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'Strange New Worlds'' latest episode is a soap opera spoof, but hasn't 'Star Trek' always been a soap opera in space?

The latest 'Strange New Worlds' takes the silliness to warp factor nine, but soap opera plots have long been part of the 'Star Trek' mix

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