“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”
“Judgment”Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 2, Episode 19 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, while a great and entertaining Trek film, doesn’t seem to carry the same deserved cultural cache as other entries in the Original Series franchise. That usually … Continue reading You Undiscovered Trek to Me? – “Judgment”
“Flashback”(Star Trek: Voyager – Season 3, Episode 2) When it comes to long-running pop culture properties (particularly sci-fi and fantasy ones), legacy is a delicate and tricky thing. Beyond the challenges of maintaining the lore’s continuity… Oh, wait. I think … Continue reading You Undiscovered Trek to Me? – “Flashback”
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) Star Trek: The Original Series is fondly remembered in large part because of the social and political allegory it dabbled in. It was rarely subtle or delivered with finesse, but in the context … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Undiscovered Country”
Open topic this week! Feel free to discuss anything Trek related! Continue reading “You Talking Trek To Me?”
“The Savage Curtain”(Star Trek: The Original Series – Season 3, Episode 22) The nature of Good and Evil is a fundamental and deeply complex subject that crosses many academic topics – philosophy, psychology, history, etc. It’s especially relevant to anyone … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Savage Curtain”
Hey there! I needed a little break this week, so no topic or review this time. I’ll be back next week with something substantive. As always, feel free to discuss anything Trek related! Until then, see you… out there! Continue reading “You Talking Trek To Me?”
“Paradise Lost”(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 4, Episode 11) As I mentioned in my review of “Homefront,” rewatching many Star Trek episodes as an adult can be a different experience than when I first absorbed them as a … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Paradise Lost”
“Homefront”(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Season 4, Episode 11) One of the most incisive and subversive bits of dialogue in Deep Space Nine was spoken by an angry Benjamin Sisko ranting to Kira about the former Federation colonists’ plight … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Homefront “
“Bride of Chaotica!”(Star Trek: Voyager – Season 5, Episode 12) One of the quirkier aspects of Voyager were its many allusions (and celebrations) of 20th century Earth culture. Outside of Picard’s Dixon Hill adventures, it was something The Next Generation … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Bride of Chaotica!”
