The aspect of sacrifice often resounds in the nature of protection. While the 4th season of “Star Trek: Discovery” hasn't been as episodic as one would like, it does play into a certain aspect of the unknown depending on what lore one subscribes to.

The crux of "Hawkeye" rests in the context of guilt and repercussion. While Episodes 1 & 2 simply set up the texture of what the fate of Clint Burton is or might be, it only infers at what might befall his track.

The influence of betrayal versus acceptance becomes a more distinct pressure in Episode 5 of "Star Trek: Prodigy" entitled "Terra Firma" with the character of Gwyn coming face-to-face to a decision she needs to make.

The balance of parables of sensibilities versus roads better not taken are at the crossroads are key in the two stories of “Creepshow” Season 3 Episode 3 with "Time Out" and "The Things In Oakwood's Past".

In concluding the 2nd season of "Lower Decks", Creator Mike McMahan brings the show full circle because he embraces the cliffhanger aspect while giving a bit of scope.

By breaking the 4th wall and also integrating Doctor Strange (which likely makes everything more complicated), the storyline line flitters with a possibility that is both intense story-wise but very delicate to pull off.

In making its characters so interdependent on their ideas of promotion but also of the fact that their lives may seem unique or perhaps unimportant, the latest episode (#9) of the 2nd season of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" entitled "Dej Wuj" expands the view of the universe giving the episode a much bigger scope while creating odes to both "The Wrath Of Khan" and in a smaller way "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier."

The aspect of hybrid shows that both straddle genre and comedy are tricky on network television, not because of standards but because of tone, budgets and approach. "Ghosts" in its pilot suffers from this to a point but many shows simply have become an interesting exercise (see "Brain Dead").