“Prototype”Star Trek: Voyager (Season 2, Episode 13) Though it’s been on television for many decades, Star Trek certainly didn’t christen the TV age of science fiction and fantasy. Classics like Doctor Who, The Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits preceded … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Prototype”

“Muse”Star Trek: Voyager (Season 6, Episode 22) The episode I covered just last week was a heavily meta-textual adventure that poked fun at some aspects of Star Trek itself. Interestingly, the very next episode in the season manages to be … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Muse”

“Live Fast and Prosper”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 21 Star Trek is usually a pretty Serious Property about Serious Things. It does dip its toes into comedy, either in brief doses or episode-length capers. “Live Fast and Prosper” … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Live Fast and Prosper”

“Tsunkatse”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 15 I previously wrote at length about the peculiar appeal of a stupid idea triumphing in spite of itself. It’s something I really enjoy seeing because of the challenge involved, like spinning dramatic … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Tsunkatse”

“Memorial”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 14 As is tradition, Star Trek: Voyager has dipped its toes into War is Hell stories several times already and returns to this persistent Trek theme with another effective and haunting episode. It … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Memorial”

“Blink of an Eye”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 12 Compared to the other Star Trek series, Voyager swung for the fences a bit more in its sci-fi concepts. In this way, it bears a lot of similarity to … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Blink of an Eye”

“One Small Step”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 8 For a property that is primarily set in space, Star Trek is generally pretty far removed from the realities of actual space travel. The reasons aren’t surprising – traveling into … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “One Small Step”

“Dragon’s Teeth”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 6, Episode 7 The installments of Star Trek can be defined by their villains as much as their heroes, and each one has a diverse array of antagonists that spoke to the qualities and … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Dragon’s Teeth”

“Barge of the Dead“Star Trek: Voyager (Season 6, Episode 3) For a science fiction (and generally atheist) property, Star Trek has gotten metaphysical surprisingly often. Many stories across the various series and movies have featured its characters on mystical and … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Barge of the Dead”

“Equinox, Part 1”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 26 Alternate timelines have featured in many of Star Trek’s best episodes. Similarly, “what if” scenarios have been a staple of science fiction properties (especially superhero comics). The “Equinox” two-parter that … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Equinox, Part 1”

“Latent Image”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 11 The Doctor was one of the most interesting aspects of Star Trek: Voyager’s premise – a holographic character on the main cast. The Next Generation had an android character, but the … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Latent Image”

“Nothing Human”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 8 Ethics have always been one of the central themes of Star Trek. It’s a franchise very much concerned with right and wrong, and the complex situations that give rise to a … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Nothing Human”

“Timeless”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 6 Reset Button Episodes are a tried-and-true Star Trek tradition that often make for series bests. It’s not a huge mystery why – they feature alternate timelines/futures that have strayed from the regular … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Very Best of Voyager) – “Timeless”

“Drone”Star Trek: Voyager (Season 5, Episode 2) I love when a stupid idea works. There’s a particular thrill and amazement to seeing something that sounded totally idiotic actually succeed before your eyes. It’s like watching a daredevil do some insane … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Drone”

“Jetrel”Star Trek: Voyager (Season 1, Episode 15) It’s pretty much a given that a Star Trek series will have a shaky first season. That “finding its footing” period usually spans at least a season or two; figuring out the character … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Jetrel”

No, not that “Nemesis”… “Nemesis”Star Trek: Voyager (Season 4, Episode 4) War is hell, y’know? It’s a fundamental message that’s been a part of Trek since The Original Series, and explored in a number of episodes throughout each subsequent series … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Nemesis”

***Content Warning: Discussion and imagery of Nazis*** “The Killing Game”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episodes 18 & 19 Ah, the holodeck. Introduced in the very first episode of The Next Generation, it quickly became one of the most famous … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “The Killing Game”

“Message in a Bottle”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 14 As I wrote about in my Late to the Party entry of Die Hard, good action movies require investment in the characters to create stakes. None of the explosions … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Message in a Bottle”

***CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of depression and suicide*** “Mortal Coil”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4, Episode 12 Spiritual crises of characters have been the topics of a handful of Star Trek episodes, but they’re usually of the more philosophical, esoteric kind. … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Mortal Coil”