Every cultural moment reveals the fault lines. In our era, those fault lines increasingly appear in the strange ritual known as review bombing: the coordinated effort to swamp films, television shows, books, or games with negative ratings—not because they are poorly made, but because they touch a cultural nerve. Two recent examples illustrate the phenomenon: Starfleet Academy and Shrinking. Both are thoughtful, well-crafted shows. Both explore themes of accountability, grief, and forgiveness. And both have attracted a wave of online hostility from viewers who have labeled them “woke,” a term that has evolved from a call for cultural awareness. This is not simply criticism. It is a small but revealing episode in a much larger culture war. The Moral Spine of Star Trek Star Trek has always been a moral laboratory. From the original series onward, it asked viewers to imagine a future in which humanity had learned—sometimes painfully—to become a little wiser. The central arc in Starfleet Academy continues that tradition. A starship captain, Captain-Chancellor Nahla Ake, played by a delightful Holly Hunter, makes …