Star Trek. C’mon Let’s talk about lust, love and romance - Star Trek style.
Sci-Fi Valentine Podcast: The Romance Of Star Trek