Last night (13/03/2016) as we watched Star Trek the next generation episode Contagion, we realized that the writers seem to bring back the numbers 3, 5 & 9 in stories regarding personal loss as well as tragedies as mass deaths.
This episode lists the coordinates 227 mark 359 for a planet on which massive destruction had occurred in the past. Again, from this planet originates more destruction during this episode. 7 Years later, the arc receives a second part in Star Trek Deep Space 9's ''to the death'', again with a lot of loss involved.
Tying these two shows (TNG & DS9), the battle of Wolf 359 (TNG the best of both worlds, DS9 pilot Emissary) with one of the biggest losses ever, to particular people as well as the federation...
In Star Trek Voyager's ''Worst case scenario'', the episode revolves around mutiny, loss of order and of the ship... it's stardate is 50953.4
Prior to this episode, in TNG's ''déjà Q'' a character's personal loss is explored, with possible broad ramifications... stardate 43539.1
Again, later on TNG's ''hero worship'' stardate 45397.3 a different character's personal loss and death is the main story...
Tng's ''Transfigurations'' is a bit on the verge of the topic and stands out with both loss and gain, so it's a different take of the subject at hand. Stardate is 43957.2
Interestingly, the year 2359 which isn't featured directly by on-screen stories, is referenced in episodes set after this year.
In 2359, two characters from TNG meet and separate, and later during the show both experience personal loss...
Dr Bathkin dies in a shuttle accident in 2359, ending a research mentioned in DS9's episode in the cards, revolving a quest for immortality. Here, the spin is totally different but the forerunner for the story is set in 2359, off-screen...
A star trek voyager character, who has to kill in order to be accepted as an adult by his society was born in 2359, again off-screen, off course, as the story is set in 2372.
Another character is born that same year, and shall experience personal hardship in TNG's ''Disaster'' an episode revolving both gains and losses, deaths and births...
No star trek events are set in 2395 itself, nor in the too distant 2539, 2593 and other combinations of including 3, 5 & 9 in our distant future.
I guess we're reading too much into these numbers but do find them interesting how they appear often in topics of loss and gain, birth and death, mass deaths/murders and disasters.
It'd difficult to find if any of the writers had personal events in march 1959 (3/59) or any other combination date such as march (19)95 etc as each of these episodes was written by different people. I haven't noticed any other series of numbers repeating in star trek universe, but maybe there are... if I find any, I shall update this post...
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