Blog #19: City on the Edge of Forever

The episode "City on the Edge of Forever" from the original Star Trek shows many examples of Paradox and time travel. The video not only demonstrates the idea of cause and effect, but also the idea that every little act effects history. Though Jim did not want want her to die, she had to because that is how history was meant to go. If she had lived, the USS Enterprise would have never existed, and the crew would have been stranded for the rest of their lives. It makes you think about how one person can make that much of a difference in history. It brings back the idea that people are not meant to travel in time because the entire course of the world can change just because of simple curiosity.