Star Trek has always focused on allegory-first storytelling, using fantastical elements to explore and address the social issues of its time.
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'Pluribus' is the anti–Star Trek

In Pluribus, the frontier isn’t space but Earth, raising the question of whether humanity has earned the right to boldly ...
Viewers without any Star Trek expertise can enjoy the new adventures out of context. But there are echoes and Easter eggs ...