Edit: If my tone wasn't conveyed (especially to those who haven't watched Prodigy), this is meant to be an affectionate meme towards all of Star Trek.

Note that the language I use is meant to be a comedic summary. I vaguely define the "episode genre" as people banding together [to fight authoritarianism or a faulty idea like militarism or isolationism].

Examples of this sort of episode include:

• TOS:Patterns of Force
• TNG:The Chase
• DS9:Paradise Lost
• VOY:False Profits
• SNW:Strange New Worlds