“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”

“Scorpion”Star Trek: Voyager (Season 3, Episode 26 & Season 4, Episode 1) The Borg were a creation of The Next Generation and one of its most enduring legacies, as well as one of the most notable villains of all sci-fi. … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Scorpion”

“Remember”Star Trek: Voyager (Season 3, Episode 6) Forced relocation. Ethnic and cultural genocide. Historical cover-ups. There’s a lot of super dark and horrific ideas lurking around the edges of “Remember.” What initially starts as a tale of steamy, young passion … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Remember”

***Content Warning: Discussion of suicide*** “Death Wish”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2 , Episode 18 Star Trek was founded on the idea of bold exploration of strange new places – even non fans can recite the franchise’s famous motto. But … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Death Wish”

“Meld”Star Trek: Voyager – Season 2, Episode 16 “Vulcan mind melds… utter foolishness!” Spoken by the frustrated Doctor after Tuvok’s meld goes horribly wrong in this episode, the line is more than a mild jab at one of the franchise’s … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? (Best of Voyager) – “Meld”