“A Private Little War” is a mess of a narrative, throwing a mishmash of ideas (some very profound and compelling) at the screen and hoping that some of it sticks. Most of it is overcooked or spoiled and the end result is an episode that is one intriguing concept and conversation from utter ruin. The episode is a commentary on the proxy wars of the Cold War, whereby the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would wage war on the soil of other countries. A similar occurrence happens here between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, and for those brief moments in which the episode makes the connection it is successful. Otherwise, it’s ridiculous.

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